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String OrchestraGrade 2(POP) (opt percussion)Code 30209

El Matador

Halferty · Kendor Music, Inc.

Performances302012–2025
Schools27
Avg concert1.501 is best
Straight ones57%17 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 2012.

<1%of 11,197 performances

29 of this piece vs 11,168 of everything else in the same grade and event.

Programmed most often by

Schools that have returned to this piece.

  • Durham Middle Schoolavg 2.02×
  • Eastwood Middle School avg 1.52×
  • Murphy Middle Schoolavg 1.02×
  • Beck Junior Highavg 1.01×
  • Bernal Middle School avg 2.01×
  • Bessie Coleman Middle Schoolavg 1.01×
  • Blalack Middle Schoolavg 2.01×
  • Centennial High Schoolavg 1.01×

Most often paired with

Pieces programmed alongside this one, across every recorded performance.

  • Aspen Glow — DayGr 2 · avg 1.02×
  • Dance Scenario — Del BorgoGr 2 · avg 1.02×
  • Kinetic Energy — ClarkGr 2 · avg 1.52×
  • Accents — FrostGr 2 · avg 1.01×
  • Air and Dance — DanielsGr 3 · avg 1.01×
  • Alpine Glory — DonahoeGr 2 · avg 2.01×
  • Appalachian Sunrise — GazdaGr 2 · avg 2.01×
  • Avatar — SpataGr 2 · avg 2.01×

Performances

All 30 recorded performances.

YearSchoolEventPerformed withDirectorClassConcertSR
2025Beck Junior HighCCCString Orchestra
  • Emperor Waltz (Op. 437) — Strauss/Monday
  • Intensity — O^Loughlin
Barb NelsenNon Varsity11
2025Durham Middle SchoolCCString Orchestra
  • Loch Lomond — Noah Klauss
  • Rustic Warriors — Rodney Lamar Page
Nathan DavisVarsity22
2025Forest Meadow Jr HighCCCString Orchestra
  • Alpine Glory — Donahoe
  • Terra Nova — Meyer
Kara TaegerVarsity21
2025O. Henry Middle SchoolCCString Orchestra
  • Aspen Glow — Day
  • Storm the Gates — Silva
Sarah UyVarsity11
2025Westbury HSAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Shadow Dance — Meyer
  • Mozart Symphony No. 40 — Mozart/Caponegro
Amy VeraNon Varsity34
2024Eastwood Middle School CCCString Orchestra
  • Intrada (20866) — Balmages
  • Canyon Sunset (10034) percussion optional — Caponegro
Eric HowellVarsity22
2024Young Womens Leadership AcademyAAAString Orchestra
  • Dragon Fire (21746) — Day
  • Mystic Dances — Frizzi
Veanda R AllenVarsity11
2022Murphy Middle SchoolCCCString Orchestra
  • Ethos (19649) — Clark
  • Chorale Fantasia (10050) — Simon
Brian HensonVarsity11
2020Central JHSBBBString Orchestra
  • Down by the Salley Gardens (21743) — Traditional/Palmer
  • Sparta (20873) — Parrish
Kevin TorrefielSub Non Varsity21
2018Blalack Middle SchoolCCCString Orchestra
  • Gaelic Castle — Newbold
  • Fantasia On Amazing Grace — Del Borgo
Nicholas TharpNon Varsity21
2018Durham Middle SchoolCCString Orchestra
  • Brandenburg No. 3 1st mvt. — Bach/Meyer
  • The Ash Grove Shapiro: (must also play one additional selection from this collection) Hopkins: None — Anon. or Trad./Shapiro or Hopkins
Erin RichVarsity21
2017Bernal Middle School CCString Orchestra
  • Epic — Clark/
  • Appalachian Sunrise — Gazda/
Kathleen BoydVarsity21
2017Watkins MSCCCString Orchestra
  • Contredanse — Clark/
  • Painted Desert — Mcginty/Mullins
MARISSA YOUNGVarsity11
2016Eastwood Middle School CCCString Orchestra
  • Dance Scenario — Del Borgo/
  • Scarborough Fair — Anon. or Trad./Balmages
Cynthia CabadaVarsity11
2016Parkhill Junior High SchoolCCString Orchestra
  • The Lost Tomb — O'loughlin/
Erin FoxVarsity11
2016Permenter Middle SchoolCCString Orchestra
  • Scottish Bobber — Larry Clark
  • Many Miles Away Across the Sea — Susan Day
Diane DillardVarsity11
2015Harris MS (NEISD)CCCString Orchestra
  • Celtic Roots — Traditional/Baird
  • Prelude on an Early American Folk Hymn — Smith/
Molly TurnerVarsity11
2015Krueger MSCCCString Orchestra
  • Accents — Frost/
  • Banks of Bonnie Doon — Black
Miguel VilasVarsity11
2015Woodlake Hills MSCCCString Orchestra
  • Avatar — Spata/
  • Spring Song — Daniels/
M. Clare McMillianVarsity21
2014Centennial High SchoolAAAAString Orchestra
  • Kinetic Energy — Clark/
  • Peace Like A River — Spiritual/Wagner
Priscilla HoltNon Varsity12
2014Marshall MSCCString Orchestra
  • Contrasts in e minor — Feese/
  • Fantasia on a Theme from Thailand (Pong Lang Dance) — Meyer/
Lynsey AndersonVarsity33
2014Murphy Middle SchoolCCCString Orchestra
  • Highland Celebration — Silva
  • Sinfonia in D Major Allegro — Jc Bach / Dackow
Brian HensonVarsity11
2014Poteet High SchoolAAAAString Orchestra
  • Aspen Glow — Day
  • Air and Dance (Dance) — Daniels/
Christopher FrankNon Varsity11
2014Tomball JHSCCCString Orchestra
  • Dance Scenario — Del Borgo/
  • The Gallagher Gal - For the Star of County Down — Monday/
Kade SchmalzVarsity11
2013Bessie Coleman Middle SchoolCCString Orchestra
  • Hornpipe (from 'Water Music') — G. F. Handel/ Arr. R. Meyer
  • Blue Rhythmico — K. Mosier
Wendy AnuweNon Varsity11
2012ED: Barrientes MSCCCFull Orchestra
  • Can Can (from Orpheus in the Underworld) — Offenbach/Meyer
  • Engines of Resistance — Clark/
Juan Carlos MenendezVarsity12
2012Jane A. HambricCCString Orchestra
  • Incantations for String Orchestra — Hinds/
  • Sword Dance — Arbeau/Phillips
Denisse FernandezVarsity21
2012McMeans JHCCCString Orchestra
  • Vanguard Overture — Stephan/
  • Greek Folk Song Suite mvt. 2 3 and 4 — Traditional/Gene Williams
Amy WilliamsNon Varsity11
2012Moody HSAAAAString Orchestra
  • Kinetic Energy — Clark/
  • Velvet Morning — O'loughlin/
Pamela StakesNon Varsity22
2012Wunderlich IntermediateCCCString Orchestra
  • Avalanche — Hopkins
  • Quixotic Sketch — Niehaus/
Melanie ThomsonNon Varsity21

  • Beck Junior High

    2025 · String Orchestra · CCC · Non Varsity

    Barb Nelsen

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Emperor Waltz (Op. 437) — Strauss/Monday
    • Intensity — O^Loughlin

  • Durham Middle School

    2025 · String Orchestra · CC · Varsity

    Nathan Davis

    Concert2SR2

    Performed with

    • Loch Lomond — Noah Klauss
    • Rustic Warriors — Rodney Lamar Page

  • Forest Meadow Jr High

    2025 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity

    Kara Taeger

    Concert2SR1

    Performed with

    • Alpine Glory — Donahoe
    • Terra Nova — Meyer

  • O. Henry Middle School

    2025 · String Orchestra · CC · Varsity

    Sarah Uy

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Aspen Glow — Day
    • Storm the Gates — Silva

  • Westbury HS

    2025 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Non Varsity

    Amy Vera

    Concert3SR4

    Performed with

    • Shadow Dance — Meyer
    • Mozart Symphony No. 40 — Mozart/Caponegro

  • Eastwood Middle School

    2024 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity

    Eric Howell

    Concert2SR2

    Performed with

    • Intrada (20866) — Balmages
    • Canyon Sunset (10034) percussion optional — Caponegro

  • Young Womens Leadership Academy

    2024 · String Orchestra · AAA · Varsity

    Veanda R Allen

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Dragon Fire (21746) — Day
    • Mystic Dances — Frizzi

  • Murphy Middle School

    2022 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity

    Brian Henson

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Ethos (19649) — Clark
    • Chorale Fantasia (10050) — Simon

  • Central JHS

    2020 · String Orchestra · BBB · Sub Non Varsity

    Kevin Torrefiel

    Concert2SR1

    Performed with

    • Down by the Salley Gardens (21743) — Traditional/Palmer
    • Sparta (20873) — Parrish

  • Blalack Middle School

    2018 · String Orchestra · CCC · Non Varsity

    Nicholas Tharp

    Concert2SR1

    Performed with

    • Gaelic Castle — Newbold
    • Fantasia On Amazing Grace — Del Borgo

  • Durham Middle School

    2018 · String Orchestra · CC · Varsity

    Erin Rich

    Concert2SR1

    Performed with

    • Brandenburg No. 3 1st mvt. — Bach/Meyer
    • The Ash Grove Shapiro: (must also play one additional selection from this collection) Hopkins: None — Anon. or Trad./Shapiro or Hopkins

  • Bernal Middle School

    2017 · String Orchestra · CC · Varsity

    Kathleen Boyd

    Concert2SR1

    Performed with

    • Epic — Clark/
    • Appalachian Sunrise — Gazda/

  • Watkins MS

    2017 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity

    MARISSA YOUNG

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Contredanse — Clark/
    • Painted Desert — Mcginty/Mullins

  • Eastwood Middle School

    2016 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity

    Cynthia Cabada

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Dance Scenario — Del Borgo/
    • Scarborough Fair — Anon. or Trad./Balmages

  • Parkhill Junior High School

    2016 · String Orchestra · CC · Varsity

    Erin Fox

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • The Lost Tomb — O'loughlin/

  • Permenter Middle School

    2016 · String Orchestra · CC · Varsity

    Diane Dillard

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Scottish Bobber — Larry Clark
    • Many Miles Away Across the Sea — Susan Day

  • Harris MS (NEISD)

    2015 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity

    Molly Turner

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Celtic Roots — Traditional/Baird
    • Prelude on an Early American Folk Hymn — Smith/

  • Krueger MS

    2015 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity

    Miguel Vilas

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Accents — Frost/
    • Banks of Bonnie Doon — Black

  • Woodlake Hills MS

    2015 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity

    M. Clare McMillian

    Concert2SR1

    Performed with

    • Avatar — Spata/
    • Spring Song — Daniels/

  • Centennial High School

    2014 · String Orchestra · AAAA · Non Varsity

    Priscilla Holt

    Concert1SR2

    Performed with

    • Kinetic Energy — Clark/
    • Peace Like A River — Spiritual/Wagner

  • Marshall MS

    2014 · String Orchestra · CC · Varsity

    Lynsey Anderson

    Concert3SR3

    Performed with

    • Contrasts in e minor — Feese/
    • Fantasia on a Theme from Thailand (Pong Lang Dance) — Meyer/

  • Murphy Middle School

    2014 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity

    Brian Henson

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Highland Celebration — Silva
    • Sinfonia in D Major Allegro — Jc Bach / Dackow

  • Poteet High School

    2014 · String Orchestra · AAAA · Non Varsity

    Christopher Frank

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Aspen Glow — Day
    • Air and Dance (Dance) — Daniels/

  • Tomball JHS

    2014 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity

    Kade Schmalz

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Dance Scenario — Del Borgo/
    • The Gallagher Gal - For the Star of County Down — Monday/

  • Bessie Coleman Middle School

    2013 · String Orchestra · CC · Non Varsity

    Wendy Anuwe

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Hornpipe (from 'Water Music') — G. F. Handel/ Arr. R. Meyer
    • Blue Rhythmico — K. Mosier

  • ED: Barrientes MS

    2012 · Full Orchestra · CCC · Varsity

    Juan Carlos Menendez

    Concert1SR2

    Performed with

    • Can Can (from Orpheus in the Underworld) — Offenbach/Meyer
    • Engines of Resistance — Clark/

  • Jane A. Hambric

    2012 · String Orchestra · CC · Varsity

    Denisse Fernandez

    Concert2SR1

    Performed with

    • Incantations for String Orchestra — Hinds/
    • Sword Dance — Arbeau/Phillips

  • McMeans JH

    2012 · String Orchestra · CCC · Non Varsity

    Amy Williams

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Vanguard Overture — Stephan/
    • Greek Folk Song Suite mvt. 2 3 and 4 — Traditional/Gene Williams

  • Moody HS

    2012 · String Orchestra · AAAA · Non Varsity

    Pamela Stakes

    Concert2SR2

    Performed with

    • Kinetic Energy — Clark/
    • Velvet Morning — O'loughlin/

  • Wunderlich Intermediate

    2012 · String Orchestra · CCC · Non Varsity

    Melanie Thomson

    Concert2SR1

    Performed with

    • Avalanche — Hopkins
    • Quixotic Sketch — Niehaus/