Three new collections of varied pieces for orchestra for players from beginner to grade 3 standard.This collection of three books each containing eight varied pieces has been compiled to capture the imagination of young players and to introduce them to a wide range of musical styles.Special effects appropriate to each instrument provide additional learning points and great entertainment both in rehearsal and performance. There are glissandos for strings and trombone flutter tonguing for flute and trumpets (for those able to) and a range of vocal sounds for all!The scoring allows these pieces to be played by variouscombinations of instruments. Ideally your orchestra should have some instruments from each section but if not (for example no brass) then the supplementary piano part (available separately) can be used to fill the gaps. It can also be used to provide extra support in rehearsals.As well as the normal percussion parts some of the pieces make use of a drum kit. For orchestras without a drum kit player a drum kit and bass backing track is available to download free of charge either as MP3 or WAV files.OrchestrationDescant recorder Treble recorder Flute 1 Flute 2 or Oboe Clarinet 1 Clarinet 2 Alto Sax Bassoon Horn in F Horn in Eb Trumpet 1 Trumpet 2 Trombone (Bass clef) Trombone (Treble clef) Timpani Drum Kit Percussion 1 Percuission 2 Percussion 3.Strings (Violin 1 Violin 2 Violin 3 Viola Cello Bass)Orchanics 1 contains:-Playing Tag (Richard Ling); Eastern March (Richard Ling); Autumn from Four Seasons (Vivaldi); Entertainer (Joplin); St.Anthony Chorale (Brahms/Haydn); Jazz Train (Richard Ling); Caribbean Carnival (Richard Ling); Hark the herald angels sing.

Composer's Note: Quilting co-commissioned by the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the Los Angeles Philharmonic is my first stand alone work fororchestra and is loosely inspired by the American tradition of quilt making. I composed Quilting while living most of last year in Paris. During my time there I thought a lot about what it means to compose symphonic music as ayoung American in the 21st century when so many of the many masterworks which are programmed year in and out by orchestras across the country are European. I considered which artistic traditions defined the American 19th-century.I began to think of the American crafts-tradition of quilting as a foil to the high-art tradition of European orchestral composition. As the score for my new work began to take shape I started thinking about themanuscript itself as an object its vertical and horizontal planes create a kind of patterned geometry of their own. Visually the way a musical score is woven together like patchwork brought to mind quilts and the great Americantradition of quilting. I imagined about how conducting an orchestra can feel like stitching a piece together or sewing together a large number of musical ideas and musicians into a coherent and transcendent whole. Quilting was an integral part of American vernacular in the 18th and 19th centuries the African-American quilting tradition is especially fascinating and the quilts tell the stories of the women and communities who made them.The names of the quilt patterns themselves can have their own sense of narrative: 'jacobs ladder' 'drunkards path' 'solomon's puzzle' and (my favorite for its relevance to this piece) 'the road to California.' -Bryce Dessner

Commissioned by Music for Japan for its 25th Anniversary Orchestral Concert. The title 'Guardian Angel' was inspired by a passage from the Old Testament Book of Exodus (23:20)

Chorale (2001 02) for orchestra is a kind of musical meditation on the chorale Es ist genug from Bach?s cantata O Ewigkeit du Donnerwort itself a harmonisation of J R Ahle?s 1662 hymn. Nick Kimberley?s preface outlines the context of the Bach original and refers to Alban Berg?s use of the chorale in his Violin Concerto almost 300 years later. In contrast to both of these works Lindberg?s Chorale has no extra-musical agenda. The composer explains that he took the harmonic structure of the chorale and embedded it in his own harmonies. ?I make an analogy with the rise and fall of the tide. When the tide is in the sea-bed is invisible; but when the tidegoes out you see the rock formation on the sea-bed.?Tribute is a short show-piece for full orchestra composed in 2004 as a gift to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Esa-Pekka Salonen?s debut with the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

Based on Gloria-The beginning and ending fanfare sets the tone for an exciting arrangement by Vicki Tucker Courtney of the well-known French carol Gloria. A syncopated accompaniment along with the vocal meter change from 4/4 to 6/8 in the choruscreates energy throughout the music. The original chorus transitions to the familiar chorus building to a triumphant ending. The available brass ensemble parts add power and finesse. Instrumentation includes: Score Trumpet 1 Trumpet 2 Trombone Bass Trombone.

Jorden Rundt i 80 Dage - En ny stor musical til musikskolen efterskolen og gymnasiet! En spændende og farverig musical med skuespillere sangere og stort orkester. Historien er Jules Vernes frit bearbejdet af komponist og sangskriver Thomas Bo Borchersen i samarbejde med sanger forfatter og instruktør Tine Olsen. I hæsblæsende fart må Phileas Fogg nå Jorden rundt for at vinde et væddemål men der bliver alligevel tid til at dvæle ved de mange oplevelser og personer som støder til selskabet på vejen. Historien er fortalt i 15 sange og kædet sammen af dialog såhele ensemblet kan folde sig ud i denne udødelige klassiker. Materialet består af: Partitur orkesterstemmer sanghæfte (med vedlagt cd) korhæfte og dialoghæfte. Fra forordet: Det musikalske/pædagogiske sigte med musicalen:Hovedformålet med Musicalen er at vise bredden i musikskolen og forsøge at skabe nogle nye unikke muligheder for samarbejde mellem lærer og elevgrupper i det nye musikskolemiljø der er opstået efter musikskolesammenlægningerne. Vi mener at der er et stort og stadigt voksende behov for at samle musikskolen i store fælles projekter dels for at forbedre infrastrukturen i musikskolen men også for at få den helt nødvendige kommunikation til samfundet omkring musikskolen. Vi mener der et et stort behov for at få synliggjort arbejdet med talentmassen på musikskolerne og at store kompetent udførte projekter ofte er en mangelvare på mindre og halvstore musikskoler. - Musicalerne egner sig selvfølgelig til at blive opført på alle musikskoler - store som små men er især tænkt som en særlig oplagt mulighed for at få samarbejde imellem musikskolerne igang på tværs af kommunegrænserne.

Jorden Rundt i 80 Dage er en spændende og farverig musical med skuespillere sangere og stort orkester. Historien er Jules Vernes frit bearbejdet af komponist og sangskriver Thomas Bo Borchersen i samarbejde med sanger forfatter og instruktør Tine Olsen. I hæsblæsende fart må Phileas Fogg nå Jorden rundt for at vinde et væddemål men der bliver alligevel tid til at dvæle ved de mange oplevelser og personer som støder til selskabet på vejen. Historien er fortalt i 15 sange og kædet sammen af dialog så hele ensemblet kan folde sig ud i denne udødeligeklassiker. Fra forordet: Hovedformålet med musicalen er at vise bredden i musikskolen og forsøge at skabe nogle nye unikke muligheder for samarbejde mellem lærer og elevgrupper i det nye musikskolemiljø der er opstået efter musikskolesammenlægningerne. Vi mener at der er et stort og stadigt voksende behov for at samle musikskolen i store fælles projekter dels for at forbedre infrastrukturen i musikskolen men også for at få den helt nødvendige kommunikation til samfundet omkring musikskolen. Vi mener der et et stort behov for at få synliggjort arbejdet med talentmassen på musikskolerne og at store kompetent udførte projekter ofte er en mangelvare på mindre og halvstore musikskoler. - Musicalerne egner sig selvfølgelig til at blive opført på alle musikskoler - store som små men er især tænkt som en særlig oplagt mulighed for at få samarbejde imellem musikskolerne igang på tværs af kommunegrænserne. Arrangementenes sværhedsgrad er forsøgt tilpasset det gennemsnitlige elevpræstationsniveau for aldersgruppen 12 til 18 år på musikskolen. Det har været en af topprioriteterne at lave arrangementerne