Somewhere in New Jersey there is a man taking popular music and arranging them For Orchestra!  This just may be the text book definition of awesome.  Walt Rebeiro is a music composer and instructor who just can’t seem to stop doing great things.  Since July 2007 his website waltribeiro.net has been a destination for those seeking fun and intelligent music instruction videos.  All of this has not gone unnoticed.  Mr. Rebeiro has been featured in Wired Magazine, The Wall Street Journal and the LA Times (to name only a few).

His For Orchestra project appears to have began in May 2009 and I must warn you; prepare to have a new appreciation for the actual composition of those oh so familiar tunes.  When given this new context the seemingly simplistic light-weight pop song takes on a grand scale and epic nature.  You can purchase any of his tunes direct from his website for only $1.

There’s a couple videos after the jump but let me just say, if you’re feeling the want to hear Lady Gaga, Michael Jackson, Radiohead, Rick Astley and others set to classic orchestra visit For Orchestra.