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Full OrchestraGrade 5Code 25788

Variations on a Shaker Melody (From Appalachian Spring)

Copland · Boosey & Hawkes, Inc.

Performances222005–2025
Schools19
Avg concert1.141 is best
Straight ones86%19 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 Full Orchestra piece performed since 2005.

1.4%of 1,620 performances

22 of this piece vs 1,598 of everything else in the same grade and event.

Programmed most often by

Schools that have returned to this piece.

  • Bowie High Schoolavg 1.02×
  • El Dorado High Schoolavg 1.02×
  • Mayde Creek High Schoolavg 2.02×
  • Atascocita H Savg 1.01×
  • Clark High Schoolavg 1.01×
  • College Park High Schoolavg 1.01×
  • Creekview High Schoolavg 1.01×
  • Cypress Park HSavg 2.01×

Most often paired with

Pieces programmed alongside this one, across every recorded performance.

  • Declaration Overture — SmithGr 4 · avg 2.02×
  • Marche Militaire Francaise (From Algerian Suite) — Saint-SaensGr 4 · avg 1.02×
  • Overture to Die Fledermaus — StraussGr 3 · avg 1.02×
  • The Great Locomotive Chase — SmithGr 4 · avg 1.02×
  • Acrobats — MeyerString Orchestra · Gr 5 · avg 1.01×
  • Adagio (From Spartacus) — KhachaturianGr 5 · avg 1.01×
  • Adagio and Allegro — MarcelloString Orchestra · Gr 3 · avg 2.01×
  • Allegro (From Concerto for Two Trumpets) — VivaldiString Orchestra · Gr 1 · avg 1.01×

Performances

All 22 recorded performances.

YearSchoolEventPerformed withDirectorClassConcertSR
2025Atascocita H SAAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Adagio (from Spartacus) — Khachaturian/Stone
  • Finlandia- Overture tone poem or one mvt of a symphony (except a Menuetto) — Sibelius
William BewleyVarsity11
2024Cypress Park HSAAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Winton Suite for String Orchestra (17723) Prelude — Carse/
  • Slavonic Dance No. 1 (5890) — Dvorak/Isaac
J KlichVarsity21
2024El Dorado High SchoolAAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Overture to Die Fledermaus — Strauss Arranged by Meyers
  • The Great Locomotive Chase (19490) — Smith
Frank JuarezVarsity11
2024El Dorado High SchoolAAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Overture to Die Fledermaus — Strauss Arranged by Meyer
  • The Great Locomotive Chase (19490) — Smith
Frank JuarezVarsity12
2024Rockwall Heath HSAAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Overture from L'Arlesienne Suite No. 1 — Bizet
  • Symphony No. 8 1st mvt — Schubert
Christopher BellVarsity11
2021Rockwall HSAAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Serenade Op. 11 (play mvt. 1 or 4) — Wiren
  • Overture tone poem or one mvt of a symphony (except a Menuetto) — Sibelius
Hannah SmithVarsity11
2019Eaton High SchoolAAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Egmont Overture — Beethoven
  • Mars the Bringer of War — Holst/Mcalister
Holly BurtonVarsity11
2019John Paul Stevens High SchoolAAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Jupiter from The Planets Op. 32 — Holst/Monday
  • Danse Macabre — Saint-Saens
Nicole ChristensenVarsity11
2017College Park High SchoolAAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Chanson de Matin — Elgar/
  • Marche Militaire Francaise (from Algerian Suite) — Saint-Saens/Isaac
Peter KempterVarsity11
2015Bowie High SchoolAAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Allegro from Concerto Grosso Op. 3 No. 8 — Vivaldi
  • American Salute — Gould/
Bill PeaceVarsity11
2015Mayde Creek High SchoolAAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Declaration Overture — Smith/
  • Lullaby — Hofeldt/
Michael JonesVarsity22
2014J. Frank Dobie High SchoolAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Carmen Suite No. 1 (play two mvts; 1 & 1a=one mvt) (LML features modern keys & clefs) — Bizet/
  • Acrobats — Meyer/
Sam FlippinVarsity11
2012Highland Park High SchoolAAAAFull Orchestra
  • The Sorcerer's Apprentice — Dukas/Balent
  • Serenade fur Streichorchester Op. 22 II. Tempo di Valse — Dvorak/
Margaret TuckerVarsity11
2012Westwood HSAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Marche Militaire Francaise (from Algerian Suite) — Saint-Saens/Isaac
  • DUBINUSHKA op. 62Overture tone poem or one mvt of a symphony Accompanied — Rimsky-Korsakov
Susan WilliamsNon Varsity11
2011Johnson HSAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Symphony No. 3 3rd movement Poco allegretto — Brahms
  • Dance Bacchanale (from Samson and Delilah) — Saint-Saens
Karen GeorgeVarsity11
2011Mayde Creek High SchoolAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Declaration Overture — Smith
  • Adago and Allegro — Marcello
Michael JonesVarsity21
2011Seven Lakes HSAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • The Montagues and the Capulets (from Romeo and Juliet) — Prokofieff/Siennicki
  • The Three Cornered Hat Dances (from Part 2) — Defalla
Desiree OverreeVarsity11
2010Bowie High SchoolAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Sospiri Op. 70 (must have harp & piano) — Elgar
  • The Great Gate of Kiev (from Pictures at an Exhibition) — Modeste Mussorgsky/ Carl Simpson
Giovanna CruzVarsity11
2010Clark High SchoolAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Ice Sculptures — Balmages
  • Poet and Peasant Overture (LML features modern keys & clefs) — Von Suppe
Teresa NguyenVarsity11
2010Creekview High SchoolAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Dusk — Steven Bryant
  • Intermezzo (from Hary Janos) — Kodaly
Julie BlackstockVarsity11
2009The Woodlands College Park HSAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • St. Paul Suite (play mvt 1 or 4) — Holst
  • Hungarian Dance No. 5 (LML features modern keys & clefs) — Brahms
Peter KempterVarsity11
2005Flower Mound High SchoolAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Peer Gynt Suite - III. In the Hall of the Mountain-King — Grieg
  • Berceuse and Finale — Stravinsky
Kevin LacefieldVarsity11

  • Atascocita H S

    2025 · Full Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    William Bewley

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Adagio (from Spartacus) — Khachaturian/Stone
    • Finlandia- Overture tone poem or one mvt of a symphony (except a Menuetto) — Sibelius

  • Cypress Park HS

    2024 · Full Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    J Klich

    Concert2SR1

    Performed with

    • Winton Suite for String Orchestra (17723) Prelude — Carse/
    • Slavonic Dance No. 1 (5890) — Dvorak/Isaac

  • El Dorado High School

    2024 · Full Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Frank Juarez

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Overture to Die Fledermaus — Strauss Arranged by Meyers
    • The Great Locomotive Chase (19490) — Smith

  • El Dorado High School

    2024 · Full Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Frank Juarez

    Concert1SR2

    Performed with

    • Overture to Die Fledermaus — Strauss Arranged by Meyer
    • The Great Locomotive Chase (19490) — Smith

  • Rockwall Heath HS

    2024 · Full Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Christopher Bell

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Overture from L'Arlesienne Suite No. 1 — Bizet
    • Symphony No. 8 1st mvt — Schubert

  • Rockwall HS

    2021 · Full Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Hannah Smith

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Serenade Op. 11 (play mvt. 1 or 4) — Wiren
    • Overture tone poem or one mvt of a symphony (except a Menuetto) — Sibelius

  • Eaton High School

    2019 · Full Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Holly Burton

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Egmont Overture — Beethoven
    • Mars the Bringer of War — Holst/Mcalister

  • John Paul Stevens High School

    2019 · Full Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Nicole Christensen

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Jupiter from The Planets Op. 32 — Holst/Monday
    • Danse Macabre — Saint-Saens

  • College Park High School

    2017 · Full Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Peter Kempter

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Chanson de Matin — Elgar/
    • Marche Militaire Francaise (from Algerian Suite) — Saint-Saens/Isaac

  • Bowie High School

    2015 · Full Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Bill Peace

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Allegro from Concerto Grosso Op. 3 No. 8 — Vivaldi
    • American Salute — Gould/

  • Mayde Creek High School

    2015 · Full Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Michael Jones

    Concert2SR2

    Performed with

    • Declaration Overture — Smith/
    • Lullaby — Hofeldt/

  • J. Frank Dobie High School

    2014 · Full Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity

    Sam Flippin

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Carmen Suite No. 1 (play two mvts; 1 & 1a=one mvt) (LML features modern keys & clefs) — Bizet/
    • Acrobats — Meyer/

  • Highland Park High School

    2012 · Full Orchestra · AAAA · Varsity

    Margaret Tucker

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • The Sorcerer's Apprentice — Dukas/Balent
    • Serenade fur Streichorchester Op. 22 II. Tempo di Valse — Dvorak/

  • Westwood HS

    2012 · Full Orchestra · AAAAA · Non Varsity

    Susan Williams

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Marche Militaire Francaise (from Algerian Suite) — Saint-Saens/Isaac
    • DUBINUSHKA op. 62Overture tone poem or one mvt of a symphony Accompanied — Rimsky-Korsakov

  • Johnson HS

    2011 · Full Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity

    Karen George

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Symphony No. 3 3rd movement Poco allegretto — Brahms
    • Dance Bacchanale (from Samson and Delilah) — Saint-Saens

  • Mayde Creek High School

    2011 · Full Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity

    Michael Jones

    Concert2SR1

    Performed with

    • Declaration Overture — Smith
    • Adago and Allegro — Marcello

  • Seven Lakes HS

    2011 · Full Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity

    Desiree Overree

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • The Montagues and the Capulets (from Romeo and Juliet) — Prokofieff/Siennicki
    • The Three Cornered Hat Dances (from Part 2) — Defalla

  • Bowie High School

    2010 · Full Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity

    Giovanna Cruz

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Sospiri Op. 70 (must have harp & piano) — Elgar
    • The Great Gate of Kiev (from Pictures at an Exhibition) — Modeste Mussorgsky/ Carl Simpson

  • Clark High School

    2010 · Full Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity

    Teresa Nguyen

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Ice Sculptures — Balmages
    • Poet and Peasant Overture (LML features modern keys & clefs) — Von Suppe

  • Creekview High School

    2010 · Full Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity

    Julie Blackstock

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Dusk — Steven Bryant
    • Intermezzo (from Hary Janos) — Kodaly

  • The Woodlands College Park HS

    2009 · Full Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity

    Peter Kempter

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • St. Paul Suite (play mvt 1 or 4) — Holst
    • Hungarian Dance No. 5 (LML features modern keys & clefs) — Brahms

  • Flower Mound High School

    2005 · Full Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity

    Kevin Lacefield

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Peer Gynt Suite - III. In the Hall of the Mountain-King — Grieg
    • Berceuse and Finale — Stravinsky