Youth String Orchestra

The title, Live On, by Larry Clark, is taken from Chrissie Pinney's poem about grief and loss. The piece is meant to depict the personality of Linda Mann, to whom it is dedicated. The opening is poign...

Kathryn Griesinger builds the forceful minor theme of Centrifuge on a repeating motif of rotating eighth notes. Based on the scientific principle of centripetal force, this piece offers a vortex of ex...

Alan Lee Silva's Northwestern Skies is lyrical and fresh, with his signature open and expressive style. Young string orchestras will sound rich and full with this sweeping composition.

The title of Carl Strommen's piece, Tum Balalaika, is best known as a Russian-Jewish folk/love/riddle song. Loosely translated, tum means noise, and Balalaika is a Russian stringed instrument characte...

As part of a collaboration between students and composer, Sean O'Loughlin, Dark Dreams is a dark and mysterious piece that utilizes techniques such as tremolo and pizzicato. Following a slow and myste...

Harald Genzmer (1909-2007) did a lot for young up-and-coming musicians, and there certainly is many a string instrument player who remembers school orchestra times in which the 'Sinfonietta' was progr...

Rock the holiday season with the fresh arrangement of this timeless classic. The melody is shared among all instruments and provides a wonderful opportunity to work on swinging eighth notes. True to t...

Rock the holiday season with the fresh arrangement of this timeless classic. The melody is shared among all instruments and provides a wonderful opportunity to work on swinging eighth notes. True to t...

19th century England meets 1950s Cuba in this clever Latin-style arrangement of a traditional carol! Optional percussion create an authentic Latin sound as the orchestra celebrates the holidays in tru...

Think snow! Here's a great winter concert tune when you are looking for something new! The melody comes from a Hungarian folk song. All sections play the melody! (2:10)

Think snow! Here's a great winter concert tune when you are looking for something new! The melody comes from a Hungarian folk song. All sections play the melody! (2:10)

Think snow! Here's a great winter concert tune when you are looking for something new! The melody comes from a Hungarian folk song. All sections play the melody! (2:10)

Written in the style of a Russian folk song, this piece is perfect for beginning orchestras that are ready to show off their skills! Simple rhythms, an all-pizzicato texture, and a supporting piano pa...

Written in the style of a Russian folk song, this piece is perfect for beginning orchestras that are ready to show off their skills! Simple rhythms, an all-pizzicato texture, and a supporting piano pa...

Written in the style of a Russian folk song, this piece is perfect for beginning orchestras that are ready to show off their skills! Simple rhythms, an all-pizzicato texture, and a supporting piano pa...

Scarborough Fair and Silent Night are wonderfully beautiful works in minor keys. Who would have thought that mixing them together would work so well? Paired perfectly with the String Ensemble, arrange...

Most often heard during the Christmas season but appropriate all year long, this familiar English tune lets students focus on playing with warm expression and good intonation. Great change-of-pace far...

Your students will love playing this fun-filled creative holiday arrangement. Combining Boil Em Cabbage Down with Jingle Bells, this grade 1+ piece is a great high energy piece to add to your next Chr...

As a pleasing contrast to the predominantly rhythmic character of this familiar holiday theme, this arrangement features a lyrical interlude before the D.S. and coda. Though the piano part is optional...

As a pleasing contrast to the predominantly rhythmic character of this familiar holiday theme, this arrangement features a lyrical interlude before the D.S. and coda. Though the piano part is optional...

Your students will love playing this fun-filled creative holiday arrangement. Combining Boil 'Em Cabbage Down with Jingle Bells this grade 1+ piece is a great high energy piece to add to your next hol...