Grand Mesa Music

A perfect piece for a young orchestra to perform on their first concert for an opener or feature work. It is also a great tool for teaching young players about bow distribution. The piece contains eig...

Composed during the winter of 2004, The Shoreline is an impressionist view of the New Jersey central coast, near the composer's home. The season is winter, and the sky is gray. The waves are calm. In...

Two contrasting string works from the Classical period make for a delightful set. Though teaching younger students to play the classical style with a correct degree of lightness and bounce is not easy...

This very lush work for younger string players uses light percussion (rain stick, wind chimes, triangle, suspend cymbal-all playable by one player) and bells or piano to create an evocative soundscape...

Based on the ancient French modal melody Cantique de Noel, this masterful and inherently playable arrangement is perfectly suited for a holiday concert, or any other occasion! It utilizes harmonics in...

Two Movements. Veteran arranger Conley has chosen two movements form a Mozart Wind Divertimento that produce a delightfully transparent and melodious short suite. This work reinforces the sources of M...

French composer Eric Satie was an eccentric but important musical figure in early 20th century music. These variations are based on the melody found in the first movement of his Peccadilles Importunes...

This great arrangement of the famous melody is designed to be played by young students after only a few months of instruction. The pentatonic nature of the melody avoids any issues with high or low se...

This is a rare piece in the string orchestra repertoire that combines a beautifully simple melody with extremely fine compositional craft. It is a heartfelt gem that should become a standard in the li...

The arranger has taken the first two movements of the Cello Sonata in E Minor by the Italian baroque composer Marcello and crafted them into a beautiful, very playable setting for full string orchestr...

What a way to introduce young orchestra students to the swing style! This atmospheric work depicts a Chicago gangster's private night club in small-town Indiana. Its irresistible melody, shout chorus,...

Regal Overture is a fast, exciting young string work in G Major. It features a very catchy melody, and all of the instruments have challenging and interesting parts. String crossings, arpeggios, pizzi...

This easy string orchestra work opens mysteriously, with a quietly building chordal section leading to a more sprightly section. The fast section of the work features some surprising contemporary harm...

This very solid string arrangement of a Bach keyboard work is a great way to introduce young orchestras to the wonders of baroque counterpoint. Hash's transcription remains true to the original settin...

A calm, moonlit night is brought to mind in this gorgeous new work. This is an emotional, expressive work in 3/4 written in d minor, ending with a touching F major section. The piece is written to use...

This energetic piece is based on the blues or 'funky scale

Three great works from the height of the Renaissance period (1450-1600) are here combined in a masterful setting by Canadian arranger Coakley. All three works combine beautiful melodies with the wonde...

This is a lively dance for young string orchestra that employs various placements of accents and some asymmetric meter (7/8) to create a fascinating rhythmic scenario. After a legato contrasting middl...

This brash new work creates intensity by using various modes, including B Phrygian, and mixed meters to create a musical picture of an intense, wind-driven storm. While remaining within grade 2 techni...