Kendor Cadet String Orchestra

We welcome Janice L. McAllister to the Kendor family of writers with this exciting concert piece from the rich treasury of Hungarian folk music. Contrasting highly energetic and beautifully lyrical pa...

Scored in the key of G throughout, this entertaining medley of three great favorites serves as an excellent introduction to 6/8 rhythms and offers all sections a chance to carry melodic material. Easy...

Scored at a grade 2+, this medley includes the classic Irish favorites, Stack O' Barley, Londonderry Aire, and McNamara's Band. This is a worthy concert selection utilizing contrasting themes that wil...

The word Yunnan means 'to the South of Clouds.' Located in southwest China and home to a number of ethnic minorities, the geographically sprawling Yunnan province contains magnificent mountains and ri...

This grade 2+ jazz waltz is based on a standard blues chord progression, and will be a refreshing change-of-pace for any concert program. This is a great opportunity to teach students to swing 8th not...

This grade 2+ jazz waltz is based on a standard blues chord progression, and will be a refreshing change-of-pace for any concert program. This is a great opportunity to teach students to swing 8th not...

This upbeat, rock-style piece featuring three themes was written to portray an adventurous journey or escape. Driving rhythms, major and minor tonalities, and fun-loving parts for all are features. Du...

Now Is The Month Of Maying by Thomas Morley is presented here for grade 2 string orchestras. Written during the Elizabethan era, this madrigal was one of the most popular of its time. High and low ins...

Now Is The Month Of Maying by Thomas Morley is presented here for grade 2 string orchestras. Written during the Elizabethan era, this madrigal was one of the most popular of its time. High and low ins...

Mystery and intrigue abound in this grade 2 original. Your students will love the minor tonality and flashy easy-to-execute string techniques. Your string players will wish that every orchestra day is...

Bringing colors and fragrances unlike those of any other season, autumn is an especially delightful time of year. Through history many cultures celebrate this season when life advances toward the wint...

This grade 2 arrangement of Mozart's well known choral work focuses on playing in a linear cantabile style utilizing smooth, flexible bowing changes. This is both an excellent teaching piece and a str...

Young string players do not get the opportunity to play Brahms often because much of his greatest music is written for piano, and other works are much to complex. But embedded in the fiery Rhapsody In...

Young string players do not get the opportunity to play Brahms often because much of his greatest music is written for piano, and other works are much to complex. But embedded in the fiery Rhapsody In...

Das lebhafte'Classic Hoedown' von Lorie Gruneisen ist eine Hommage an Aaron Coplands bekannten'Hoedown' aus seinem Ballett'Rodeo' mit treibenden Rhythmen, eingängigen Melodien und kräftigen Akzenten....

Das lebhafte'Classic Hoedown' von Lorie Gruneisen ist eine Hommage an Aaron Coplands bekannten'Hoedown' aus seinem Ballett'Rodeo' mit treibenden Rhythmen, eingängigen Melodien und kräftigen Akzenten....

In this contest-worthy original for developing student groups, a gently expressive midsection featuring muted strings is flanked by vigorous opening and closing themes. Everyone shares in the presenta...

This contemporary hoedown combines bold harmonies, lively fiddle rhythms, and some expansive divisi passages to create an exciting presentation for concerts and festivals. Special highlights include a...

This captivating piece pays tribute to the legendary bird of prey, whose populations are again rising as their ecosystems are increasingly restored. The driving rhythms of the opening D minor theme po...

The Nutcracker is one of Tschaikowsky's most famous works, and this accessible arrangement contains four popular character dances from Act II of the ballet, where Clara and the Prince travel to the La...

Franz Joseph Haydn's works are known to contain many musical jokes, and the Surprise Symphony (Symphony No. 94) includes the most famous of all - a sudden loud chord in the theme of the second movemen...

This grade 2+ original is a dramatic musical portrait of the quintessential pop culture super/space/action/adventure hero. Each string section plays a significant role in musically portraying the toil...

This unique arrangement of the overture to Marriage Of Figaro is accessible to young string students without sacrificing the integrity of the source material. Memorable sections are represented as wel...

mit optionaler Klavierbegleitung

We welcome Brendan McBrien to the Kendor family of writers with this creative original inspired by five whimsical rhymes. Text that can be read aloud before each movement is included, and students and...