Orchestra Unwrapped resources

Downloads and links to all resources that accompany our Orchestra Unwrapped schools concerts.

School children at Orchestra Unwrapped

General Resources

Teacher resources

Introduction to resources

Vocal exercises

What is an orchestra?

Woodwind and brass

Strings and percussion

Key words and music theory

Student resources

What is an orchestra?

Woodwind and brass

Strings and percussion

Key words and music theory

2025/26 Orchestra Unwrapped resources

Teacher resources

Full teacher resource pack

Welcome

Theme of the concert

Concert etiquette

STRAUSS Sunrise (from Also sprach Zarathustra)

MONTGOMERY Starburst

HOLST Extracts from ‘The Planets’

ABLERGA ‘Sailing on the Tethys’

SHIGIHARA Grasswalk

C418 Minecraft Medley

BEETHOVEN Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus

WILLIAMS Main Title/Rebel Blockade Runner from Star Wars

Women composers

SOW information

 

Student resources

Full student resource pack

Theme of the concert

Concert etiquette

STRAUSS Sunrise (from Also sprach Zarathustra)

MONTGOMERY Starburst

HOLST Extracts from ‘The Planets’

ABLERGA ‘Sailing on the Tethys’

C418 Minecraft Medley

BEETHOVEN Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus

WILLIAMS Main Title/Rebel Blockade Runner from Star Wars

Women composers

SOW information

 

 

Audience participation piece

A Place Called Joy by Peter Yarde Martin

Lyrics

Backing track 

Performance track

Voice & piano reduction (teacher resource)

Past Resources

2022/23 resources: Speak Up!

Download the 2022/23 resources here

2023/24 resources: Celebrating the Sounds of America

Download the 2023/24 resources here

2024/25 resources: Nordic Nature and its Magical Land

Download the 2024/25 resources here

2025/26 resources: Magic, Identity and Legacy: the Philharmonia’s 80th Birthday

Download the 2026/26 resources here