Youth String Orchestra

Arkansas Otter is a hornpipe imitative of the graceful swim moves of an otter. The bowing challenges aren't onerous but will be your principal focus. You might even recognize a familiar fiddle tune.

A delightful opportunity to feature your outstanding bass player, this work has a little of everything for everyone. The solo stays mostly in fourth position with lots of bow work, quick scales, and e...

A delightful opportunity to feature your outstanding bass player, this work has a little of everything for everyone. The solo stays mostly in fourth position with lots of bow work, quick scales, and e...

Spiced up with lots of hand percussion parts, this fun-to-play arrangement of a Christmas classic dances its way through Latin, waltz, disco, and rock styles, all in first position. Every section gets...

You can add percussionists to your orchestra. Just give them a couple wooden spoons and step back! That's because anyone can play kitchen utensils in this spooky, imaginative offering from Thom Sharp.

Too Big Shoes by Thom Sharp is a fun 8-bar blues form in G mixolydian to be played with swung eighth notes. The chromatics presented in the work are primarily alternating between 2 and low 2 fingering...

You can add percussionists to your orchestra. Just give them a couple wooden spoons and step back! That's because anyone can play kitchen utensils in this spooky, imaginative offering from Thom Sharp.

Too Big Shoes by Thom Sharp is a fun 8-bar blues form in G mixolydian to be played with swung eighth notes. The chromatics presented in the work are primarily alternating between 2 and low 2 fingering...

Oozing and dramatic! Chromatics and clever dramatic effects balance with long, tendril-like lines passed from section to section in this spooky original. Interspersed staccato bass lines, harmonic gli...

Your middle school orchestra players will think that they've fallen through the rabbit hole into a cartoon land. This piece is all about effectsstaccato, pizzicato, dynamics, and sudden bursts of colo...

Oozing and dramatic! Chromatics and clever dramatic effects balance with long, tendril-like lines passed from section to section in this spooky original. Interspersed staccato bass lines, harmonic gli...

This fast swing piece in G minor is playfully sneaky! With a catchy, singable tune, this work features a tutti pizzicato section, as well as some melodic moments for bass and celli. All parts remain i...

Your middle school orchestra players will think that they've fallen through the rabbit hole into a cartoon land. This piece is all about effectsstaccato, pizzicato, dynamics, and sudden bursts of colo...

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für Kinderorchester (Streicher, Holzbläser und Pauken ad libitum) eingerichtet von Katharina Mai-Kümmel. Ein willkommener Band mit Werken von Bach, Charpentier, Händel, Hammerschmidt, Hasse und Lully,...

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Beautiful, original melodies abound in all sections, but the violas and cellos really get a chance to shine in this suite comprised of three movements: 'River Hymn,' 'Waltz of the Hills,' and 'Barn Da...

This stunning, minimalist piece is extremely playable with the melody in all sections. With an emphasis on slow bows, the easy rhythms and notes are very true to the original. The first violins play F...

Showcase your cellos! This piece, arranged by Bob Phillips, will make them sound great! Featuring 'What Child Is This?,' 'Oh Come, Oh Come Emmanuel,' and 'Angels We Have Heard on High.' A perfect trai...

This cute, simple arrangement features the bass section and makes them sound great! Have some fun with this cool medley featuring 'Jolly Old St. Nicholas' and 'Jingle Bells' that will brighten any hol...

Inspired by the beautiful Colorado Rocky Mountains, the composer uses interesting harmonies, easy rhythms, and a minor melodic line passed around to different sections to make this grade 2 composition...

Reminiscent of the music of Ireland, this piece captures the majestic beauty of one of Ireland's most visited natural wonders, the spectacular Cliffs of Moher, which tower over the Atlantic Ocean. Wri...

From the well known cello suite, this piece has the first violins playing the melody throughout, with all other parts interesting, but playable. Suitable for advanced elementary or early high school.

Explore two modes, first in a chant-like E Aeolian section reminiscent of early Medieval music, followed by a dance-like G Mixolydian section. What a great change of pace that includes dialogues betwe...