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Full OrchestraGrade 5Code 25800

An American in Paris Suite

Gershwin · arranged by Whitney · Belwin, Inc

Performances322005–2026
Schools29
Avg concert1.061 is best
Straight ones94%30 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.

2.0%of 1,620 performances

32 of this piece vs 1,588 of everything else in the same grade and event.

Programmed most often by

Schools that have returned to this piece.

  • Austin High Schoolavg 1.02×
  • Kingwood HSavg 1.02×
  • Lubbock High Schoolavg 1.02×
  • Alief-Kerr HSavg 1.01×
  • Amarillo High Schoolavg 1.01×
  • Americas HSavg 1.01×
  • Brandeisavg 1.01×
  • Byron Nelson HS avg 1.01×

Most often paired with

Pieces programmed alongside this one, across every recorded performance.

  • Concerto in D Minor — BachString Orchestra · Gr 3 · avg 1.03×
  • Carmen Suite No. 2 — BizetGr 5 · avg 1.52×
  • English Folk Song Suite — Vaughan WilliamsGr 5 · avg 1.02×
  • Farandole (From L'arlesienne Suite No. 2) — BizetGr 3 · avg 1.02×
  • Marche Militaire Francaise (From Algerian Suite) — Saint-SaensGr 4 · avg 1.02×
  • Nimrod — ElgarGr 4 · avg 1.02×
  • Simple Song — BernsteinString Orchestra · Gr 5 · avg 1.02×
  • Symphony No. 5 (First Movement) — SchubertString Orchestra · Gr 4 · avg 1.52×

Performances

All 32 recorded performances.

YearSchoolEventPerformed withDirectorClassConcertSR
2026Edinburg High SchoolAAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Finale from Symphony No. 5 — Shostakovich/Bulla
  • Allegro piacevole — Elgar
Maria GonzalezVarsity11
2026Lubbock High SchoolAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Coriolanus Overture — Beethoven
  • English Folk Song Suite mvts I II — Vaughan Williams/Jacob
Alejos AnayaVarsity11
2026McKinney North High SchoolAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 2: The Montagues and the Capulets — Prokofiev
  • L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2 II. Intermezzo — Bizet
Lamar SmithVarsity11
2026Morton Ranch High SchoolAAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • A Hectic Overture — Lloyd
  • Nimrod — Elgar/Bender
Gabriel KatzVarsity11
2025Northwest High SchoolAAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Overture tone poem or one mvt of a symphony (except a Menuetto) (Symphony 8 Mvt. 1) — Schubert
  • Carmen Suite No. 1(play one mvt; 1 & 1a = one mvt) (LML features modern keys & clefs)(No. 5 Les Toreadors) — Bizet
Aaron GemoetsVarsity21
2025William Howard Taft High SchoolAAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Molly on the Shore — Grainger
  • Dreaming — Balmages
Esther WilliamsVarsity11
2024Amarillo High SchoolAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Simple Song — Bernstein/Longfield
  • McCormick Fanfare — Butz
Breanna L ParkerVarsity11
2024Cypress Creek High SchoolAAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2 Mvt. 4 'Farandole' — Bizet
  • English Folk Song Suite Mvt. 1 'Seventeen Come Sunday' — Vaughan Williams/Bulla
Aaron JohnstonVarsity11
2024Tom C. ClarkAAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Poet and Peasant Overture (10019) (LML features modern keys and clefs) — Von Suppe
  • Cavatina from Romantische Stucke Op. 75 No. 1 — Dvorak/Sieving
Teresa NguyenVarsity11
2023Legacy HSAAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Andante Festivo — Jean Sibelius
  • Enigma Variations — Elgar
Brigido S GarzaVarsity11
2022O'Connor High SchoolAAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 (6578) Mvt. 3 — Bach
  • Nimrod (15793) — Elgar
Brenda JohnsonVarsity11
2020Austin High SchoolAAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Eight Little Organ Preludes and Fugues (6495) (play one complete Prelude & Fugue) — Bach/Russ
  • Symphony no.5 movement 2 (5719) (except a Menu — Tchaikovsky
Ana Maria Solis-HerreraVarsity11
2020Byron Nelson HS AAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Marche Militaire Francaise (from Algerian Suite) (6001) — Saint-Saens/Isaac
  • Fantasia on a Original Theme (10121) — Phillips
Sessalie ShapleyNon Varsity11
2020Robert Vela HSAAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Adagio from Symphony No. 2 (20659) — Rachmaninoff/Longfield
  • Danzon No. 2 (20563) (rental only) — Marquez
Juan Carlos MenendezVarsity11
2019Edinburg North HSAAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Serenade for Strings Op. 20 (1st mvt) — Elgar
  • Finale from Symphony #5 — Shostakovitch/Bulla
Moises LlanesVarsity11
2018Austin High SchoolAAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Overture to La Forza del Destino (LML features modern keys & clefs) — Verdi
  • Piano Concerto No. 1 D minor Mvt 1 — Bach
Ann VictorVarsity11
2017Hebron High SchoolAAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Overture tone poem or one mvt of a symphony Accompanied — Mozart/
  • Simple Song — Bernstein/
Matthew CautivarVarsity11
2017Tomball Memorial High SchoolAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Capriccio Espangnole (II. Variazioni) — Rimsky-Korsakov
  • Hoedown (from Rodeo) — Copland
Bryan BarrettVarsity11
2016Klein Collins High SchoolAAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • The Enchanted Castle (from the Suite From the Middle Ages) — Glazunov/Starr
  • Symphony No. 9 1st mvt — Dvorak/
Carlos LaraVarsity11
2016Klein Oak High SchoolAAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Overture to Candide — Bernstein/
  • Symphony No. 9 Mvt. 1 — Dvorak/
Tanner LedfordVarsity11
2015Americas HSAAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Bach Double Violin Concerto in D Minor — Bach/Muller
  • Saturday Night Waltz — Copland/
Adria DunnVarsity11
2015Kingwood HSAAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Carmen Suite No. 1 (play two mvts; 1 & 1a=one mvt) (LML features modern keys & clefs) — Bizet/
  • Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis — Vaughan Williams/
Christopher R. ReidlingerVarsity11
2013James E Taylor High SchoolAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Farandole from L'Arlesienee Suite No. 2 — Bizet
  • A Night on Bald Mountain — Moussorgsky/Sopkin
Clinton CapshawVarsity11
2012BrandeisAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Concerto in B minor for Four Violins and Piano(mvt. 1) — Vivaldi/
  • The Planets (play one) (LML features modern keys & clefs) — Holst/Niet/Vaught
Kevin Garcia-HettingerVarsity11
2012John Jay High SchoolAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Concerto or Concerto Grosso Accompanied — Corelli/
  • Rhosymedre — Vaughan Williams/Foster
Deana JohnsonVarsity11
2011McNeil High SchoolAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Marche Militaire Francaise (from Algerian Suite) — Saint-Saens/Isaac
  • Vocalise — Rachmaninoff
James CaswellVarsity11
2010Kingwood HSAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Rosa Mundi — Paul Lewis
  • Symphony No 2 (Finale) — Sibelius
Christopher R. ReidlingerVarsity11
2010Lubbock High SchoolAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Romance C Major Op. 42 — Sibelius
  • Overture tone poem or one mvt of a symphony (except a Menuetto) — Schubert
Alejos AnayaVarsity11
2010Morton Ranch HSAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Overture tone poem or one mvt of a symphony (except a Menuetto) — Sibelius
  • Sicilienne (from Peleas and Melisande) — Faure/Stone
Alisa PedersonVarsity21
2007Alief-Kerr HSAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Afternoon in Montreal — Creston
  • American Salute — Gould
Marty KoranVarsity11
2007Clear Creek HS ORCHAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Declaration Overture — Smith C.t.
  • An Outdoor Overture — Copland
Michael AstwoodVarsity11
2005Klein High SchoolAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • The Damnation of Faust Hungarian March (LML features modern keys and clefs) — Berlioz
  • Finale Symphony #5 — Tschaikowsky
Keith MarkusonVarsity11

  • Edinburg High School

    2026 · Full Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Maria Gonzalez

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Finale from Symphony No. 5 — Shostakovich/Bulla
    • Allegro piacevole — Elgar

  • Lubbock High School

    2026 · Full Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity

    Alejos Anaya

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Coriolanus Overture — Beethoven
    • English Folk Song Suite mvts I II — Vaughan Williams/Jacob

  • McKinney North High School

    2026 · Full Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity

    Lamar Smith

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 2: The Montagues and the Capulets — Prokofiev
    • L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2 II. Intermezzo — Bizet

  • Morton Ranch High School

    2026 · Full Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Gabriel Katz

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • A Hectic Overture — Lloyd
    • Nimrod — Elgar/Bender

  • Northwest High School

    2025 · Full Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Aaron Gemoets

    Concert2SR1

    Performed with

    • Overture tone poem or one mvt of a symphony (except a Menuetto) (Symphony 8 Mvt. 1) — Schubert
    • Carmen Suite No. 1(play one mvt; 1 & 1a = one mvt) (LML features modern keys & clefs)(No. 5 Les Toreadors) — Bizet

  • William Howard Taft High School

    2025 · Full Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Esther Williams

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Molly on the Shore — Grainger
    • Dreaming — Balmages

  • Amarillo High School

    2024 · Full Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity

    Breanna L Parker

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Simple Song — Bernstein/Longfield
    • McCormick Fanfare — Butz

  • Cypress Creek High School

    2024 · Full Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Aaron Johnston

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2 Mvt. 4 'Farandole' — Bizet
    • English Folk Song Suite Mvt. 1 'Seventeen Come Sunday' — Vaughan Williams/Bulla

  • Tom C. Clark

    2024 · Full Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Teresa Nguyen

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Poet and Peasant Overture (10019) (LML features modern keys and clefs) — Von Suppe
    • Cavatina from Romantische Stucke Op. 75 No. 1 — Dvorak/Sieving

  • Legacy HS

    2023 · Full Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Brigido S Garza

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Andante Festivo — Jean Sibelius
    • Enigma Variations — Elgar

  • O'Connor High School

    2022 · Full Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Brenda Johnson

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 (6578) Mvt. 3 — Bach
    • Nimrod (15793) — Elgar

  • Austin High School

    2020 · Full Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Ana Maria Solis-Herrera

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Eight Little Organ Preludes and Fugues (6495) (play one complete Prelude & Fugue) — Bach/Russ
    • Symphony no.5 movement 2 (5719) (except a Menu — Tchaikovsky

  • Byron Nelson HS

    2020 · Full Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity

    Sessalie Shapley

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Marche Militaire Francaise (from Algerian Suite) (6001) — Saint-Saens/Isaac
    • Fantasia on a Original Theme (10121) — Phillips

  • Robert Vela HS

    2020 · Full Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Juan Carlos Menendez

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Adagio from Symphony No. 2 (20659) — Rachmaninoff/Longfield
    • Danzon No. 2 (20563) (rental only) — Marquez

  • Edinburg North HS

    2019 · Full Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Moises Llanes

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Serenade for Strings Op. 20 (1st mvt) — Elgar
    • Finale from Symphony #5 — Shostakovitch/Bulla

  • Austin High School

    2018 · Full Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Ann Victor

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Overture to La Forza del Destino (LML features modern keys & clefs) — Verdi
    • Piano Concerto No. 1 D minor Mvt 1 — Bach

  • Hebron High School

    2017 · Full Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Matthew Cautivar

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Overture tone poem or one mvt of a symphony Accompanied — Mozart/
    • Simple Song — Bernstein/

  • Tomball Memorial High School

    2017 · Full Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity

    Bryan Barrett

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Capriccio Espangnole (II. Variazioni) — Rimsky-Korsakov
    • Hoedown (from Rodeo) — Copland

  • Klein Collins High School

    2016 · Full Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Carlos Lara

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • The Enchanted Castle (from the Suite From the Middle Ages) — Glazunov/Starr
    • Symphony No. 9 1st mvt — Dvorak/

  • Klein Oak High School

    2016 · Full Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Tanner Ledford

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Overture to Candide — Bernstein/
    • Symphony No. 9 Mvt. 1 — Dvorak/

  • Americas HS

    2015 · Full Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Adria Dunn

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Bach Double Violin Concerto in D Minor — Bach/Muller
    • Saturday Night Waltz — Copland/

  • Kingwood HS

    2015 · Full Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Christopher R. Reidlinger

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Carmen Suite No. 1 (play two mvts; 1 & 1a=one mvt) (LML features modern keys & clefs) — Bizet/
    • Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis — Vaughan Williams/

  • James E Taylor High School

    2013 · Full Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity

    Clinton Capshaw

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Farandole from L'Arlesienee Suite No. 2 — Bizet
    • A Night on Bald Mountain — Moussorgsky/Sopkin

  • Brandeis

    2012 · Full Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity

    Kevin Garcia-Hettinger

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Concerto in B minor for Four Violins and Piano(mvt. 1) — Vivaldi/
    • The Planets (play one) (LML features modern keys & clefs) — Holst/Niet/Vaught

  • John Jay High School

    2012 · Full Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity

    Deana Johnson

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Concerto or Concerto Grosso Accompanied — Corelli/
    • Rhosymedre — Vaughan Williams/Foster

  • McNeil High School

    2011 · Full Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity

    James Caswell

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Marche Militaire Francaise (from Algerian Suite) — Saint-Saens/Isaac
    • Vocalise — Rachmaninoff

  • Kingwood HS

    2010 · Full Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity

    Christopher R. Reidlinger

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Rosa Mundi — Paul Lewis
    • Symphony No 2 (Finale) — Sibelius

  • Lubbock High School

    2010 · Full Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity

    Alejos Anaya

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Romance C Major Op. 42 — Sibelius
    • Overture tone poem or one mvt of a symphony (except a Menuetto) — Schubert

  • Morton Ranch HS

    2010 · Full Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity

    Alisa Pederson

    Concert2SR1

    Performed with

    • Overture tone poem or one mvt of a symphony (except a Menuetto) — Sibelius
    • Sicilienne (from Peleas and Melisande) — Faure/Stone

  • Alief-Kerr HS

    2007 · Full Orchestra · AAAA · Varsity

    Marty Koran

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Afternoon in Montreal — Creston
    • American Salute — Gould

  • Clear Creek HS ORCH

    2007 · Full Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity

    Michael Astwood

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Declaration Overture — Smith C.t.
    • An Outdoor Overture — Copland

  • Klein High School

    2005 · Full Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity

    Keith Markuson

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • The Damnation of Faust Hungarian March (LML features modern keys and clefs) — Berlioz
    • Finale Symphony #5 — Tschaikowsky