Highland String Orchestra

Feature your magnificent violas in this Western-flavored section feature that will give your 'unsung heroes' a chance to show off a variety of playing styles. The piece is divided into three distinct...

Richard Meyer has created a charming work that blends rhythmic (6/8, 4/4) and stylistic (grazioso, leggiero) contrast into a Scottish-flavored treat. Colorful modulation keys of G, C, A and D major an...

Richard Meyer has composed a beautiful lullaby for grade 2 groups and beyond. Alternate fingerings will challenge older students but all players will enjoy the melodic substance of their parts. The pi...

Try assigning the first 32 digits of Pi to a scale degree to create five melodies that flow together, and you'll have a start to this awesome composition. With a light jazzy feel, driving accompanimen...

A great way to introduce students to tone painting, this unique and fun-to-play selection traces the path of an imaginary river, which begins as a tiny spring and gradually grows. Themes from three fa...

The exotic and mysterious sounds of this imaginative selection imply flavors of music from India. Unexpected harmonic shifts, interesting chromatic twists, haunting melodies, glissandos, and hand-drum...

Written to celebrate the 110th Anniversary of the Joliet Township High School Orchestras of Illinois, 'Stone and Steel' is a modern concert overture by Richard Meyer that treats the listener and perfo...

This work features all of your school district's string orchestras at once and was written to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Freeport, Illinois orchestra program. The piece combines elementary...

Put all those 'extra-curricular' sounds your students like to make on their instruments to good use in this fun and entertaining novelty selection. Your audience will laugh out loud as each section ta...

This totally unique (and somewhat crazy!) selection by Richard Meyer will be the hit of your holiday concert! Your audience will be delighted when they hear what happens when the festive Welsh carol '...

This multi-cultural piece explores world music using a unique and exciting format. Two side-by-side orchestras share one conductor, with one group performing traditional American songs and the other p...

Hotter than a Cajun barbecue, this tour-de-force for the advanced string orchestra is a workout for all of your students (and their conductor!). Conjuring up images of the Deep South, 'Swamp Thang' by...

This joyful and jubilant piece by Richard Meyer has the sound of a celebration and a title that describes how music unites us all: 'Yumiweeus.' Hand drumming and a simple chant-like melody start the f...

This irresistible selection of famous fiddle tunes and folk melodies blended with percussion and sound effects is a perfect program ice-breaker or encore. 'Kid-tested' with his own groups by award-win...

Great for fostering pride in one's section and dynamite for a recruiting concert, each movement of this suite is designed to highlight different instruments of the string orchestra with style and flav...

Another very clever and entertaining novelty piece from Richard Meyer. Kids will surely enjoy the programmatic train ride effects and learn valuable syncopated rhythm patterns at the same time. Left h...

Fanfare and Celebration was composed in 2000 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Michigan ASTA Junior High String Camp, founded by Elizabeth Green in 1970. The piece is set in D major and conta...

Avalanche is an expressive and energetic original composition for beginning orchestra that is also a wonderful teaching piece for bow distribution, lifts, retakes, and string crossing. The 'avalanche'...

Harry Alshin brings us a well-orchestrated taste of Rossini's famous opera. Students will enjoy playing the themes they may have heard for years. The first violins get a real workout while supporting...

This gorgeous romantic aria has been brought to you by the venerable "Red" McLeod. Set within left hand technical reach of your elementary or intermediate level string players, this arrangement will b...

This Haydn quartet movement is a powerful example of the 'Storm and Stress' style (Sturm und Drang) favored by the composer in many of his famous symphonies. Set in the dark key of D minor, rhythmic a...

Directors, students, and audiences alike will enjoy this cherished and well-recognized piano melody arranged in G Major for string orchestra. Perfect for working on tone, string crossings, and dotted...

Let your string bass section swing in this easy-to-play blues piece as they build skills and enjoy the motivation of being in the spotlight. Basses carry the melody much of the time, while also accomp...

Written to give young orchestras a full sound, this original piece features all the notes and bowings learned in the first year of study. Each section gets to play both melody and harmony while workin...

This highly energetic work will add sparkle to any concert. Featuring the entire Allegro section from the original overture, students will practice Baroque style, dotted rhythms, and successive 16th n...