An all-time favorite from the Monkees has endured for five decades this version from Larry Moore sends the train right out to country fiddle land. Great fun that can also feature a fiddlin' duet and an optional keyboard/synth/banjo part.

for String Trio Score and Parts-A set of three American spirituals arranged for string trio including My Lord What a Morning Were You There and This Train is Bound for Glory.. Songs selected to represent a variety of moods--soulful energetic mournful and rhythmic and present them in new ways through idiomatic string writing. Commissioned by Musica Harmonia.

Classic Beatles with its simple tuneful and repetitive strains. Your kids will know it and your audience will certainly enjoy this rendition for string orchestra.

The strains of one of Verdi's most famous stage works will be easily recognized with this ideal teaching and performance arrangement by John Cacavas. Let your students experience some of the best music ever written for the stage.

Composer John Cacavas brings us this impressive new original work for strings that's designed for festival and contest use. A bold rhythmic theme with contemporary harmonies is contrasted with a lyric middle section followed bya return to the opening strains. As always John's attractive music has interesting parts for all players giving it great appeal for directors who seek quality literature.

Who can forgot the stage presence and energy of Buster Poindexter and this high octane Latin rocker? Your students will love to play the catchy strains driven by a fun and rhythmic groove. Dur: 2:35

for String Orchestra & Ensembles-A creative collection of short pieces suitable as supplementary or performance material. The contrapuntal tunes allow each student to play the melody a great teaching opportunity for teaching musicianship and ear training.

The Rosegarden Of Light - String Sextet Parts-Gulistan-e Nur: The Rosegarden of Light for String Sextet and Youth Ensemble. Instrumentation: Professional String Sextet (2 Vlns 2 Vlas 1 Cello 1 Db). Youth/amateur ensemble (Interludes only): open instrumentation (5 treble alto bass parts (transpositions available) Keyboard). The Three Interludes are supplied separately. The sextet movements/Three Interludes can also be performed separately. I Bahar-e nastaran-bihag (Radio Piece) Interlude 1/ Introduction (Youth ensemble) Sextet Movement 1 (Professional) II - Shirin dokhtar-e maldar (Sweet Nomad Girl)Interlude 2 Sextet Movement 2 III - Watan Jan (Dear Homeland) Interlude 3 Sextet Movement 3 Duration: c.26 mins (complete) / c.16 mins (sextet movements only). On 11 December 2014 several young musicians from the Afghanistan National Institute of Music were performing at the Istiqlal School home to the French Cultural Centre in Kabul. The venue was targeted by a suicide bomber with devastating results leaving a number of students (and ANIM’s founder and Director Dr. Ahmad Sarmast) with severe injuries. Despite these most challenging of circumstances ANIM continues to provide an extraordinary learning environment for all its students regardless of gender ethnicity or social circumstances. They are committed to assuring musical rights rebuilding lives through music training future music educators establishing intercultural dialogue and to reviving and preserving Afghan Music. Gulistan-e Nur: The Rosegarden of Light is dedicated with great admiration to Dr. Ahmad Sarmast and to the students and staff of the Afghanistan National Institute of Music in Kabul particularly remembering those who were injured in the 11 December attack. The work is also dedicated to Kevin Bishop and members of the pioneering ensemble Cuatro Puntos who are dedicated to global co-operation and

The Great Western is as title suggests, an evocation of trains. It is another fun piece, with much emphasis on triplets and chromatics: Music Teacher Magazine / Orchestre A Cordes

Showcase your cellos! This piece, arranged by Bob Phillips, will make them sound great! Featuring 'What Child Is This?,' 'Oh Come, Oh Come Emmanuel,' and 'Angels We Have Heard on High.' A perfect training exercise for third and fourth positions for the cellos, this lovely medley also includes a bit of easy third position for the first violins. The melody for the cellos is mostly on the A-string. (3:20) / Orchestre A Cordes

The Great Western is as title suggests, an evocation of trains. It is another fun piece, with much emphasis on triplets and chromatics: Music Teacher Magazine / Ensemble A Cordes

These three short chorales (G major, G minor, G major) are excellent warm-up exercises, but would also be very useful for training ensembles to listen for pure intonation. Vibrato and tone quality could also be focused upon, as well as watching the conductor for pauses and upbeats. Dynamics are suggested to assist with the shaping of phrases. Each chorale can stand alone, as a processional or recessional for special occasions and ceremonies, such as assemblies or parades, or can be performed as one work. Independent reading and accurate counting are essential here. Bowing can also be adjusted if desired. / Orchestre A Cordes