Brendan McBrien

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...

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...

Audiences will be transported back to ancient Egypt in this haunting work inspired by Shu, the god of wind. By using authentic Egyptian motifs, it will capture the imaginations of players and audience...

Boundless enthusiasm permeates this bright opening movement from Franz Joseph Haydn's 16th symphony composed when he was only 25 years old. This grade 3 arrangement is a prime example of Haydn's fondn...

Listen to this one! It's a programmatic work depicting the interplay between opponents during the composer's favorite board game, 'Risk.' Ponticello, col legno, and other special techniques are employ...

Here is a programmatic piece that is sure to conjure up visions of summer as the sun rises over the orchards and you begin to gather the harvest. The contemporary harmonies, lush chords and dissonance...

Here is a programmatic piece that is sure to conjure up visions of summer as the sun rises over the orchards and you begin to gather the harvest. The contemporary harmonies, lush chords and dissonance...

The Ghosts of Agincourt takes you back to 15th century France where Henry V of England defeated the French despite overwhelming odds at the Battle of Agincourt. Inspired by John Dunstable's Agincourt...

The Ghosts of Agincourt takes you back to 15th century France where Henry V of England defeated the French despite overwhelming odds at the Battle of Agincourt. Inspired by John Dunstable's Agincourt...

One of the many works by Vivaldi intended for use in the church sanctuary, this Sinfonia was composed in two contrasting sections for Passion or Holy Week observances. Chain suspensions and dissonant...

As with all folk songs, this haunting English melody is difficult to trace, but it is most commonly used with a Christmas text. This arrangement exquisitely enhances the beauty of the melody, adorning...

As with all folk songs, this haunting English melody is difficult to trace, but it is most commonly used with a Christmas text. This arrangement exquisitely enhances the beauty of the melody, adorning...

This Haydn symphony movement is a powerful example of the Sturm und Drang ("storm and stress") style favored by the composer in the 1760s and '70s. Arranged for string orchestra in the dark key of D m...

Feature your top two violinists (or guest performers) in this wonderful adaptation of the first movement of Vivaldi's Mandolin Concerto in C Major. Includes passages for solo cello. An optional but hi...