The Miniature String Quartet is redolent of the English countryside. It has been the first String quartet of at least two generations of String players.David Stone is a contemporary composer widely known for his works for student musicians and ensembles. He was a master at Charterhouse at one time a producer at the BBC and Music Director of the Godalming Operatic Society then Director of the School of Music at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. He began to compose works for young musicians when he found a dearth of suitable teaching material for his own students.

Attention thrill-seekers! Invite your orchestra and audience to step aboard the 'Millennium Cyclone' roller coaster, and take off on a wild ride! Filled with twists, turns, ups, and downs---and even a moment to catch your breath. Here's an original piece by Andrew H. Dabczynski that will delight and challenge intermediate string players. It's also a chance to introduce repeated 16th note figures and dramatically contrasting dynamics - this one is a sure 'must ride!' (3:30) / Orchestre A Cordes

One of the all-time Latin favorites makes a good pop programming choice with this great arrangement by Robert Longfield. From the legendary Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass this new edition is carefully constructed for student success.

The modal and rhythmic theme from the popular series Game of Thrones arranged by Robert Longfield for String Ensemble.

Written to celebrate the 110th Anniversary of the Joliet Township High School Orchestras of Illinois, 'Stone and Steel' is a modern concert overture by Richard Meyer that treats the listener and performer to a myriad of styles and moods. The piece begins with a heavy, ponderous theme marked 'Molto pesante,' which depicts the limestone quarries that first earned Joliet the nickname 'City of Stone' in the early 1800s. The mood soon changes and we can visualize huge barges laden down with stone, making their way through the city's large lift bridges and into the famous Illinois and Michigan Canal on their way to regional customers. With the construction of a steel mill in 1869, Joliet became known as the 'City of Steel.' Stone and steel were now shipped by both canal and railroad, and this exciting new age is represented by a modern, fast-moving theme in a bright major key. The two themes, 'stone' and 'steel,' are then further developed, and the piece culminates in a majestic, celebratory final statement of the 'steel' theme. (6:00) / Orchestre A Cordes

Lady Gaga is still riding the wave of popularity with her infectious tunes and a stunning live performance style. Here is one of her signature hits in a terrific easy version for developing strings. Solidly scored and fun to play!

Incredible performance flexibility makes this warm lyical selection perfect for any director with musicians of varying ability. Optional easy melody parts are included for every instrument so you can involve your less experienced musicians without worry. In addition this is a great opportunity to work on tone quality and musicianship.

Par WILLIAMS JOHN. This new string orchestra arrangement by James Kazik captures all the wonder (and waggish humor) of the hit 1990 movie Home Alone. Retaining many of the quirky rhythms and chromaticism of the original, this arrangement will provide opportunities for your students to grow and develop in the context of this fun and accessible medley. / Date parution : 2023-01-24/ Répertoire / Orchestre à Cordes

from West Side Story-In a simple straightforward version Robert Longfield has created a superb concert version of Bernstein's classic song from the stage show and film that remains one of Broadway's classics.

Current pop band One Direction continues to create tuneful and energetic hits. This single is a worldwide hit displaying an edgier more mature sound with rhythmic energy that their fans love. Your string players will too.

For solo Cello Timpani and Strings.Popule Meus was commissioned through the Magnum Opus project: Kathryn Gould founding patron and commissioner and Meet the Composer project manager.It was first performed on 6thFebruary 2010 by Yuri Hooker (cello) and the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra conducted by Alexander Micklethwate. Composer's Notes 'Popule Meus is a meditation on the Judaic and Christian text ?O my People whathave I done to you?? but itis also a Universalist contemplation of the wholesale rejection of God by modern man. However much manrejects God he cannot escape Him and indeed he is condemned to the supernatural by his deiformnature. InHindu terms he is the Absolute Ayam Atma Brahma (The Self is the Absolute).In this work the solo cello is the All-Compassionate One while the timpani represent man in his vain andpointless rejection. Although the solocello and strings and the timpani share the same material (four ideas aregradually revealed and they revolve four times during the piece) the timpani music is violent and becomesincreasingly frenzied and contracted while thecello and strings remain still and serene.So even in winning the Darkness loses and even in losing the Light wins. Passion Resurrection andRedemption; or in Hindu terms Atma (The Absolute) alone is real Maya (The Relative) ismerely illusion.'

Peng-Peng Gong's 10-minute requiem was composed in 2011 dedicated to the memory of the composer's grandmother. This revised edition comprises the third work in his Chamber Tone Poems series. While not stricly a chamber piece from the standpoint of instrumental forces the title refers to a broader microcosmic quality shared with those earlier compositions. (2011) ca. 10'.