This high-energy piece will have your players rising to the challenge. The unpredictable Black Sea is depicted with meter changes, col legno, pizzicato and more. It's dramatic but not overly difficult. Brief interludes in 7/8 are actually a relatively easy 3+…
Style: Full Orchestra
Composer: Gary Gackstatter
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Violin Feature
Feature your top player on this famous American tune! The first time through, the soloist takes the lead accompanied by some pizzicato and the occasional foot stomp. The second time though, first violins play most of the tune along with the…
Style: String Orchestra
Composer: Gary Gackstatter
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
A great way to introduce your beginning ensemble to the "Bolero" style, this original work features a legato melody over a steady ostinato pattern that can be enhanced with optional snare drum. Well within the capabilities of your student players.Program…
Style: String Orchestra
Composer: Ronald Follas
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
This light and Bounding work by composer Bud Woodruff is going to be one your students ask to play again and again. Wonderful for working on technique at this level, this accessible work is perfect for festival performance!
Grade Level: 1.5 Copyright: 2022…
Style: String Orchestra
Composer: Bud Woodruff
Publisher: Wingert-Jones Publications
Brave Fires, featuring Drum Set, is a cool and fun new work about a serious subject. Composer Caryn Wiegand Neidhold writes “Brave Fires honors the families impacted by devastating forest fires in Northern Nevada and Northern California and recognizes…
Style: String Orchestra
Composer: Caryn Wiegand Neidhold
Publisher: Excelcia Music Publishing
Breaking Their Hold is a bold and aggressive work for orchestra. The intense percussion and dramatic themes are sure to move any audience.Program NotesBreaking Their Hold is a bold and aggressive work for orchestra. The intense percussion and dramatic themes…
Style: Full Orchestra
Composer: Noah D. Taylor
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
An opening adagio presents lush harmonies and beautiful orchestration, but the excitements builds at the allegro with staccato playing and cascading passages. A great piece for developing strings.
Grade Level: 3 Copyright: 2003 Number of Players: 8-8-5-5-5…
Style: String Orchestra
Composer: Jeffrey S. Bishop
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
In an attempt to musically capture that creepy feeling of walking in the dark, Composer Bud Woodruff brings us a spooky new work for String Orchestra. Perfect for that first Fall Concert!
Grade Level: 2 Copyright: 2022 Publisher: Excelcia Music Publishing…
Style: String Orchestra
Composer: Bud Woodruff
Publisher: Excelcia Music Publishing
UIL Concert & Sight-Reading Evaluation Information
Grade Level: 3.5 Copyright: 2023 Publisher: RBC Publications Series: Sightreading Series Category: String Orchestra
Sample PDFs
uils60123fs-bywater-brook-fryklund-preview-score.pdf
Style: String Orchestra
Composer: Aaron Fryklund
Publisher: RBC Publications
Reminiscent of the exciting call-to-battle themes of our favorite action and superheroes, “Call of Heroes”, with its driving rhythmic pulse, aims to stir the blood and call every hero to action.
Grade Level: 1.5 Copyright: 2022 Publisher: Wingert-Jones…
Style: String Orchestra
Composer: Christian A. Williams
Publisher: Wingert-Jones Publications