String Orchestra

Recorded by Ed Sheeran, this worldwide popular hit features a rhythmic pulse and catchy melodies...a dance-infused pop hit that string groups will ...

The title of this piece,Le Printemps, is French for "the springtime." This piece brings images of springtime to the listener's mind. The rhythmic p...

As the title suggests, there is a trumpet-like motive which is tossed among instrument sections. The source of this tune from the Shaker history ca...

Alan Lee Silva's Northwestern Skies is lyrical and fresh, with his signature open and expressive style. Young string orchestras will sound rich and...

Highlander's Pride showcases what Carl Strommen ability to write tuneful melodies and well-scored compositions. This march-like piece draws from Sc...

Incursionis a collaboration between composer Sean O'Loughlin and the students of the Westport, Connecticut Public Schools. Inspired by the students...

As part of a collaboration between students and composer, Sean O'Loughlin, Dark Dreams is a dark and mysterious piece that utilizes techniques such...

Composer Yukiko Nishimura presents Songbird, written for string orchestra in her signature fresh compositional style. After a short introduction, t...

Featuring long phrases in a slow tempo, Interlude "Nightfall" is a perfect composition to teach musicianship with young students using dramatic har...

In the Sun has a lite atmospheric sound; the music is full of energy and spirit. Composed in rondo form, the main theme appears repeatedly, alterna...

Thomas Jefferson's Fiddle Tunes is inspired by Thomas and Martha Jefferson's musical evenings after dinner at Monticello.Composer James Meredith ha...

Escapades is an adventurous and energetic composition written by David Hinds. A variety of articulation styles gives the piece character. The movin...

Kathryn Griesinger builds the forceful minor theme of Centrifuge on a repeating motif of rotating eighth notes. Based on the scientific principle o...

Bud Woodruff presents The Cat Is in the Kitchen, a tongue-in-cheek style piece with jazz influences that students enjoy playing. This quirky piece ...

Kathryn Griesinger's Ballad of Burning Sky is a rollicking ballad which tells a tale from the untamed frontier of the historic Wild West. In this e...

Joseph Compello's Great Plains Saga for the beginning string orchestra students depicts wide open spaces, rugged terrain, and covered wagons headin...

String teachers are always trying to encourage their students to play with more bow. Composer Joseph Compello gives very beginning students the cha...

A stunning and heart-wrenching composition based on the Jewish folk son Shlof, Mayn Kind.áYou can hear the emotional content pour out of this piece...

This piece should depict images of kings and castles, knight and horses, dragons and damsels in distress. It is a bold and aggressive piece through...

The title, Live On, by Larry Clark, is taken from Chrissie Pinney's poem about grief and loss. The piece is meant to depict the personality of Lind...

Written for beginning string students, Larry Clark's Contemplation contains basic compositional techniques that students will be able to identify a...

Abendstern, composed by Lauren Bernofsky,áevokes an image of a sunset over the tree-covered hills of the Bavarian countryside with the Abendstern, ...

From Episode VIII of the Star Wars saga, here is a masterful setting for mature string ensembles. Based on the “concert” edition created by Mr. Wil...

From Star Wars: The Last Jedi.Featuring new themes from John Williams' brilliant soundtrack, this accessible arrangement captures all the adventure...

With four powerful new songs from the Pixar hit film, Larry Moore's medley captures the rich heritage and cultural flavor of Mexican folk music, he...

With a story of Mexican folklore and with characteristic music, here is a terrific setting of the main song, as Pixar Studios strikes gold again wi...

Transposed to A major, Larry Moore's edition of this signature tune from new sensation Black Violin is cutting-edge programming for string groups. ...

An intrada is defined as a musical introduction, and this specific intrada is an exceptional way to start off your concert. Modern harmonies highli...

Professional bluegrass performer Reiner has contributed this stunning quasi-bluegrass work to the string orchestra repertoire, and advanced groups ...

This composition is an easy string orchestra piece written in the mixolydian mode. An optional easy drum set part can add to the hard-driving rock ...

Go undercover for a furtive adventure in secrets and shadows! Edgy syncopation accompanies the minor theme as it sneaks into a pizzicato "stealth m...

Two engaging melodies, one long and one short, soar over an energetic pizzicato accompaniment with a life of its own in this brief and adventurous ...

"Inishowen" is a piece inspired by the beautiful scenery of Inishowen, a peninsula in Co. Donegal Ireland. The first movement is slow and lyrical, ...

Full of engaging melodies and driving rhythms, this first publication by a new writer to the Grand Mesa catalog paints a vivid musical picture of h...

Sunset Overture is an original non-programmatic allegro work for young string orchestra. With abundant 21st century counterpoint, the piece offers ...