String OrchestraGrade 5(play one mvt)Code 19070

Ancient Air and Dances, Suite No. 3

Respighi · Ricordi & Company, Inc.

Performances132007–2026

Schools10

Avg concert1.001 is best

Straight ones100%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 5 String Orchestra piece performed since 2007.

<1%of 4,216 performances

12 of this piece vs 4,204 of everything else in the same grade and event.

Programmed most often by

Schools that have returned to this piece.

Amarillo High Schoolavg 1.02×
Lake Highlands High Schoolavg 1.02×
MacArthur HSavg 1.02×
A&M Consolidated High Schoolavg 1.01×
Cooper HS and Abilene HSavg 1.01×
Coronado High Schoolavg 1.01×
Judson HSavg 1.01×
Kingwood High Schoolavg 1.01×

Most often paired with

Pieces programmed alongside this one, across every recorded performance.

A Moorside Suite — HolstGr 5 · avg 1.01×
Alis Volat Propriis — NewboldGr 5 · avg 1.01×
Allegro — FioccoGr 4 · avg 1.01×
Allegro (From Serenade No. 1 in D) — MozartGr 3 · avg 1.01×
Ase's Death (From Peer Gynt Suite No. 1) — GriegGr 4 · avg 1.01×
Bavarian Rhapsody — ShafferGr 3 · avg 1.01×
Concerto Grosso for String Orchestra and Piano Obligato — BlochGr 5 · avg 1.01×
Concerto Grosso Op. 6 No. 1 — HandelGr 3 · avg 1.01×

Performances

All 13 recorded performances.

Year	School	Event	Performed with	Director	Class	Concert	SR
2026	Amarillo High SchoolAAAAA	String Orchestra	Adventure on Bainbridge Island — Alan Lee Silva Alis Volat Propriis harp OPTIONAL — Newbold	Breanna L Parker	Varsity	1	1
2026	Lake Highlands High SchoolAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Ase's Death (from Peer Gynt Suite No. 1) — E. Grieg Surge — B. Tippette	Raphaelle Siemers	Varsity	1	1
2024	Paetow HSAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Suite for Strings (15995) — Rutter/ Cello Concerto Grosso for 2 Cellos — Vivaldi	Matt Tavilson	Varsity	1	1
2023	Cooper HS and Abilene HSAAAAA	String Orchestra	Serenade for Strings Op. 20 (6600) (play one mvt) — Elgar Molly on the Shore (6605) — Grainger	Fred Grigg	Varsity	1	1
2023	Krimmel IntermediateCCC	String Orchestra	Three Movements from Lincolnshire Posy; The Lost Lady Found Mvt. 3 — Grainger/Longfield Allegro Con Brio from Symphony No. 8 Mvt. 1 — Dvorak/Mccashin	Tiffany Webb	Varsity	1	1
2020	A&M Consolidated High SchoolAAAAA	String Orchestra	M To The Third Power — Nunez North Star to Freedom — Newbold	Jane McCormick	Non Varsity	1	1
2019	Coronado High SchoolAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Irish Tune from County Derry (horn optional) — Grainger Lyric Metal — Balmages	Susan Hernandez	Varsity	1	1
2019	Judson HSAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Nimrod — Edward Elgar/Clark Mcalister A Moorside Suite (mvt 1 or 3) — Holst	Robert Sabo	Varsity	1	1
2019	Lake Highlands High SchoolAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Water Reflections (piano opt) — Nishimura Bavarian Rhapsody — Shaffer	Ashley Dittman	Varsity	1	1
2014	MacArthur HSAAAAA	String Orchestra	Concerto Grosso Opus 6 No 12 largo allegro — Handel/ Overture for Strings — Jacob/	Dr. Jan Garverick	Varsity	1	1
2014	MacArthur HSAAAAA	Full Orchestra	Slavonic Dances Op.46 (# 1-8) #8 — Dvorak/ Crown Imperial March — Walton/Stone	Dr. Jan Garverick	Varsity	1	1
2013	Amarillo High SchoolAAAA	String Orchestra	Toccata — Frescobaldi/Higgins Serenade for Strings Op. 48 (Serenade in C) (play one mvt) — Tschaikowsky/	Nick Lopez	Varsity	1	1
2007	Kingwood High SchoolAAAAA	String Orchestra	Concerto Grosso Op.6 No.5 Mvts 3 and 4 — Handel Concerto Grosso for String Orchestra & Piano Obligato - Fugue — Bloch	Timothy Mika	Varsity	1	1

Amarillo High School
2026 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity
Breanna L Parker
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Adventure on Bainbridge Island — Alan Lee Silva
- Alis Volat Propriis harp OPTIONAL — Newbold
Lake Highlands High School
2026 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity
Raphaelle Siemers
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Ase's Death (from Peer Gynt Suite No. 1) — E. Grieg
- Surge — B. Tippette
Paetow HS
2024 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity
Matt Tavilson
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Suite for Strings (15995) — Rutter/
- Cello Concerto Grosso for 2 Cellos — Vivaldi
Cooper HS and Abilene HS
2023 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity
Fred Grigg
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Serenade for Strings Op. 20 (6600) (play one mvt) — Elgar
- Molly on the Shore (6605) — Grainger
Krimmel Intermediate
2023 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity
Tiffany Webb
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Three Movements from Lincolnshire Posy; The Lost Lady Found Mvt. 3 — Grainger/Longfield
- Allegro Con Brio from Symphony No. 8 Mvt. 1 — Dvorak/Mccashin
A&M Consolidated High School
2020 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Non Varsity
Jane McCormick
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- M To The Third Power — Nunez
- North Star to Freedom — Newbold
Coronado High School
2019 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity
Susan Hernandez
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Irish Tune from County Derry (horn optional) — Grainger
- Lyric Metal — Balmages
Judson HS
2019 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity
Robert Sabo
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Nimrod — Edward Elgar/Clark Mcalister
- A Moorside Suite (mvt 1 or 3) — Holst
Lake Highlands High School
2019 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity
Ashley Dittman
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Water Reflections (piano opt) — Nishimura
- Bavarian Rhapsody — Shaffer
MacArthur HS
2014 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity
Dr. Jan Garverick
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Concerto Grosso Opus 6 No 12 largo allegro — Handel/
- Overture for Strings — Jacob/
MacArthur HS
2014 · Full Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity
Dr. Jan Garverick
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Slavonic Dances Op.46 (# 1-8) #8 — Dvorak/
- Crown Imperial March — Walton/Stone
Amarillo High School
2013 · String Orchestra · AAAA · Varsity
Nick Lopez
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Toccata — Frescobaldi/Higgins
- Serenade for Strings Op. 48 (Serenade in C) (play one mvt) — Tschaikowsky/
Kingwood High School
2007 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity
Timothy Mika
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Concerto Grosso Op.6 No.5 Mvts 3 and 4 — Handel
- Concerto Grosso for String Orchestra & Piano Obligato - Fugue — Bloch

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