Here a new arrangement of all 8 parts of the suite. In comparison to the original you find facilities by new keys, lower pitch ranges, other kind of instrumentation and orchestral setting. The spectrum of the level is from easy to advanced, every movement is also available as single piece. There you will find more descriptions.
This version will surely provide great pleasure to your and your orchestra members.

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"January - At the Fireside" from "The seasons", op.37b

A little corner of peaceful bliss,
the night dressed in twilight;
the little fire is dying in the fireplace,
and the candle has burned out.
(Alexander Pushkin)

Beautiful melodies in changing instrumentation and shimmering chords  determine the beginning. In the middle the fire is flaring, sending out sparks.  A string tremolo accompanies the descending figuration of the winds. At the end the fire's glow goes out slowly, the figuration gets higher and more quietly. By the new key GMaj this version is easier to play.

Level: medium - advanced

"March - Song of the Lark" from "The seasons", op.37b

The field shimmering with flowers,
the stars swirling in the heavens,
the song of the lark
fills the blue abyss.
(Apollon Maykov)

A frothy tender little spring picture. Solo woodwinds convey the singing of the lark, muted strings describe the light fog in the atmosphere.

Level: medium - advanced

"April - Lilly of the Valley" from "The seasons", op.37b

The blue, pure bluebell-flower,
and near it the last bluebells.
The last tears over past griefs,
and first dreams of another happiness.
(Apollon Maykov)

Delicate spring rounds in 6/8 time and soft BbMaj. Strings - lightly coloured with winds - play the main theme in different levels. In the middle part ascending lines of the winds rise up. They carry in a cheerful touch of spring.

Level: medium - advanced

"May - Starlit Nights" from "The seasons", op.37b

What a night!
What bliss all about!
I thank my native north country!
From the kingdom of ice,
snowstorms and snow,
how fresh and clean May flies in!
(Afanasy Fet)

Clearly drawn and impressive sounding the first theme in nine-eight time, where the beginning is played only by the wind instruments. Following a change between winds and strings (partly pizz.). The central section in minor and two-four time is more agitated and runs up to a culmination in major. At the end a reprise with reversed instrumentation which fades away in the strings (con sordino).

Level: medium - advanced

The three dancing interludes inside the opera are played successively. They are the climax of a public festival. The third piece (Skocnà)  is danced by a circus troup and often known as the Dance of the Comedians.
Powerful melodies and significant folklore rhythms has introduced these pieces also in the concert hall. 

Level: medium - advanced.

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"July - Song of the Reapers" from "The seasons", op.37b

Move the shoulders,
shake the arms!
And the noon wind
breathes in the face!
(Aleksey Koltsov)

A cheerful jubilant march is proceeding, contrasted by a more lugubrious pedal point and frequently interrupted by a little standstill. At the end the first theme fades away in pianissimo.

Level: medium - advanced

Skocná is a rapid Slavic folk-dance, normally in 2/4 metre. In the third act of the opera it is danced by a circus troup and often known as the Dance of the Comedians.
The multiple sixteenth-notes in the violins are not to difficult to play, because they easily fit in the hand. 

Level: medium - advanced.

Autumn, our poor garden is all falling down,
the yellowed leaves are flying in the wind.
(Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy) 

Foggy tristesse is in the air. Melancholy melodies of the winds dominate the scene. A rising theme of the strings provides some hope, but wistfulness remains.

Level: medium - advanced.

The "Pas de deux" from Act 2 is one of the highlights of the entire Nutcracker Ballet. The quite simple main theme - actually a falling octave - is increased in many ways and led to a finale. In this version the instrumentation is smoothed out a little and made easier. Most important is the piano part, which replaces the original 2 harps. However, the grandiose effect of the whole piece is still preserved.

Level: medium - advanced

The well-known concert waltz in a version for youth orchestras. The piece is facilitated by modified instrumentation. The motifs deal thematically with spring. For example, the cheerfulness and freshness associated with spring are embodied by the volatile major motifs or the bird voices by flute parts.

Level: medium - advanced