Concert Orchestra Series - 2025-2026
Grades 3-3½
Concert Orchestra Series - 2025-2026
Grades 3-3½
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Composition Title
Composer's Name
Concert/Festival
Johann Sebastian Bach
Arranged by Tyler Arcari
As a follow-up to his successful “Absolutely Beethoven,” arranger Tyler Arcari crafted a new piece using the music of Bach as the foundation. Tyler has a gift for seamlessly melding pieces together to create something fresh, exciting, and interesting, and “Basically Bach” is the perfect example. (4:55)
KCS2501 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $65.00
Fanny Mendelssohn
Arranged by Caryn Wiegand Neidhold
This is a sensitive and thoughtful arrangement that will challenge your ensemble to play each phrase with expression and emotion. This would be an excellent piece to contrast a faster, more technical selection on a concert program. (4:02)
KCS2502 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $65.00
Francisca “Chiquinha” Gonzaga
Arranged by Dión Morales
Chiquinha Gonzaga was a well-known composer from Brazil who, it is estimated, had 2,000 pieces to her credit. Dión Morales has crafted an arrangement of “Ai que Broma!” that captures the vitality and rhythmic motion of the music of Brazil
and is a showcase for the entire ensemble. (2:31)
KCS2503 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $65.00
Traditional English Carol
Arranged by Deborah Baker Monday
“I Saw Three Ships” is a traditional English carol that Deborah Baker Monday has set in a lively 6/8. She has done an incredible job of keeping the well-known melody intact while creating a spirited and harmonically interesting backdrop. (2:38)
KCS2504 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $65.00
This is an intriguing and creative composition featuring a winding chromatic melody that suggests imps and goblins dancing deep in a
haunted forest. A great selection for a Halloween
concert! (2:21)
KCS2505 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $65.00