This lively Russian dance comes from the brilliant orchestral music of Mussorgsky. Merle Isaac's excellent adaptation has long been a classic of school orchestras.
Here is a work of simplicity and beauty with some contemporary harmonies. Recorded by Michigan State University Orchestra on the CD Teaching Music Through Performance in Orchestra, Volume 1 -
An excellent rehearsal/performance selection which will be very beneficial in building maturity in your string players.
First published in 1984, this commemorative edition revisits the tranquil setting of the American folk hymn My Shepherd Will Supply My Need. It blends piano (or harp) with string orchestra for
Known for his thousands of film, radio, and symphonic arrangements, prolific composer Norman Leyden published this suite for string orchestra in 1971. The four brief, contrasting movements blend