Literature for Summer 2026

Berks Summer Strings 2026  (season 14!)

Micheli Orchestra (Beginning Strings) (2 Works (B), Warm up, & finale)

Tuning Routines and Review – Review strings, first position D major

The Russian Music Box – Soon Hee Newbold – FJH Music Company Inc (gr 1/B)

Finale Combined work:

Swarm – Tyler Arcari Grade ½ (Fun, upbeat, summer related. New to us.)

Stradivari Orchestra (Intermediate Strings)  (3 more works (gr 1), Finale)

The Russian Music Box – Soon Hee Newbold – FJH Music Company Inc (gr 1/B)

Bach Country Fiddles – Bach, J.S. arr. by Richard Meyer

Appalachian Hymn – Soon Hee Newbold gr 1 (1st time @ BSS)

Dragonhunter – Richard Meyer – Alfred Music Publishing – (VE gr 1)

Finale Combined work:

Swarm – Tyler Arcari Grade ½ (Fun, upbeat, summer related. New to us.)

Berkshire Strings (Jr. High, “advanced”) –  (2 more works (gr. 2-3) Finale)

Dos Fuegos – Robert Sieving – Spanish Flavor, beautiful melodies, cello feature

Entrance of the Queen of Sheba – G. F. Handel – arr. H. Fisher 

Bach Country Fiddles – Bach, J.S. arr. by Richard Meyer

Appalachian Hymn – Soon Hee Newbold gr 1 (1st time @ BSS)

Dragonhunter – Richard Meyer – Alfred Music Publishing – (VE gr 1)

The Russian Music Box – Soon Hee Newbold – FJH Music Company Inc (gr 1/B)

Finale Combined work:

Swarm – Tyler Arcari Grade ½ (Fun, upbeat, summer related. New to us.)