Star Wars arrangement for beginner strings and piano

I arranged this for my strings students because they were working on an excerpt of Star Wars for an audition. I wanted to make sure they use what they learned so I have included the excerpt in this beginning quintet for Star Wars. This could be played without piano. It is written in 4/4 instead of the original John Williams with changes in the time signature and irregular meters. Obviously, it contains only the first theme not the entire Star Wars movie theme.

Blessed assurance for Piano - intermediate level

Come Thou fount of every blessing, Intermediate level piano

Be Thou My Vision for Piano, Intermediate level

i have never heard this piece played like this....

There's amazingly brilliant parts and there are brilliantly frustrating parts. There is no doubt Ivo is a brilliant and eccentric pianist. He is a pianist who is romantically involved with his pieces no matter from which era they are from! He doesn't care for what piece is supposed to be played like in its era. He plays it how it likes hearing it, which is refreshing and frustrating at the same time because as the audience I cannot control his playing. I have a certain taste and look forward to listening to some parts of this piano concerto played in a certain way. Anyway, here's Ivo and Tchaikovsky..... piano concerto in Bflat minor. It's crazy, just sayin'.

Happy Birthday Daddy Koo!!!

Dear Phill, The Koo kids have something to say to you!! Enjoy. We love you so much. Happy Birthday, may the Lord continue to bless your family, your ministries, your children and a thousand generations.

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Check this out: This hip hop version is a rendition of our birthday song to him from last year!

Idhedhinam - This is the day (Telegu - English)

Song I learned in India - Telegu and English
 Lyrics
 Idhedhinam
 Prabhu chesinadhi
 Uthsahinchi sthuthipadedhamu

 This is the day
that the Lord has made
I will rejoice
and be glad in it