Highland Full Orchestra

Millennium, recorded this year by Alfred for the first time, was first released in 1998. Winner of the 1998 N.S.O.A. composition contest, this contemporary-sounding overture is extremely powerful and...

Exciting, lyrical and highly dramatic, this bold new showcase for the mature school orchestra has it all. Richard Meyer has fashioned an overture that explores the various sounds of American music (in...

Soliloquy (for Orchestra) is an original and dynamic work that features exciting dialogues between sections of the orchestra and uses thematic transformation to develop the work. This colorful tribute...

Are you looking for a big, bombastic opener or closer for your next symphony orchestra concert? Do you need a contrasting piece to a delicate Debussy impression and want to stay 'French'? Are you too...

Recurring themes within contrasting sections, ranging from the majestic to a spirited dance, will delight audiences and players alike. Mixed meters, asymmetrical meters and the playful development of...

The most accessible of the themes from this popular symphonic poem are perfectly set to allow many of the sections of the orchestra to play the theme and to provide a rousing concluding coda for all t...

This exciting and fanciful symphonic movement depicts the eager enthusiasm and hopeful optimism felt by Ponce De Leon and his crew in the early days of that famous quest through Florida's uncharted we...

From observation to experimentation---from kites to gliders---and from the Wright Flier to walking on the Moon, humans appear committed to leaving the ground! This work celebrates flight through sweep...

Before writing the piece, Mr. Meyer asked members of the Pasadena Youth Symphony Orchestra to compose original themes of their own. Four of these themes were chosen, and then woven together by the com...

Give your students the chance to dig into Beethoven with this lovely arrangement. Perfect for working on musicality and expression as you have them imagine 'Country Life' and 'Thankful feelings after...

Depicting stunning points of interest, the history, and the geology from southern Orange County, California, this piece takes the listener on a musical tour of three of the composer's favorite places....

In D minor, this arrangement is a very 'approachable' version of this masterwork. Strings will use a variety of bowings, and some position work is required of first violins and cellos. Winds, brass, a...

Aethelinda is Welsh for dragon. This programmatic piece invokes the energy and power of a great winged beast as it awakens from its slumber to wreak havoc on the countryside. Opening with a low string...

This fantastic concert march was written in 1907 and is regarded by many as one of Fucik's finest works. The triumphant ending makes it a great finale to any concert, leaving your audience with a smil...

Northumberland is the most northerly county in England with a diverse landscape of ancient moorlands and magnificent coastlines. It has been at the centre of much conflict, latterly between the Scots...

This piece was performed at the 2002 World's Largest Concert in Salt Lake City.