This com­pre­hen­sive guide of inter­me­di­ate and advanced reper­toire high­lights 100 of the best com­po­si­tions and arrange­ments in print.

Anno­tated in detail– met­ric and key design, per­for­mance and pro­gram notes, alter­nate choices of music– it rep­re­sents all styles of clas­si­cal and pop­u­lar music. A grad­ing scale con­sid­ers both styl­is­tic and tech­ni­cal challenges.

Per­for­mance top­ics include reper­toire selec­tion, pro­gram design, rehearsal tech­niques, and score prepa­ra­tion. Music lists from the Renais­sance, string folios, patri­otic music arranged for string orches­tra, and a cur­rent con­tact list of publishers/distributors are included. An invalu­able resource for the string teacher, per­former and conductor.

“…a valu­able and long-awaited resource for teach­ers and con­duc­tors of string orches­tras.”
–Louis Kosma, String bassist, Met­ro­pol­i­tan Opera Orches­tra; Con­duc­tor, Ver­mont Phil­har­monic and Youth Orches­tras of Essex County

“… A must read for all musi­cians!”
–Bucky Piz­zarelli, Jazz gui­tarist and record­ing artist

“…an amaz­ingly com­pre­hen­sive col­lec­tion and analy­sis of string orches­tra reper­toire.“
–Stephen Ore­mus, Music Supervisor/Arranger of Broad­way Musi­cal WICKED