Concert BandGrade 1Code 15231

In the Bleak Midwinter

Holst · arranged by Bullock · Belwin, Inc

Performances432006–2026

Schools42

Avg concert2.001 is best

Straight ones35%15 superior ratings

Performances per year

How often this piece was programmed.

Average rating per year

1 is the best possible score, so lower is better.

Concert
Sight-reading

Share of its category

Against every grade 1 Concert Band piece performed since 2006.

<1%of 27,877 performances

39 of this piece vs 27,838 of everything else in the same grade and event.

Programmed most often by

Schools that have returned to this piece.

Big Spring JHavg 2.02×
A.W. Spence Middle Schoolavg 2.01×
Barton Middle Schoolavg 2.01×
Bay City ISDavg 3.01×
Berta Cabaza Middle Schoolavg 1.01×
Bondy Intermedaiteavg 3.01×
Burges High Schoolavg 1.01×
Burkburnett HSavg 2.01×

Most often paired with

Pieces programmed alongside this one, across every recorded performance.

Contempo — StoryGr 2 · avg 2.02×
Crusade — GassiGr 1 · avg 2.02×
Dance Celebration — SmithGr 1 · avg 3.02×
Pinnacle — GriceGr 1 · avg 1.52×
Plaza de Toros — StoryGr 1 · avg 2.02×
Sea Song Trilogy — McgintyGr 1 · avg 2.52×
Armory — StandridgeGr 1 · avg 2.01×
Atlantis — McgintyGr 1 · avg 4.01×

Performances

All 43 recorded performances.

Year	School	Event	Performed with	Director	Class	Concert	SR
2026	Lampasas Middle SchoolCC	Concert Band	Plaza De Toros — Michael Story Odyssey — Branchfield	Michael Yarbrough	Non Varsity	3	2
2025	A.W. Spence Middle SchoolCC	Concert Band	Bridgeway March — Quincy C. Hilliard The Tenth Planet — Michael Story	Aya Fuller	Non Varsity	2	1
2025	Barton Middle SchoolCC	Concert Band	Admiration — Larry Clark Sakura — Michael Story	Sigifredo Santana	Sub Non Varsity	2	2
2025	Burkburnett HSAAAA	Concert Band	An American March — Edmondson Energy Ball — Chambers	Adam Lewis	Non Varsity	2	1
2024	Big Spring JHCC	Concert Band	Nottingham Castle — Larry Daehn Folk Trilogy — Bela Bartok/Anne Mcginty	Steven Hearn	Non Varsity	2	1
2024	Edison MSCC	Concert Band	The Bumblebee March — Robert Gras Dance Celebration — Robert W. Smith	Ronda Pohner	Non Varsity	4	1
2024	Gaston Middle SchoolCC	Concert Band	Andalucia — Victor Lopez Atlantis — Anne Mcginty	Donny de la Rosa	Non Varsity	4	2
2024	Medrano Middle SchoolCC	Concert Band	Kitty Hawk March — John Edmondson Danza de Espana — Carrol Brittin Chambers	Ronald Barber	Varsity	2	2
2023	Lively Middle SchoolCC	Concert Band	Paso Flamenco — Lopez Our Kingsland Spring — Hazo	Jacob Gray	Varsity	2	1
2023	Webb Middle SchoolCC	Concert Band	Recognition March — Larry Clark Wings to the Mind — Brian Balmages	Jose Munoz	Non Varsity	1	1
2022	Burges High SchoolAAAAA	Concert Band	Egyptiqe — Owens El Relicario — Jose Padilla/Mike Story	Erik Lerma	Non Varsity	1	1
2022	Edgewood High SchoolAAA	Concert Band	Newcastle March — Johnnie Vinson Moscow 1941 (15892) — Balmages	Bennett Potter	Varsity	3	2
2022	Eisenhower MSCCC	Concert Band	Big Sky Round-Up — Robert Sheldon Heroes Triumphant — William Owens	Lisa Marie Avalos	Varsity	1	1
2022	Memorial Middle SchoolCC	Concert Band	Pride Of The Regiment — Nancy H. Seward Japanese Pictures — Kevin Mixon	Julissa Garcia	Non Varsity	1	1
2022	Walter E. Clarke Middle SchoolCCC	Concert Band	Fanfare and March — Michael Sweeny Chester — William Billings/ Eric Osterling	Annie Aguilar	Non Varsity	1	2
2021	Big Spring JHCC	Concert Band	Monterey March — Pierre Laplante Sea Song Trilogy — Anne Mcginty	Gabe Martinez	Non Varsity	2	2
2021	Malakoff High SchoolAAA	Concert Band	Expectations — Larry Clark Conquista — David Shaffer	Jamie Neeley	Varsity	1	1
2020	Idalou Middle SchoolC	Concert Band	Andalucia — Victor Lopez Armory — Randall D. Standridge	Brian Gruben	Varsity	2	1
2019	Comstock MSCC	Concert Band	Crown Point March — Bruce Pearson Distant Horizons — Michael Sweeny	Aya Fuller	Non Varsity	3	2
2019	New Diana High SchoolC	Concert Band	Liberty March — John Edmondson Night Fury — Carol Brittin Chambers	Patricio DeJesus	Varsity	1	2
2019	Rains High SchoolAAA	Concert Band	Alamo — King Arr. by Swearingen Flight of Eagles — Del Borgo	Daniel Curry	Varsity	2	1
2018	Garcia MSCC	Concert Band	Fireball! — Jack Bullock Plaza de Toros — Michael Story	Joe Martinez	Varsity	1	3
2018	Leonard MSCC	Concert Band	Macarena — Bernardino Monterde/Michael Story Shepherd's Hey — Arr. Patrick Roszell	Frank Truex	Varsity	2	3
2018	Tidwell MS (NISD)CCC	String Orchestra	The Lost Tomb — O'loughlin Velocity — Balmages	Sam Hernandez	Non Varsity	1	1
2017	Bay City ISDAAAA	Concert Band	Balalaika! (Russian Festive March) — James Meredith Crusade — Vince Gassi	Elyssa Munden	Non Varsity	3	2
2017	Clint Junior HighCC	Concert Band	Copper Creek March — John Edmond Contempo — Michael Story	Alberto Falcon	Varsity	3	2
2017	Highland Park High SchoolAAAAA	String Orchestra	Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 (play mvt 1) — Bach/Isaac Contrasts in e minor — Feese/	Margaret Tucker	Non Varsity	1	1
2016	Berta Cabaza Middle SchoolCC	Concert Band	Union March — Mekel Rogers Crusade — Vince Gassi	Lauren Garza	Non Varsity	1	1
2015	Canutillo MiddleCC	Concert Band	Loyalty March — Larry Clark Blue Ridge Saga — Swearingen	Christian Rodriguez	Non Varsity	4	3
2015	Corrigan-CamdenAAA	Concert Band	Loyalty(March) — Larry Clark Cumberland Cross — Carl Strommen	Jonathan Willson	Varsity	3	3
2015	Kountze Middle SchoolC	Concert Band	Valley Forge March — Edmondson Pinnacle — Grice	Brad Long	Varsity	1	1
2015	Pearsall Junior HighCC	Concert Band	Photo Finish! — James Swearingen Contempo — Michael Story	Bernie Alejandro	Non Varsity	1	1
2012	Tidwell Middle SchoolCC	String Orchestra	Ukranian Folk Songs I. Soldier's March — Anon. or Trad./Dackow March Heroic — Del Borgo/	Sarah Lee Harris	Non Varsity	1	1
2010	Pioneer Heritage Middle SchoolCCC	Concert Band	Thunder Bay March — John O'reilly Pevensey Castle — Robert Sheldon	Gina George	Non Varsity	2	1
2009	ED: Harwell MSCCC	String Orchestra	Flow Gently Sweet Afton — Anon. or Trad./Strommen El Toro — Brubaker	Martha Kyle	Non Varsity	3	3
2009	Miller Junior High SchoolCC	Concert Band	Fanfare Ode and Festival — Bob Margolis Activity March — Harold Bennett/Larry Clark	Ernest Bueno	Varsity	2	2
2008	Ortiz Middle SchoolCCC	Concert Band	Spania — Shaffer Stratosphere — Beckham	Roderick Kennedy	Non Varsity	3	3
2008	Ricardo MSC	Concert Band	Bunker Hill March — Edmondson Dance Celebration — Smith	Jesus D. Rios	Varsity	2	1
2007	Bondy IntermedaiteCCC	Concert Band	Big Top March — Charlie Hill Sea Song Trilogy — Ann Mcginty	David Dobson	Non Varsity	3	2
2007	Munday High SchoolA	Concert Band	The Streets of Madrid — John Moss Pinnacle — Grice	Merle E. Lenfest	Varsity	2	2
2006	Bushland High SchoolAA	Concert Band	The Ringmaster — James Burden River of Dreams — Lopez	Gregg Diamond	Non Varsity	2	2
2006	C. E. King Middle SchoolCCC	Concert Band	La Rejouissance — Handel / Williams Valley Forge March — Edmondson	Eddy Odom	Varsity	1	4
2006	Myra Green Middle SchoolCC	Concert Band	Honor March — Feldstien & Clark Portrait of a Clown — Ticheli	Jerardo Morales	Varsity	2	3

Lampasas Middle School
2026 · Concert Band · CC · Non Varsity
Michael Yarbrough
Concert3SR2
Performed with
- Plaza De Toros — Michael Story
- Odyssey — Branchfield
A.W. Spence Middle School
2025 · Concert Band · CC · Non Varsity
Aya Fuller
Concert2SR1
Performed with
- Bridgeway March — Quincy C. Hilliard
- The Tenth Planet — Michael Story
Barton Middle School
2025 · Concert Band · CC · Sub Non Varsity
Sigifredo Santana
Concert2SR2
Performed with
- Admiration — Larry Clark
- Sakura — Michael Story
Burkburnett HS
2025 · Concert Band · AAAA · Non Varsity
Adam Lewis
Concert2SR1
Performed with
- An American March — Edmondson
- Energy Ball — Chambers
Big Spring JH
2024 · Concert Band · CC · Non Varsity
Steven Hearn
Concert2SR1
Performed with
- Nottingham Castle — Larry Daehn
- Folk Trilogy — Bela Bartok/Anne Mcginty
Edison MS
2024 · Concert Band · CC · Non Varsity
Ronda Pohner
Concert4SR1
Performed with
- The Bumblebee March — Robert Gras
- Dance Celebration — Robert W. Smith
Gaston Middle School
2024 · Concert Band · CC · Non Varsity
Donny de la Rosa
Concert4SR2
Performed with
- Andalucia — Victor Lopez
- Atlantis — Anne Mcginty
Medrano Middle School
2024 · Concert Band · CC · Varsity
Ronald Barber
Concert2SR2
Performed with
- Kitty Hawk March — John Edmondson
- Danza de Espana — Carrol Brittin Chambers
Lively Middle School
2023 · Concert Band · CC · Varsity
Jacob Gray
Concert2SR1
Performed with
- Paso Flamenco — Lopez
- Our Kingsland Spring — Hazo
Webb Middle School
2023 · Concert Band · CC · Non Varsity
Jose Munoz
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Recognition March — Larry Clark
- Wings to the Mind — Brian Balmages
Burges High School
2022 · Concert Band · AAAAA · Non Varsity
Erik Lerma
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Egyptiqe — Owens
- El Relicario — Jose Padilla/Mike Story
Edgewood High School
2022 · Concert Band · AAA · Varsity
Bennett Potter
Concert3SR2
Performed with
- Newcastle March — Johnnie Vinson
- Moscow 1941 (15892) — Balmages
Eisenhower MS
2022 · Concert Band · CCC · Varsity
Lisa Marie Avalos
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Big Sky Round-Up — Robert Sheldon
- Heroes Triumphant — William Owens
Memorial Middle School
2022 · Concert Band · CC · Non Varsity
Julissa Garcia
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Pride Of The Regiment — Nancy H. Seward
- Japanese Pictures — Kevin Mixon
Walter E. Clarke Middle School
2022 · Concert Band · CCC · Non Varsity
Annie Aguilar
Concert1SR2
Performed with
- Fanfare and March — Michael Sweeny
- Chester — William Billings/ Eric Osterling
Big Spring JH
2021 · Concert Band · CC · Non Varsity
Gabe Martinez
Concert2SR2
Performed with
- Monterey March — Pierre Laplante
- Sea Song Trilogy — Anne Mcginty
Malakoff High School
2021 · Concert Band · AAA · Varsity
Jamie Neeley
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Expectations — Larry Clark
- Conquista — David Shaffer
Idalou Middle School
2020 · Concert Band · C · Varsity
Brian Gruben
Concert2SR1
Performed with
- Andalucia — Victor Lopez
- Armory — Randall D. Standridge
Comstock MS
2019 · Concert Band · CC · Non Varsity
Aya Fuller
Concert3SR2
Performed with
- Crown Point March — Bruce Pearson
- Distant Horizons — Michael Sweeny
New Diana High School
2019 · Concert Band · C · Varsity
Patricio DeJesus
Concert1SR2
Performed with
- Liberty March — John Edmondson
- Night Fury — Carol Brittin Chambers
Rains High School
2019 · Concert Band · AAA · Varsity
Daniel Curry
Concert2SR1
Performed with
- Alamo — King Arr. by Swearingen
- Flight of Eagles — Del Borgo
Garcia MS
2018 · Concert Band · CC · Varsity
Joe Martinez
Concert1SR3
Performed with
- Fireball! — Jack Bullock
- Plaza de Toros — Michael Story
Leonard MS
2018 · Concert Band · CC · Varsity
Frank Truex
Concert2SR3
Performed with
- Macarena — Bernardino Monterde/Michael Story
- Shepherd's Hey — Arr. Patrick Roszell
Tidwell MS (NISD)
2018 · String Orchestra · CCC · Non Varsity
Sam Hernandez
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- The Lost Tomb — O'loughlin
- Velocity — Balmages
Bay City ISD
2017 · Concert Band · AAAA · Non Varsity
Elyssa Munden
Concert3SR2
Performed with
- Balalaika! (Russian Festive March) — James Meredith
- Crusade — Vince Gassi
Clint Junior High
2017 · Concert Band · CC · Varsity
Alberto Falcon
Concert3SR2
Performed with
- Copper Creek March — John Edmond
- Contempo — Michael Story
Highland Park High School
2017 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Non Varsity
Margaret Tucker
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 (play mvt 1) — Bach/Isaac
- Contrasts in e minor — Feese/
Berta Cabaza Middle School
2016 · Concert Band · CC · Non Varsity
Lauren Garza
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Union March — Mekel Rogers
- Crusade — Vince Gassi
Canutillo Middle
2015 · Concert Band · CC · Non Varsity
Christian Rodriguez
Concert4SR3
Performed with
- Loyalty March — Larry Clark
- Blue Ridge Saga — Swearingen
Corrigan-Camden
2015 · Concert Band · AAA · Varsity
Jonathan Willson
Concert3SR3
Performed with
- Loyalty(March) — Larry Clark
- Cumberland Cross — Carl Strommen
Kountze Middle School
2015 · Concert Band · C · Varsity
Brad Long
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Valley Forge March — Edmondson
- Pinnacle — Grice
Pearsall Junior High
2015 · Concert Band · CC · Non Varsity
Bernie Alejandro
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Photo Finish! — James Swearingen
- Contempo — Michael Story
Tidwell Middle School
2012 · String Orchestra · CC · Non Varsity
Sarah Lee Harris
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Ukranian Folk Songs I. Soldier's March — Anon. or Trad./Dackow
- March Heroic — Del Borgo/
Pioneer Heritage Middle School
2010 · Concert Band · CCC · Non Varsity
Gina George
Concert2SR1
Performed with
- Thunder Bay March — John O'reilly
- Pevensey Castle — Robert Sheldon
ED: Harwell MS
2009 · String Orchestra · CCC · Non Varsity
Martha Kyle
Concert3SR3
Performed with
- Flow Gently Sweet Afton — Anon. or Trad./Strommen
- El Toro — Brubaker
Miller Junior High School
2009 · Concert Band · CC · Varsity
Ernest Bueno
Concert2SR2
Performed with
- Fanfare Ode and Festival — Bob Margolis
- Activity March — Harold Bennett/Larry Clark
Ortiz Middle School
2008 · Concert Band · CCC · Non Varsity
Roderick Kennedy
Concert3SR3
Performed with
- Spania — Shaffer
- Stratosphere — Beckham
Ricardo MS
2008 · Concert Band · C · Varsity
Jesus D. Rios
Concert2SR1
Performed with
- Bunker Hill March — Edmondson
- Dance Celebration — Smith
Bondy Intermedaite
2007 · Concert Band · CCC · Non Varsity
David Dobson
Concert3SR2
Performed with
- Big Top March — Charlie Hill
- Sea Song Trilogy — Ann Mcginty
Munday High School
2007 · Concert Band · A · Varsity
Merle E. Lenfest
Concert2SR2
Performed with
- The Streets of Madrid — John Moss
- Pinnacle — Grice
Bushland High School
2006 · Concert Band · AA · Non Varsity
Gregg Diamond
Concert2SR2
Performed with
- The Ringmaster — James Burden
- River of Dreams — Lopez
C. E. King Middle School
2006 · Concert Band · CCC · Varsity
Eddy Odom
Concert1SR4
Performed with
- La Rejouissance — Handel / Williams
- Valley Forge March — Edmondson
Myra Green Middle School
2006 · Concert Band · CC · Varsity
Jerardo Morales
Concert2SR3
Performed with
- Honor March — Feldstien & Clark
- Portrait of a Clown — Ticheli

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