One of the best known of all Beethoven piano works, this is an excellent addition to string orchestra literature.  This masterfully done arrangement by Carrie Lane Gruselle is on the easy side of this

This Chinese folk song is used as a blessing for a bountiful harvest and a good year. Folk songs speak to the common person. Hardships and hope abound when we all realize that something as simple as a few

The 1991 winner of the National School Orchestra Association Composition Contest. This original work features two contrasting movements utilizing a combination of modes and minor scores. All sections have

This spirited Allegro comes from the overture to Handel's 1738 opera "Serse" (Xerxes). Transposed to D major, this approachable arrangement provides students the opportunity to explore basic

Inspired by train rides through the countryside, this full orchestra work depicts our diverse landscape - from vast plains to majestic mountains; from forests and streams to towns and cities. Rich in

Expansive harmonies and soaring tunes combine to present an imaginative musical landscape that explores the tonal facets of the orchestra. This dynamic and colorfully scored original is playable by strings

Acknowledge the Scottish and Irish pioneers of Appalachia with a musical walk through the woods and mountains of the Cumberland Gap. This lovely composition allows for a moment of reflection and lyrical