Orchestra - for the holidays

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• A Patriotic Sing-Along   New for 2010 for orchestra, choirs and/or audience

  NEW in 2010

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  $350 Standard instrumentation

  $300 if ordered before March 15th

  Popular in style

  Includes:

  Yankee Doodle

  Camp-town Races

  Grand Old Flag

  Over There

  America (My Country 'Tis of Thee)

  America, the Beautiful

  God, Bless America

  
  
  

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• A Holly and Jolly Sing-Along   New for 2009 for orchestra, choirs and/or audience

  NEW in 2009

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  $350 Standard instrumentation

  Popular in style

  Includes:

  Deck the Halls

  Jingle Bells

  The Holly and the Ivy

  Jolly Old St. Nicholas

  Joy to the World

  Up on the Housetop

  We Wish you a Merry Christmas

  
  
  

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• Bassoon It Will Be Christmas   New for 2008 for three (or two) solo bassoons with orchestra

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  Bassoon It Will Be Christmas

  Commissioned by Michael Krajewski.

  The most famous bassoon orchestral excerpts meet the most famous Christmas carols in this clever adaptation.

  Duration: 4:45

  Instrumentation: 3*3*3* 3 SOLO BASSOONS 4331, timp. 3 perc. harp strings

  Also available for 2 solo bassoons.

  Performance record: Houston Symphony, Bloomington Pops, more...

• We Three Strings   New for 2008 for three solo violins with orchestra
• We Three Basses   New for 2008 for three solo string basses with orchestra

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  We Three Basses

  Solo Contrabass trio with Orchestra

  A wonderful twist on “We Three Kings” allowing the double basses to shine! Creatively scored and a lot of fun!

  Duration: 3:18

  Instrumentation: 1111, 1000, 1 perc. strings solo bass trio

  Performance record: Commissioned by Michael Krajewski for the Houston Symphony, Rochester Philharmonic

• Christmas at Home Medley   New for 2008 for adult chorus, vocal solo, children's chorus & orch.

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  Christmas at Home (medley)

  Children’s Chorus, SATB Chorus (solo tenor) with orchestra

  Can also be done as an orchestral showpiece.

  This medley includes any combination of: It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas, I’ll Be Home for Christmas, We Need A Little Christmas.

  Commissioned by the Dallas Symphony, this wonderful medley is sure to make audiences feel right at home!

  Instrumentation: 3*3*3*2, 4331, timp. 3 perc. + D.S. harp kybds. strings children’s chorus, SATB chorus (solo tenor)

  Performance record: Dallas Symphony, Fairbanks Symphony, Naples Philharmonic

• Rudolph the Red Nosed ReindeerRockette-style arrangement for orchestra

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  Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer

  Orchestral showpiece (optional dancers, tap solo covered in percussion part), played in a variety of dance styles, ending in a hard-swinging, full kick-line, orchestral blowout!

  Duration: 3:30

  Instrumentation: 3*3*3*2, 4331, timp. 3 perc. + Dr. Set Optional Bass Guitar harp strings

  Performance record: Houston Symphony, Atlanta Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony, Lansing Symphony, Edmonton Symphony, Bozeman Symphony, Quad City Symphony, Denyce Graves, Nashville Symphony, Tucson Symphony

• Holiday Fanfare Medley #1for orchestra

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  Holiday Fanfare Medley #1

  Orchestral showpiece

  This medley includes: Il est nè, le Divin Enfant; Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella; We Three Kings; Pat-A-Pan; Come, All Ye Shepherds; Good King, Wenceslas.

  Duration: 9:09

  Instrumentation: 3*3*3*2, 4331, timp. 3 perc. harp kybds. strings

  **This arrangement is also available for chamber orchestra.

  Performance record: Omaha Symphony, Naples Philharmonic, Bozeman Symphony, Lansing Symphony, Greater Bridgeport Symphony, Rochester Phil.

• Holiday Fanfare Medley #2for orchestra

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  Holiday Fanfare Medley #2

  “A Snowy Christmas”

  Orchestral showpiece

  This medley includes: Let It Snow, Winter Wonderland, Jingle Bells.

  Duration: 8:47

  Instrumentation: 3*3*3*2, 4331, timp. 3 perc. + Dr. Set harp kybds. strings

  **This arrangement is also available for chamber orchestra.

  Performance record: Omaha Symphony, Arizona State University Orchestra, Grand Rapids Symphony

• Holiday Overturefor orchestra

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  Holiday Overture

  Orchestral showpiece

  This medley includes: Deck the Hall; Oy, Chanukah, I have A Little Dreydl; O Christmas Tree; Away in a Manger; Jingle Bells; Up On the House-Top; Good King, Wenceslas.

  Duration: 8:43

  Instrumentation: 3*3*3*2, 4331, timp. 3 perc. harp kybds. strings

  Performance record: Houston Symphony, Atlanta Symphony, Jacksonville Symphony, Rochester Philharmonic, Shreveport Symphony, Nashville Symphony, Tucson Symphony

• Go Tell It On the Mountainfor vocal solos, SATB choir & orch. OR vocal solo & orch.
• The Magic of Christmasfor SATB choir, optional children's choir and orchestra

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  The Magic of Christmas

  Solo soprano, Children’s chorus, SATB chorus with orchestra Original lyrics and music; A snowy opening full of wonder, followed by a joyous Christmas waltz. Children’s chorus parts could be sung by adult chorus.

  Duration: 7:42

  Instrumentation: 3*3*3*2, 4331, timp. 3 perc. harp kybds. strings solo soprano, children’s chorus, SATB chorus

  Performance record: Commissioned, 2005, by the Portland (Maine) Symphony. Recorded, 2006, by the Kiev Philharmonic and Ukrainian Chorus

• I Saw Three Ships & Bring a Torch Medley
  for solo voice with orchestra

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  I Saw Three Ships / Bring A Torch... medley

  Solo Soprano with orchestra

  This medley includes: I Saw Three Ships, Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella.

  Duration: 3:21

  Instrumentation: 3*3*3*2, 4331, timp. 3 perc. harp celesta strings solo soprano

  Performance record: Madison Symphony, Naples Philharmonic, Omaha Symphony, Chattanooga Symphony, Denyce Graves, Rochester Philharmonic

• Winter Wonderlandfor solo voice with orchestra

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  Winter Wonderland

  Solo Baritone with orchestra, Optional backup vocals

  This popular tune set in a new, exciting fashion. Recorded by the Madison Symphony.

  Duration: 4:05

  Instrumentation: 3*3*3*2, 4331, timp. 3 perc. + Dr. Set harp celesta strings solo baritone optional backup vocals

  Performance record: Madison Symphony, Naples Philharmonic, Toronto Symphony, Winnipeg Symphony, Omaha Symphony, Denyce Graves

• Please Come Home for Christmasfor solo voice with orchestra
• Here Comes Santa Clausfor choir with orchestra

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  Here Comes Santa Claus

  SATB choir or solo Soprano with orchestra

  A little jazzy, throws in a waltz - a certain crowd favorite!

  Duration: 2:50

  Instrumentation: 3*3*22, 4331, timp. 3 perc. + Dr. Set harp strings SATB choir or solo soprano

  Performance record: Baltimore Symphony, Naples Philharmonic, Denyce Graves

• Mele Kalikimakafor solo voice and vocal trio with orchestra

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  Mele Kalikimaka

  Solo Baritone with orchestra, backup vocals

  Christmas, Hawaiian style - sounds just like it did on the radio years ago.

  Duration: 2:41

  Instrumentation: 3*3*3*2, 4331, timp. 3 perc. + Dr. Set (optional gtr. and El. bass) harp celesta strings solo baritone backup vocals

  Performance record: Omaha Symphony, Kansas City Symphony

• Santa Babyfor solo voice with orchestra

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  Santa Baby

  Solo Female vocals and optional Men’s chorus with orchestra

  Spice up your Holiday concert with this song, made famous by Eartha Kitt.

  Duration: 3:36

  Instrumentation: 203*2, 4330, NO timp. 2 perc. + Dr. Set El. Bass Piano strings solo female vocals + Optional Men’s Chorus

  Performance record: Commissioned by Bruce Hangen Naples Philharmonic, Denyce Graves / Alabama Symphony, Kansas City Symphony, Akron Symphony, Syracuse Symphony, Wichita Symphony

• Swing Carol Fantasyfor orchestra

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  Swing Carol Fantasy

  Orchestral showpiece

  This medley includes: Rudolph..., Jingle Bells, Up On the House-Top, Let It Snow, Winter Wonderland, We Wish You a Merry Christmas.

  Duration: 7:05

  Instrumentation: 3*3*3*2, 4331, timp. 3 perc. + Dr. Set harp kybds. strings

  Performance record: Indian Hill Symphony

Orchestra - for general use

• Salsa Metales   New for 2009 for solo brass quintet with orchestra
• Spainfor solo brass quintet with orchestra
• German Medleyfor solo brass quintet with orchestra
• Italian Medleyfor solo brass quintet with orchestra
• Orpheus in the Underworldfor solo brass quintet with orchestra
• Slavonic Dance (Dvorak)for solo brass quintet with orchestra
• Hungarian Dance (Brahms)for solo brass quintet with orchestra

• April in Parisfor solo voice with orchestra
• Core N' Gratofor solo voice with orchestra
• Macarenafor solo voice with orchestra
• Congafor solo voice (optional) with orchestra
• Llorarasfor solo voice with orchestra
• Hoagy Carmichael / Duke Ellington setfor jazz solo voice with orchestra
• Andrew Sisters Medleyfor solo vocal trio with orchestra

• Malaguenafor solo harp and orchestra
• Moliendo Cafefor solo harp and orchestra
• Pajaro Campanafor solo harp and orchestra
• Gershwin Suitefor small chamber orchestra