The first broadcast of the incidental music for D.G. Bridson's radio drama King Arthur was given on 23rd April (St. George's Day) 1937. The first performance of this Suite for Orchestra was given on 21st October 1995 atthe Snape Maltings Concert Hall by the Royal Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra conducted by Lutz Köhler. It has been recorded for Chandos by the BBC Philharmonic conducted by Richard Hickox.

These stringsets arrange seven classic melodies from 'The King and I' and 'South Pacific' for intermediate string ensemble. The arrangements are relatively straightforward great fun to play and will make the perfect programme for the end of term concert.

You?ll Never Walk Alone est une chanson bien connue des amateurs de football un hymne régulièrement repris dans les stades. Une expérience unique quand elle chantée en coeur par tout un stade parcouru de frissons. Reprise par de nombreux grands artistes du King Elvis à Ella Fitzgerald la chanson orginale de Gerry and the Pacemakers (1963) fait toujours merveille.

Essential Elements Expert Level-Expert Level (correlates with Book 2 p. 15) From the ever popular musical The King and I here is the perfect flute feature for young bands. Written with repetitive rhythmic patterns that are easy to learn and solid scoring forthe entire band this is an enjoyable arrangement that everyone will recognize.

Imagine four soloists playing eight Boomwhackers on the heads of eight brave audience members while being accompanied by string orchestra. That's the scenario of this hilarious show-stopper. Your audience will love hearing 'Jingle Bells,' 'Good King Wenceslas,' and 'Deck the Halls' like never before. Used by the composer with his own orchestra and guest teachers, this simple yet highly effective novelty number never fails! Complete staging instructions are included. (2:00) Correlates to String Explorer Book 1, Unit 13. / Orchestre A Cordes

Youâ??ll Never Walk Alone est une chanson bien connue des amateurs de football un hymne régulièrement repris dans les stades. Une expérience unique quand elle chantée en coeur par tout un stade parcouru de frissons. Reprise par de nombreux grands artistes du King Elvis à Ella Fitzgerald la chanson orginale de Gerry and the Pacemakers (1963) fait toujours merveille.

Don Juan stands out among Richard Strauss' early tone poems for its almost faultless structure and concise design. This elaborate and considered work helped to establish him as one of the Great German composers when he conducted the premiere of the work himself in November 11 1889. At twenty-four he had written the first masterpiece for which he will be remembered. Taking Nikolaus Lenau’s play as his starting point Strauss fashioned a Symphonic poem which would convey the story of the legendary womanizer. It is a perfect characterisation with exceedingly vivid orchestration use of short motives and intense lyricism. Eulenberg's celebratedand highly authoritative miniature score is the definitive reference source for study performance preparation or simply for those with a love of the great orchestral works.

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

There's a ninja on the loose and he's sneaking through the orchestra. But not for long! Your students will love making up storylines for what happens next in this colorful Asian-flavored piece that uses only the notes of the D Major scale. There are plenty of great teaching opportunities here for your first-year students, including pizzicato, accents, crescendos, and melody/accompaniment balance. Fun for everyone! (2:15) / Orchestre A Cordes

The Clinton 12-In August 1956 Clinton Tennessee was the the site of one of the most significant events of the American Civil Rights movement as 12 courageous teenagers walked into history becoming the first students to desegregate astate-supported high school in the south. Commissioned by the East Tennessee School Band and Orchestra Association Richard Saucedo captures the mood of this monumental event along with its sense of anger and frustration but alsowith feelings of hope and determination as the nation struggles to defeat bigotry and fear. Dur: 5:45 (Grade 5)

Romance in F major for Violoncello and Orchestra-Just a few months after completing his Cello Sonata op. 6 Strauss composed another work for this instrument: a Romance for cello and orchestra which remained unpublished during his lifetime. According to the autograph manuscript the composition was finished on June 27 1883 and Strauss also prepared the piano reduction himself. The Romance is regarded as one of Strauss??? most mature youthful works though it was long overshadowed by the cello sonata despite several quite successful performances given by the then-famous principal cellist of the Munich Court Orchestra Hanu? Wihan. Only since the posthumous first edition of 1986 has the music world been rediscoveringthis striking work which now also appears in a Henle Urtext edition.

Each of the five movements of this innovative work is designed to invoke a particular type of emotion associated with leadership. Courage is stately in nature and played in a marcato style. Vision has a playful sense and focuses on mixed meters aswell as mixed emotions. The lyric and sensitive Compassion is meant to stir the soul while the contrasting Selflessness offers some of the most intense and demanding music of the set. The energetic final movement Heroes will bring to mind your ownfavorite superhero! Educator and speaker Scott Lang helped develop the concept for this unique work and has made available supplemental curricula centered around leadership and character development. This material is tied to the Common CoreStandards relating to reading writing music art and critical thinking. Each movement and accompanying curriculum can stand on its own allowing the director the flexibility of using as much or as little as desired. A tremendous resource fortodays teacher!Accompanying curricula and materials available at www.scottlang.net

You can sense right from the start that someone is sneaking around to give that unexpected surprise to a friend or foe! The percussion provide a simple but effective groove and a jazzy middle section helps to mix things up and offers nice variety. Written in a single tempo throughout here is an entertaining piece that will be a blast to perform and yet musically rewarding to teach.

An evocation of ÿantique musical instruments and machines and the spirits who are still making music through them.

Nothing says rock and roll like this vintage song originally recorded by The Kingsmen. This up-tempo arrangement combines the familiar riffs of the original and includes a short trumpet solo or section feature. This one is a must!