Youth String Orchestra

This accessible arrangement of the 1st Movement from Vivaldi's Mandolin Concerto is very idiomatic and will make grade 2 groups sound sophisticated and authentic. Optional piano and 3rd Violin/Viola T...

This high energy work for grade 2 groups will excite your audience and give your students a great musical experience. Appropriately challenging for each section of the orchestra, every player gets the...

A wonderfully charming work for the developing string orchestra, Penguins on Parade evokes all the imagery of jolly and chunky penguins walking (or wobbling) in single-file across the snow! Students w...

This is a fun novelty piece meant to inspire a visual of rows of penguins marching along! Written in G Major, there are a few accidentals, some pizzicato and tenuto markings, easy rhythms, double stop...

From Concerto For Two Horns And Strings, TWV 52:Es1 by Georg Philipp Telemann, this arrangement gives players the opportunity to experience the energy of Baroque music. Perfect for working on Baroque...

From Concerto For Two Horns And Strings, TWV 52:Es1 by Georg Philipp Telemann, this arrangement gives players the opportunity to experience the energy of Baroque music. Perfect for working on Baroque...

This 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 strong addi...

Paying homage to Aaron Copland and his famous Hoedown from the ballet Rodeo, this lively grade 2 piece will hold the attention of the audience through its entirety. The driving rhythms, catchy melodie...

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...

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...

Brimming with intrigue and suspense, this exciting marriage of themes from The Barber of Seville with an iconic ''Shark in the water' motive will keep everyone on the edge of their seat. All Seville t...

Scored in D, this masterful adaptation of Pachelbel's famous theme assigns all 16th-note passages to 1st Violins so the other sections can focus on providing solid support with good intonation and a s...

This accessible arrangement of the 1st Movement from Vivaldi's Mandolin Concerto is very idiomatic and will make grade 2 groups sound sophisticated and authentic. Optional piano and 3rd Violin/Viola T...

This collection of 50 short pieces includes chorales, classical works, and folk tunes. Ideal for intermediate-level ensembles, it improves intonation, tone, and ensemble balance. Fine Tuning is divide...

This arrangement of a German folk song feature a variety of keys, tempos, styles, and left-handed position work to reinforce technical and rhythmical skills introduced to the young string player.á It...

This is not to be missed! Rarely do young string orchestras get the chance to play a work of this importance. This arrangement, in G Major throughout, features the beautiful central hymn melody. Perfe...

Mr. Nelhybel said: 'The teaching element of this piece lies in the independence of all melodic lines, for it is this device that makes all instruments equally important.' The modal tonality gives the...

Allegro for Strings is an arrangement of the first movement of Handel's Sonata Op. 1, No. 3, for violin and keyboard, originally in A Major. The contrapuntal nature of this movement seemed to lend its...

Mr. Nelhybel said: 'The teaching element of this piece lies in the independence of all melodic lines, for it is this device that makes all instruments equally important.' The modal tonality gives the...