This fierce concert piece takes the orchestra on an exciting musical journey. Students will be challenged to perform with various emotional styles, including both intense and legato melodies.

Acadia First Light sensitively conveys the rising sun as it first greets America each morning on Cadillac Mountain at Acadia National Park in Maine. Written in celebration of that park's

Your students will love playing this tuneful, joyous piece. Every section gets a chance to shine while making your orchestra sound very mature.

As the title implies, the piece uses echo effects throughout. Based on the interval of a descending perfect fifth, it begins with a lush statement of the subtle "angel" theme, which is used throughout the

This original piece is in a style reminiscent of the music of the rich cultural heritage of the Appalachia. Music is an important part of the Appalachian way of life. Traditional Appalachian music is

Archaic Voices was written at the request of a friend of the composer who wanted an easy piece she could use to introduce low first-finger B flats. Her students really responded to the aggressive

Imagine the sounds of the Arctic with this lively minor melody that evokes images of an exciting expedition through cold winds and rough ice. Each section plays the melody evoking images of a trek through

A stunning lyrical work, Beauteous Spirit is the perfect selection to introduce expressive playing to your beginning strings. All students have an opportunity to play melodic material in this

This charming piece is a perfect choice for a first festival experience and will help any group sound more mature. Written in first position in the keys of G and D, it is a great piece to work on low and

One of Boccherini's most famous pieces, this joyful minuet comes from the third movement of his "Quintet in E Major." Robert's version is ideally scored for string ensembles and will make a super program

With a light, memorable melody and rich harmonies, Dancing Kites will expose your students to musical subtleties and nuance, developing their abilities to perform in a lyrical style. Correlates to

In this powerful work, the lyrical melodies and driving motifs are passed around the entire ensemble supported by rich harmonies. It's an ideal piece for reinforcing both dotted quarter/eighth-notes and

This piece is much more than just a study for playing F natural and solidifying finger patterns including the 4th finger (upper strings). It sets a definite mood and provides an engaging platform for

The swift pace and buoyant melodic motion of this lively selection is sure to delight from first note to last. With plenty of scalar passages and simple arpeggios, it provides a great opportunity for

This original concert piece for string ensemble, with a setting in the Dorian mode, may strike some as being evocative of English folk melodies. The first theme is rustic in nature and should be performed

Hauntingly beautiful, this arrangement in E minor of an old Irish air brings sweeping melodies and rich harmonies together in a way that only Atwell can do. Shifting required for cello and bass

The inspiration for this unique composition came from the Iroquois folk melody Ho Ho Watanay and the ancient Ojibwe legend of the dreamcatcher. It was believed that the magical webs of the