Mekel Rogers

Bring in the holiday season with this clever arrangement that combines the Ukrainian Bell Carol with We Three Kings to create a stunning, yet playable work. Vivid percussion writing and bold statement...

Slavic Frolic is an original work composed in the style of a fast Czech folk dance. Written in G major with easy ranges for all players, it is a concert selection that gives everyone a chance to share...

This spirited and authentic arrangement of Michael Praetorius's Bourrée from Terpsichore is stunningly accessible to young players as early as their first year of study. Arranger Mekel Rogers has made...

Based on a simple stepwise motive in D Major, this piece is a fun finger workout with irregular phrase lengths, clever use of pizzicato, and a melody that seems to spin out of control while remaining...

Based on a simple stepwise motive in D Major, this piece is a fun finger workout with irregular phrase lengths, clever use of pizzicato, and a melody that seems to spin out of control while remaining...

A newly discovered piece by Mozart? Yes! A Very Little Night Music is the first arrangement for young string orchestra of this composition, written when the composer was approximately 10-12 years old....

Andromeda Fanfare is named after the closest galaxy to our own Milky Way. Bold, heroic, and easy to teach, this fanfare makes a great festival selection or concert opener. Ranges for all instruments a...

Charybdis, the giant whirlpool creature from Greek mythology, destroys all ships unlucky enough to sail near her powerful currents of swirling water. Fast, exciting, and epic-sounding music depicts th...

Ho Ho Haydn! Happy Haydn Holidays combines themes from two Haydn symphonies with several holiday melodies in a marvelous new arrangement for young strings. With few technical challenges, the work prov...

Ho Ho Haydn! Happy Haydn Holidays combines themes from two Haydn symphonies with several holiday melodies in a marvelous new arrangement for young strings. With few technical challenges, the work prov...

Autumn Sundance is an upbeat and catchy work in the style of a contredanse (a French country dance). Place emphasis on each downbeat to maintain the dance style but without getting heavy. Keep 8th not...

Rock Star Strings is a fun work for young students based on the standard 12-bar blues progression that is the basis for early rock and roll music. Be sure to balance both the upper and lower strings d...

Kentucky Mountain Hoedown, composed by Mekel Rogers, is a strings orchestra work for young players in the style of a traditional lively folk dance. The main theme is based on the eastern Kentucky folk...

In music, a hocket is the alternation of single pitches or small groups of pitches between parts resulting in a continuous melodic line. The composition Hocket In Your Pocket uses the concept of hocke...

An isolated dark tower stands deep in the woods. A knight rescues a princess from the dungeon of an evil dragon. Now the two must escape from the dark tower before they are discovered. Escape From The...

The South African hymn "Siyahamba" serves as the basis for this happy interpretation of the famous African folk song. Translated, the word "Siyahamba" literally means "We are marching". As a result, t...

Deep in the midnight forest lies a series of hidden caves where unknown creatures may lurk. Caverns of Darkness is a musical journey through the mysterious caves as a small group of travelers explore...

What happens during the holidays after all the children go to sleep? The elves come out to party through the night. Jingle Through the Night takes several holiday favorites and reimagines them in mino...

A ship lost in the fog on the ocean at night is tossed and turned by the powerful winds. All seems lost until a beacon of light shining in the dark is spotted by the desperate crew. With the sighting...

Jupiter Fanfare by Mekel Rogers is an outstanding concert opener for beginners and first-year students, composed in the style of a heroic fanfare. The main theme draws from a four-note idea in Mozart'...

Jupiter Fanfare by Mekel Rogers is an outstanding concert opener for beginners and first-year students, composed in the style of a heroic fanfare. The main theme draws from a four-note idea in Mozart'...

Jupiter Fanfare by Mekel Rogers is an outstanding concert opener for beginners and first-year students, composed in the style of a heroic fanfare. The main theme draws from a four-note idea in Mozart'...

Jupiter Fanfare by Mekel Rogers is an outstanding concert opener for beginners and first-year students, composed in the style of a heroic fanfare. The main theme draws from a four-note idea in Mozart'...

Get ready to have a ton of fun! Written in a cha-cha style, this Latin-flavored work features some tasty percussion writing and clever interplay between the different sections of the band. A great opp...

Get ready to have a ton of fun! Written in a cha-cha style, this Latin-flavored work features some tasty percussion writing and clever interplay between the different sections of the band. A great opp...