Beach Party! Intense

Beach Party! IntenseBeach Party! is a sunny blast! This piece depicts the bright sunshine reflecting off the sparkling sand and waves, a scene for the perfect beach party. The syncopated rhythms give developing players a chance to play Caribbean style music, with hand claps and optional claves to add still more island feeling. Each section gets a chance to play the joyful melody, and the unison moments help reinforce the syncopation. This uniquely sunny and uplifting

flowing eighth note lines in the inner voices frame and elevate the lofty sustained melody

A truly unique and exciting new work for string orchestra

This piece uses legato style bowing and should feel relaxed and unhurried

This compelling musical journey conveys a sense of ever-deepening awe at the magical underwater seascape

The performers should take note of the new key (E minor)

with easy rhythms and some pizzicato

This composition

and it is often performed in Mariachi ensembles

This fine work is included on the Florida State Festival list

and rhythmic accuracy

thought provoking

or "The Butterfly" in English