String OrchestraGrade 2(POP)Code 28288

Merry-Go-Round

Caponegro · Kendor Music, Inc.

Performances232009–2026

Schools21

Avg concert1.391 is best

Straight ones65%15 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 2009.

<1%of 12,783 performances

23 of this piece vs 12,760 of everything else in the same grade and event.

Programmed most often by

Schools that have returned to this piece.

DeZavala Middle Schoolavg 1.02×
Gunn Junior Highavg 1.52×
Ann Richards High Schoolavg 2.01×
Atascocita MSavg 1.01×
Cook MSavg 2.01×
Crockett Middle Schoolavg 1.01×
Elkins High Schoolavg 3.01×
Ferguson Junior Highavg 1.01×

Most often paired with

Pieces programmed alongside this one, across every recorded performance.

Appalachian Sunrise — GazdaGr 2 · avg 1.02×
Aspen Glow — DayGr 2 · avg 1.02×
Honor and Glory — NewboldGr 1 · avg 1.52×
Scarborough Fair — Anon. or Trad.Gr 1 · avg 1.52×
Two Modal Sketches — O'reillyGr 2 · avg 1.02×
A Streak of Light — GriesingerGr 3 · avg 1.01×
An Elizabethan Madrigal (Now Is the Month of Maying) — MorleyGr 2 · avg 1.01×
An English Folksong — McquilkinGr 2 · avg 1.01×

Performances

All 23 recorded performances.

Year	School	Event	Performed with	Director	Class	Concert	SR
2026	Irving High SchoolAAAAAA	String Orchestra	A Quiet Music — Wagner A Streak of Light — Griesinger	Robert Rudolph	Non Varsity	1	1
2026	Otto MSCCC	String Orchestra	Scarborough Fair — English Folk Song arr. Balmages Escape — Sluder	Amy Nguyen	Sub Non Varsity	2	2
2024	Labay Middle SchoolCCC	String Orchestra	Aspen Glow (19337) — Day Venom — Erica Donahoe	GINA CHANDLER	Varsity	1	2
2020	Crockett Middle SchoolCCC	String Orchestra	Soon I Will Be Done — Gruselle Aspen Glow (19337) — Day	Cornelia Demian	Varsity	1	2
2020	Gunn Junior HighCC	String Orchestra	Verdant Meadows (21740) — Tippette Conquistador! — Deborah Baker Monday	Mary Cliborn	Varsity	1	1
2019	Metro Prep MSC	String Orchestra	Wait your Turn! (percussion must be omitted) — Spata Dragonhunter — Meyer	Melissa Melendez	Varsity	2	2
2018	Seven Lakes JHCCC	String Orchestra	An Elizabethan Madrigal — Thomas Morley/Monday Little Turtle Dove — Traditional/Gruselle	Zachary Miller	Sub Non Varsity	1	1
2018	Timberwood Middle SchoolCCC	String Orchestra	Scarborough Fair — Brian Balmages The General's Order — Anon. or Trad./Wang	Priscilla Mika	Varsity	1	1
2017	Elkins High SchoolAAAAA	String Orchestra	Greensleeves — Anon. or Trad./Hare Creatures — Balmages	Priscilla McGar	Non Varsity	3	3
2017	Labay MSCCC	String Orchestra	Fanfare and Coronation — Meyer Ballade and Scherzo — O'reilly	GINA CHANDLER	Varsity	1	1
2016	Gunn Junior HighCC	String Orchestra	Fanfare for Strings — Gazda/ St. Anthony Chorale — Haydn/Dackow	Mary Cliborn	Non Varsity	2	2
2016	Wester Middle SchoolCC	String Orchestra	Appalachian Sunrise — Gazda/ The Gypsy Rover — Del Borgo/	Jennifer Vanhook	Varsity	1	1
2015	Jane Long Middle SchoolCCC	String Orchestra	As an Eagle Stirs — Ewing/ Sonatine — Del Borgo/	Mary McNeel	Non Varsity	2	2
2015	Riverwood MSCCC	String Orchestra	Intensity — O'loughlin/ Swing Low Sweet Chariot — Robert S. Frost	Evan Farmer	Non Varsity	2	1
2013	Atascocita MSCCC	String Orchestra	Midnight Tango — Pordon/ Avatar — Spata/	Yu-Chuan Lin	Non Varsity	1	1
2013	Ferguson Junior HighCC	String Orchestra	Honor and Glory — Newbold/ Prelude and Fugue — Balmages/	Mary Cliborn	Non Varsity	1	1
2013	Krimmel IntermediateCCC	String Orchestra	Two Modal Sketches (play all) — O'reilly/ An English Folksong — Mcquilkin/	Bobbi Mauldin	Varsity	1	1
2012	Ann Richards High SchoolAA	String Orchestra	Honor and Glory — Newbold/ Dance Suite for Strings (play one mvt) — Whitney/	Donna Cotter	Non Varsity	2	1
2012	DeZavala Middle SchoolCC	String Orchestra	Prelude and Dance — Mcginty/Mullins Loch Lomond — Klauss/	Kandra Parks	Non Varsity	1	1
2012	DeZavala Middle SchoolCC	String Orchestra	Salisbury Overture — Mcquilkin/ Fantasia on a Original Theme — Phillips/	Kandra Parks	Varsity	1	1
2010	Cook MSCCC	String Orchestra	Caprice — Frost Little Symphony — Nunez	Carroll Cantrell	Non Varsity	2	1
2010	Moorhead Junior High SchoolCCC	String Orchestra	Two Modal Sketches (play all) — O'reilly Sahara Crossing — Meyer	Bobbi Mauldin	Varsity	1	1
2009	Fowler Middle SchoolCC	String Orchestra	Sailor's Song — Matesky Appalachian Sunrise — Gazda	Karina Flores	Varsity	1	1

Irving High School
2026 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity
Robert Rudolph
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- A Quiet Music — Wagner
- A Streak of Light — Griesinger
Otto MS
2026 · String Orchestra · CCC · Sub Non Varsity
Amy Nguyen
Concert2SR2
Performed with
- Scarborough Fair — English Folk Song arr. Balmages
- Escape — Sluder
Labay Middle School
2024 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity
GINA CHANDLER
Concert1SR2
Performed with
- Aspen Glow (19337) — Day
- Venom — Erica Donahoe
Crockett Middle School
2020 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity
Cornelia Demian
Concert1SR2
Performed with
- Soon I Will Be Done — Gruselle
- Aspen Glow (19337) — Day
Gunn Junior High
2020 · String Orchestra · CC · Varsity
Mary Cliborn
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Verdant Meadows (21740) — Tippette
- Conquistador! — Deborah Baker Monday
Metro Prep MS
2019 · String Orchestra · C · Varsity
Melissa Melendez
Concert2SR2
Performed with
- Wait your Turn! (percussion must be omitted) — Spata
- Dragonhunter — Meyer
Seven Lakes JH
2018 · String Orchestra · CCC · Sub Non Varsity
Zachary Miller
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- An Elizabethan Madrigal — Thomas Morley/Monday
- Little Turtle Dove — Traditional/Gruselle
Timberwood Middle School
2018 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity
Priscilla Mika
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Scarborough Fair — Brian Balmages
- The General's Order — Anon. or Trad./Wang
Elkins High School
2017 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Non Varsity
Priscilla McGar
Concert3SR3
Performed with
- Greensleeves — Anon. or Trad./Hare
- Creatures — Balmages
Labay MS
2017 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity
GINA CHANDLER
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Fanfare and Coronation — Meyer
- Ballade and Scherzo — O'reilly
Gunn Junior High
2016 · String Orchestra · CC · Non Varsity
Mary Cliborn
Concert2SR2
Performed with
- Fanfare for Strings — Gazda/
- St. Anthony Chorale — Haydn/Dackow
Wester Middle School
2016 · String Orchestra · CC · Varsity
Jennifer Vanhook
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Appalachian Sunrise — Gazda/
- The Gypsy Rover — Del Borgo/
Jane Long Middle School
2015 · String Orchestra · CCC · Non Varsity
Mary McNeel
Concert2SR2
Performed with
- As an Eagle Stirs — Ewing/
- Sonatine — Del Borgo/
Riverwood MS
2015 · String Orchestra · CCC · Non Varsity
Evan Farmer
Concert2SR1
Performed with
- Intensity — O'loughlin/
- Swing Low Sweet Chariot — Robert S. Frost
Atascocita MS
2013 · String Orchestra · CCC · Non Varsity
Yu-Chuan Lin
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Midnight Tango — Pordon/
- Avatar — Spata/
Ferguson Junior High
2013 · String Orchestra · CC · Non Varsity
Mary Cliborn
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Honor and Glory — Newbold/
- Prelude and Fugue — Balmages/
Krimmel Intermediate
2013 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity
Bobbi Mauldin
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Two Modal Sketches (play all) — O'reilly/
- An English Folksong — Mcquilkin/
Ann Richards High School
2012 · String Orchestra · AA · Non Varsity
Donna Cotter
Concert2SR1
Performed with
- Honor and Glory — Newbold/
- Dance Suite for Strings (play one mvt) — Whitney/
DeZavala Middle School
2012 · String Orchestra · CC · Non Varsity
Kandra Parks
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Prelude and Dance — Mcginty/Mullins
- Loch Lomond — Klauss/
DeZavala Middle School
2012 · String Orchestra · CC · Varsity
Kandra Parks
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Salisbury Overture — Mcquilkin/
- Fantasia on a Original Theme — Phillips/
Cook MS
2010 · String Orchestra · CCC · Non Varsity
Carroll Cantrell
Concert2SR1
Performed with
- Caprice — Frost
- Little Symphony — Nunez
Moorhead Junior High School
2010 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity
Bobbi Mauldin
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Two Modal Sketches (play all) — O'reilly
- Sahara Crossing — Meyer
Fowler Middle School
2009 · String Orchestra · CC · Varsity
Karina Flores
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Sailor's Song — Matesky
- Appalachian Sunrise — Gazda

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