Youth String Orchestra

A quiet opening hints at a growing storm as a powerful melody rises through driving rhythms and a syncopated motif in B minor. As the intensity grows, icy droplets fall in a pizzicato section, leading...

A quiet opening hints at a growing storm as a powerful melody rises through driving rhythms and a syncopated motif in B minor. As the intensity grows, icy droplets fall in a pizzicato section, leading...

Sun, sand, and song! Take a trip to Jamaica via this catchy tune with optional Latin percussion. This cheerful piece features melody parts for all, 4/4 time, key of G throughout, and invokes a bright...

Sun, sand, and song! Take a trip to Jamaica via this catchy tune with optional Latin percussion. This cheerful piece features melody parts for all, 4/4 time, key of G throughout, and invokes a bright...

This traditional Ethiopian folk song is an ancient warrior cry. The pounding of the drums stirs up a sense of anticipation and bravery - a call to war heard in the driving percussion. In addition to p...

This traditional Ethiopian folk song is an ancient warrior cry. The pounding of the drums stirs up a sense of anticipation and bravery - a call to war heard in the driving percussion. In addition to p...

This very cinematic work uses dramatic scoring to chronicle the quest of a mysterious knight who has been summoned forth to defend the kingdom. Driving eighth notes and dark low-string themes depict t...

This very cinematic work uses dramatic scoring to chronicle the quest of a mysterious knight who has been summoned forth to defend the kingdom. Driving eighth notes and dark low-string themes depict t...

This excellent original work opens with a slow and ominous melody in the low strings under a veil of soft tremolos that quickly transitions to a fast and fiery ride propelled by driving rhythms, chang...

This excellent original work opens with a slow and ominous melody in the low strings under a veil of soft tremolos that quickly transitions to a fast and fiery ride propelled by driving rhythms, chang...

Cathode Rays is a fun, energetic, and great new addition to the string orchestra repertoire. Composer Matthew Gelfer knows how to write for the String Section and it shows!

Call Sixteen is a perfect teaching piece for orchestras wishing to strengthen their sixteenth note. Composer Amy Riebs Mills brings us another great addition for the string orchestra.

Composer Doug Spata does it again with a tuneful piece reminiscent of western movie soundtracks. It is a jaunty tune which students and audiences will love. Every section of the orchestra gets a chanc...

Resolute is the perfect description for this music by composer Gary Fagan. It has a seriousness yet regal demeanor at the same time. There is a wonderful contrapuntal section that will give students t...

Music for a Night Sky is an introspective composition from composer Jorge L. Vargas. The piece has a moderate flowing waltz that begins reflective but then builds in complexity. It escalates to a more...

Embark on an exciting joy ride with composer Doug Spata in this high-wire new work for the developing String Orchestra. True to Doug's writing, Joy Ride is an inspiring work that will have your musici...

Wild stallions are some of the most iconic and majestic animals - embodying the spirit of freedom and joy. Composer Mark Lortz brings us a stellar new work for the String Orchestra that perfectly depi...

Inspired by her popular work Venom - Antidote brings the cure as well as a new level of excitement in this new piece for String Orchestra by Erica Donahoe! Lots of opportunities to work on musicianshi...

This sunny work depicts all the delightful things that love flittering between the flowers in every garden. Offers a fun, technical melody that students will find rewarding to play!

This sunny work depicts all the delightful things that love flittering between the flowers in every garden. Offers a fun, technical melody that students will find rewarding to play!(Includes: Standard...

This sunny work depicts all the delightful things that love flittering between the flowers in every garden. Offers a fun, technical melody that students will find rewarding to play! (Includes: Standar...

This sunny work depicts all the delightful things that love flittering between the flowers in every garden. Offers a fun, technical melody that students will find rewarding to play!

This sunny work depicts all the delightful things that love flittering between the flowers in every garden. Offers a fun, technical melody that students will find rewarding to play! (Includes: Standar...

This piece imagines an idyllic few moments on a lazy Sunday, spent rocking in a chair on the front porch as an impending rain storm looms. Inspired by the composer's experience as an Englishwoman visi...

This piece imagines an idyllic few moments on a lazy Sunday, spent rocking in a chair on the front porch as an impending rain storm looms. Inspired by the composer's experience as an Englishwoman visi...