String OrchestraGrade 2(opt percussion)Code 18742

Desert Chimes

Gazda · Neil A. Kjos Music Company

Performances192007–2026

Schools18

Avg concert1.531 is best

Straight ones68%13 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 String Orchestra piece performed since 2007.

<1%of 13,579 performances

19 of this piece vs 13,560 of everything else in the same grade and event.

Programmed most often by

Schools that have returned to this piece.

Bridgeland High Schoolavg 1.02×
Amarillo High Schoolavg 1.01×
Austin Academy avg 1.01×
Beck Junior Highavg 1.01×
Brazoswood High Schoolavg 3.01×
Cypress Falls High Schoolavg 1.01×
First Colony Middle Schoolavg 2.01×
Garcia Middle Schoolavg 1.01×

Most often paired with

Pieces programmed alongside this one, across every recorded performance.

Vanguard Overture — StephanGr 3 · avg 1.33×
Terra Nova — MeyerGr 2 · avg 2.52×
American Gaelic — AtwellGr 3 · avg 1.01×
Avatar — SpataGr 2 · avg 3.01×
Bavarian Rhapsody — ShafferGr 3 · avg 1.01×
Belvedere Suite — IsaacGr 3 · avg 2.01×
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 — BachGr 5 · avg 1.01×
Cello Rondo — DanielsGr 2 · avg 1.01×

Performances

All 19 recorded performances.

Year	School	Event	Performed with	Director	Class	Concert	SR
2026	Navarrete Middle SchoolCC	String Orchestra	Incantations — David Hinds Terra Nova — Richard Meyer	Claudia Valenzuela	Varsity	4	3
2023	Bridgeland High SchoolAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Vanguard Overture (6338) — Stephan African Serenade — Pancarowicz	Sarah Lopes	Sub Non Varsity	1	1
2023	Bridgeland High SchoolAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Vanguard Overture (6338) — Stephan Fire in the Forge — Allen	Sarah Lopes	Non Varsity	1	1
2023	Seven Lakes High SchoolAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Hashivenu (Cause Us to Return) (17673) (piano and percussion required) — Anon. or Trad./Leavitt Serenade for Strings (6421) (III. Nocturne IV. Cakewalk) — Leyden	Desiree Overree	Sub Non Varsity	1	1
2022	Garcia Middle SchoolCCC	String Orchestra	Bavarian Rhapsody (19663) — Shaffer Spartacus — Brian Balmages	Frances McLean	Varsity	1	1
2021	Space Center IntermediateCCC	String Orchestra	Terra Nova — Meyer Funny Fiddlin' — Nunez	Renee Wang	Varsity	1	1
2018	Brazoswood High SchoolAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Boreas - The Cold North Wind — Boreas Mantras — Meyer	Doug Rickaway	Non Varsity	3	1
2018	Glenn Middle SchoolCCC	String Orchestra	Avatar — Spata Moonlight Shadows — O'loughlin	Gretchen Smith	Varsity	3	1
2017	Cypress Falls High SchoolAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Fantasia on a Original Theme — Phillips Swashbucklers Saga — Thomas	Luke Sliva	Sub Non Varsity	1	1
2016	Harpool Middle SchoolCC	String Orchestra	Dance Scenario — Del Borgo Conquistador! — Monday	Kara Ortiz	Varsity	1	1
2015	Amarillo High SchoolAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 (play mvt 1 or 2) — Bach/Isaac Danza — Nelhybel/	Nick Lopez	Non Varsity	1	1
2014	Truitt Middle SchoolCCC	String Orchestra	Kingbridge March — Dyson Highridge Overture — Del Borgo	Diane Kovacev	Varsity	1	1
2012	Thornton MSCCC	String Orchestra	Cello Rondo — Daniels/ Dorchester Street Songs (play one) (Kimbark Song) — Porter/	J Klich	Varsity	1	1
2011	Austin Academy CC	String Orchestra	Swedish Rhapsody — Alfven/Fishburn Sunburst — Silva	Sara Howell	Non Varsity	1	1
2010	Beck Junior HighCCC	String Orchestra	Little Symphony — Nunez American Gaelic — Atwell	Ronald Grimm	Varsity	1	1
2010	Lowery Freshman CenterAAAAA	String Orchestra	Belvedere Suite (play one mvt)- Prelude — Isaac Vanguard Overture — Stephan	Ellen Townley	Sub Non Varsity	2	2
2009	First Colony Middle SchoolCCC	String Orchestra	Suite for Strings mvt 1 aria — Siennicki El Toro — Brubaker	Kelly Comfort	Non Varsity	2	1
2008	Spring Branch Middle SchoolCCC	String Orchestra	Dabbling in the Dew — Anon. or Trad./Atwell The Chronicles of Narnia — Harry Gregson-Williams / Larry Moore	Shauna Shaw	Varsity	2	1
2007	Humble MSCCC	String Orchestra	Midnight Tango — Pordon Japanese Lullaby — Yamada	Raymiah Jackson	Varsity	1	2

Navarrete Middle School
2026 · String Orchestra · CC · Varsity
Claudia Valenzuela
Concert4SR3
Performed with
- Incantations — David Hinds
- Terra Nova — Richard Meyer
Bridgeland High School
2023 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity
Sarah Lopes
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Vanguard Overture (6338) — Stephan
- African Serenade — Pancarowicz
Bridgeland High School
2023 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity
Sarah Lopes
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Vanguard Overture (6338) — Stephan
- Fire in the Forge — Allen
Seven Lakes High School
2023 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity
Desiree Overree
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Hashivenu (Cause Us to Return) (17673) (piano and percussion required) — Anon. or Trad./Leavitt
- Serenade for Strings (6421) (III. Nocturne IV. Cakewalk) — Leyden
Garcia Middle School
2022 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity
Frances McLean
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Bavarian Rhapsody (19663) — Shaffer
- Spartacus — Brian Balmages
Space Center Intermediate
2021 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity
Renee Wang
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Terra Nova — Meyer
- Funny Fiddlin' — Nunez
Brazoswood High School
2018 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity
Doug Rickaway
Concert3SR1
Performed with
- Boreas - The Cold North Wind — Boreas
- Mantras — Meyer
Glenn Middle School
2018 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity
Gretchen Smith
Concert3SR1
Performed with
- Avatar — Spata
- Moonlight Shadows — O'loughlin
Cypress Falls High School
2017 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity
Luke Sliva
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Fantasia on a Original Theme — Phillips
- Swashbucklers Saga — Thomas
Harpool Middle School
2016 · String Orchestra · CC · Varsity
Kara Ortiz
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Dance Scenario — Del Borgo
- Conquistador! — Monday
Amarillo High School
2015 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity
Nick Lopez
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 (play mvt 1 or 2) — Bach/Isaac
- Danza — Nelhybel/
Truitt Middle School
2014 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity
Diane Kovacev
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Kingbridge March — Dyson
- Highridge Overture — Del Borgo
Thornton MS
2012 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity
J Klich
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Cello Rondo — Daniels/
- Dorchester Street Songs (play one) (Kimbark Song) — Porter/
Austin Academy
2011 · String Orchestra · CC · Non Varsity
Sara Howell
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Swedish Rhapsody — Alfven/Fishburn
- Sunburst — Silva
Beck Junior High
2010 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity
Ronald Grimm
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Little Symphony — Nunez
- American Gaelic — Atwell
Lowery Freshman Center
2010 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Sub Non Varsity
Ellen Townley
Concert2SR2
Performed with
- Belvedere Suite (play one mvt)- Prelude — Isaac
- Vanguard Overture — Stephan
First Colony Middle School
2009 · String Orchestra · CCC · Non Varsity
Kelly Comfort
Concert2SR1
Performed with
- Suite for Strings mvt 1 aria — Siennicki
- El Toro — Brubaker
Spring Branch Middle School
2008 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity
Shauna Shaw
Concert2SR1
Performed with
- Dabbling in the Dew — Anon. or Trad./Atwell
- The Chronicles of Narnia — Harry Gregson-Williams / Larry Moore
Humble MS
2007 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity
Raymiah Jackson
Concert1SR2
Performed with
- Midnight Tango — Pordon
- Japanese Lullaby — Yamada

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