String OrchestraGrade 2Code 30863

An American Ballad

Anon. or Trad. · arranged by Barber · LudwigMasters Publications

Performances222013–2026

Schools21

Avg concert1.411 is best

Straight ones68%15 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 2013.

<1%of 10,594 performances

22 of this piece vs 10,572 of everything else in the same grade and event.

Programmed most often by

Schools that have returned to this piece.

Watkins MSavg 1.02×
A.C. New Middle Schoolavg 1.01×
Alamo Heights High Schoolavg 1.01×
Brookside Intermediate Schoolavg 1.01×
Calhoun MSavg 3.01×
Cardiff Junior Highavg 2.01×
Clear Falls HSavg 2.01×
Clements High Schoolavg 1.01×

Most often paired with

Pieces programmed alongside this one, across every recorded performance.

A Modal Festival — MarshGr 2 · avg 1.52×
Dance Scenario — Del BorgoGr 2 · avg 1.02×
Intensity — O'loughlinGr 2 · avg 2.02×
Scottish Bobber — ClarkGr 1 · avg 1.52×
Sparks — BalmagesConcert Band · Gr 2 · avg 1.02×
Spirit of Colorado — DayGr 2 · avg 2.02×
Ablaze — BernotasGr 2 · avg 2.01×
Aeolian Rock — FrizziGr 1 · avg 1.01×

Performances

All 22 recorded performances.

Year	School	Event	Performed with	Director	Class	Concert	SR
2026	Leo Adams Middle SchoolCCC	String Orchestra	Midnight Tango — Pordon When Johnny Comes Marching Home — Traditional / Dackow	Sara Wharry	Varsity	1	1
2024	Goodson Middle SchoolCCC	String Orchestra	Avatar (15925) — Spata Velocity (19516) — Balmages	Shannon Jagdeo	Varsity	1	1
2024	Quail Valley Middle SchoolCCC	String Orchestra	Aeolian Rock (19642) — Frizzi/ Bohemian Dance (20655) — Bobrowitz/	David McAllister	Non Varsity	1	2
2024	West Lake Middle SchoolCCC	String Orchestra	Follow the Drinking Gourd (15960) — Anon. or Trad./Gruselle Hopak! — Owens	Jonathan Roane	Varsity	1	1
2023	A.C. New Middle SchoolCC	String Orchestra	Little Symphony — Carold Nunez Intensity — Sean O''loughlin	Abdiel Martinez	Varsity	1	1
2023	Brookside Intermediate SchoolCC	String Orchestra	Dorian Variations (6348) — Williams Conquistador! — Monday	Alisa Garcia	Varsity	1	1
2023	Watkins MSCCC	String Orchestra	Masquerade Waltz — Chris Thomas Dance Scenario (6247) — Del Borgo/	Olivia Sears	Varsity	1	1
2022	Conroe High SchoolAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Little Russian March - from Symphony #2 — Tchaikovsky/Meyer Intensity — O'loughlin	William Cordova	Sub Non Varsity	3	2
2021	Clear Falls HSAAAAAA	String Orchestra	North Country Legend — Williams/ Ablaze — Bernotas/	David Chisum	Sub Non Varsity	2	1
2019	Watkins MSCCC	String Orchestra	Highridge Overture — Del Borgo Spartacus — Balmages	MARISSA SALA	Varsity	1	1
2018	Wagner High SchoolAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Ocean Storm — Vivaldi/Fritz Viking — Soon Hee Newbold	Katherine Gonzalez	Non Varsity	2	2
2017	Harpool Middle SchoolCCC	String Orchestra	Scottish Bobber — Clark/ Enchanted Village — O'loughlin/	Ryan Napier	Non Varsity	1	1
2017	Lewisville High SchoolAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Spirit of Colorado — Day/ Dance Diabolique — Spears/	Kevin Sluder	Sub Non Varsity	2	2
2017	Rogers MSCC	String Orchestra	Miraj — Meyer/ Bagatelle — Beethoven/Gruselle	Lynsey Slavonic	Varsity	1	1
2016	Cardiff Junior HighCC	String Orchestra	A Modal Festival — Marsh/ Spirit of Colorado — Day/	Marcia Sadberry	Varsity	2	2
2014	Calhoun MSCC	String Orchestra	Lijiang River Landscape — Albert Wang Carillon from L'Arlesienne Suite No. 1 — Bizet/Mccashin	Sara Bollinger	Varsity	3	1
2014	Clements High SchoolAAAAA	String Orchestra	Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 (play mvt 1) — Bach/Isaac Supernova — Hopkins/	Ginger Wolfe	Sub Non Varsity	1	2
2014	Goodson MSCCC	String Orchestra	Country Wedding (from The Mouldau) — Smetana/Dackow Spartacus — Balmages	Shannon Jagdeo	Varsity	1	1
2014	Watkins Middle SchoolCCC	String Orchestra	The Gypsy Rover — Del Borgo/ Ironclad — O'loughlin	Marissa Young	Varsity	1	1
2013	Alamo Heights High SchoolAAAA	String Orchestra	A Modal Festival — Marsh/ Dance Scenario — Del Borgo/	Randy Johnson	Sub Non Varsity	1	1
2013	Craig MSCCC	String Orchestra	Scottish Bobber — Clark/ Mantras — Meyer/	Debbie McKelvey	Varsity	2	1
2013	McKinney Boyd High SchoolAAAAA	String Orchestra	Pyramids — Frost/ Winter Solstice — Parrish/	Michael R. Link	Non Varsity	1	1

Leo Adams Middle School
2026 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity
Sara Wharry
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Midnight Tango — Pordon
- When Johnny Comes Marching Home — Traditional / Dackow
Goodson Middle School
2024 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity
Shannon Jagdeo
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Avatar (15925) — Spata
- Velocity (19516) — Balmages
Quail Valley Middle School
2024 · String Orchestra · CCC · Non Varsity
David McAllister
Concert1SR2
Performed with
- Aeolian Rock (19642) — Frizzi/
- Bohemian Dance (20655) — Bobrowitz/
West Lake Middle School
2024 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity
Jonathan Roane
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Follow the Drinking Gourd (15960) — Anon. or Trad./Gruselle
- Hopak! — Owens
A.C. New Middle School
2023 · String Orchestra · CC · Varsity
Abdiel Martinez
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Little Symphony — Carold Nunez
- Intensity — Sean O''loughlin
Brookside Intermediate School
2023 · String Orchestra · CC · Varsity
Alisa Garcia
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Dorian Variations (6348) — Williams
- Conquistador! — Monday
Watkins MS
2023 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity
Olivia Sears
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Masquerade Waltz — Chris Thomas
- Dance Scenario (6247) — Del Borgo/
Conroe High School
2022 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity
William Cordova
Concert3SR2
Performed with
- Little Russian March - from Symphony #2 — Tchaikovsky/Meyer
- Intensity — O'loughlin
Clear Falls HS
2021 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity
David Chisum
Concert2SR1
Performed with
- North Country Legend — Williams/
- Ablaze — Bernotas/
Watkins MS
2019 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity
MARISSA SALA
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Highridge Overture — Del Borgo
- Spartacus — Balmages
Wagner High School
2018 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity
Katherine Gonzalez
Concert2SR2
Performed with
- Ocean Storm — Vivaldi/Fritz
- Viking — Soon Hee Newbold
Harpool Middle School
2017 · String Orchestra · CCC · Non Varsity
Ryan Napier
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Scottish Bobber — Clark/
- Enchanted Village — O'loughlin/
Lewisville High School
2017 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity
Kevin Sluder
Concert2SR2
Performed with
- Spirit of Colorado — Day/
- Dance Diabolique — Spears/
Rogers MS
2017 · String Orchestra · CC · Varsity
Lynsey Slavonic
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Miraj — Meyer/
- Bagatelle — Beethoven/Gruselle
Cardiff Junior High
2016 · String Orchestra · CC · Varsity
Marcia Sadberry
Concert2SR2
Performed with
- A Modal Festival — Marsh/
- Spirit of Colorado — Day/
Calhoun MS
2014 · String Orchestra · CC · Varsity
Sara Bollinger
Concert3SR1
Performed with
- Lijiang River Landscape — Albert Wang
- Carillon from L'Arlesienne Suite No. 1 — Bizet/Mccashin
Clements High School
2014 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Sub Non Varsity
Ginger Wolfe
Concert1SR2
Performed with
- Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 (play mvt 1) — Bach/Isaac
- Supernova — Hopkins/
Goodson MS
2014 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity
Shannon Jagdeo
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Country Wedding (from The Mouldau) — Smetana/Dackow
- Spartacus — Balmages
Watkins Middle School
2014 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity
Marissa Young
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- The Gypsy Rover — Del Borgo/
- Ironclad — O'loughlin
Alamo Heights High School
2013 · String Orchestra · AAAA · Sub Non Varsity
Randy Johnson
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- A Modal Festival — Marsh/
- Dance Scenario — Del Borgo/
Craig MS
2013 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity
Debbie McKelvey
Concert2SR1
Performed with
- Scottish Bobber — Clark/
- Mantras — Meyer/
McKinney Boyd High School
2013 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Non Varsity
Michael R. Link
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Pyramids — Frost/
- Winter Solstice — Parrish/

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