More New Festival Music,
2011 Midwest Clinic Titles
and Bowing Tips

Adagio (from the Farewell Symphony)
By Franz Joseph Haydn / arr. Ed Zunic

Composed by Haydn in 1772 to let Prince Nikolaus know it was time for the musicians to go home to their families.

Vanishing Pointe
By Richard Meyer

A jazzy, rhythmically intense mood dominates much of the piece, but makes way briefly for a lyrical middle section.

Mock Morris
By Percy Grainger / arr. David Giardiniere

The Morris dance has been performed throughout the English countryside since the time of William Shakespeare.

Mozart Requiem -- Dies Irae

Much mystery surrounds the Requiem which Mozart was writing just before his death and that mystery can be felt in this arrangement of the choral section Dies Irae. It will provide a serious addition to your next concert or contest.

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2011 Midwest Titles

This year Alfred has several orchestra titles that will be performed at the 2011 Midwest Conference in Chicago. Add these outstanding pieces to your orchestra's repertoire and impress your audiences and judges.

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Four Fingers: Three Tendons and a Thumb

By William Dick

Tendons are the manipulators that allow our fingers to flex. They are also the part of our arms that most often become inflamed or injured: tendonitis. I am not a physiologist but I would like to offer some opinions about how to best use our bow arm.