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“Festival Rondo” for Multi-Level Strings Wednesday, February 15, 2017

recommended by Dan C., Orchestra Music Specialist

Almost every spring, I speak with some school system somewhere wanting to program a HUGE combined concert featuring their elementary, middle and high school string orchestras. Up until now, it has been hard to recommend something that will work in that situation. Leave it to the inimitable Richard Meyer to solve the problem! “Festival Rondo” is the perfect energetic closer to an “All City” multi-level concert. Combining three levels of string orchestra (and yes, there is a harp part too) with plenty of parts for everyone, each of the three levels gets featured at some point during the piece. There are a couple of key changes and some accidentals, but nothing your groups can’t handle by the end of the school year. It’s an entertaining extravaganza!

Contact us for more recommendations for combined string ensembles, or visit our website to shop Stanton’s for ALL your sheet music needs!

About the Author:
Dan C. has worked at Stanton’s since 1979, primarily with orchestra music and print promotions. A “working” musician, he’s a classical cellist, a rock & jazz bassist and a folk & country guitarist/singer. His free time is spent with family or reading, gardening, cycling and working puzzles. His series of musical puzzles (RP3 Rebus Puzzle Picture People) can be found on the Stanton’s Facebook page each Sunday. He also has a reputation as a pretty good joke teller. Seriously.


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