Classical Instrumental Works for Orchestra

The work of Paul Hindemith is encyclopedic in nature. From the outset, he worked in all musical genres and devised several of his musical ideas and projects not as individual, self-contained works but...

Paul Hindemiths Werk weist enzyklopädische Züge auf: Er bedachte von Anfang an alle musikalischen Gattungen und realisierte einige seiner musikalischen Gedanken und Projekte nicht im einzelnen, abgesc...

tiny TATTOO was written after the composer visited a 'treetop' bistro at Big Sur, California. The restaurant is named Nepenthe, after an ancient Greek elixir fabled to relieve any and all sorrows. Thi...

tiny TATTOO was written after the composer visited a 'treetop' bistro at Big Sur, California. The restaurant is named Nepenthe, after an ancient Greek elixir fabled to relieve any and all sorrows. Thi...

The text for the work was derived from a variety of poems by Percy B. Shelley (1792-1822) as suggested by Mre. Wharton. The poems used are: Asia: From Prometheus Unbound Good-Night Hymn to Intellectua...

Voices Shouting Out is a response to 9/11 that is marked by a sense of resiliency. In the composer's own words, It was a march to acknowledge those fighting on behalf of our safety, and yet a sparklin...

A four movement concerto that highlights the principal players of an orchestra, similar to the concerto grossos of the Baroque style. The first movement spotlights strings, the second brass, the third...

The Carmel (IN) High School Orchestra will present the world premiere of the newly-commissioned work The Knobstone Trail at the Midwest Clinic in Chicago, December 18, 2019. Stephen Lias has for many...

Unleash the thrilling magic of "Danse Macabre" on the concert stage! This masterpiece transports both musicians and audiences into a mysterious, electrifying soundscape filled with drama and virtuosic...

Discover a monumental masterpiece of late Romantic orchestral literature: the Symphony No. 1 in B minor by Wilhelm Furtwängler. Widely celebrated as one of the 20th century's most iconic conductors, F...

Immerse yourself in the fascinating world of silent cinema history: With the "Fantastic-Romantic Suite" for Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau's legendary 1921 masterpiece "Nosferatu", a cornerstone of film cul...