A Conductor's Guide to Program Development Featuring the Top 100 Intermediate and Advanced Works-This comprehensive guide of intermediate and advanced repertoire highlights 100 of the best compositions and arrangements in print. Annotated in detail – metric and key design performance and program notes alternatechoices of music – it represents all styles of classical and popular music. A grading scale considers both stylistic and technical challenges. Performance topics include repertoire selection program design rehearsaltechniques and score preparation. Music lists from the Renaissance string folios patriotic music arranged for string orchestra and a current contact list of publishers/distributors are included. An invaluable resource for thestring teacher performer and conductor.

Par GREENWOOD JONNY. Jonny Greenwood, multi-instrumentalist of  rock band Radiohead, was nominated for the BBC British Composer Awards, for Popcorn Superhet Receiver in 2006.  Inspired by radio static and the extended, dissonant chords of Polish Composer Penderecki's Threnody for the victims of Hiroshima, the peiece was also used in Paul Thomas Anderson’s movie There Will Be Blood.   / Instrumental Music / Répertoire / Orchestre à Cordes

The latest in a series of pieces written for CoMA string players  Bee Haven is a sound environment an imaginary outdoor space populated by plants flowers and bees. The sound of honeybee humming is the main focus of the work; around this the bees’ ‘haven’ (a living environment free from agricultural poisons and habitat destruction) is created through quiet air noise and gentle brushing of the instruments. There are no events in the piece save one brief flurry of rain; placing themselves within it listeners become part of the imagined space for the duration of the work.

This pop music classic by the Mamas and the Papas was selected as one of the best songs of all time by Rolling Stone magazine. Recently recorded by Queen Latifah its melodic hooks and distinctive harmonic progression give ittimeless appeal in this new edition for string orchestra.

With countless awards and her bluesy gospel-style hit that has been #1 in both the U.S. and Europe Adele is pop musics reigning queen. Larry Moores solid chart is a soulful groove that will sound great with a string ensemble.

One of pop music's time-tested crossover artists is spotlighted in this outstanding medley for strings that makes great pop programming. Carlos Santana's Latin-rock style is one that players and audiences love and three of hisbiggest hits are featured here. Includes Evil Ways Smooth and Oye Como Va. Dur: 4:15

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.'

Michael Jackson's signature song and the title song from pop music's all-time best selling album is now available for strings with this outstanding exciting arrangement for the concert stage. Practical rhythms and ranges make itcomfortable to rehearse and program. (Grade 2)

A taste of the twenties a sentimental ballad a jazz waltz and some funk-rock are brought together in a suite which explores the lighter side of string playing.Drawing on a variety of poplular styles some less familiar rhythms and bowing patterns and a fresh harmonic framework it offers plenty of new challenges for the string ensemble of moderate ability without overstretching the players technically. Exciting new musical experiences await!

Improve your Cello playing with this brilliant tutor part of the successful and popular All For Strings series. It is a comprehensive string method that is suitable for the classroom or individual study helping you tounderstand the fundamentals and theory of music. The series is applicable to all string instruments but this workbook is particularly for Cello with studies exercises games techniques various musical Styles and a detailedgraphical approach make this a fantastic learning tool.

The upbeat animated film Sing features a charming story about a talent show and plenty of terrific music. Here is an appealing medley that includes a new song (Faith) sung by Stevie Wonder and Ariana Grande along with the classic pop hit Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen) and Stevie Wonder's Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing.

Isaac Hayes' Oscar¸-winning song was a milestone for the film industry and its '70s R&B groove and riffs have become part of pop music history. Larry Moore's new arrangement really captures the spirit of this memorable film theme.