Kalmus Symphonic Pops

Morton Gould (1913-1996) began writing and arranging African-American spirituals for "string choir" in the 1940s, and these were the first of his orchestral works to enter the repertoire. Gould prefer...

Originally composed for piano, this orchestration from Lecuona's celebrated Andalucia Suite by Morton Gould is a sure crowd-pleaser! Instrumentation: 2(1st dPicc).2.2.2: 4Sax(AATB): 2.3.2.1: Timp.Perc...

Percy Grainger's (1882-1961) love for music of the simple rural folk of the British Isles led to a series of forty-three pieces that he grouped into a series called "British Folk-Music Settings", incl...

The music of Michel Legrand possesses an inherent loveliness that is enhanced by the harmonic touch of Mike Lewis. Exquisitely beautiful, this is from the film "Les Demoiselles de Rochefort." It is an...

This full-throated Brazilian Bossa is a toe-tapper all the way through! Brazilian Fantasy is the perfect addition to any summer pops concert. Feature the orchestra with rhythm section accompaniment in...

Using a slightly smaller orchestra (no low brass, only 2 horns), Mike Lewis gives us a light, bright treatment of this famous Jobim bossa nova. 2.1(+EH).1(+BCl).2: 2.2.0.0: Gtr.Pno.JzBs: Perc(2): Str(...

Morton Gould, equally comfortable in the worlds of both "serious" and "light" music, presented his symphonettes (an Americanization of the term "sinfonietta," much like kitchenette and dinette) as wor...

Known as "the Cuban Gershwin," Lecuona influenced the Latin American music world in a manner quite similar to the way Gershwin elevated jazz music, in his case raising the status of Cuban music to the...