Youth String Orchestra

Inspired from her work with a ballet company, Elena wrote this traditional Russian dance to add the flair of 'the old country' to your beginners' program. Each section has an opportunity with the melo...

This original program piece captures the imagination of performers and listeners alike, inspired by the notion that another planet exists on the furthest edge of our solar system. The journey begins w...

Fanfare for the Young is a bold opening or closing selection for your beginners. You'll be surprised how big your beginning ensemble will sound. The work begins with a solid statement of the melody an...

Hear the first drops of pizzicato rain dance in the dry desert! This imaginative piece for young orchestras uses only the first six notes of the D Major scale, making it both accessible and exciting f...

Hear the first drops of pizzicato rain dance in the dry desert! This imaginative piece for young orchestras uses only the first six notes of the D Major scale, making it both accessible and exciting f...

Titled after words from the poem "The Snow-Storm" by Ralph Waldo Emerson, this mysterious 3/4 melody in B minor uses unexpected harmonies, shivering tremolo, and swelling crescendos to depict the blow...

Titled after words from the poem "The Snow-Storm" by Ralph Waldo Emerson, this mysterious 3/4 melody in B minor uses unexpected harmonies, shivering tremolo, and swelling crescendos to depict the blow...

Put on your decoder ring and grab your note dictionary to find the hidden words in this fun piece for young strings! This mostly pizzicato melody hides several words spelled out using musical notes. F...

Put on your decoder ring and grab your note dictionary to find the hidden words in this fun piece for young strings! This mostly pizzicato melody hides several words spelled out using musical notes. F...

Treasure Hunt was written for beginning orchestra students with a focus on practicing steps, skips, and call-and-response musical elements between the upper and lower string sections. With something n...

Treasure Hunt was written for beginning orchestra students with a focus on practicing steps, skips, and call-and-response musical elements between the upper and lower string sections. With something n...