Whether you are looking for a beginning piece for middle-school orchestra or a more difficult, advanced piece for your high-school orchestra there will be something in this list for your Black History Month concert.
This week we’re featuring a rollicking, toe-tapping blues number. Basses Covered is a grade 4 string orchestra title from Emmy Award-winning composer Thom Sharp. It is the perfect opportunity to feature your bass section.
In this episode of Sandy & Friends, Dr. Sandra Dackow talks with two musicians who have performed with The Hershey Symphony Orchestra about the significance of Beethoven’ music, especially his concertos. The discussion was held in recognition of Beethoven’s 250th birthday on December 16. About our Guests: Dr. Eric Fung, a Bach Prize Winner from […]
Every Friday we highlight new string orchestra music. This week’s selection is Shinkansen by Jason W. Krug. One of Japan’s greatest technological achievements is its massive commuter railway system, the most important part of which is the Shinkansen, known in English as the “Bullet Train.” The network of high-speed railways connects cities throughout Japan at […]
This week’s highlighted new music is this grade 3 string orchestra arrangment of two movements from Handel’s Water Music, Suite 1 from Robert McCashin.
Sandra Dackow and friends continue their celebration of the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth with this discussion of his sonatas.
In this episode of Sandy & Friends, Tempo Press arranger and Hershey Symphony conductor, Sandra Dackow sits down with three other of Central Pennsylvania’s most popular conductors as they come together for a fascinating conversation about Beethoven’ and his nine symphonies.
On a recent trip to San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, the composer learned of the incredible resilience of the native people of the region. The stories of colonization, slaughter, and assimilation were poignant reminders of the resilience of the Otomi people. ¡Nunca te Rindas! pays tribute to these remarkable people.
In this episode of Sandy & Friends, Dr. Sandra Dackow, Tempo Press arranger and music director of the Hershey Symphony, discusses Beethoven’s chamber music with John Dalley, Kathleen Butler-Hopkins, and Patrick Hopkins.
This week we have an exciting new title from composer Eric B. Davis. Precipice is a high energy musical journey that evokes images of scaling ever-shifting terrain to reach the peak of a large cliff, and gaze into the vastness below. Rapid melodies and musical episodes take you on extended twists and turns, leading you […]
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