String OrchestraGrade 3Code 28330

Andante for Strings

Cacavas · Hal Leonard Music, Inc.

Performances482006–2026

Schools41

Avg concert1.231 is best

Straight ones79%38 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 3 String Orchestra piece performed since 2006.

<1%of 11,094 performances

47 of this piece vs 11,047 of everything else in the same grade and event.

Programmed most often by

Schools that have returned to this piece.

Fairmont MSavg 1.03×
Atascocita HSavg 1.02×
Curtis Middle Schoolavg 1.02×
Faubion Middle Schoolavg 1.02×
McNeil High Schoolavg 1.02×
Northwest High Schoolavg 1.52×
Adams JHavg 1.01×
Bowie High Schoolavg 2.01×

Most often paired with

Pieces programmed alongside this one, across every recorded performance.

A Modal Festival — MarshGr 2 · avg 1.03×
Contrasts in e Minor — FeeseGr 3 · avg 1.03×
Capriccio Espagnol — Rimsky-KorsakovGr 4 · avg 1.02×
Follow the Drinking Gourd — Anon. or Trad.Gr 3 · avg 1.52×
Gauntlet — SpataGr 3 · avg 1.02×
Highland Celebration — SilvaGr 2 · avg 1.02×
North Country Legend — WilliamsGr 3 · avg 1.52×
North Star to Freedom — NewboldGr 3 · avg 1.02×

Performances

All 48 recorded performances.

Year	School	Event	Performed with	Director	Class	Concert	SR
2026	Lake Highlands High SchoolAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Appalachian Celebration — Fagan Wood Splitter Fanfare — Balmages	Emily Moore	Non Varsity	1	1
2026	LJ: Juarez-Lincoln HSAAAAA	String Orchestra	Arabian Dreams — Newbold The Great Vikings — Woolstenhulme	David Gomez	Non Varsity	1	1
2025	Adams JHCCC	String Orchestra	Primula (Piano or Harp optional) — Nishimura Voyager — Newbold	Chris Koter	Non Varsity	1	1
2025	Burges High SchoolAAAAA	String Orchestra	Nightrider — Richard Meyer In the Hall of the Mountain King — Edvard Grieg/Deborah Baker Monday	Nathan Black	Varsity	1	2
2025	Curtis Middle SchoolCCC	String Orchestra	The Explorers — Sharp Flight — Day	Amy Gearhart	Non Varsity	1	1
2025	Lamar Middle SchoolCCC	String Orchestra	Allegro in D Major — Vivaldi/Frackenpohl Capriccio Espagnol (play mvts 3 and 4) — Rimsky-Korsakov/Dackow	Maria Martell	Varsity	1	1
2025	Young Womens Leadership AcademyAAA	String Orchestra	Sweet New Moon — Nishimura Ancient Wonders Suite — Parrish	Robert Colley	Varsity	1	1
2024	Hebron High SchoolAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Follow the Drinking Gourd (15960) — Anon. or Trad./Gruselle Fire in the Forge — Allen	Matthew Cautivar	Sub Non Varsity	1	1
2024	Humble High SchoolAAAAAA	String Orchestra	With a Vengeance — Clark Never Let Up — Balmages	Andrew McCallum	Non Varsity	1	1
2024	Northwest High SchoolAAAAA	String Orchestra	The Ides of March (19384) — Oloughlin Themes (from the Moldau) (6469) — Smetana/Frost	Aaron Gemoets	Non Varsity	2	1
2024	Round Rock High SchoolAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Baltic Dance (6538) — Mosier Capriccio Espagnol (10192) (mvts 3 & 4) — Rimsky-Korsakov/Dackow	Caleb Carter	Non Varsity	1	1
2023	Fairmont MSCC	String Orchestra	Gauntlet — Doug Spata Arctic Fire — Stephen Chin	Jurga Miakonkich	Varsity	1	1
2023	Kingwood HSAAAAAA	String Orchestra	North Star to Freedom (18318) — Newbold Into the Stars — Granata	Elyse Catoe	Sub Non Varsity	1	1
2023	Tomball High SchoolAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Fanfare and Coronation (6299) — Meyer The Gallagher Gal - For the Star of County Down (15950) — Monday	Kade Schmalz	Sub Non Varsity	1	1
2022	Atascocita HSAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Capriol Suite (6571) — Warlock/ Rondeau — Purcell/Coates	Michelle Richardson	Non Varsity	1	1
2022	Cinco Ranch Junior HighCCC	String Orchestra	Highland Celebration (17642) — Silva/ Spartacus — Balmages/	Laura Vu	Non Varsity	1	1
2022	Faubion Middle SchoolCCC	String Orchestra	The Gypsy Rover (6252) — Del Borgo A Modal Festival (6291) — Marsh	Brandon A Berens	Non Varsity	1	1
2020	Curtis Middle SchoolCCC	String Orchestra	Terra Nova (17658) — Meyer When Johnny Comes Marching Home — Anon./Stephan	Amy Gearhart	Non Varsity	1	1
2020	Fairmont MSCC	String Orchestra	Spartacus — Balmages Contrasts in e-minor — Feese	Jurga Miakonkich	Varsity	1	1
2020	Northwest High SchoolAAAAA	String Orchestra	Serenade for Strings (6421) (play two mvts)(mvt. 1 and 4) — Leyden America's Cup (19682) — Silva	Aaron Gemoets	Non Varsity	1	1
2020	Sam Rayburn HSAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Mantras (6426) — Meyer Allegro Giocoso (20668) — Brahms/Monday	Pavel Baez	Non Varsity	2	1
2018	McKinney High SchoolAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Cello Rondo — Daniels Bravery and Grace (piano optional) — Sweet	Meara O'Neill	Sub Non Varsity	2	1
2018	North Mesquite HSAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Point Lookout (A Fantasy on Civil War Songs) — Brian Balmages Concerto Grosso for String Orchestra Opus 6 Nr. 8. Allegro and Pastorale — Corelli	Kimberly Shimpo	Varsity	2	1
2017	Atascocita HSAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Chinese Folk Fantasy — Curnow North Star to Freedom — Newbold	Andrew McCallum	Sub Non Varsity	1	1
2017	Fairmont MSCC	String Orchestra	Agincourt — Doug Spata The Gallagher Gal - For the Star of County Down — Deborah Baker Monday	Jurga Miakonkich	Varsity	1	1
2017	Flower Mound High SchoolAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Canyonland Skies (piano not required) — Monday/ Night Beat — Daniels/	Aaron Gemoets	Sub Non Varsity	1	1
2017	Martin High SchoolAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Mystical Quest — Woolstenhulme Variations on a Well-Known Sea Chanty — Stephan	Sammy Branch	Sub Non Varsity	1	1
2017	McNeil High SchoolAAAAAA	Full Orchestra	Sleeping Beauty — Tchaikovsky/Isaac Ballet (from Petite Suite) — Debussy/Isaac	James Caswell	Non Varsity	1	1
2016	Cypress Lakes High SchoolAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Sinfonia No. 2 (play one mvt) Movt. II Andante — Vivaldi/ Sanseneon — Frost/	Natalie Purdy	Varsity	1	1
2016	Willow Springs Middle SchoolCCC	String Orchestra	Out of the Winter — Clark/ A Modal Festival — Marsh/	Amy Gearhart	Varsity	1	1
2014	Bowie High SchoolAAAAA	String Orchestra	Autumn (from The Four Seasons) — Vivaldi/Meyer American Gaelic — Atwell/	Giovanna Cruz	Non Varsity	2	1
2014	Centennial High SchoolAAAA	String Orchestra	Eight Little Organ Preludes and Fugues (C Major Prelude & Fugue) — Bach/Russ A Moorside Suite (mvt 3) — Holst/	Priscilla Holt	Varsity	1	2
2014	Deer Park HS-SouthAAAAA	String Orchestra	Follow the Drinking Gourd — Anon. or Trad./Gruselle North Country Legend — Williams/	Jurga Marija Miakonkich	Sub Non Varsity	2	2
2014	Del Valle High SchoolAAAA	String Orchestra	Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 (play mvt 1 or 2) — Bach/Isaac Avatar — Spata/	Stephanie Shaurette	Non Varsity	2	2
2014	Morton Ranch JHCCC	String Orchestra	Moonlight Shadows — O'loughlin/ Fanfare and Frippery (play both) — Stephan/	Timothy Jones	Varsity	1	2
2014	Southwest HSAAAA	String Orchestra	Sunayama — Yamada Dorian Dance — Phillips	Don Sibley	Varsity	1	1
2014	Spring Branch Middle SchoolCCC	String Orchestra	Midnight Tango — Pordon/ Ides of March — Sean O'loughlin	Melissa Condie	Varsity	2	1
2013	Miller HSAAA	String Orchestra	Variations on a Well-Known Sea Chanty — Stephan/ Latham Suite (play Finale) — Kirk/	Richard McDonald	Varsity	2	2
2012	Downing Middle SchoolCC	String Orchestra	Highland Celebration — Silva/ Wood Splitter Fanfare — Brian Balmages	Bethany Hardwick	Varsity	1	1
2012	Trimble Tech HSAAAA	String Orchestra	Rondo from Eine Kleine Nachtmusik — Mozart/Gruselle Tannhauser Entrance and March of the Guests — Wagner/Dackow	Doreida Aleksi	Varsity	1	1
2012	Vivian Field Middle SchoolCCC	String Orchestra	Wood Splitter Fanfare — Balmages Contrasts in e minor — Feese/	Mary Alice Gibson	Varsity	1	1
2011	Deer Park HSAAAAA	String Orchestra	Quintus — Clark Hunting the Wild Beast — Balmages	Jurga M Miakonkich	Non Varsity	1	1
2011	Memorial Middle SchoolCCC	String Orchestra	Finale in D — Handel/Frackenpohl Fire Dance — Newbold	Christina Robertson	Varsity	1	1
2010	Carter Riverside HSAAA	String Orchestra	Dorian Variations — Williams Barocca — Atwell	David Fernandez	Varsity	1	1
2010	Faubion Middle SchoolCCC	String Orchestra	North Country Legend — Williams Gauntlet — Spata	Kari Zamora	Varsity	1	1
2010	McNeil High SchoolAAAAA	String Orchestra	Saison de Cordes — Feese Folk Tune and Fiddle Dance (play Fiddle Dance only) — Fletcher	James Caswell	Non Varsity	1	1
2009	Lancaster High SchoolAAAA	String Orchestra	An American Hymn — Del Borgo Quintus — Clark	Rebecca Douglas	Non Varsity	3	3
2006	Ted Polk Middle SchoolCC	String Orchestra	A Modal Festival — Marsh Contrasts in e minor — Feese	Michelle Walters-Gauthier	Varsity	1	1

Lake Highlands High School
2026 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity
Emily Moore
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Appalachian Celebration — Fagan
- Wood Splitter Fanfare — Balmages
LJ: Juarez-Lincoln HS
2026 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Non Varsity
David Gomez
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Arabian Dreams — Newbold
- The Great Vikings — Woolstenhulme
Adams JH
2025 · String Orchestra · CCC · Non Varsity
Chris Koter
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Primula (Piano or Harp optional) — Nishimura
- Voyager — Newbold
Burges High School
2025 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity
Nathan Black
Concert1SR2
Performed with
- Nightrider — Richard Meyer
- In the Hall of the Mountain King — Edvard Grieg/Deborah Baker Monday
Curtis Middle School
2025 · String Orchestra · CCC · Non Varsity
Amy Gearhart
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- The Explorers — Sharp
- Flight — Day
Lamar Middle School
2025 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity
Maria Martell
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Allegro in D Major — Vivaldi/Frackenpohl
- Capriccio Espagnol (play mvts 3 and 4) — Rimsky-Korsakov/Dackow
Young Womens Leadership Academy
2025 · String Orchestra · AAA · Varsity
Robert Colley
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Sweet New Moon — Nishimura
- Ancient Wonders Suite — Parrish
Hebron High School
2024 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity
Matthew Cautivar
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Follow the Drinking Gourd (15960) — Anon. or Trad./Gruselle
- Fire in the Forge — Allen
Humble High School
2024 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity
Andrew McCallum
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- With a Vengeance — Clark
- Never Let Up — Balmages
Northwest High School
2024 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Non Varsity
Aaron Gemoets
Concert2SR1
Performed with
- The Ides of March (19384) — Oloughlin
- Themes (from the Moldau) (6469) — Smetana/Frost
Round Rock High School
2024 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity
Caleb Carter
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Baltic Dance (6538) — Mosier
- Capriccio Espagnol (10192) (mvts 3 & 4) — Rimsky-Korsakov/Dackow
Fairmont MS
2023 · String Orchestra · CC · Varsity
Jurga Miakonkich
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Gauntlet — Doug Spata
- Arctic Fire — Stephen Chin
Kingwood HS
2023 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity
Elyse Catoe
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- North Star to Freedom (18318) — Newbold
- Into the Stars — Granata
Tomball High School
2023 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity
Kade Schmalz
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Fanfare and Coronation (6299) — Meyer
- The Gallagher Gal - For the Star of County Down (15950) — Monday
Atascocita HS
2022 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity
Michelle Richardson
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Capriol Suite (6571) — Warlock/
- Rondeau — Purcell/Coates
Cinco Ranch Junior High
2022 · String Orchestra · CCC · Non Varsity
Laura Vu
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Highland Celebration (17642) — Silva/
- Spartacus — Balmages/
Faubion Middle School
2022 · String Orchestra · CCC · Non Varsity
Brandon A Berens
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- The Gypsy Rover (6252) — Del Borgo
- A Modal Festival (6291) — Marsh
Curtis Middle School
2020 · String Orchestra · CCC · Non Varsity
Amy Gearhart
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Terra Nova (17658) — Meyer
- When Johnny Comes Marching Home — Anon./Stephan
Fairmont MS
2020 · String Orchestra · CC · Varsity
Jurga Miakonkich
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Spartacus — Balmages
- Contrasts in e-minor — Feese
Northwest High School
2020 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Non Varsity
Aaron Gemoets
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Serenade for Strings (6421) (play two mvts)(mvt. 1 and 4) — Leyden
- America's Cup (19682) — Silva
Sam Rayburn HS
2020 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity
Pavel Baez
Concert2SR1
Performed with
- Mantras (6426) — Meyer
- Allegro Giocoso (20668) — Brahms/Monday
McKinney High School
2018 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity
Meara O'Neill
Concert2SR1
Performed with
- Cello Rondo — Daniels
- Bravery and Grace (piano optional) — Sweet
North Mesquite HS
2018 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity
Kimberly Shimpo
Concert2SR1
Performed with
- Point Lookout (A Fantasy on Civil War Songs) — Brian Balmages
- Concerto Grosso for String Orchestra Opus 6 Nr. 8. Allegro and Pastorale — Corelli
Atascocita HS
2017 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity
Andrew McCallum
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Chinese Folk Fantasy — Curnow
- North Star to Freedom — Newbold
Fairmont MS
2017 · String Orchestra · CC · Varsity
Jurga Miakonkich
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Agincourt — Doug Spata
- The Gallagher Gal - For the Star of County Down — Deborah Baker Monday
Flower Mound High School
2017 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity
Aaron Gemoets
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Canyonland Skies (piano not required) — Monday/
- Night Beat — Daniels/
Martin High School
2017 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity
Sammy Branch
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Mystical Quest — Woolstenhulme
- Variations on a Well-Known Sea Chanty — Stephan
McNeil High School
2017 · Full Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity
James Caswell
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Sleeping Beauty — Tchaikovsky/Isaac
- Ballet (from Petite Suite) — Debussy/Isaac
Cypress Lakes High School
2016 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity
Natalie Purdy
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Sinfonia No. 2 (play one mvt) Movt. II Andante — Vivaldi/
- Sanseneon — Frost/
Willow Springs Middle School
2016 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity
Amy Gearhart
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Out of the Winter — Clark/
- A Modal Festival — Marsh/
Bowie High School
2014 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Non Varsity
Giovanna Cruz
Concert2SR1
Performed with
- Autumn (from The Four Seasons) — Vivaldi/Meyer
- American Gaelic — Atwell/
Centennial High School
2014 · String Orchestra · AAAA · Varsity
Priscilla Holt
Concert1SR2
Performed with
- Eight Little Organ Preludes and Fugues (C Major Prelude & Fugue) — Bach/Russ
- A Moorside Suite (mvt 3) — Holst/
Deer Park HS-South
2014 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Sub Non Varsity
Jurga Marija Miakonkich
Concert2SR2
Performed with
- Follow the Drinking Gourd — Anon. or Trad./Gruselle
- North Country Legend — Williams/
Del Valle High School
2014 · String Orchestra · AAAA · Non Varsity
Stephanie Shaurette
Concert2SR2
Performed with
- Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 (play mvt 1 or 2) — Bach/Isaac
- Avatar — Spata/
Morton Ranch JH
2014 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity
Timothy Jones
Concert1SR2
Performed with
- Moonlight Shadows — O'loughlin/
- Fanfare and Frippery (play both) — Stephan/
Southwest HS
2014 · String Orchestra · AAAA · Varsity
Don Sibley
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Sunayama — Yamada
- Dorian Dance — Phillips
Spring Branch Middle School
2014 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity
Melissa Condie
Concert2SR1
Performed with
- Midnight Tango — Pordon/
- Ides of March — Sean O'loughlin
Miller HS
2013 · String Orchestra · AAA · Varsity
Richard McDonald
Concert2SR2
Performed with
- Variations on a Well-Known Sea Chanty — Stephan/
- Latham Suite (play Finale) — Kirk/
Downing Middle School
2012 · String Orchestra · CC · Varsity
Bethany Hardwick
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Highland Celebration — Silva/
- Wood Splitter Fanfare — Brian Balmages
Trimble Tech HS
2012 · String Orchestra · AAAA · Varsity
Doreida Aleksi
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Rondo from Eine Kleine Nachtmusik — Mozart/Gruselle
- Tannhauser Entrance and March of the Guests — Wagner/Dackow
Vivian Field Middle School
2012 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity
Mary Alice Gibson
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Wood Splitter Fanfare — Balmages
- Contrasts in e minor — Feese/
Deer Park HS
2011 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Non Varsity
Jurga M Miakonkich
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Quintus — Clark
- Hunting the Wild Beast — Balmages
Memorial Middle School
2011 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity
Christina Robertson
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Finale in D — Handel/Frackenpohl
- Fire Dance — Newbold
Carter Riverside HS
2010 · String Orchestra · AAA · Varsity
David Fernandez
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Dorian Variations — Williams
- Barocca — Atwell
Faubion Middle School
2010 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity
Kari Zamora
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- North Country Legend — Williams
- Gauntlet — Spata
McNeil High School
2010 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Non Varsity
James Caswell
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Saison de Cordes — Feese
- Folk Tune and Fiddle Dance (play Fiddle Dance only) — Fletcher
Lancaster High School
2009 · String Orchestra · AAAA · Non Varsity
Rebecca Douglas
Concert3SR3
Performed with
- An American Hymn — Del Borgo
- Quintus — Clark
Ted Polk Middle School
2006 · String Orchestra · CC · Varsity
Michelle Walters-Gauthier
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- A Modal Festival — Marsh
- Contrasts in e minor — Feese

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