Highland String Orchestra

During the Civil War era, the song 'Follow the Drinking Gourd' was shared among slaves as a means to facilitate their escape to the North. The text of the song contained hidden messages about how the...

Buckeye Pioneers Suite was commissioned by the Columbus Symphony Junior Strings, Columbus, Ohio; Dr. Robert Gillespie, conductor. This three-movement work is based entirely upon folk songs from the st...

As part of Tapestry: A New England Suite, Fiddle-Fest pays homage to the fiddlers of the New England style by incorporating three tunes from the fiddle tradition. The set begins with the joyful reel '...

As part of Tapestry: A New England Suite, Fiddle-Fest pays homage to the fiddlers of the New England style by incorporating three tunes from the fiddle tradition. The set begins with the joyful reel '...

As part of Tapestry: A New England Suite, Fiddle-Fest pays homage to the fiddlers of the New England style by incorporating three tunes from the fiddle tradition. The set begins with the joyful reel '...

Composed in an 'Old World' style, Peasant Dance attempts to capture the spirit, energy, and spontaneity of folkdance, a celebration of both life and death. This work calls for a cabasa, though if one...

Composed in an 'Old World' style, Peasant Dance attempts to capture the spirit, energy, and spontaneity of folkdance, a celebration of both life and death. This work calls for a cabasa, though if one...

Variations on an English Pastoral Theme is based on the tune 'Brother James's Air.' At the heart of the piece is the opening violin solo melody, which is rather free-form in a wistful, quasi-improvisa...

Variations on an English Pastoral Theme is based on the tune 'Brother James's Air.' At the heart of the piece is the opening violin solo melody, which is rather free-form in a wistful, quasi-improvisa...

Variations on an English Pastoral Theme is based on the tune 'Brother James's Air.' At the heart of the piece is the opening violin solo melody, which is rather free-form in a wistful, quasi-improvisa...

Dieser Dreiklang von "B's" erkundet eine Vielzahl von Stilen, Metren und Modalitäten. "Be-Boppin' Bourée" ist eine Gegenüberstellung von Bourée aus dem 17. Jahrhundert und Swing-Stilen aus dem 20. "Bi...

Rooted in expressions of both suffering and hope, the African-American spiritual brings depth and richness to the body of American folk music. Beginning with a prayerful statement of the opening text,...

Rooted in expressions of both suffering and hope, the African-American spiritual brings depth and richness to the body of American folk music. Beginning with a prayerful statement of the opening text,...

Rooted in expressions of both suffering and hope, the African-American spiritual brings depth and richness to the body of American folk music. Beginning with a prayerful statement of the opening text,...

Inspiriert von den sanften Hügeln, den mit Terrakotta bedeckten Dörfern und den leuchtenden Farben Mittelitaliens, schickt Doug Spata Ihrem Orchester A Postcard from Tuscany. Mit dem Schwerpunkt auf T...

Showcase your strings with Folk Tune Air and Fiddler's Fury! From the lyric melody of the first section to the shuffle bowing, finger slides, and furious fiddling of the second section, your orchestra...

Showcase your strings with Folk Tune Air and Fiddler's Fury! From the lyric melody of the first section to the shuffle bowing, finger slides, and furious fiddling of the second section, your orchestra...

Setzen Sie Ihre Streicher mit Folk Tune Air und Fiddler's Fury in Szene! Von der lyrischen Melodie des ersten Teils bis hin zu den Shuffle-Bögen, Finger-Slides und dem furiosen Fiddling des zweiten Te...

Showcase your strings with Folk Tune Air and Fiddler's Fury! From the lyric melody of the first section to the shuffle bowing, finger slides, and furious fiddling of the second section, your orchestra...

Bei dieser Auswahl handelt es sich im Wesentlichen um eine Reihe von Variationen über den "Pong Lang Dance", eine der beliebtesten Melodien Thailands. Das Pong Lang ist ein hängendes, vertikales Holzx...

This medley of traditional sea-faring songs, while written in the sand dunes of beautiful Lake Michigan, brings to life a sense of the wide-open ocean as well. 'Sea Chanty,' an exciting, rhythmic, dri...

This medley of traditional sea-faring songs, while written in the sand dunes of beautiful Lake Michigan, brings to life a sense of the wide-open ocean as well. 'Sea Chanty,' an exciting, rhythmic, dri...

This medley of traditional sea-faring songs, while written in the sand dunes of beautiful Lake Michigan, brings to life a sense of the wide-open ocean as well. 'Sea Chanty,' an exciting, rhythmic, dri...

Schülerinnen und Schüler, Lehrerinnen und Lehrer sowie das Publikum werden sich an "Zydeco Two-Step" erfreuen, einem Stück, in dem sich Country-Fiddles und Basslinien im Mississippi-Delta treffen! Ans...

This is the first movement of a String Symphony in four movements entitled 'American Serenade.' Each movement of this work has a descriptive title which attempts to paint a picture of America from a h...