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All songsGrade 5 String Orchestra list
String OrchestraGrade 5(play mvt 4 only)Code 26086

Serenade for Strings

Wolf-Ferrari · Edwin F. Kalmus

Performances162008–2026
Schools16
Avg concert1.191 is best
Straight ones81%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 2008.

<1%of 4,078 performances

15 of this piece vs 4,063 of everything else in the same grade and event.

Programmed most often by

Schools that have returned to this piece.

  • BBIA High Schoolavg 1.01×
  • Bowie High Schoolavg 1.01×
  • Clear Creek HSavg 1.01×
  • Comal Pieper HSavg 2.01×
  • Elsik High Schoolavg 2.01×
  • Guyer High Schoolavg 1.01×
  • John Horn High Schoolavg 2.01×
  • Johnson HSavg 1.01×

Most often paired with

Pieces programmed alongside this one, across every recorded performance.

  • Danzas de Panama — StillGr 5 · avg 1.52×
  • A Lithuanian Nocturne — TraditionalGr 3 · avg 1.01×
  • Allegro (From Concerto for Two Trumpets) — VivaldiGr 1 · avg 1.01×
  • Ancient Wonders Suite — ParrishGr 4 · avg 2.01×
  • Aria (From Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5) — Villa-LobosGr 5 · avg 1.01×
  • Ase's Death (From Peer Gynt Suite No. 1) — GriegGr 4 · avg 1.01×
  • Autumn Vows — DayGr 3 · avg 1.01×
  • Bagatelle (Op. 47, No. 5) — DvorakGr 4 · avg 2.01×

Performances

All 16 recorded performances.

YearSchoolEventPerformed withDirectorClassConcertSR
2026BBIA High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Fantasia on a Original Theme (opt harp or piano) — Phillips
  • Tanc Furioso — LaBrie
Ellen LawrenceSub Non Varsity11
2026Comal Pieper HSAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Bagatelle (Op. 47 No. 5) — Dvorak/Sieving
  • Farandole (from L^Arlesienne Suite No. 2) — Bizet/Isaac
Richard HelsleyNon Varsity21
2026Elsik High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Danzas de Panama — Still
  • Ancient Wonders Suite — Parrish
Steve VazquezNon Varsity21
2026Rockwall Heath HSAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Legionary — Thomas
  • A Lithuanian Nocturne — Meyer
Skyler CampbellNon Varsity11
2026Westlake High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Jubilant Overture — Reznicow
  • Possibilities — Balmages
Josue MartinezSub Non Varsity11
2024Clear Creek HSAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Follow the Drinking Gourd (15960) — Anon. or Trad./Gruselle
  • Autumn Vows (17665) — Day
Brandon CornettNon Varsity11
2024Kingwood HSAAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • The Montagues and the Capulets (from Romeo and Juliet) — Prokofieff/Siennicki
  • Hungarian Dance No. 5 — Brahms
Luke SlivaVarsity11
2024McCallum High SchoolAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Serenade for Strings Op. 48 (Serenade in C) Movement 1 — Tchaikovsky
  • Serenade fur Streichorchester Op. 22 Movement 5 — Dvorak
Ricky PringleVarsity11
2023Tompkins High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Dance Concerto Mvt. 2 — Davis Oliver
  • Danzas de Panama (6637) — Still/
Matthew PorterVarsity11
2016Bowie High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Ase's Death (from Peer Gynt Suite No. 1) — Grieg/
  • Aria (from Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5) — Villa-Lobos/Krance
David ChisumVarsity11
2016Johnson HSAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Danses for Chromatic Harp and String Orchestra--Danse sacree — Debussy
  • Molly on the Shore — Grainger/
Karen GeorgeVarsity11
2014Guyer High SchoolAAAAString Orchestra
  • Don Quixote Suite for Strings and Cembalo (Don Quixote Suite) Overture/ His Attack on the Windmills/ Sancho Pansa Swindled — Telemann/
  • St. Paul Suite I. Jig — Holst/
Michelle HanlonVarsity11
2014Judson HSAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Convergence — Nunez/
  • Bold Venture — Daniels/
Richard HelsleyVarsity11
2009Permian High SchoolAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Concerto in G Major Op. 51 No. 4 II. Adagio III. Allegro — Vivaldi
  • O Magnum Mysterium — Lauridsen/Dackow
Todd BerridgeVarsity11
2008John Horn High SchoolAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Concerto for 2 Violins Mov. I. Vivace — Bach
  • Concerto Grosso (two contrasting mvts)Op. 6 No. 10 — Corelli
Richard EngelVarsity21
2008Memorial High SchoolAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Visions and Miracles: III — Theofanidis
  • Water Night for String Orchestra — Whitacre
Bingiee ShiuVarsity11

  • BBIA High School

    2026 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity

    Ellen Lawrence

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Fantasia on a Original Theme (opt harp or piano) — Phillips
    • Tanc Furioso — LaBrie

  • Comal Pieper HS

    2026 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Non Varsity

    Richard Helsley

    Concert2SR1

    Performed with

    • Bagatelle (Op. 47 No. 5) — Dvorak/Sieving
    • Farandole (from L^Arlesienne Suite No. 2) — Bizet/Isaac

  • Elsik High School

    2026 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity

    Steve Vazquez

    Concert2SR1

    Performed with

    • Danzas de Panama — Still
    • Ancient Wonders Suite — Parrish

  • Rockwall Heath HS

    2026 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity

    Skyler Campbell

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Legionary — Thomas
    • A Lithuanian Nocturne — Meyer

  • Westlake High School

    2026 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity

    Josue Martinez

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Jubilant Overture — Reznicow
    • Possibilities — Balmages

  • Clear Creek HS

    2024 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity

    Brandon Cornett

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Follow the Drinking Gourd (15960) — Anon. or Trad./Gruselle
    • Autumn Vows (17665) — Day

  • Kingwood HS

    2024 · Full Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Luke Sliva

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • The Montagues and the Capulets (from Romeo and Juliet) — Prokofieff/Siennicki
    • Hungarian Dance No. 5 — Brahms

  • McCallum High School

    2024 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity

    Ricky Pringle

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Serenade for Strings Op. 48 (Serenade in C) Movement 1 — Tchaikovsky
    • Serenade fur Streichorchester Op. 22 Movement 5 — Dvorak

  • Tompkins High School

    2023 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Matthew Porter

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Dance Concerto Mvt. 2 — Davis Oliver
    • Danzas de Panama (6637) — Still/

  • Bowie High School

    2016 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    David Chisum

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Ase's Death (from Peer Gynt Suite No. 1) — Grieg/
    • Aria (from Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5) — Villa-Lobos/Krance

  • Johnson HS

    2016 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Karen George

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Danses for Chromatic Harp and String Orchestra--Danse sacree — Debussy
    • Molly on the Shore — Grainger/

  • Guyer High School

    2014 · String Orchestra · AAAA · Varsity

    Michelle Hanlon

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Don Quixote Suite for Strings and Cembalo (Don Quixote Suite) Overture/ His Attack on the Windmills/ Sancho Pansa Swindled — Telemann/
    • St. Paul Suite I. Jig — Holst/

  • Judson HS

    2014 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity

    Richard Helsley

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Convergence — Nunez/
    • Bold Venture — Daniels/

  • Permian High School

    2009 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity

    Todd Berridge

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Concerto in G Major Op. 51 No. 4 II. Adagio III. Allegro — Vivaldi
    • O Magnum Mysterium — Lauridsen/Dackow

  • John Horn High School

    2008 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity

    Richard Engel

    Concert2SR1

    Performed with

    • Concerto for 2 Violins Mov. I. Vivace — Bach
    • Concerto Grosso (two contrasting mvts)Op. 6 No. 10 — Corelli

  • Memorial High School

    2008 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity

    Bingiee Shiu

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Visions and Miracles: III — Theofanidis
    • Water Night for String Orchestra — Whitacre