

The Abandoned Funhouse by Brian Balmages Written for the true beginner, this piece takes the listener on an eerie tour that can best be described as an unsettling experience with a touch of curiosity and anxiousness. Piano and optional celesta (playable on a keyboard) create a haunting background reminiscent of a film score. Instruments move mostly by stepwise motion and all string crossings involve an open string. No eighth notes are used, and many instruments use only 5 or 6 notes (while violin 1 uses a one octave D Major scale). Highly playable and extremely engaging! (Approximately 2 minutes duration)
Allegro Moderato (Symph. No. 29) For String Orchestra (by Robert D. McCashin, Gr 4)
Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
Composer: African-American Spiritual
Arranger: Carrie Lane Gruselle
Publisher: FJH Music Company
Series: FJH String Orchestra
Stock Code: ST6469
Waltz (La plus que Lente) Debussy, Arr. by Matthew Moreno, Grade 4
Voyage of the Dragon Armada (The Maritime Expeditions of Zheng He) by Loest (FJH)