Old Becoming New: Gems of the String Orchestra Repertoire
Looking for new and exciting compositions for your string orchestra?
We know that conductors are constantly searching for interesting but valuable repertoire for their ensembles to play. Selected by renowned arranger and educator, Sandra Dackow, our Little Known Gem series includes pieces that are perfect for concert, festival and competition performance but have been forgotten or "lost" in the mix of the vast history of string literature.
Click here to see program notes including rehearsal and performance strategies written by Sandra Dackow!
| # |
Composer |
Title |
Grade |
Conference |
| 40932 |
Bach |
Brandenburg Concerto No. 6: Allegro
(Dackow's Expressive Gem) |
4-5 |
2023 TODA |
| 01913 |
Bartok |
Dances of Transylvania |
4+ |
2014 ASTA |
| 10371 |
Bartok |
Ten Pieces for Children |
2 |
2010 ASTA |
| 07287 |
Bolzoni |
Minuet for Strings |
4 |
2016 ASTA
2016 TODA |
| 01560 |
Bridge |
Suite for Strings |
5+ |
2015 ASTA |
| 07158 |
Bull |
Solitude sur la Montagne |
4 |
2015 ASTA |
| 09873 |
Byrd |
The Carman's Whistle |
4 |
2010 ASTA |
| 13246 |
Chadwick |
Serenade in F for String Orchestra |
5 |
2010 ASTA |
| 06462 |
Coleridge-Taylor |
Noveletten Op. 52, No. 4 |
5-6 |
2023 ASTA
2023 TODA |
| 07222 |
Corelli |
Concerto Grosso Op. 6, No. 4 in D |
4+ |
2023 TODA |
| 10609 |
Dello Joio |
Air for Strings |
3 |
2013 ASTA |
| 11903 |
Fasch |
Symphony in A |
3-4 |
2010 ASTA |
| 08470 |
Foote |
Irish Folk Song |
4 |
2014 ASTA |
| 11105 |
Foote |
Serenade in E for String Orchestra, Op. 25 |
5 |
2017 ASTA
2018 TODA |
| 09808 |
Foote |
Suite for Strings in E, Op. 63 |
5 |
2018 ASTA |
| 13596 |
Fuchs |
Serenade No. 1 in D |
6 |
2016 ASTA
2016 TODA |
| 05288 |
Gluck |
Overture in D |
3+ |
2018 TODA |
| 05289 |
Gluck |
Symphony in G Major |
3+ |
2017 TODA
2018 ASTA |
| 01549 |
Grainger |
Molly on the Shore |
4+ |
2014 ASTA |
| 10805 |
Grieg |
String Quartet in g minor, Op. 27 |
6 |
2017 TODA
2018 ASTA |
| 01954 |
Hanson |
Rhythmic Variations |
3+ |
2015 ASTA |
| 07066 |
Herbert |
Three Compositions for String Orchestra |
5 |
2014 ASTA
2015 TODA |
| 01150 |
Hovhaness |
Psalm and Fugue Op. 40a |
3 |
2013 ASTA |
| 10686 |
Husa |
Pastoral for Strings |
4 |
2016 ASTA |
| 10274 |
Janacek |
Idyll |
5+ |
2015 ASTA
2017 TODA |
| 11061 |
Janacek |
Suite for Strings |
4+ |
2011 ASTA
2016 TODA |
| 08421 |
Kalinnikov |
Chanson Triste for Strings |
3 |
2011 ASTA |
| 13565 |
Kalinnikov |
Serenade for Strings in g minor |
4 |
2014 TODA
2015 ASTA |
| 01486 |
LeClair |
Sonata for String Orchestra |
4 |
2010 ASTA |
| 08325 |
Manfredini |
Concerto Grosso Op. 3 No. 12 |
3 |
2011 ASTA |
| 10532 |
Mendelssohn |
Sinfonia No. VI in E-flat |
5 |
2014 ASTA
2014 TODA |
| 09033 |
Mendelssohn |
String Octet in Eb, Op. 20 |
5 |
2018 ASTA |
| 01494 |
Pachelbel |
Gigue (from Canon and Gigue) |
3+ |
2017 ASTA
2018 TODA |
| 09876 |
Parry |
An English Suite |
5 |
2013 ASTA
2015 TODA |
| 07232 |
Pierne |
Serenade for Strings Op. 7 |
4 |
2014 ASTA |
| 01497 |
Pierne |
Suite of Dances: No. 2: Chanson de la Grand Maman |
3 |
2017 ASTA |
| 08446 |
Puccini |
Chrisanthemum for String Quartet |
5 |
2011 ASTA
2014 TODA |
| 05948 |
Purcell |
Double Dealer Suite |
3+ |
2016 ASTA
2017 TODA |
| 11369 |
Reinecke |
Serenade for String Orchestra
|
5 |
2010 ASTA
2011 ASTA
2014 TODA |
| 11078 |
Reinecke |
Twelve Tone Pictures for Strings |
4 |
2016 ASTA
2016 TODA |
| 13591 |
Respighi |
Suite in G Major for Strings and Organ |
5 |
2017 TODA |
| 13951 |
Reznicek |
Serenade in G |
4-6 |
2023 ASTA |
| 11362 |
Ricciotti |
Concertino No. 2 in G |
4 |
2013 ASTA
2014 TODA |
| 09879 |
Schreker |
Intermezzo Op. 8 |
5 |
2014 ASTA
2015 TODA |
| 01616 |
Stamitz |
Three Mannheim Sinfonias |
4+ |
2013 ASTA
2015 TODA |
| 11515 |
Still |
Danzas de Panama |
4 |
2010 ASTA
2011 ASTA
2015 TODA |
| 06781 |
Strauss |
Pizzicato Polka |
3+ |
2015 ASTA
2015 TODA
2023 ASTA
2023 TODA |
| 08667 |
Suk |
Serenade, Op. 6 for Strings |
6 |
2017 ASTA
2017 TODA |
| 11724 |
Telemann |
Concerto for Two Violas and String in G |
3+ |
2017 ASTA
2018 TODA |
| 01531 |
Telemann |
Little Dance Suite in D for String Orchestra with Cembalo |
3 |
2018 ASTA |
| 06865 |
Telemann |
Nations Ancient and Modern Overture |
2+ |
2011 ASTA |
06905
40906 |
Tschaikowsky |
Serenade for Strings, Op. 48 (06905-Original)
(40906-Dackow's Expressive Gem) |
5 |
2023 ASTA
2023 TODA |
| 540-3034 |
Verdi |
String Quartet in e (1877) |
6 |
2018 TODA |
| 10848 |
Warlock |
Six Italian Dances |
3 |
2016 TODA
2017 ASTA |
10808
40907 |
Wiren |
Serenade for Strings (10808-Original)
(40907-Dackow's Expressive Gem) |
5 |
2013 ASTA
2014 TODA
2023 ASTA
2023 TODA |
| 07658 |
Wolf-Ferrari |
Serenade for Strings |
5+ |
2016 ASTA
2016 TODA |
| 13743 |
Wranitzky |
Symphony in c, Op. 31 "La Paix" |
4+ |
2018 ASTA
2018 TODA |
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