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Full OrchestraGrade 3Code 18422

Thunder and Lightning Polka

Strauss · arranged by Isaac · Wynn Music Publishers

Performances212006–2026
Schools19
Avg concert1.191 is best
Straight ones81%17 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 3 Full Orchestra piece performed since 2006.

1.9%of 809 performances

15 of this piece vs 794 of everything else in the same grade and event.

Programmed most often by

Schools that have returned to this piece.

  • Kealing Middle School avg 1.02×
  • Oak Ridge High Schoolavg 1.52×
  • Bowie High Schoolavg 2.01×
  • Central High Schoolavg 1.01×
  • Central HSavg 1.01×
  • Duncanville High Schoolavg 1.01×
  • Hanna High Schoolavg 1.01×
  • Harlingen South High Schoolavg 1.01×

Most often paired with

Pieces programmed alongside this one, across every recorded performance.

  • Rhosymedre — Vaughan WilliamsGr 4 · avg 1.03×
  • Austrian Peasant Dance from Symphony No. 1, Mvt. 2 — MahlerGr 3 · avg 1.52×
  • Russian Sailor's Dance (From the Red Poppy) — GliereGr 3 · avg 1.02×
  • The Second Storm — SmithGr 3 · avg 1.02×
  • A Longford Legend — SheldonConcert Band · Gr 4 · avg 1.01×
  • A Simple Song — BernsteinConcert Band · Gr 4 · avg 1.01×
  • Antique Dances and Airs — RespighiString Orchestra · Gr 3 · avg 1.01×
  • Ase's Death (From Peer Gynt Suite No. 1) — GriegString Orchestra · Gr 4 · avg 1.01×

Performances

All 21 recorded performances.

YearSchoolEventPerformed withDirectorClassConcertSR
2026James Bowie High SchoolAAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Themes from Scheherazade — Rimsky Korsakov/Meyer
  • Russian Sailor^s Dance (from The Red Poppy) — Gliere/Isaac
David JarrottNon Varsity11
2025Paschal High SchoolAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Nabucco Overture (LML features modern keys and clefs) — Verdi
  • Ase's Death (from Peer Gynt Suite No. 1) — Grieg
Christine GlassVarsity11
2023Duncanville High SchoolAAAAAAConcert Band
  • A Simple Song (17558) — Bernstein/Sweeney
  • Swirling Prisms (20755) — Balmages
Raymond HenricksenSub Non Varsity11
2023Livingston High SchoolAAAAConcert Band
  • Shenandoah (292) — Ticheli
  • Overture for Winds (198) — Carter
Emily SchoffVarsity21
2023Oak Ridge High SchoolAAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Declaration Overture (6003) — Smith
  • Overture tone poem or one mvt of a symphony (5700) (except a Menuetto) — Beethoven
Danny MaysVarsity21
2020Bowie High SchoolAAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Austrian Peasant Dance from Symphony No. 1 Mvmt. 2 — Mahler/Leidig
  • Esperance — Mcmichael
Joseph D. Smith Non Varsity21
2018Harlingen South High SchoolAAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Russian Sailor's Dance (from The Red Poppy) — Gliere/Isaac
  • Rhosymedre — Vaughan Williams/Foster
Sarabeth GheithNon Varsity11
2018Kealing Middle School CCCFull Orchestra
  • The Second Storm — Smith
  • Engines of Resistance — Clark
David JarrottVarsity11
2018McCallum High SchoolAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • French Military March — Saint-Saens/Isaac
  • Austrian Peasant Dance from Symphony No. 1 Mvt. 2 — Mahler/Leidig
Georgeann DuBell-ShockleyNon Varsity11
2017Schimelpfenig Middle SchoolCCConcert Band
  • Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis — Vaughan Williams/Bocook
  • A Longford Legend (play all) — Sheldon/
Bob StrakaVarsity11
2015Hanna High SchoolAAAAAConcert Band
  • Pentium — Graham
  • Dance of the Tumblers — Rimsky-Korsakov/Vosbein
Richard De La RivaNon Varsity11
2015Hill Country Middle SchoolCCFull Orchestra
  • Rhosymedre — Vaughan Williams/Foster
  • Warrior Legacy — Newbold/
Rachel HorvitzVarsity11
2015Oak Ridge High SchoolAAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Rhosymedre — Vaughan Williams/Foster
  • Procession of the Nobles (mlada) — Rimsky-Korsakov/Isaac
Linda NicolosiVarsity11
2015Tejeda MSCCCFull Orchestra
  • Capriccio Espagnol — Rimsky-Korsakov/Meyer
  • Ocean Storm — Vivaldi/Fritz
Erik CavazosVarsity12
2014Mc: Memorial HSAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Telemann Sinfonia — Telemann/Brown
  • March to the Scaffold (from Symphony Fantanstique) — Berlioz/Meyer
Jesus TovarNon Varsity12
2011Central High SchoolAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Fantasia on a Original Theme — Phillips
  • Mantras — Meyer
David PhillipsNon Varsity11
2011Kealing Middle School CCCFull Orchestra
  • Grand March from 'Tannhauser' — Wagner/Leidig
  • The Second Storm — Smith
David JarrottVarsity11
2008Ross S. Sterling High SchoolAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Symphony No. 1 First Movement — Beethoven
  • Casus Belli — Boysen
Richard Clem and Stuart EisenVarsity21
2008Westlake High SchoolAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Concerto da Chiesa Op. 2 Nos. 4 5 8 9 Op. 2 Aria — Dall'abaco
  • Slavonic Dance No. 1 — Dvorak/Isaac
James EdwardsSub Non Varsity11
2007Central HSAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Geometric Dances (play all) — Meyer
  • Antique Dances & Airs (play mvts 1 & 2) — Respighi/Alshin
David PhillipsNon Varsity11
2006Hildebradnt Int.CCCFull Orchestra
  • Russian Chorale & Overture — Tschaikowsky/Isaac
  • Simple Gifts — Shapiro
Janet ZielinskiVarsity11

  • James Bowie High School

    2026 · Full Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity

    David Jarrott

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Themes from Scheherazade — Rimsky Korsakov/Meyer
    • Russian Sailor^s Dance (from The Red Poppy) — Gliere/Isaac

  • Paschal High School

    2025 · Full Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity

    Christine Glass

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Nabucco Overture (LML features modern keys and clefs) — Verdi
    • Ase's Death (from Peer Gynt Suite No. 1) — Grieg

  • Duncanville High School

    2023 · Concert Band · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity

    Raymond Henricksen

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • A Simple Song (17558) — Bernstein/Sweeney
    • Swirling Prisms (20755) — Balmages

  • Livingston High School

    2023 · Concert Band · AAAA · Varsity

    Emily Schoff

    Concert2SR1

    Performed with

    • Shenandoah (292) — Ticheli
    • Overture for Winds (198) — Carter

  • Oak Ridge High School

    2023 · Full Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Danny Mays

    Concert2SR1

    Performed with

    • Declaration Overture (6003) — Smith
    • Overture tone poem or one mvt of a symphony (5700) (except a Menuetto) — Beethoven

  • Bowie High School

    2020 · Full Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity

    Joseph D. Smith

    Concert2SR1

    Performed with

    • Austrian Peasant Dance from Symphony No. 1 Mvmt. 2 — Mahler/Leidig
    • Esperance — Mcmichael

  • Harlingen South High School

    2018 · Full Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity

    Sarabeth Gheith

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Russian Sailor's Dance (from The Red Poppy) — Gliere/Isaac
    • Rhosymedre — Vaughan Williams/Foster

  • Kealing Middle School

    2018 · Full Orchestra · CCC · Varsity

    David Jarrott

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • The Second Storm — Smith
    • Engines of Resistance — Clark

  • McCallum High School

    2018 · Full Orchestra · AAAAA · Non Varsity

    Georgeann DuBell-Shockley

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • French Military March — Saint-Saens/Isaac
    • Austrian Peasant Dance from Symphony No. 1 Mvt. 2 — Mahler/Leidig

  • Schimelpfenig Middle School

    2017 · Concert Band · CC · Varsity

    Bob Straka

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis — Vaughan Williams/Bocook
    • A Longford Legend (play all) — Sheldon/

  • Hanna High School

    2015 · Concert Band · AAAAA · Non Varsity

    Richard De La Riva

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Pentium — Graham
    • Dance of the Tumblers — Rimsky-Korsakov/Vosbein

  • Hill Country Middle School

    2015 · Full Orchestra · CC · Varsity

    Rachel Horvitz

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Rhosymedre — Vaughan Williams/Foster
    • Warrior Legacy — Newbold/

  • Oak Ridge High School

    2015 · Full Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Linda Nicolosi

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Rhosymedre — Vaughan Williams/Foster
    • Procession of the Nobles (mlada) — Rimsky-Korsakov/Isaac

  • Tejeda MS

    2015 · Full Orchestra · CCC · Varsity

    Erik Cavazos

    Concert1SR2

    Performed with

    • Capriccio Espagnol — Rimsky-Korsakov/Meyer
    • Ocean Storm — Vivaldi/Fritz

  • Mc: Memorial HS

    2014 · Full Orchestra · AAAAA · Non Varsity

    Jesus Tovar

    Concert1SR2

    Performed with

    • Telemann Sinfonia — Telemann/Brown
    • March to the Scaffold (from Symphony Fantanstique) — Berlioz/Meyer

  • Central High School

    2011 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Non Varsity

    David Phillips

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Fantasia on a Original Theme — Phillips
    • Mantras — Meyer

  • Kealing Middle School

    2011 · Full Orchestra · CCC · Varsity

    David Jarrott

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Grand March from 'Tannhauser' — Wagner/Leidig
    • The Second Storm — Smith

  • Ross S. Sterling High School

    2008 · Full Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity

    Richard Clem and Stuart Eisen

    Concert2SR1

    Performed with

    • Symphony No. 1 First Movement — Beethoven
    • Casus Belli — Boysen

  • Westlake High School

    2008 · Full Orchestra · AAAAA · Sub Non Varsity

    James Edwards

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Concerto da Chiesa Op. 2 Nos. 4 5 8 9 Op. 2 Aria — Dall'abaco
    • Slavonic Dance No. 1 — Dvorak/Isaac

  • Central HS

    2007 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Non Varsity

    David Phillips

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Geometric Dances (play all) — Meyer
    • Antique Dances & Airs (play mvts 1 & 2) — Respighi/Alshin

  • Hildebradnt Int.

    2006 · Full Orchestra · CCC · Varsity

    Janet Zielinski

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Russian Chorale & Overture — Tschaikowsky/Isaac
    • Simple Gifts — Shapiro