Yumiweeus: String Orchestra Conductor Score

$10.00 USD

Yumiweeus: String Orchestra Conductor Score

Name: Yumiweeus: String Orchestra Conductor Score
Brand: Alfred Music
SKU: 00-46714S
Price: 10.00 USD
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By Richard Meyer

Grade: 4

Item: 00-46714S

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This joyful and jubilant piece by Richard Meyer has the sound of a celebration and a title that describes how music unites us all: "Yumiweeus." Hand drumming and a simple chant-like melody start the festivities, followed by an original theme and a set of six variations. Duets featuring the first stand players of every section introduce the first five variations, and a virtuosic final variation closes the piece. The changing meters and variety of key signatures and modes included here are sure to challenge all of your more advanced players. The measure of contrary motion that starts the piece is heard again between each variation and is meant to represent a "coming together to common ground."

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Series: Highland/Etling String Orchestra

Publisher: Alfred Music

Page Count: 28

UPC: 038081537047

SKU: 00-46714S

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About the Composer: Richard Meyer

Richard Meyer brings three and a half decades of string education experience to his composing, having shaped orchestra programs from elementary through high school in the public schools. His tenure at Oak Avenue Intermediate School in Temple City, California saw the program expand from 29 students to 200, and he directed the Pasadena Youth Symphony Orchestra for 16 years, taking ensembles on performance tours to New York, Washington D.C., Vienna, Australia, and Canada.

Beyond the podium, Meyer has established himself as a prolific composer with nearly 200 published works and arrangements, served as string editor for Alfred Publishing Company, and co-authored method books including the widely used String Explorer Series. His "Giving Bach" program, launched in 2009, demonstrates his commitment to using interactive concerts to reach special needs and underserved students across Southern California. He has been invited to clinician roles at the A.S.T.A. National Conference, the Texas Orchestra Directors' Association Conference, and string workshops at major universities.

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Why we love this

Meyer crafts sophisticated musical architecture here without sacrificing ensemble joy. The sectional duets give your stand leaders genuine spotlight moments while keeping advancing players engaged through the changing meters and modal shifts, making it equally rewarding to teach and perform.

What to expect

The piece opens with the warmth of hand drumming and simple melody, setting a festival atmosphere that builds into full orchestral color. Meyer's variations shift the harmonic landscape and texture continuously, creating momentum that peaks in a virtuosic final statement before settling back into communal sound.

Who it's for

This score is built for advanced Grade 4 orchestras ready to manage shifting tonal centers, mixed meters, and sectional leadership roles. Your more experienced players will find technical and musical challenges throughout, while the celebration theme remains accessible enough to engage the full ensemble.

How to get the most out of it

Establish the hand drumming and chant opening as the gravitational center of the piece. Return to this texture with clarity between variations so the "coming together" theme registers with the audience.
Work the contrary motion passage between each variation separately during sectionals. Meyer uses it as connective tissue, so lock the rhythm and intonation before rehearsing it with the full orchestra.
Balance the duets carefully during the first five variations. These moments belong to your first-stand players; ask the rest of the section to support rather than blend.
Navigate the key and mode changes by having players mark them clearly in their parts. Rehearse transitions into new harmonic territory in context, not in isolation.

How to use it

Program this as a concert closer or festival performance when you want to showcase both technical advancement and ensemble cohesion. The celebratory character and modest length (28 pages) make it ideal for a program finale that leaves audiences energized.