This dark, driving, energetic e minor work is one your students will ask for over and over! Shadow Fire by Randall Standridge is a great piece for differentiation in your young orchestras. Second violins and violas double, while sticking to the first 6 notes of a D scale. Cello/Bass and 1sts are introduced carefully to c naturals on the A string, with basses remaining in first position. The wide range of dynamics and engaging elements like knocking on the wood of the violins add to the intrigue of this exciting piece.