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All songsGrade 4 String Orchestra list
String OrchestraGrade 4(mvt 1 or 3)Code 28379

A Moorside Suite

Holst · G&M Brand

Performances312009–2026
Schools25
Avg concert1.031 is best
Straight ones97%30 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 2009.

<1%of 5,246 performances

29 of this piece vs 5,217 of everything else in the same grade and event.

Programmed most often by

Schools that have returned to this piece.

  • Cinco Ranch High Schoolavg 1.03×
  • Atascocita HSavg 1.02×
  • Martin High Schoolavg 1.02×
  • Robinson Middle Schoolavg 1.02×
  • Westwood HSavg 1.02×
  • Byron Nelson HSavg 1.01×
  • Champion High School avg 1.01×
  • Dulles High Schoolavg 1.01×

Most often paired with

Pieces programmed alongside this one, across every recorded performance.

  • Simple Symphony — BrittenGr 5 · avg 1.03×
  • Andante Cantabile (From String Quartet Op. 11) — TchaikovskyGr 5 · avg 1.52×
  • Lux Aurumque — WhitacreConcert Band · Gr 4 · avg 1.02×
  • October — WhitacreGr 4 · avg 1.02×
  • Rhosymedre — Vaughan WilliamsGr 4 · avg 1.02×
  • Suite for Strings Op. 40 (Holberg Suite) — GriegGr 5 · avg 1.02×
  • Winton Suite for String Orchestra — CarseGr 5 · avg 1.02×
  • A Downland Suite — IrelandGr 5 · avg 1.01×

Performances

All 31 recorded performances.

YearSchoolEventPerformed withDirectorClassConcertSR
2026Rice Middle SchoolCCCString Orchestra
  • The Enchanted Castle — Glazunov/ Starr
  • Four Noveletten Op. 52 Mvt. IV — Coleridge-Taylor
Emily De La TorreVarsity11
2025Health Careers High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Concerto Grosso in G Major Op. 6 No. 1 mvt 1(Tempo Giusto) and 2 (Allegro) — Handel
  • Themes (from the Moldau) — Smetana/Frost
Kathleen BoydVarsity11
2024Robinson Middle SchoolCCCString Orchestra
  • Winton Suite Finale — Carse
  • Rhosymedre — Vaughan Williams
Mary HavenstriteVarsity11
2024Tomball Memorial High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Serenade in Four Movements (from Eine Kleine Nachtmusik) - Mvt. II — W.a. Mozart
  • Suite for Strings Op. 40 (Holberg Suite) Mvts. I & III — Edvard Grieg
Peter C. JagdeoVarsity11
2023Atascocita HSAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Concerto in D for Viola — Hoffmeister/Teniente
  • Serenade for Strings Op. 20 Mvt. II Larghetto — Elgar
Guillermo TenienteVarsity11
2023Goose Creek Memorial HSAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Tannhauser Entrance and March of the Guests (10203) — Wagner/Dackow
  • Bacchanale — Ramsey-White
Nicholas McMurreyVarsity11
2023Seven Lakes High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Sinfonia for Strings (I. Allegro maestoso) — Ewazen
  • A Downland Suite (II. Elegy) — Ireland/Bush
Sean CarltonSub Non Varsity11
2022Meyerland PVA OrchestraCCCString Orchestra
  • Madrigale — Bohm/Sieving
  • Suite for Strings Op. 40 (Holberg Suite) - mvt 1 (Praelude) — Grieg
Timothy MaynardVarsity11
2022Westwood HSAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Gavotte (from the Classical Symphony Symphony No.1 in D Op. 25) (10186) — Prokofiev/Isaac
  • October — Whitacre/Lavender
Joshua ThompsonSub Non Varsity11
2021Champion High School AAAAAString Orchestra
  • Milonga del Angel — Piazzolla/Palmer
  • Baltic Dance — Mosier
Naitsabes A Barreto PerezVarsity11
2021Martin High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Ase''s Death (from Peer Gynt Suite No. 1) — Grieg
  • Point Lookout — Balmages
Sammy BranchNon Varsity11
2019Byron Nelson HSAAAAAAConcert Band
  • Lux Aurumque — Whitacre
  • Psalm 46 — Zdechlik
Brad TothNon Varsity11
2019Cinco Ranch High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Eight Little Organ Preludes and Fugues (No. 1 C Major) — Bach/Russ
  • The Faraway Place — Hofeldt
Brett NelsenNon Varsity11
2019Lamar High SchoolAAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Lux Aurumque — Whitacre
  • Andalucia Suite (play all) — Lecuona/Jenkins
Andrew WaltonVarsity11
2019Morton Ranch High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Te Dije — Patterson
  • Suite for Strings mvt 1 A-Roving — Rutter
Gabriel KatzVarsity11
2019Steele HS (SCUCISD)AAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Ice Sculptures (piano required) — Balmages
  • Acrobats — Meyer
Matthew LovelaceVarsity11
2018Guyer High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Girl with the Flaxen Hair — Debussy/Monday
  • Rhythm Dances — Balmages
Jeremy AtkinsNon Varsity11
2018Northbrook High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Sinfonia #3 In E Minor (play one mvt) (mvt 1) — Mendelssohn
  • Andante from symphony no.6 (Pathetique) — Tchaikovsky/Longfield
Artan ZhuriVarsity23
2017Dulles High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Overture to the Wind — Mosier/
  • Carrickfergus (Piano or Harp required) — Traditional Irish Folk Song/Roszell
Michael IsadoreNon Varsity11
2016Jasper High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Rondo from Abdelazer — Purcell/Stroud
  • Andante Cantabile (from String Quartet Op. 11) — Tchaikovsky/Tobani
Brad DavisSub Non Varsity11
2016McKinney Boyd High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Winter Soliloquy (piano or harp) — Feese/
  • Simple Symphony - Mvt. 1 'Boisterous Bouree' — Britten/
Michael R. LinkVarsity11
2015Cinco Ranch High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • October — Whitacre/Lavender
  • Winton Suite for String Orchestra -Finale — Carse/
Brett NelsenNon Varsity11
2015Seguin HSAAAAString Orchestra
  • Dorian Dance — Phillips/
  • Meditation from Serenade for Strings — Jarrett
Melina ShafferVarsity11
2014Atascocita HSAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Rhosymedre — Vaughan Williams/Foster
  • Irish Fantasy Mvt. II: Jig — Overholt
Colin CatoeNon Varsity11
2014Martin High SchoolAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Concerto for Viola and Orchestra in G Major (All Mvts.) — Telemann
  • Elegie — Lovrien
Michael StringerVarsity11
2013McNeil High SchoolAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Concerto for Two Violins in d minor movement I — J.s. Bach
  • Elegy — Ron Nelson
James CaswellVarsity11
2012The Colony High SchoolAAAAString Orchestra
  • L'Estro Armonico Op 3 No. 4 - all mvts. — Vivaldi
  • Petite Symphony Mv.t 2 - Andande cantible — Gounod/Moreno
Bart GhentVarsity11
2012Westwood HSAAAAAString Orchestra
  • An English Suite (play mvt 5) — Parry/
  • Perseus — Newbold/
Susan WilliamsNon Varsity11
2011Cinco Ranch High SchoolAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Concertino for String Orchestra (play all) — Adler
  • Simple Symphony mvt. 4 — Britten
Brett NelsenNon Varsity11
2010Robinson Middle SchoolCCCString Orchestra
  • Concerto or Concerto Grosso (two contrasting mvts): Concerto in FM for 3 violins RV 551 mvts 2 & 3 — Vivaldi
  • Simple Symphony (play one mvt): Sentimental Sarabande — Britten
Mary HavenstriteVarsity11
2009Shepton High SchoolAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Rumanian Folk Dances mvt. I II VI — Bartok/Willner
  • Andante Festivo — Sibelius
Joshua ThompsonSub Non Varsity11
  • Rice Middle School

    2026 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity

    Emily De La Torre

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • The Enchanted Castle — Glazunov/ Starr
    • Four Noveletten Op. 52 Mvt. IV — Coleridge-Taylor
  • Health Careers High School

    2025 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Kathleen Boyd

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Concerto Grosso in G Major Op. 6 No. 1 mvt 1(Tempo Giusto) and 2 (Allegro) — Handel
    • Themes (from the Moldau) — Smetana/Frost
  • Robinson Middle School

    2024 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity

    Mary Havenstrite

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Winton Suite Finale — Carse
    • Rhosymedre — Vaughan Williams
  • Tomball Memorial High School

    2024 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Peter C. Jagdeo

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Serenade in Four Movements (from Eine Kleine Nachtmusik) - Mvt. II — W.a. Mozart
    • Suite for Strings Op. 40 (Holberg Suite) Mvts. I & III — Edvard Grieg
  • Atascocita HS

    2023 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Guillermo Teniente

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Concerto in D for Viola — Hoffmeister/Teniente
    • Serenade for Strings Op. 20 Mvt. II Larghetto — Elgar
  • Goose Creek Memorial HS

    2023 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity

    Nicholas McMurrey

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Tannhauser Entrance and March of the Guests (10203) — Wagner/Dackow
    • Bacchanale — Ramsey-White
  • Seven Lakes High School

    2023 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity

    Sean Carlton

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Sinfonia for Strings (I. Allegro maestoso) — Ewazen
    • A Downland Suite (II. Elegy) — Ireland/Bush
  • Meyerland PVA Orchestra

    2022 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity

    Timothy Maynard

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Madrigale — Bohm/Sieving
    • Suite for Strings Op. 40 (Holberg Suite) - mvt 1 (Praelude) — Grieg
  • Westwood HS

    2022 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity

    Joshua Thompson

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Gavotte (from the Classical Symphony Symphony No.1 in D Op. 25) (10186) — Prokofiev/Isaac
    • October — Whitacre/Lavender
  • Champion High School

    2021 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity

    Naitsabes A Barreto Perez

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Milonga del Angel — Piazzolla/Palmer
    • Baltic Dance — Mosier
  • Martin High School

    2021 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity

    Sammy Branch

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Ase''s Death (from Peer Gynt Suite No. 1) — Grieg
    • Point Lookout — Balmages
  • Byron Nelson HS

    2019 · Concert Band · AAAAAA · Non Varsity

    Brad Toth

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Lux Aurumque — Whitacre
    • Psalm 46 — Zdechlik
  • Cinco Ranch High School

    2019 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity

    Brett Nelsen

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Eight Little Organ Preludes and Fugues (No. 1 C Major) — Bach/Russ
    • The Faraway Place — Hofeldt
  • Lamar High School

    2019 · Full Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Andrew Walton

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Lux Aurumque — Whitacre
    • Andalucia Suite (play all) — Lecuona/Jenkins
  • Morton Ranch High School

    2019 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Gabriel Katz

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Te Dije — Patterson
    • Suite for Strings mvt 1 A-Roving — Rutter
  • Steele HS (SCUCISD)

    2019 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Matthew Lovelace

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Ice Sculptures (piano required) — Balmages
    • Acrobats — Meyer
  • Guyer High School

    2018 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity

    Jeremy Atkins

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Girl with the Flaxen Hair — Debussy/Monday
    • Rhythm Dances — Balmages
  • Northbrook High School

    2018 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Artan Zhuri

    Concert2SR3

    Performed with

    • Sinfonia #3 In E Minor (play one mvt) (mvt 1) — Mendelssohn
    • Andante from symphony no.6 (Pathetique) — Tchaikovsky/Longfield
  • Dulles High School

    2017 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity

    Michael Isadore

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Overture to the Wind — Mosier/
    • Carrickfergus (Piano or Harp required) — Traditional Irish Folk Song/Roszell
  • Jasper High School

    2016 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity

    Brad Davis

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Rondo from Abdelazer — Purcell/Stroud
    • Andante Cantabile (from String Quartet Op. 11) — Tchaikovsky/Tobani
  • McKinney Boyd High School

    2016 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Michael R. Link

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Winter Soliloquy (piano or harp) — Feese/
    • Simple Symphony - Mvt. 1 'Boisterous Bouree' — Britten/
  • Cinco Ranch High School

    2015 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity

    Brett Nelsen

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • October — Whitacre/Lavender
    • Winton Suite for String Orchestra -Finale — Carse/
  • Seguin HS

    2015 · String Orchestra · AAAA · Varsity

    Melina Shaffer

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Dorian Dance — Phillips/
    • Meditation from Serenade for Strings — Jarrett
  • Atascocita HS

    2014 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Non Varsity

    Colin Catoe

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Rhosymedre — Vaughan Williams/Foster
    • Irish Fantasy Mvt. II: Jig — Overholt
  • Martin High School

    2014 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity

    Michael Stringer

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Concerto for Viola and Orchestra in G Major (All Mvts.) — Telemann
    • Elegie — Lovrien
  • McNeil High School

    2013 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity

    James Caswell

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Concerto for Two Violins in d minor movement I — J.s. Bach
    • Elegy — Ron Nelson
  • The Colony High School

    2012 · String Orchestra · AAAA · Varsity

    Bart Ghent

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • L'Estro Armonico Op 3 No. 4 - all mvts. — Vivaldi
    • Petite Symphony Mv.t 2 - Andande cantible — Gounod/Moreno
  • Westwood HS

    2012 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Non Varsity

    Susan Williams

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • An English Suite (play mvt 5) — Parry/
    • Perseus — Newbold/
  • Cinco Ranch High School

    2011 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Non Varsity

    Brett Nelsen

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Concertino for String Orchestra (play all) — Adler
    • Simple Symphony mvt. 4 — Britten
  • Robinson Middle School

    2010 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity

    Mary Havenstrite

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Concerto or Concerto Grosso (two contrasting mvts): Concerto in FM for 3 violins RV 551 mvts 2 & 3 — Vivaldi
    • Simple Symphony (play one mvt): Sentimental Sarabande — Britten
  • Shepton High School

    2009 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Sub Non Varsity

    Joshua Thompson

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Rumanian Folk Dances mvt. I II VI — Bartok/Willner
    • Andante Festivo — Sibelius