Concert BandGrade 2Code 15242

The Stars Asleep, the Break of Day

Margolis · Manhattan Beach Music

Re-graded from 1 to 2 — UIL considers it harder than it used to. The change happened sometime between the 2019 and 2025-2026 lists — those are the only two editions on record, so the exact year is unknown.

Performances142005–2025

Schools14

Avg concert2.071 is best

Straight ones14%2 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 2 Concert Band piece performed since 2005.

<1%of 33,249 performances

14 of this piece vs 33,235 of everything else in the same grade and event.

Programmed most often by

Schools that have returned to this piece.

Adams MSavg 2.01×
Bernarda Jaime JHavg 3.01×
Boling High Schoolavg 2.01×
Bushland Middle Schoolavg 2.01×
Elkhart HSavg 2.01×
Irons Junior Highavg 1.01×
Jaime JHavg 2.01×
Moore Middle Schoolavg 2.01×

Most often paired with

Pieces programmed alongside this one, across every recorded performance.

Blue Ridge Saga — SwearingenGr 2 · avg 1.01×
Dancing Kites — BernotasGr 1 · avg 3.01×
Gathering in the Glen — SweeneyGr 1 · avg 2.01×
Journey Down Niagara — TuckerGr 2 · avg 3.01×
Kenya Contrasts — HimesGr 2 · avg 2.01×
Marching Song — HolstGr 3 · avg 2.01×
Medieval Legend — StoryGr 2 · avg 2.01×
Nottingham Castle — DaehnGr 1 · avg 2.01×

Performances

All 14 recorded performances.

Year	School	Event	Performed with	Director	Class	Concert	SR
2025	Bernarda Jaime JHC	Concert Band	Dancing Kites — Bernotas Kitty Hawk March — Edmondson	Grace Melendez	Varsity	3	1
2025	Sweeny Junior HighCC	Concert Band	Activity March — Harold Bennett/arr. Larry Clark Stratosphere — Beckham	Jacob Cantu	Varsity	2	1
2010	Trautmann MSCCC	Concert Band	Forward March — Murtha Russian Sailor's Dance — Gliere/Williams	Lisa Lopez	Non Varsity	1	1
2009	Silsbee MiddleCC	Concert Band	Journey Down Niagara — Tucker March on a Welsh Air — Edmondson	Todd Patterson	Varsity	3	3
2008	Boling High SchoolAA	Concert Band	Monterey March — La Plante Kenya Contrasts — Himes	Alan Edge	Varsity	2	2
2008	T.C. Marsh Middle SchoolCCC	Concert Band	The Streets of Madrid — John Moss Gathering In The Glen — Sweeney	Erik Allen	Non Varsity	2	2
2007	Elkhart HSAA	Concert Band	La Banda Nascente — B. Sbraccia Marching Song — Holst/Moss	J. Wes Canaday	Varsity	2	1
2007	Irons Junior HighCC	Concert Band	Blue Ridge Saga — Swearingen March of the Nobles — Douglas Court	Josh Shaw	Non Varsity	1	1
2007	Morris Middle SchoolCC	Concert Band	March Bravissimo — Edmondson John Atlantis — Mcginty Anne	Pedro J Astudillo	Non Varsity	2	1
2006	Bushland Middle SchoolC	Concert Band	The Coldstream Guards — Del Borgo Medieval Legend — Story	Tawnya Bryan	Non Varsity	2	1
2006	Jaime JHC	Concert Band	Nottingham Castle — Daehn Lone Eagle March — Edmondson	Edward Gleason	Varsity	2	2
2006	Moore Middle SchoolCC	Concert Band	Lancer — Ralph and Jack Hale Pinnacle — Grice	Brian Persinger	Non Varsity	2	2
2006	North SideAAAA	Concert Band	Alpine March — Joseph Compello River of Dreams — Lopez	Ramon Nino	Non Varsity	3	3
2005	Adams MSCCC	Concert Band	Activity (March) — Clark Fire Dance — Akey	Craig Cagle	Sub Non Varsity	2	1

Bernarda Jaime JH
2025 · Concert Band · C · Varsity
Grace Melendez
Concert3SR1
Performed with
- Dancing Kites — Bernotas
- Kitty Hawk March — Edmondson
Sweeny Junior High
2025 · Concert Band · CC · Varsity
Jacob Cantu
Concert2SR1
Performed with
- Activity March — Harold Bennett/arr. Larry Clark
- Stratosphere — Beckham
Trautmann MS
2010 · Concert Band · CCC · Non Varsity
Lisa Lopez
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Forward March — Murtha
- Russian Sailor's Dance — Gliere/Williams
Silsbee Middle
2009 · Concert Band · CC · Varsity
Todd Patterson
Concert3SR3
Performed with
- Journey Down Niagara — Tucker
- March on a Welsh Air — Edmondson
Boling High School
2008 · Concert Band · AA · Varsity
Alan Edge
Concert2SR2
Performed with
- Monterey March — La Plante
- Kenya Contrasts — Himes
T.C. Marsh Middle School
2008 · Concert Band · CCC · Non Varsity
Erik Allen
Concert2SR2
Performed with
- The Streets of Madrid — John Moss
- Gathering In The Glen — Sweeney
Elkhart HS
2007 · Concert Band · AA · Varsity
J. Wes Canaday
Concert2SR1
Performed with
- La Banda Nascente — B. Sbraccia
- Marching Song — Holst/Moss
Irons Junior High
2007 · Concert Band · CC · Non Varsity
Josh Shaw
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Blue Ridge Saga — Swearingen
- March of the Nobles — Douglas Court
Morris Middle School
2007 · Concert Band · CC · Non Varsity
Pedro J Astudillo
Concert2SR1
Performed with
- March Bravissimo — Edmondson John
- Atlantis — Mcginty Anne
Bushland Middle School
2006 · Concert Band · C · Non Varsity
Tawnya Bryan
Concert2SR1
Performed with
- The Coldstream Guards — Del Borgo
- Medieval Legend — Story
Jaime JH
2006 · Concert Band · C · Varsity
Edward Gleason
Concert2SR2
Performed with
- Nottingham Castle — Daehn
- Lone Eagle March — Edmondson
Moore Middle School
2006 · Concert Band · CC · Non Varsity
Brian Persinger
Concert2SR2
Performed with
- Lancer — Ralph and Jack Hale
- Pinnacle — Grice
North Side
2006 · Concert Band · AAAA · Non Varsity
Ramon Nino
Concert3SR3
Performed with
- Alpine March — Joseph Compello
- River of Dreams — Lopez
Adams MS
2005 · Concert Band · CCC · Sub Non Varsity
Craig Cagle
Concert2SR1
Performed with
- Activity (March) — Clark
- Fire Dance — Akey

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