Kendor Playground String Orchestra

Designed as a first concert piece for beginners, this enduring favorite (released in 1968) limits rhythms to nothing shorter than a quarter note, includes no slurs, provides ample bowing reminders, an...

The Zulu title of this popular South African folk hymn translates to We Are Marching. In this clever adaptation, the melody is first presented in all parts, then appears as a round backed by a rock-st...

The Zulu title of this popular South African folk hymn translates to We Are Marching. In this clever adaptation, the melody is first presented in all parts, then appears as a round backed by a rock-st...

In a time of increased multicultural awareness, this setting of a Kenyan folk-song merges a memorable melody and a simple rhythmic motif with excellent results. Everyone shares the lead material, and...

In a time of increased multicultural awareness, this setting of a Kenyan folk-song merges a memorable melody and a simple rhythmic motif with excellent results. Everyone shares the lead material, and...

Your students will love playing this selection from one of Peter Ilyich Tschaikowsky's most famous works. Expertly arranged for grade 1 players, it allows young groups to experience this great Nutcrac...

Your students will love playing this selection from one of Peter Ilyich Tschaikowsky's most famous works. Expertly arranged for grade 1 players, it allows young groups to experience this great Nutcrac...

In this adaptation of the well-known Israeli folk dance, all parts share the melodic duties, harmonies are strong, and rhythms are solid. The opening marcato should be played with broad, well-spaced b...

We welcome Timothy Isham to the Kendor family of writers with this winning original that combines an infectious rock groove in the cello and bass lines with sassy fiddle figures from violas and violin...

This imaginative original contains three movements that correspond to the major areas found in a typical castle: The Gate House, an energetic, fanfare-style theme; The Dungeon, featuring special sound...

This imaginative original contains three movements that correspond to the major areas found in a typical castle: The Gate House, an energetic, fanfare-style theme; The Dungeon, featuring special sound...

This original piece brings the magic of Scottish fiddle music to grade 1+ string orchestras. Pizzicato, double-stop drones, and lots of rhythmic energy are combined to make this an outstanding selecti...

This original piece brings the magic of Scottish fiddle music to grade 1+ string orchestras. Pizzicato, double-stop drones, and lots of rhythmic energy are combined to make this an outstanding selecti...

Based on D, G and C major, the melodic lines of this original march give students a great chance to practice and perform scales in a stimulating group setting. Some passages featuring contrary motion...

Based on D, G and C major, the melodic lines of this original march give students a great chance to practice and perform scales in a stimulating group setting. Some passages featuring contrary motion...

This grade 1 pizzicato feature for cello and bass is loosely based on the traditional Lightly Row theme. Written in A-B-A form, it is played pizzicato throughout and is set in A minor. The B section f...

This grade 1 pizzicato feature for cello and bass is loosely based on the traditional Lightly Row theme. Written in A-B-A form, it is played pizzicato throughout and is set in A minor. The B section f...

Del Borgo's newest original for grade 1+ strings beautifully portrays the grandeur and dignity of an era gone by with bold melodic lines built on a strong harmonic foundation. To achieve the robust so...

As the title implies, this novelty number is a fun-loving marriage of music and foot stomping/shuffling that scores a big hit with young players and their audiences. Written in the key of D, the music...

This creative original depicts a galactic battle infused with tender moments in outer space and beyond! Students will really enjoy using their open-string harmonics to create special sound effects --...

This creative original depicts a galactic battle infused with tender moments in outer space and beyond! Students will really enjoy using their open-string harmonics to create special sound effects --...

With strong accents, vibrant tremolos, a suspenseful trill, and pizzicatos in just the right places, this pulsating portrait of bulls running freely through the streets of Pamplona, Spain is destined...

With strong accents, vibrant tremolos, a suspenseful trill, and pizzicatos in just the right places, this pulsating portrait of bulls running freely through the streets of Pamplona, Spain is destined...

This entertaining Del Borgo original features the finger patterns and scale passages that are so important to young players. Very easy double stops create a strong, full sound and simple rhythms prope...

Picture the Twilight Express as it leaves the station sometime after sunset and speeds off into the darkness. Then when a bell sounds, the train slows, the skies clear, the stars are shimmering and th...