Fragile (String Orchestra) - Randall Standridge, Randall Standridge Music

Drawing from his experiences with depression, this mature work for young ensembles by Randall Standridge is a meditation on the lives of those who live with mental health conditions. At times melancholy, terrifying, triumphant, and confused, this work was carefully tailored to be accessible to younger ensembles and to provide programs with a tool to spark discussions about mental health. Beautiful melodies, colorful scoring and an aleatoric moment create a stunning work that will leave an impact on player and audience alike. This version of Fragile for string orchestra, which is part of Standridge's The unBroken Project, highlights all sections equally throughout the work, with a lush opening viola soli, and an emotional solo violin moment featuring optional shifting.

[@imender9219]

This is really pretty. I played it at the UNC Pembroke honors band last year on alto sax. As someone who is in orchestra too, this is amazing.

[@Polorx_]

yep

[@bardwitch]

We're playing this in symphony right now!

[@beermageddon4323]

I heard this performed at the Stambaugh Auditorium today. Really amazing live!

[@LH011]

Learning it in band rn it’s gonna be fire

[@willmo-music]

Is their a mixed score with the concert band one I played it in my schools honor band a couple of months ago

[@Polorx_]

This is such a melancholy and sad piece, I just wish my orchestra could have played it as well as this video. Thank you for this.

[@user-vt3vc8ur4j]

This is not actual people playing you can not expect a human to be better than ai

[@Rizzler-y2k]

Our orchestra did

[@marquanmatthews2488]

Can u do both of them together

[@julianjeusbdb1192]

We’re playing this in band not orchestra but we also have a piano player

[@OnSpray]

theres a band score as well

[@julianjeusbdb1192]

Yeah

[@julianjeusbdb1192]

Bands netter

[@Dana.09550]

@@julianjeusbdb1192​​⁠yea but when it gets to measure 49 orchestra does it better because it sounds more violent and less messy