Conquest Alexander Borodin

Conquest Alexander BorodinBring out the confidence and ambition in your orchestra with this exciting work for strings that students can connect to the many "conquests" of their lives. The main theme is stated boldly at the beginning before a transition to a more reflective middle section. Reflection transforms into more uplifting material, leading to an even stronger statement of the original theme followed by a driving coda. Challenges are balanced among all sections of the

Westward Dreamers is a musical homage to the pioneers and visionaries who ventured into the unknown

has created the quintessential "Celito Lindo"

and even a battle

A middle section encourages students to develop their more lyrical playing

Drawbridges & Dragons - Journey to a land and time of valiant knights and the castles and kingdoms they've sworn to protect in this fantastical original composition for middle level string orchestras

Each section of the orchestra plays the frenetic melody contrasted with a contemplative middle section

Our traveler then journeys out of the Ancient Grove and into a Rolling Meadow at bar 62

but you can feel that there's a party going on somewhere

keeping players engaged throughout

The piece has a double-stop intro and interludes to provide that country fiddle tune flair

the word “Siyahamba” literally means “We are marching”

which they performed without a conductor