Southern Music Orchestra

Written between 1732 and 1735, J.S. Bach's COFFEE CANTATA is one of his few secular cantatas. ARIA No. 8, is joyous and uplifting; awonderful example of the mature baroque compositional style. The plo...

This haunted dance in G minor will capture the hearts and souls of your students and their audiences. From its hypnotic opening to its swaying sicilienne rhythms, MYSTERIOUS SHADOWS has the power to t...

This haunted dance in G minor will capture the hearts and souls of your students and their audiences. From its hypnotic opening to its swaying sicilienne rhythms, MYSTERIOUS SHADOWS has the power to t...

Created for string ensembles working at a level 3.5, ADAGIO AND ALLEGRO offers a wonderful opportunity for developing players to discover the brilliant and dramatic composer that is Ludwig Van Beethov...

Starting with an eight-measure violin solo, this simple but elegant melody weaves its way through the orchestra, providing different sections the opportunity to shine, and play expressively. Written e...

Starting with an eight-measure violin solo, this simple but elegant melody weaves its way through the orchestra, providing different sections the opportunity to shine, and play expressively. Written e...

This is a programmatic work featuring three distinct sections: “Spring Melt,” “Lake Is Open Now” and “Winter Freeze.” Written specifically about Lake Erie, each section tries to paint a picture of tha...

This majestic MARCH is an arrangement for double string orchestra of a work originally composed for harmonium and piano in 1872 by the world-famous French organist, Alexandre Guilmant (1836-1911). Thi...

THE ROCK was composed on guitar and then scored for string orchestra. The ostinato phrase repeats itself multiple times forming the rhythmic section for a blues-like melody. To maximize audience enjoy...

DREAMDANCING opens with an expansive, lyrical introduction. The middle section is more animated as the dance theme unfolds, ultimately driving the piece to a majestic and dramatic conclusion. The scor...

DARK MACHINATIONS is a hauntingly beautiful waltz that tells the story of a villain's nefarious plan to destroy the hero. From the brooding oepning notes that depict the gathering of dark magic, to th...

Written at a level 2 in difficulty, ANOTHER WORLD is highly melodic, underpinned with appealing rhythmic interest. The simple original melody is explored and expanded as the piece progresses. A bright...

Twelve Days of Christmas, arranged by R. Scott Whittington, is a time-honored holiday favorite, equally popular with young and old. This arrangement for developing orchestra at Level 3, creates a fest...

Sancho's original DOUZE DE DECEMBRE is one of two holiday themed dances he included in his collection. It was originally written to be played by an unaccompanied keyboard instrument. Like most of the...

While the song is now usually called the GLOUCESTER WASSAIL and was certainly copied down from a Gloucestershire resident by Ralph Vaughan Williams, it existed in many versions in most of the counties...

Cave of the Winds was originally written by Robert Nathanial Dett as a march for piano and subtitled March and Two Step. Devon Morales arranged this boisterous, carnival romp with lightness and frivol...

Cave of the Winds was originally written by Robert Nathanial Dett as a march for piano and subtitled March and Two Step. Devon Morales arranged this boisterous, carnival romp with lightness and frivol...

This toe-tapping polka is originally for piano solo and transposed to the keys of A and E major. The melody and harmony float between the violins, with a brief appearance for cello and bass. The viola...

This toe-tapping polka is originally for piano solo and transposed to the keys of A and E major. The melody and harmony float between the violins, with a brief appearance for cello and bass. The viola...

Handy’s THE MEMPHIS BLUES was published in 1912, and was based on a campaign song called MR. CRUMP, which the composer claimed to have written for a mayoral candidate in Memphis, Tennessee. It has bee...

THE CASTLE WALK was commissioned by the famous husband-and-wife dance team Irene and Vernon Castle, who appeared on Broadway and in silent films in the early 20th century. CASTLE WALK was first record...

Shed a Sweet Light, arranged by Cleo Goldberg, celebrates songs from the Jewish celebration of Hanukkah: a time of light, dancing the Horah, eating Latkes (potato pancakes), playing Dreidel (spinning...

After a brief introduction the violas introduce the first melodic theme then pass it to the first violins in octaves as This Land Is Your Land by Woody Guthrie, Level 4 arrangement by Ethan Epple deve...

Shed a Sweet Light, arranged by Cleo Goldberg, celebrates songs from the Jewish celebration of Hanukkah: a time of light, dancing the Horah, eating Latkes (potato pancakes), playing Dreidel (spinning...