Description

This charming medley features “The Polar Express,” “When Christmas Comes to Town,” “Hot Chocolate,” “Believe,” and “Spirit of the Season.” Selections from The Polar Express provides a delightful variety of styles performable by strings or full orchestra. The blockbuster film starred Tom Hanks and was scored by Glen Ballard and Alan Silvestri. A real winner – All Aboard!

In the full orchestra series, all material (except percussion) is covered in the string writing so the pieces can be performed in their entirety by a string orchestra, or by adding winds and percussion you can perform these works as a full orchestra. Instrumentation

conductor
2x flute
2x oboe
1x Bb clarinet 1
1x Bb clarinet 2
2x bassoon
4x horn in F
1x Bb trumpet 1
1x Bb trumpet 2
3x trombone
1x tuba
2x mallet percussion (bells, chimes)
1x timpani
2x percussion 1 (snare drum, bass drum)
4x percussion 2 (train whistle, suspended cymbals, tambourine, sleigh bells, triangle, wind chimes)
8x violin 1
8x violin 2
8x violin 3 (viola T.C)
5x viola
5x cello
5x string bass