SKU: AP.48092S

UPC: 038081553955. English.

This emotional and heartfelt piece, From Darkness, Joyful Sounds Are Born, by Richard Meyer, is all about facing and overcoming the hardships we all encounter during our lifetime. It begins with a brief depiction of happy times and then descends into sounds of sadness and sorrow. Before long, joy emerges in the form of cheerful melodies, clapping, stomping, and singing, performed by the orchestra and the audience in a rousing call-and-response celebration. An amazing way to bring together everyone in the concert hall, this selection is sure to provide an unforgettable experience for your students and their audience! (7:30).

SKU: AP.46686S

UPC: 038081533322. English. Traditional.

A Joyful Christmas is based on the popular Christmas carol Joy to the World. Victor López has masterfully written an arrangement that has a Latin flavor and will delight audiences. The piece effectively presents an original rhythmic style, and the use of expanded harmonies will certainly give your winter holiday concert a refreshing touch.

SKU: AP.48043S

UPC: 038081554266. English.

Chasing Shadows by Michael Kamuf features soaring melodies, driving rhythms, and bold harmonies which work together to create cinematic overtones. The use of syncopated rhythms throughout will help reinforce your orchestra's understanding of subdivision. A perfect selection for concerts and festivals that both students and audiences will enjoy! This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud. (3:00).

SKU: AP.45882S

UPC: 038081523880. English.

With its bright, hopeful melody and infectious rhythms, this original piece by Scott Watson, A Joyous Celebration, is perfect to program for any celebratory occasion, or to open or close your concert. Optimistic harmonies and recurring syncopations in the opening section give way to broad, expansive strokes in a brief, contrasting section. A fortissimo climax leads to the welcome return of the jubilant opening theme. The joyful music drives to a sparkling finish, conveying the feeling that anything is possible! (2:55).

SKU: AP.46682S

UPC: 038081535180. English. Scottish/Irish/American Fiddle Tune.

Soldier's Joy arranged by Sandra Dackow is a familiar fiddle tune that will be a great way to open or close any concert. Teaching a variety of string techniques, this piece will feature all of your players on both the melody and the accompaniment. Correlated with Orchestra Expressions, Book 2, this arrangement will inspire your students to increase their tempo to create an exciting performance!

About Orchestra Expressions

Play great songs such as Over the Rainbow, Batman, This Land Is Your Land, and Star Wars (Main Title). Listen to and play a variety of styles of music: popular, traditional, classical, folk and patriotic. Read and write music; compose and improvise. Perform in a concert and play for your family and friends. Be a conductor of the orchestra. Learn about composers, such as Antonin Dvorak, Johann Pachelbel, Jacques Offenbach, Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Giuseppe Verdi, George M. Cohan, George Frideric Handel, Ludwig van Beethoven, Johann Sebastian Bach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Giacomo Puccini, Georges Bizet, Neal Hefti, and John Williams. Discover how music and art are related. Learn about a variety of musical ensembles including string orchestra, full orchestra, mariachi band, steel drum band, dixieland jazz band, rock band, and more. Play music from around the world, including North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia, and Africa.

SKU: AP.45882

UPC: 038081523873. English.

With its bright, hopeful melody and infectious rhythms, this original piece by Scott Watson is perfect to program for any celebratory occasion, or to open or close your concert. Optimistic harmonies and recurring syncopations in the opening section give way to broad, expansive strokes in a brief, contrasting section. A fortissimo climax leads to the welcome return of the jubilant opening theme. The joyful music drives to a sparkling finish, conveying the feeling that anything is possible! (2:55).

SKU: AP.51055S

ISBN 9781470668150. UPC: 038081587035. English.

A musical celebration of the human spirit, Radiant Joy is uplifting from the very first note. Brian Balmages includes subtle elements of fiddle music throughout as the work develops, moving through various styles with several twists and turns along the way. Inspiring! (3:50).

SKU: LO.30-2428L

UPC: 000308121704.

Pulsating rhythms, colorful harmonies, and soaring melodies highlight this glad offering of praise from Mark Hayes. Masterfully conveying the spirit of Pamela Martin’s text, Hayes’s original music frames a refreshing contemporary treatment of Beethoven’s HYMN TO JOY. You are the source of our song! Instrumentation: 2 Flutes/Piccolo, Oboe, 2 Clarinets, Bassoon, 2 Horns, 3 Trumpets, 2 Trombones, Bass Trombone/Tuba, Master Rhythm (Piano, Bass, Drums, Guitar), Percussion, Timpani, Harp, Violins I & II, Viola, Cello, and Bass.