Wilfin String Orchestra: Young String Ensemble Series

Calypso Cockatoo by Loreta Fin opens with a repeated, syncopated Calypso rhythm in the celli and bass. The upper parts are all in rhythmic unison, which simplifies the teaching. Accents, syncopation,...

This work opens with a repeated, syncopated Calypso rhythm in the celli and bass. The upper parts are all in rhythmic unison, which simplifies the teaching. Accents, syncopation, pizzicato, rests, lif...

Ignaz Pleyel was born near Vienna in 1757. He was a favorite pupil of Haydn, and both Haydn and Mozart admired his compositions. He wrote a great quantity of music of every kind, but is now better kno...

Ignaz Pleyel was born near Vienna in 1757. He was a favourite pupil of Haydn, and both Haydn and Mozart admired his compositions. He wrote a great quantity of music of every kind, but is now better kn...

This piece was suggested by a student in a workshop, who had just played Viva Italia, an arrangement by Loreta Fin, based on the famous "Neapolitan Tarantella." It is a good opportunity to work on hoo...

This piece was suggested by a student in a workshop, who had just played Viva Italia, an arrangement by Loreta Fin, based on the famous "Neapolitan Tarantella." It is a good opportunity to work on hoo...

Giacomo Puccini (1858 - 1924) was an Italian composer, known for his operas, which featured beautiful melodies. This work comes from his opera, Madame Butterfly and the innocent childlike melody is hu...

Giacomo Puccini (1858 - 1924) was an Italian composer, known for his operas, which featured beautiful melodies. This work comes from his opera, Madame Butterfly and the innocent childlike melody is hu...

A rest is a "note that has no sound" and it is one of the most challenging concepts for students to observe, without pushing the tempo or losing the sense of pulse. This piece requires the beat to sta...

A rest is a "note that has no sound" and it is one of the most challenging concepts for students to observe, without pushing the tempo or losing the sense of pulse. This piece requires the beat to sta...

This piece was part of a project called Quintessentially Queensland. It was written to celebrate 50 years of the Australian String Teachers' Association (AUSTA). Loreta Fin's composition is a humorous...

This piece was part of a project called Quintessentially Queensland. It was written to celebrate 50 years of the Australian String Teachers' Association (AUSTA). Loreta Fin's composition is a humorous...

The theme of SCEGGS' 130th Birthday year was Hope, and the title, Speranza, is the Italian word for Hope. Loreta Fin took inspiration for this composition from her Italian father, Giuseppe and his sis...

The theme of SCEGGS' 130th Birthday year was Hope, and the title, Speranza, is the Italian word for Hope. Loreta Fin took inspiration for this composition from her Italian father, Giuseppe and his sis...