Highland String Orchestra

This beautiful Romantic work has been expanded from the violin and piano setting and is perfect for strings! The violin I and II, viola, and bass parts are all playable in first position; cello goes t...

In this tribute to film music of the spy-movie genre, our Secret Agent 440 tries to keep a low profile while exploring chromatics, dynamics, double stops and diverse articulations. When things get too...

Perfect for advanced players and very true to the original. Shifting is required for 1st violins, cellos, and basses, while 2nd violins and violas get exceptionally rich parts of 16th notes and melody...

El sonido fresco del col legno, un ritmo intenso y las tonalidades menores y sombrías invitan a los alumnos a adentrarse en «Midnight Vortex», de Caryn Wiegand Neidhold. Gracias a que las partes del s...

El sonido fresco del col legno, un ritmo intenso y las tonalidades menores y sombrías invitan a los alumnos a adentrarse en «Midnight Vortex», de Caryn Wiegand Neidhold. Gracias a que las partes del s...

Designed to help students practice playing accidentals and chromatic notes, Mambo Incognito employs attractive Latin rhythms and sly melodies that both students and audiences will enjoy. Each section...

With form and texture that remain very true to the original, the keys of E minor and D Dorian serve to make this arrangement 'student friendly.' The first violin solo includes 3rd position while the s...

Full of educational opportunities for every section, this two-movement work has an old-fashioned folk music sound. 'Wisteria Waltz' is lush and legato while 'Fig's Frolic' is patterned after the energ...

This beautiful folk melody will capture the hearts of students and audiences. Originally scored for large orchestra, this string arrangement captures the essential qualities often heard in the English...

In keeping with the efforts of developing a curriculum that fosters Comprehensive Musicianship, this string orchestra arrangement of three of the most popular Renaissance madrigals, will provide your...

Bring Baroque splendour and exhilarating energy to your next performance! With Georg Friedrich Handel's world-famous "Entrance of the Queen of Sheba" in this first-class arrangement published by Highl...

Originally composed for piano, this engaging and energetic piece will provide your students with the opportunity to develop several playing techniques, including upper position work, intonation, and d...

A dramatic work with a hint of romance, Conquistador! depicts the life and adventures of the Spanish explorers known as Conquistadors. Repeated note passages in A minor provide a glimpse into life on...

Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach in 1713, the secular cantata Was mir behagt, is nur die muntre Jagd BWV 208 is the most famous of all Bach's arias. Arranged by Rick England, this string orchestra ar...

Young string players will be captivated by the sophisticated but innocent quality of this music. Written by history's most famous child superstar, this charming piece is an arrangement from the Clarin...

On a tour of America in 1833 and 1834, the Franco/Flemish violin virtuoso Henri Vieuxtemps heard Yankee Doodle. On returning to Europe, he produced the violin and piano barnburner that was the inspira...

Rich harmonic textures envelope a lush melody in this original composition for string orchestra. Long melodic lines will encourage bowing techniques to bring out the lovely melody and harmony. The wri...

4th movement - Very faithful to the original but arranged with the younger player in mind, this setting of an orchestral staple has it all, and is sure to challenge every section of your orchestra. Th...

Written in the final years of Mozart's life, this piece features a slow lyrical opening followed by an exuberant journey through major and minor tonalities. Students practice Classical style along wit...

This trio shines as transcribed for string orchestra and makes possible the inclusion of a viola part, both as an equal player in the primary melodic material and in fulfilling harmonic realizations....

A fabulous string orchestra setting of a great symphony, this piece will provide opportunities to develop spiccato bowing technique and will please audiences. Perfect for contest or any concert. (6:35...

Each section of the orchestra will have a chance to glide and soar with this beautiful melody! Contrasting sections include easy key changes and harmonics to help expand technique, and the cellos use...

A moving tribute by Susan Day to the people we admire - whether it be family members, role models, or those serving our country - this piece in E minor uses easy rhythms, pizzicato, some divisi in the...

Subtitled 'Fatto per la notte di Natale', or 'made for the night of Christmas,' Corelli's Christmas Concerto stands as one of the finest concerti grossi of the Baroque era. All solo parts have been in...

This work features all of your school district's string orchestras at once and was written to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Freeport, Illinois orchestra program. The piece combines elementary...