These pieces are in good keys for the children (10-12 yrs.) to sing, and the orchestra parts are interesting and challenging.
Standard Instrumentation (*3-*3-2-2) (4-2-3-1) (Timp + 2) Stgs.
When Johnny Comes Marching Home
Traditional
Coming’ Round the Mountain
Traditional
He’s Got the Whole World
Spiritual
Mama Don’t ‘Low Spiritual
All Night, All Day Spiritual
Follow the Drinking Gourd Spiritual
Old Dan Tucker Appalachian folk song
The Crane Russian folk song
De Colores Mexican traditional (Set in a combination of Mariachi and Ravel)
Chester Arrangement of William Billings song
Ode to Joy Key of G in style of Beethoven
Cripple Creek
Appalachian folk song