String OrchestraGrade 3Code 28349

Velvet Morning

O'loughlin · Carl Fischer, Inc.

Performances532006–2026

Schools46

Avg concert1.281 is best

Straight ones74%39 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

52 of this piece vs 11,042 of everything else in the same grade and event.

Programmed most often by

Schools that have returned to this piece.

Klein High Schoolavg 1.03×
Ereckson Middle Schoolavg 1.02×
Klein Forest High Schoolavg 1.52×
Labay Middle Schoolavg 1.52×
San Angelo Central HSavg 1.02×
Utley Middle Schoolavg 1.02×
Allen High Schoolavg 2.01×
Austin Academy avg 3.01×

Most often paired with

Pieces programmed alongside this one, across every recorded performance.

Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 — BachGr 5 · avg 1.73×
American Gaelic — AtwellGr 3 · avg 1.02×
Arlington Sketches — Del BorgoGr 3 · avg 1.02×
Baltic Dance — MosierGr 4 · avg 1.52×
Country Wedding (From the Mouldau) — SmetanaGr 2 · avg 1.02×
Crusader — SpataGr 2 · avg 2.02×
English Fugue — SelbyGr 3 · avg 1.52×
Final Quest — ChishamGr 3 · avg 1.02×

Performances

All 53 recorded performances.

Year	School	Event	Performed with	Director	Class	Concert	SR
2026	James E Taylor High SchoolAAAAAA	String Orchestra	American Gaelic — Shirl Jae Atwell Baltic Dance — Kirt Mosier	Gracie U Ibemere	Sub Non Varsity	1	1
2025	Cypress Park High SchoolAAAAAA	String Orchestra	The Dance of Iscariot — Mosier Mama Paquita — Traditional Arr. Michael Story	J Klich	Non Varsity	2	1
2025	Klein High SchoolAAAAAA	String Orchestra	A Knight's Quest — Soon Hee Newbold Farandole (from L^Arlesienne Suite No. 2) — Bizet/Isaac	Jennifer Hillen	Sub Non Varsity	1	1
2025	San Angelo Central HSAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Final Quest — Chisham Flight — Day	Carlos Carrillo	Non Varsity	1	1
2024	Pasadena Memorial High SchoolAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Dabbling in the Dew (15926) — Anon. or Trad./Atwell Spartacus — Balmages	Noah Claytor	Sub Non Varsity	1	1
2023	Austin Academy CCC	String Orchestra	Highland Celebration (17642) — Silva Mechanisms (17646) — Caponegro	Angelene Shultz	Non Varsity	3	1
2023	Davenport High SchoolAAAA	String Orchestra	Creekland Colors — William Dyson Korean Folk Song Variants — Elliot Del Borgo	Stephanie Bogue	Non Varsity	2	1
2023	Ereckson Middle SchoolCCC	String Orchestra	Saison de Cordes (6389) — Feese The Evil Eye and The Hideous Heart — Silva	Rachel Boone	Non Varsity	1	1
2023	Utley Middle SchoolCCC	String Orchestra	Country Wedding (from The Mouldau) (10077) — Smetana/Dackow Dance Diabolique (6470) — Spears	Josh Hadsell	Varsity	1	1
2023	Willow Wood Junior High SchoolCCC	String Orchestra	Voyager — Soon Hee Newbold Conquistador! — Deborah Baker Monday	Katie Haag	Varsity	1	1
2022	Morton Ranch High SchoolAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Kilimanjaro (19511) (piano not required) — Silva Arlington Sketches (10100) — Del Borgo	Gabriel Katz	Non Varsity	1	1
2021	Cypress Creek High SchoolAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Charterhouse Suite (Mvt. 1 & 2) — Vaughan Williams Overture from Don Quixote Suite for Strings and Cembalo (Don Quixote Suite) — Telemann	Aaron Johnston	Varsity	1	1
2021	Hildebrandt IntermediateCCC	String Orchestra	Velocity — Balmages Contrasts in e minor — Feese	Erin Simons	Non Varsity	1	1
2021	Klein High SchoolAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Afterburn — Brian Balmages Danse Infernale — Del Borgo/	Creston Herron	Sub Non Varsity	1	1
2021	San Angelo Central HSAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Trinal Contrasts — Rusch/Spinosa Final Quest — Chisham	Mykel Martin	Non Varsity	1	1
2020	Deer Park HS-SouthAAAAAA	String Orchestra	St. Lawrence Overture — Del Borgo Crusader (10079) — Spata	John Law	Sub Non Varsity	2	2
2020	Utley Middle SchoolCCC	String Orchestra	Country Wedding (from The Mouldau) (10077) — Smetana/Dackow Mechanisms (17646) — Caponegro	Joshua Hadsell	Varsity	1	2
2019	Cypress Springs High SchoolAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Mantras — Meyer Flight — Day	Jolien Roodenburg	Non Varsity	1	1
2019	Klein Cain High SchoolAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Fantasia on a Original Theme — Phillips American Gaelic — Atwell	Bryan Barrett	Sub Non Varsity	1	2
2018	Harlingen South High SchoolAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Vanguard Overture — Stephan Echoes of Bartok — Bartok/Cummings	Sarabeth Gheith	Non Varsity	1	1
2018	Klein Forest High SchoolAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Avenger — Grice The Highwire — Silva	Mamie Morlacci-Cook	Sub Non Varsity	1	1
2018	Langham Creek High SchoolAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Red Pony — Copland/Morales Serenade for Strings Op. 20 Movement 1 — Elgar	Melissa Shideler	Varsity	1	1
2017	Ereckson Middle SchoolCCC	String Orchestra	English Fugue — Selby/Sheinberg Libertango — Piazzola/Kazik	Hannah Hong	Non Varsity	1	1
2017	Hill Country Middle SchoolCC	Full Orchestra	Two South American Tangos 1. El Choclo 2. La Comparsita — Villoldo/Isaac and Rodriguez/Isaac Egyptian Legacy — Newbold/	Rachel Horvitz	Varsity	1	1
2017	Klein High SchoolAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Adoration — Bud Woodruff Avatar — Spata/	Creston Herron	Sub Non Varsity	1	1
2017	Morton Ranch HSAAAAAA	String Orchestra	A Kansas Caper — Stephan/ North Star to Freedom — Newbold/	Gabriel Katz	Non Varsity	1	1
2017	Parkland High SchoolAAAAA	String Orchestra	Chaconne in e minor — Buxtehude/Hause Dance Scenario — Del Borgo	Ryan Snodgrass	Varsity	1	1
2017	West Mesquite HSAAAAA	String Orchestra	Rocky Mountain Sweitchback — Robert S. Frost Arabian Dreams — Newbold/	Marylin Butorac	Varsity	1	1
2016	Cypress Ranch High SchoolAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Serenade for Strings (play two mvts) 1 Prelude and 2 Fugue — Leyden/ Murphy's Jig — Day	Gabriel Katz	Sub Non Varsity	1	1
2016	Seven Lakes HSAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Ode to the Plains and Wild Horses Running (from American Serenade) — Kerr/ Dance of the Trolls — Forbes	Maya Mathews	Sub Non Varsity	2	1
2016	The Colony High SchoolAAAAA	String Orchestra	English Fugue — Selby/Sheinberg Fantasia on a Theme from Thailand (Pong Lang Dance) — Meyer/	Gary Needham	Non Varsity	2	1
2016	Willow Wood Junior HighCCC	String Orchestra	Sonatina No. 1 (play mvt 1) — Mozart/Isaac Jazz Rhythmico — Kirk N. Mosier	Jennifer Gingell	Varsity	1	1
2015	Flower Mound High SchoolAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 (Moderato) — Bach/Isaac Escape the Lost City — Silva	Stephen Clink	Non Varsity	1	1
2015	Martin High SchoolAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Small Overture — Mathews Declarations — Bishop	Jamie Ovalle	Sub Non Varsity	1	1
2015	McKinney High SchoolAAAAA	String Orchestra	The Blacksmith — Anon. or Trad. Turning Point — Longfield	Fawn Sorgi	Non Varsity	1	1
2015	T H Rogers Education CenterCC	String Orchestra	The Barber of Seville — Rossini/Gruselle Turning Point — Longfield/	Lynsey Slavonic	Varsity	1	2
2014	Connally Middle SchoolCCC	String Orchestra	Highridge Overture — Del Borgo A Knight's Quest — Soon Hee Newbold	Ms Megan Swisher	Varsity	2	2
2014	Ryan High SchoolAAAAA	String Orchestra	M to the Third Power — Nunez/ Fantasy on American Themes — Bryant/	Tami Peterson	Non Varsity	1	2
2013	Canyon Vista Middle SchoolCCC	String Orchestra	Allegro in D Major — Vivaldi/Frackenpohl Arlington Sketches — Del Borgo/	Elizabeth Frederick	Non Varsity	1	1
2013	Lowery Freshman CenterAAAAA	String Orchestra	Concerto Grosso in A minor Op. 8 No. 8- movement 1 — Vivaldi St. Paul's Suite- Finale — Holst	Ellen Townley	Non Varsity	1	1
2012	Bailey JHCCC	String Orchestra	Gauntlet — Spata/ Postcards from Russia — Gruselle	Michelle Harvick	Varsity	1	1
2012	Moody HSAAAA	String Orchestra	El Matador — Halferty/ Kinetic Energy — Clark/	Pamela Stakes	Non Varsity	2	2
2011	Deer Park HS AAAAA	String Orchestra	The Arundel Suite (play one) — Brown Appalachian Sunrise — Gazda	Erin Daniel	Sub Non Varsity	1	2
2011	Klein Forest High SchoolAAAAA	String Orchestra	Dorchester Street Songs mvt 1 — Porter Avenger — Grice	Mamie Morlacci-Cook	Sub Non Varsity	2	2
2011	Palo Duro HSAAAA	String Orchestra	Kingbridge March — Dyson Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 — Bach/Jasinski	Melinda Koster	Varsity	2	3
2010	Allen High SchoolAAAAA	String Orchestra	Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 — Bach/Jasinski Baltic Dance — Mosier	Gary Needham	Non Varsity	2	1
2010	Seguin HSAAAA	String Orchestra	When Johnny Comes Marching Home — Anon. or Trad./Stephan Canadian Legend — Del Borgo	Melina Shaffer	Sub Non Varsity	1	2
2010	Young Jr. High SchoolCCC	String Orchestra	Overture to Alcina — Handel/Sheinberg Scenes (from The Emerald Isle) — Anon. or Trad./Gruselle	Diane Harper	Varsity	1	1
2009	Krimmel IntermediateCCC	String Orchestra	The Dance of Iscariot — Mosier Scheherazade — Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov/Arr by Carrie Lane Gruselle	Karl DeJong	Varsity	2	1
2009	Labay Middle SchoolCCC	String Orchestra	The Chase — David Shaffer Coronation March — Meyerbeer/Fishburn	Victoria Chandler	Varsity	2	1
2007	Rayburn HSAAAAA	String Orchestra	Crusader — Spata Theme & Variations — Bryant	Therese Krzyzaniak	Non Varsity	2	3
2006	Labay Middle SchoolCCC	String Orchestra	Three Slavonic Dances — Dvorak/Isaac M to the Third Power — Nunez	Victoria Chandler	Varsity	1	1
2006	V. W. Miller IntermediateCC	String Orchestra	Kingsbridge March — Dyson The Gypsy Rover — Del Borgo	Alice McCoy	Varsity	1	3

James E Taylor High School
2026 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity
Gracie U Ibemere
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- American Gaelic — Shirl Jae Atwell
- Baltic Dance — Kirt Mosier
Cypress Park High School
2025 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity
J Klich
Concert2SR1
Performed with
- The Dance of Iscariot — Mosier
- Mama Paquita — Traditional Arr. Michael Story
Klein High School
2025 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity
Jennifer Hillen
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- A Knight's Quest — Soon Hee Newbold
- Farandole (from L^Arlesienne Suite No. 2) — Bizet/Isaac
San Angelo Central HS
2025 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity
Carlos Carrillo
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Final Quest — Chisham
- Flight — Day
Pasadena Memorial High School
2024 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity
Noah Claytor
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Dabbling in the Dew (15926) — Anon. or Trad./Atwell
- Spartacus — Balmages
Austin Academy
2023 · String Orchestra · CCC · Non Varsity
Angelene Shultz
Concert3SR1
Performed with
- Highland Celebration (17642) — Silva
- Mechanisms (17646) — Caponegro
Davenport High School
2023 · String Orchestra · AAAA · Non Varsity
Stephanie Bogue
Concert2SR1
Performed with
- Creekland Colors — William Dyson
- Korean Folk Song Variants — Elliot Del Borgo
Ereckson Middle School
2023 · String Orchestra · CCC · Non Varsity
Rachel Boone
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Saison de Cordes (6389) — Feese
- The Evil Eye and The Hideous Heart — Silva
Utley Middle School
2023 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity
Josh Hadsell
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Country Wedding (from The Mouldau) (10077) — Smetana/Dackow
- Dance Diabolique (6470) — Spears
Willow Wood Junior High School
2023 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity
Katie Haag
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Voyager — Soon Hee Newbold
- Conquistador! — Deborah Baker Monday
Morton Ranch High School
2022 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity
Gabriel Katz
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Kilimanjaro (19511) (piano not required) — Silva
- Arlington Sketches (10100) — Del Borgo
Cypress Creek High School
2021 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity
Aaron Johnston
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Charterhouse Suite (Mvt. 1 & 2) — Vaughan Williams
- Overture from Don Quixote Suite for Strings and Cembalo (Don Quixote Suite) — Telemann
Hildebrandt Intermediate
2021 · String Orchestra · CCC · Non Varsity
Erin Simons
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Velocity — Balmages
- Contrasts in e minor — Feese
Klein High School
2021 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity
Creston Herron
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Afterburn — Brian Balmages
- Danse Infernale — Del Borgo/
San Angelo Central HS
2021 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity
Mykel Martin
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Trinal Contrasts — Rusch/Spinosa
- Final Quest — Chisham
Deer Park HS-South
2020 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity
John Law
Concert2SR2
Performed with
- St. Lawrence Overture — Del Borgo
- Crusader (10079) — Spata
Utley Middle School
2020 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity
Joshua Hadsell
Concert1SR2
Performed with
- Country Wedding (from The Mouldau) (10077) — Smetana/Dackow
- Mechanisms (17646) — Caponegro
Cypress Springs High School
2019 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity
Jolien Roodenburg
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Mantras — Meyer
- Flight — Day
Klein Cain High School
2019 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity
Bryan Barrett
Concert1SR2
Performed with
- Fantasia on a Original Theme — Phillips
- American Gaelic — Atwell
Harlingen South High School
2018 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity
Sarabeth Gheith
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Vanguard Overture — Stephan
- Echoes of Bartok — Bartok/Cummings
Klein Forest High School
2018 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity
Mamie Morlacci-Cook
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Avenger — Grice
- The Highwire — Silva
Langham Creek High School
2018 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity
Melissa Shideler
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Red Pony — Copland/Morales
- Serenade for Strings Op. 20 Movement 1 — Elgar
Ereckson Middle School
2017 · String Orchestra · CCC · Non Varsity
Hannah Hong
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- English Fugue — Selby/Sheinberg
- Libertango — Piazzola/Kazik
Hill Country Middle School
2017 · Full Orchestra · CC · Varsity
Rachel Horvitz
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Two South American Tangos 1. El Choclo 2. La Comparsita — Villoldo/Isaac and Rodriguez/Isaac
- Egyptian Legacy — Newbold/
Klein High School
2017 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity
Creston Herron
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Adoration — Bud Woodruff
- Avatar — Spata/
Morton Ranch HS
2017 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity
Gabriel Katz
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- A Kansas Caper — Stephan/
- North Star to Freedom — Newbold/
Parkland High School
2017 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity
Ryan Snodgrass
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Chaconne in e minor — Buxtehude/Hause
- Dance Scenario — Del Borgo
West Mesquite HS
2017 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity
Marylin Butorac
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Rocky Mountain Sweitchback — Robert S. Frost
- Arabian Dreams — Newbold/
Cypress Ranch High School
2016 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity
Gabriel Katz
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Serenade for Strings (play two mvts) 1 Prelude and 2 Fugue — Leyden/
- Murphy's Jig — Day
Seven Lakes HS
2016 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity
Maya Mathews
Concert2SR1
Performed with
- Ode to the Plains and Wild Horses Running (from American Serenade) — Kerr/
- Dance of the Trolls — Forbes
The Colony High School
2016 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Non Varsity
Gary Needham
Concert2SR1
Performed with
- English Fugue — Selby/Sheinberg
- Fantasia on a Theme from Thailand (Pong Lang Dance) — Meyer/
Willow Wood Junior High
2016 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity
Jennifer Gingell
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Sonatina No. 1 (play mvt 1) — Mozart/Isaac
- Jazz Rhythmico — Kirk N. Mosier
Flower Mound High School
2015 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity
Stephen Clink
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 (Moderato) — Bach/Isaac
- Escape the Lost City — Silva
Martin High School
2015 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity
Jamie Ovalle
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Small Overture — Mathews
- Declarations — Bishop
McKinney High School
2015 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Non Varsity
Fawn Sorgi
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- The Blacksmith — Anon. or Trad.
- Turning Point — Longfield
T H Rogers Education Center
2015 · String Orchestra · CC · Varsity
Lynsey Slavonic
Concert1SR2
Performed with
- The Barber of Seville — Rossini/Gruselle
- Turning Point — Longfield/
Connally Middle School
2014 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity
Ms Megan Swisher
Concert2SR2
Performed with
- Highridge Overture — Del Borgo
- A Knight's Quest — Soon Hee Newbold
Ryan High School
2014 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Non Varsity
Tami Peterson
Concert1SR2
Performed with
- M to the Third Power — Nunez/
- Fantasy on American Themes — Bryant/
Canyon Vista Middle School
2013 · String Orchestra · CCC · Non Varsity
Elizabeth Frederick
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Allegro in D Major — Vivaldi/Frackenpohl
- Arlington Sketches — Del Borgo/
Lowery Freshman Center
2013 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Non Varsity
Ellen Townley
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Concerto Grosso in A minor Op. 8 No. 8- movement 1 — Vivaldi
- St. Paul's Suite- Finale — Holst
Bailey JH
2012 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity
Michelle Harvick
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Gauntlet — Spata/
- Postcards from Russia — Gruselle
Moody HS
2012 · String Orchestra · AAAA · Non Varsity
Pamela Stakes
Concert2SR2
Performed with
- El Matador — Halferty/
- Kinetic Energy — Clark/
Deer Park HS
2011 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Sub Non Varsity
Erin Daniel
Concert1SR2
Performed with
- The Arundel Suite (play one) — Brown
- Appalachian Sunrise — Gazda
Klein Forest High School
2011 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Sub Non Varsity
Mamie Morlacci-Cook
Concert2SR2
Performed with
- Dorchester Street Songs mvt 1 — Porter
- Avenger — Grice
Palo Duro HS
2011 · String Orchestra · AAAA · Varsity
Melinda Koster
Concert2SR3
Performed with
- Kingbridge March — Dyson
- Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 — Bach/Jasinski
Allen High School
2010 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Non Varsity
Gary Needham
Concert2SR1
Performed with
- Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 — Bach/Jasinski
- Baltic Dance — Mosier
Seguin HS
2010 · String Orchestra · AAAA · Sub Non Varsity
Melina Shaffer
Concert1SR2
Performed with
- When Johnny Comes Marching Home — Anon. or Trad./Stephan
- Canadian Legend — Del Borgo
Young Jr. High School
2010 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity
Diane Harper
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Overture to Alcina — Handel/Sheinberg
- Scenes (from The Emerald Isle) — Anon. or Trad./Gruselle
Krimmel Intermediate
2009 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity
Karl DeJong
Concert2SR1
Performed with
- The Dance of Iscariot — Mosier
- Scheherazade — Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov/Arr by Carrie Lane Gruselle
Labay Middle School
2009 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity
Victoria Chandler
Concert2SR1
Performed with
- The Chase — David Shaffer
- Coronation March — Meyerbeer/Fishburn
Rayburn HS
2007 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Non Varsity
Therese Krzyzaniak
Concert2SR3
Performed with
- Crusader — Spata
- Theme & Variations — Bryant
Labay Middle School
2006 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity
Victoria Chandler
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Three Slavonic Dances — Dvorak/Isaac
- M to the Third Power — Nunez
V. W. Miller Intermediate
2006 · String Orchestra · CC · Varsity
Alice McCoy
Concert1SR3
Performed with
- Kingsbridge March — Dyson
- The Gypsy Rover — Del Borgo

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