See What’s New For 2020!! MISSA FESTIVA FULL Leavitt (M) • 48000 Considered to be one of the most Medium Difficult ORCHESTRA important choral works of our time, each of five individual movements is ARABIAN DANCES beautifully set with strength and dignity. Balmages (MD) • 64013 This revised edition offers an expanded Explore Middle Eastern sounds with Medium Easy chamber orchestration and additional this work that combines traditional folk voicings. songs with original music. Eastern percussion instruments provide DANGER ZONE (Top Gun) (Kenny Loggins) accompaniment to the folk songs Ala /Story (ME) • 47216 THE NEVER ENDING STORY This flexible arrangement of Kenny Dal’ona and Tafta Hindi. /Roszell (M) • 47217 Loggins’ hit from Top Gun will work for Arranged for full orchestra, this retro string orchestra alone, or with as many blast from the past made its debut in added winds and percussion up to full the 1984 fantasy movie and went on to orchestra. 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Using only the notes of This original march includes block scoring and rhythmic the D and A strings (basses go up to unity that will provide developing orchestra with the perfect CHRISTMAS TIDINGS open G), this piece will give beginners opportunity to quickly showcase their talents as a full NEW Day (E) • 68737 a great introduction to ensemble ensemble.