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String OrchestraGrade 4Code 28371

Red Pony

Copland · arranged by Morales · Boosey & Hawkes, Inc.

Performances302005–2025
Schools25
Avg concert1.171 is best
Straight ones87%26 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 4 String Orchestra piece performed since 2005.

<1%of 5,999 performances

30 of this piece vs 5,969 of everything else in the same grade and event.

Programmed most often by

Schools that have returned to this piece.

  • Plano Senior High Schoolavg 1.33×
  • Cinco Ranch High Schoolavg 1.02×
  • Klein Oak High Schoolavg 1.02×
  • Lowery Freshman Centeravg 1.02×
  • Tyler High Schoolavg 2.01×
  • Allen High Schoolavg 1.01×
  • Anderson High Schoolavg 1.01×
  • Clements High Schoolavg 1.01×

Most often paired with

Pieces programmed alongside this one, across every recorded performance.

  • Brook Green Suite — HolstGr 4 · avg 1.02×
  • Concerto Polonois — TelemannGr 4 · avg 1.52×
  • Suite for Strings — RutterGr 5 · avg 1.02×
  • Suite for Strings Op. 40 (Holberg Suite) — GriegGr 5 · avg 1.02×
  • A Moorside Suite — HolstGr 5 · avg 3.01×
  • Adagio from Symphony No. 2 — RachmaninoffGr 4 · avg 1.01×
  • Allegro Barbaro — BartokGr 4 · avg 1.01×
  • An English Suite — ParryGr 5 · avg 1.01×

Performances

All 30 recorded performances.

YearSchoolEventPerformed withDirectorClassConcertSR
2025Lowery Freshman CenterAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Symphony No. 104 (Finale) (timpani opt) — Haydn/Parrish
  • Adagio from Symphony No. 2 — Rachmaninoff/Longfield
Candi IceSub Non Varsity11
2024Mesquite HSAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • A Moorside Suite (16000) (play two contrasting mvts) — Holst
  • Flight (19496) — Day
Blaine LitleVarsity32
2024Shepton HSAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Serenade for Strings Mvt. 3 — Beliczay Julius
  • Four Noveletten Op. 52 (22396) (play one mvt) Mvt. 4 — Coleridge-Taylor
Brad DavisNon Varsity11
2023Klein Oak High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Rhythm Sticks (15972) — Atwell
  • Autumn Vows (17665) — Day
Tanner LedfordSub Non Varsity11
2023Lewisville High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Any String Sinfonia (10028) (play one mvt) Symphony 5 Mvt 2 — Mendelssohn
  • Finale from Symphony No. 5 (21761) (optional timpani) — Tchaikovsky/Holmes
Bill ZaunerVarsity11
2023 Tyler High SchoolAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Winter Solstice (17694) — Parrish
  • Sinfonietta (6533) (play one mvt) 2nd mvt. to be performed — Jardanyi
Alex BlairVarsity21
2022Anderson High SchoolAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Suite For Strings Mvt. 1 — Rutter
  • When the Stars Began To Fall — Allen
Tucker EwerVarsity11
2022Kealing Middle School CCCString Orchestra
  • Rhosymedre (6564) — Vaughan Williams/Foster
  • Brook Green Suite (6532) (mvt 3) — Holst
Madeline HorrellVarsity11
2022Lowery Freshman CenterAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Symphony No. 38 (18456) — Mozart/Parrish
  • Sinfonia No. 2 in D major II Andante — Mendelssohn
Ellen TownleyNon Varsity11
2021Northwest High SchoolAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Serenade No. 2 (Mvt. 1 Allegro Moderato) — Volkmann
  • Chacony in g minor For Strings — Purcell/Britten
Aaron GemoetsVarsity11
2019Plano Senior High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • When Summer's in the Meadow — Longfield
  • Orion and the Scorpion — Newbold
Brian CoatneyNon Varsity11
2018Langham Creek High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Velvet Morning — O'loughlin
  • Serenade for Strings Op. 20 Movement 1 — Elgar
Melissa ShidelerVarsity11
2016Cypress Woods High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Fantasia on a 17th Century Tune — Stephan/
  • Iditarod — Newbold/
Stephanie WithrowNon Varsity11
2016Hebron High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Romance C Major Op. 42 — Sibelius/
  • Vanishing Pointe — Meyer/
Dawn OyedipeVarsity11
2015McMeans JHCCCString Orchestra
  • One Hand One Heart — Bernstein/Longfield
  • Sanseneon — Frost/
Amy WilliamsVarsity11
2014Cinco Ranch High SchoolAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Brook Green Suite mvmt. 3 — Holst/
  • Incantations — Meyer
Brett NelsenNon Varsity11
2014Jasper High SchoolAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Elegy — Jarrett
  • Allegro Barbaro — Bartok/Lipton
Ryan RossSub Non Varsity11
2012Westbrook IntermediateCCCString Orchestra
  • Drifen — Atwell/
  • Finale from Symphony No. 41 'Jupiter' — Mozart / Gruselle
Tom DinardisVarsity11
2011Klein Oak High SchoolAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Chaconne in e minor — Buxtehude/Hause
  • Concerto Polonois (play mvt 1 — Telemann/Schroeder
Tanner LedfordNon Varsity11
2011Knox Junior High SchoolCCCString Orchestra
  • Celtic Dreams — Anne Svendsen
  • Bacchanale — Saint-Saens/Porter
Cassandra BrosvikVarsity21
2010Lamar High SchoolAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Little Suite Op. 1; mvt. 1 — C. Nielsen
  • Molly on the Shore — Grainger
Pat LeavertonVarsity11
2010Robert E. Lee High SchoolAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Ase's Death (from Peer Gynt Suite No. 1) — Grieg
  • Twelve Sinfonias (Sinfonia No. 11) — Handel/Hoffmann
Michael GrinnellVarsity11
2009Allen High SchoolAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Suite for Strings Op. 40 (Holberg Suite) mvt. I — Grieg
  • Concerto Grosso in g minor op. 6 no. 8 (two contrasting mvts) — Corelli
David DeVotoVarsity11
2009Cinco Ranch High SchoolAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Suite for Strings (play mvt 2 or 3) — Rutter
  • An English Suite (play one mvt from: 1 2 3 4 or 7) — Parry
Brett NelsenNon Varsity11
2009Hanks High SchoolAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Don Quixote Suite for Strings and Cembalo - Overture — Telemann
  • Serenade for Strings Op. 48 (Serenade in C) - 4th movement — Tschaikowsky
Nancy MoreyVarsity11
2008Klein Forest HSAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Rhythmic Variations on 2 Ancient Hymns — Hanson
  • Air — Dello Joio
Mamie Morlacci Laurie CowanVarsity11
2007Clements High SchoolAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Eight Little Organ Preludes & Fugues (#1 in C major) — Bach J.s./Russ
  • Suite tor Strings Op. 40 (Holberg Suite) (Holberg Suite) (1st and 5th mvt) — Grieg
Dixie AddingtonNon Varsity11
2007Plano Senior High SchoolAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Concerto Polonois mvt 1 — Telemann/Schroeder
  • Brevard Sketches — Elliot Del Borgo
Jeff TurnerSub Non Varsity21
2006Space Center IntermediateCCCString Orchestra
  • St. Paul Suite (play mvt 1 or 4) Dargason — Holst
  • Viola Double Concerto: Lent Gai — Telemann
Lisa Black and Jennifer KidwellVarsity11
2005Plano Senior High SchoolAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Overture to The Messiah — Handel/Stoessel
  • Andante Festivo — Sibelius
Jeff TurnerNon Varsity11
  • Lowery Freshman Center

    2025 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity

    Candi Ice

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Symphony No. 104 (Finale) (timpani opt) — Haydn/Parrish
    • Adagio from Symphony No. 2 — Rachmaninoff/Longfield
  • Mesquite HS

    2024 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Blaine Litle

    Concert3SR2

    Performed with

    • A Moorside Suite (16000) (play two contrasting mvts) — Holst
    • Flight (19496) — Day
  • Shepton HS

    2024 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity

    Brad Davis

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Serenade for Strings Mvt. 3 — Beliczay Julius
    • Four Noveletten Op. 52 (22396) (play one mvt) Mvt. 4 — Coleridge-Taylor
  • Klein Oak High School

    2023 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity

    Tanner Ledford

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Rhythm Sticks (15972) — Atwell
    • Autumn Vows (17665) — Day
  • Lewisville High School

    2023 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Bill Zauner

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Any String Sinfonia (10028) (play one mvt) Symphony 5 Mvt 2 — Mendelssohn
    • Finale from Symphony No. 5 (21761) (optional timpani) — Tchaikovsky/Holmes
  • Tyler High School

    2023 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity

    Alex Blair

    Concert2SR1

    Performed with

    • Winter Solstice (17694) — Parrish
    • Sinfonietta (6533) (play one mvt) 2nd mvt. to be performed — Jardanyi
  • Anderson High School

    2022 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity

    Tucker Ewer

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Suite For Strings Mvt. 1 — Rutter
    • When the Stars Began To Fall — Allen
  • Kealing Middle School

    2022 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity

    Madeline Horrell

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Rhosymedre (6564) — Vaughan Williams/Foster
    • Brook Green Suite (6532) (mvt 3) — Holst
  • Lowery Freshman Center

    2022 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity

    Ellen Townley

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Symphony No. 38 (18456) — Mozart/Parrish
    • Sinfonia No. 2 in D major II Andante — Mendelssohn
  • Northwest High School

    2021 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity

    Aaron Gemoets

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Serenade No. 2 (Mvt. 1 Allegro Moderato) — Volkmann
    • Chacony in g minor For Strings — Purcell/Britten
  • Plano Senior High School

    2019 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity

    Brian Coatney

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • When Summer's in the Meadow — Longfield
    • Orion and the Scorpion — Newbold
  • Langham Creek High School

    2018 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Melissa Shideler

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Velvet Morning — O'loughlin
    • Serenade for Strings Op. 20 Movement 1 — Elgar
  • Cypress Woods High School

    2016 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity

    Stephanie Withrow

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Fantasia on a 17th Century Tune — Stephan/
    • Iditarod — Newbold/
  • Hebron High School

    2016 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Dawn Oyedipe

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Romance C Major Op. 42 — Sibelius/
    • Vanishing Pointe — Meyer/
  • McMeans JH

    2015 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity

    Amy Williams

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • One Hand One Heart — Bernstein/Longfield
    • Sanseneon — Frost/
  • Cinco Ranch High School

    2014 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Non Varsity

    Brett Nelsen

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Brook Green Suite mvmt. 3 — Holst/
    • Incantations — Meyer
  • Jasper High School

    2014 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Sub Non Varsity

    Ryan Ross

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Elegy — Jarrett
    • Allegro Barbaro — Bartok/Lipton
  • Westbrook Intermediate

    2012 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity

    Tom Dinardis

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Drifen — Atwell/
    • Finale from Symphony No. 41 'Jupiter' — Mozart / Gruselle
  • Klein Oak High School

    2011 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Non Varsity

    Tanner Ledford

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Chaconne in e minor — Buxtehude/Hause
    • Concerto Polonois (play mvt 1 — Telemann/Schroeder
  • Knox Junior High School

    2011 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity

    Cassandra Brosvik

    Concert2SR1

    Performed with

    • Celtic Dreams — Anne Svendsen
    • Bacchanale — Saint-Saens/Porter
  • Lamar High School

    2010 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity

    Pat Leaverton

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Little Suite Op. 1; mvt. 1 — C. Nielsen
    • Molly on the Shore — Grainger
  • Robert E. Lee High School

    2010 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity

    Michael Grinnell

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Ase's Death (from Peer Gynt Suite No. 1) — Grieg
    • Twelve Sinfonias (Sinfonia No. 11) — Handel/Hoffmann
  • Allen High School

    2009 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity

    David DeVoto

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Suite for Strings Op. 40 (Holberg Suite) mvt. I — Grieg
    • Concerto Grosso in g minor op. 6 no. 8 (two contrasting mvts) — Corelli
  • Cinco Ranch High School

    2009 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Non Varsity

    Brett Nelsen

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Suite for Strings (play mvt 2 or 3) — Rutter
    • An English Suite (play one mvt from: 1 2 3 4 or 7) — Parry
  • Hanks High School

    2009 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity

    Nancy Morey

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Don Quixote Suite for Strings and Cembalo - Overture — Telemann
    • Serenade for Strings Op. 48 (Serenade in C) - 4th movement — Tschaikowsky
  • Klein Forest HS

    2008 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity

    Mamie Morlacci Laurie Cowan

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Rhythmic Variations on 2 Ancient Hymns — Hanson
    • Air — Dello Joio
  • Clements High School

    2007 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Non Varsity

    Dixie Addington

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Eight Little Organ Preludes & Fugues (#1 in C major) — Bach J.s./Russ
    • Suite tor Strings Op. 40 (Holberg Suite) (Holberg Suite) (1st and 5th mvt) — Grieg
  • Plano Senior High School

    2007 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Sub Non Varsity

    Jeff Turner

    Concert2SR1

    Performed with

    • Concerto Polonois mvt 1 — Telemann/Schroeder
    • Brevard Sketches — Elliot Del Borgo
  • Space Center Intermediate

    2006 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity

    Lisa Black and Jennifer Kidwell

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • St. Paul Suite (play mvt 1 or 4) Dargason — Holst
    • Viola Double Concerto: Lent Gai — Telemann
  • Plano Senior High School

    2005 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Non Varsity

    Jeff Turner

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Overture to The Messiah — Handel/Stoessel
    • Andante Festivo — Sibelius