Apex String Orchestra

Arcopolis is a fun and energetic piece that features a wide array of different bowing techniques including a variety of hooked bowings, slurred staccato, bow retakes, double up-bows, uneven rhythms, g...

Arcopolis is a fun and energetic piece that features a wide array of different bowing techniques including a variety of hooked bowings, slurred staccato, bow retakes, double up-bows, uneven rhythms, g...

This arrangement combines two short movements from Handel's Concerto Grosso to make a miniature Baroque overture. It begins with a short, majestic section, continues on with a longer, lively contrapun...

This arrangement combines two short movements from Handel's Concerto Grosso to make a miniature Baroque overture. It begins with a short, majestic section, continues on with a longer, lively contrapun...

This beautiful and nostalgic piece looks to musically illustrate a child moving from a beautiful baby to a maturing young adult. Written from the perspective of a parent witnessing and experiencing th...

This beautiful and nostalgic piece looks to musically illustrate a child moving from a beautiful baby to a maturing young adult. Written from the perspective of a parent witnessing and experiencing th...

This arrangement includes the gorgeous opening in the original key of Eb major, the exciting C minor imitative, and the transitional section arriving at the iconic military theme. Following is a uniqu...

Giuseppe Verdi was one of the greatest Italian opera composers of the nineteenth century. The overture to La Forza Del Destino was composed when Verdi revised the opera for a performance at La Scala i...

This arrangement of the last movement of Caucasian Sketches, Suite No. 1 portrays the nobility and excitement of the original. The rhythmic intensity and dramatic dynamic changes are sure to please pl...

One of Ludwig van Beethoven's best scherzos, the 3rd movement from Symphony No. 6 is now available as a stand alone selection for string orchestra. Skillfully adapted with a strong final cadence by De...

A positive spirit, joyful energy, and a carefree attitude best describe this scherzo! All sections have a lot of action and musical energy utilizing two distinct melodic themes. The opening and primar...

A positive spirit, joyful energy, and a carefree attitude best describe this scherzo! All sections have a lot of action and musical energy utilizing two distinct melodic themes. The opening and primar...

Leading German composer of both instrumental and vocal music during the late Romantic era and 20th century, Richard Strauss achieved his fame with his tone poems for large orchestras, including Don Ju...

A leading German composer of both instrumental and vocal music during the late Romantic era and 20th century, Richard Strauss achieved his fame with his tone poems for large orchestras, including Don...

Featuring mistuned solo violin playing an eerie, melancholy motive, this largely repetitive work consists of two contrasting themes with variations. The harmonic scheme is especially intriguing and fu...

A joyous arrangement from John Caponegro. The arranger states in his notes that "a little faster is better" with this particular piece.

This powerful original contains driving rhythms and soaring melodic lines in the Bohemian folk style. An aggressive style of playing with a gritty, Bartok-like quality should be encouraged. Accurate i...

This masterpiece should be played by every string player. Now string orchestras can experience the genius of Ludwig van Beethoven in this grade 4 arrangement. Students and audiences will love the enge...

Brahms wrote 21 Hungarian Dances for piano four-hands. Each one is highly individualistic and features slow and fast sections -- in this arrangement, D major is used in the slow opening and closing se...

This challenging arrangement of the final movement of Edvard Grieg's Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 has been skillfully penned by Robert Frost, a veteran at writing for developing strings. Moving from a rather...

This powerful example of Russian national influences on 19th century string writing opens with a short, quiet Andante before the brisk Allegro (quarter note = 138) takes over, where a light feeling of...

This Vivaldi piece from the Four Seasons is presented here in a grade 3+ arrangement which provides optional opportunities for small ensembles and solos within the orchestra. The Four Seasons was writ...

Scored in the original key of A major, this adaptation of the 1st Movement (Allegro) from Mozart's masterpiece of 1774 provides everyone with solid thematic material to encourage their artistic and te...

This adaptation of one of Johann Sebastian Bach's finest works is a guaranteed hit for grade 3 string orchestras. The original source material is entitled "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor", but the fugue...

Featuring key themes from Vivaldi's choral masterwork, this arrangement in the original key of D major is marked by driving rhythms and clarity. In his score notes arranger Alshin explains the importa...