String OrchestraGrade 2Code 30867

The General's Order

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

Performances422012–2026

Schools32

Avg concert1.331 is best

Straight ones69%29 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

42 of this piece vs 11,155 of everything else in the same grade and event.

Programmed most often by

Schools that have returned to this piece.

Richardson North Jr. Highavg 1.33×
Wunderlich Intermediateavg 1.03×
Arnold MSavg 1.02×
Cypress Falls High Schoolavg 1.02×
Fort Settlement Middle Schoolavg 1.52×
Garcia Middle Schoolavg 1.02×
Memorial Parkway JHavg 1.02×
Poteet High Schoolavg 1.02×

Most often paired with

Pieces programmed alongside this one, across every recorded performance.

Geometric Dances — MeyerGr 3 · avg 1.03×
Las Mariposas Exoticas — SpataGr 2 · avg 1.33×
Gauntlet — SpataGr 3 · avg 1.02×
Rights of Conscience — BatesGr 1 · avg 1.02×
Shipwreck Beach for String Orchestra — RabinowitzGr 2 · avg 1.02×
Such Sweet Sorrow — WoolstenhulmeGr 3 · avg 1.02×
Terra Nova — MeyerGr 2 · avg 1.02×
Twilight Dancers — DayGr 1 · avg 1.02×

Performances

All 42 recorded performances.

Year	School	Event	Performed with	Director	Class	Concert	SR
2026	Cypress Falls High SchoolAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Lullaby to the Moon — Brian Balmages Echelon — Griesinger	John Ricarte	Sub Non Varsity	1	1
2026	Irons Middle SchoolCC	String Orchestra	The Iron Road — Davis Double Trouble — Lauren Bernofsky	Ashley O'Bosky	Varsity	1	2
2026	La Porte Jr. HighCC	String Orchestra	British Grenadiers — Anon. or Trad./Caponegro Fiddles on Fire — Williams	William Hoffman	Varsity	1	2
2026	Lebanon Trail High SchoolAAAAA	String Orchestra	Childgrove — Anonymous/Shirl Jae Atwell The Siege — Christian A. Williams	Aline Moore	Sub Non Varsity	1	1
2024	Wunderlich IntermediateCCC	String Orchestra	Modus a 4 (6349) — Atwell Gauntlet (15956) — Spata	Melanie Thomson	Varsity	1	1
2023	Arnold MSCCC	String Orchestra	Rights of Conscience (18310) — Bates/Hellem Shipwreck Beach for String Orchestra (17651) — Rabinowitz/	JANIS GARCIA	Varsity	1	1
2023	Richardson North Jr. HighCC	String Orchestra	Honor and Glory (17621) — Newbold Moonlit Skies — O`laughlin	David Moran	Varsity	1	1
2023	Rosemont MSCCC	String Orchestra	Defender of Time — Grice Whimsical Dance — Broege	Paul Wilks	Varsity	2	2
2022	Poteet High SchoolAAAAA	String Orchestra	Las Mariposas Exoticas (10080) — Spata Velocity (19516) — Balmages	Christopher Frank	Sub Non Varsity	1	1
2022	Tyler Legacy High SchoolAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Night Shift — Meyer Dos Fuegos (10133) — Sieving	Lisa Lininger	Non Varsity	1	1
2021	Fort Settlement Middle SchoolCCC	String Orchestra	Twilight Dancers — Day Geometric Dances mvt II Round Dance — Meyer	Angela Peugnet	Non Varsity	1	1
2019	Flower Mound High SchoolAAAAAA	String Orchestra	March of the Meistersingers — Wagner/Dackow Such Sweet Sorrow — Woolstenhulme	Benjamin Bunte	Sub Non Varsity	1	2
2019	Wunderlich IntermediateCCC	String Orchestra	Aspen Glow — Susan H. Day Gauntlet — Spata	Melanie Thomson	Varsity	1	1
2019	Young Jr. High SchoolCCC	String Orchestra	Little Turtle Dove — Traditional/Gruselle El Toro — Brubaker	Louanne Greer	Non Varsity	1	1
2018	Eastlake High SchoolAAAAA	String Orchestra	Lonestar — Strommen Velocity — Balmages	Aaron Piedra	Non Varsity	2	2
2018	Garcia Middle SchoolCCC	String Orchestra	Geometric Dances Second movement: Round Dance — Meyer Gargoyles — Elliot Del Borgo	Frances Weberpal	Varsity	1	1
2018	Garcia Middle SchoolCCC	String Orchestra	Geometric Dances (play one) — Meyer Gargoyles — Doug Spata	Frances Weberpal	Varsity	1	1
2018	Metzger (Judson ISD)CC	String Orchestra	African Song and Round — Anon. or Trad./Baker Monday A Soldier's Hymn — Soon Hee Newbold	Brian Coker	Varsity	2	1
2018	Poteet High SchoolAAAAA	String Orchestra	Apollo Suite (play one mvt) — Isaac Las Mariposas Exoticas — Spata	Christopher Frank	Sub Non Varsity	1	2
2018	Richardson North Jr. HighCC	String Orchestra	A Festive March — Handel/Wilcott Fantasy on a Japanese Folk Song — Balmages	David Moran	Varsity	2	1
2018	Timberwood Middle SchoolCCC	String Orchestra	Merry-Go-Round (POP) — Caponegro Scarborough Fair — Brian Balmages	Priscilla Mika	Varsity	1	1
2017	First Colony Middle SchoolCCC	String Orchestra	Dance Suite for Strings (play one mvt) — Whitney/ Lochs and Glens (POP) — Halferty/	Kelly Comfort	Non Varsity	1	1
2017	Medlin Middle SchoolCCC	String Orchestra	Little Symphony — Nunez/ Pastorale — Corelli/Dabczynski	Heidi Kaminski	Varsity	1	1
2016	Cypress Creek High SchoolAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Belvedere Suite Prelude & Scherzo — Isaac Burst! — Balmages	JONATHAN COHEN	Sub Non Varsity	2	2
2016	Cypress Falls High SchoolAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Capriol Suite (play mvt 2 or 5 plus one additional mvt) (mvts 1 & 5) — Warlock/ Such Sweet Sorrow — Woolstenhulme/	John Ricarte	Non Varsity	1	1
2016	Sam Rayburn HSAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Las Mariposas Exoticas — Spata/ Two Modal Sketches (play one mvt) — O'reilly/	Lyndon Wang	Sub Non Varsity	2	2
2015	Alamo Heights Junior SchoolCCC	String Orchestra	Terra Nova — Meyer/ Fajitas Buenas — Gene Williams	Gene Williams	Non Varsity	1	1
2015	Memorial Parkway JHCC	String Orchestra	Avatar — Doug Spata Twilight Dancers — Susan H. Day	Carlene Behmer	Varsity	1	1
2015	Richardson North Jr. HighCC	String Orchestra	Bran Castle — Owens Appalachian Sunrise — Gazda	David Moran	Varsity	1	1
2015	Wedgwood MSCCC	String Orchestra	Ukranian Folk Songs (play one) — Anon. or Trad./Dackow Accents — Frost/	David Fernandez	Varsity	1	3
2015	Wunderlich IntermediateCCC	String Orchestra	Handelian — Atwell When Johnny Comes Marching Home — Anon. or Trad./Stephan	Melanie Thomson	Varsity	1	1
2014	Arnold MSCCC	String Orchestra	Rights of Conscience — Bates/Hellem Shipwreck Beach for String Orchestra — Rabinowitz/	Janis Garcia	Varsity	1	1
2014	Burbank HSAAAA	String Orchestra	Habanera from Carmen Suite No. 2 — Bizet/Frost Chaconne — Handel/Myers	Kelli Houston	Non Varsity	3	2
2014	Bush MSCCC	String Orchestra	Last Rose of Summer from Martha — Flotow/Longfield Terra Nova — Meyer/	Christy Newman	Varsity	1	1
2014	Fort Settlement Middle SchoolCCC	String Orchestra	Kemp's Jig — Anon. or Trad./Wilcott Jupiter from The Planets Op. 32 — Holst/Monday	Angela Peugnet	Sub Non Varsity	2	2
2014	Riverwood MSCCC	String Orchestra	Joust — Spata A Shaker Hymn — O'reilly/	Evan Farmer	Non Varsity	2	1
2013	Atkins Middle SchoolCC	String Orchestra	Star-Crossed Warriors — Baker-Monday Deborah A Beethoven Lullaby — Balmages Brian	Joel Petrosko	Varsity	2	3
2013	Cypress Lakes High SchoolAAAAA	String Orchestra	Small Overture — Mathews/ Dorian Variations — Williams/	Kevin Pearce	Sub Non Varsity	2	1
2013	Eastern Hills HSAAAA	String Orchestra	Sahara Crossing — Richard Meyer Crossing Pirates' Cove — Deborah Baker Monday	Evelyn Arbaiza	Non Varsity	1	1
2013	Hogg Middle SchoolCC	String Orchestra	Scottish Bobber — Clark/ Appalachian Hymn — Soon Hee Newbold	Lisa Lininger	Varsity	2	2
2013	Rosemont Middle SchoolCCC	String Orchestra	Intensity — O'loughlin/ The Russian Music Box — Soon Hee Newbold	Zayra Molina	Varsity	2	1
2012	Memorial Parkway JHCC	String Orchestra	Out of the Winter — Larry Clark Cello Rondo — M.l. Daniels	Carlene Behmer	Varsity	1	1

Cypress Falls High School
2026 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity
John Ricarte
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Lullaby to the Moon — Brian Balmages
- Echelon — Griesinger
Irons Middle School
2026 · String Orchestra · CC · Varsity
Ashley O'Bosky
Concert1SR2
Performed with
- The Iron Road — Davis
- Double Trouble — Lauren Bernofsky
La Porte Jr. High
2026 · String Orchestra · CC · Varsity
William Hoffman
Concert1SR2
Performed with
- British Grenadiers — Anon. or Trad./Caponegro
- Fiddles on Fire — Williams
Lebanon Trail High School
2026 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Sub Non Varsity
Aline Moore
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Childgrove — Anonymous/Shirl Jae Atwell
- The Siege — Christian A. Williams
Wunderlich Intermediate
2024 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity
Melanie Thomson
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Modus a 4 (6349) — Atwell
- Gauntlet (15956) — Spata
Arnold MS
2023 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity
JANIS GARCIA
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Rights of Conscience (18310) — Bates/Hellem
- Shipwreck Beach for String Orchestra (17651) — Rabinowitz/
Richardson North Jr. High
2023 · String Orchestra · CC · Varsity
David Moran
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Honor and Glory (17621) — Newbold
- Moonlit Skies — O`laughlin
Rosemont MS
2023 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity
Paul Wilks
Concert2SR2
Performed with
- Defender of Time — Grice
- Whimsical Dance — Broege
Poteet High School
2022 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Sub Non Varsity
Christopher Frank
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Las Mariposas Exoticas (10080) — Spata
- Velocity (19516) — Balmages
Tyler Legacy High School
2022 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity
Lisa Lininger
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Night Shift — Meyer
- Dos Fuegos (10133) — Sieving
Fort Settlement Middle School
2021 · String Orchestra · CCC · Non Varsity
Angela Peugnet
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Twilight Dancers — Day
- Geometric Dances mvt II Round Dance — Meyer
Flower Mound High School
2019 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity
Benjamin Bunte
Concert1SR2
Performed with
- March of the Meistersingers — Wagner/Dackow
- Such Sweet Sorrow — Woolstenhulme
Wunderlich Intermediate
2019 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity
Melanie Thomson
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Aspen Glow — Susan H. Day
- Gauntlet — Spata
Young Jr. High School
2019 · String Orchestra · CCC · Non Varsity
Louanne Greer
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Little Turtle Dove — Traditional/Gruselle
- El Toro — Brubaker
Eastlake High School
2018 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Non Varsity
Aaron Piedra
Concert2SR2
Performed with
- Lonestar — Strommen
- Velocity — Balmages
Garcia Middle School
2018 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity
Frances Weberpal
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Geometric Dances Second movement: Round Dance — Meyer
- Gargoyles — Elliot Del Borgo
Garcia Middle School
2018 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity
Frances Weberpal
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Geometric Dances (play one) — Meyer
- Gargoyles — Doug Spata
Metzger (Judson ISD)
2018 · String Orchestra · CC · Varsity
Brian Coker
Concert2SR1
Performed with
- African Song and Round — Anon. or Trad./Baker Monday
- A Soldier's Hymn — Soon Hee Newbold
Poteet High School
2018 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Sub Non Varsity
Christopher Frank
Concert1SR2
Performed with
- Apollo Suite (play one mvt) — Isaac
- Las Mariposas Exoticas — Spata
Richardson North Jr. High
2018 · String Orchestra · CC · Varsity
David Moran
Concert2SR1
Performed with
- A Festive March — Handel/Wilcott
- Fantasy on a Japanese Folk Song — Balmages
Timberwood Middle School
2018 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity
Priscilla Mika
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Merry-Go-Round (POP) — Caponegro
- Scarborough Fair — Brian Balmages
First Colony Middle School
2017 · String Orchestra · CCC · Non Varsity
Kelly Comfort
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Dance Suite for Strings (play one mvt) — Whitney/
- Lochs and Glens (POP) — Halferty/
Medlin Middle School
2017 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity
Heidi Kaminski
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Little Symphony — Nunez/
- Pastorale — Corelli/Dabczynski
Cypress Creek High School
2016 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity
JONATHAN COHEN
Concert2SR2
Performed with
- Belvedere Suite Prelude & Scherzo — Isaac
- Burst! — Balmages
Cypress Falls High School
2016 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity
John Ricarte
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Capriol Suite (play mvt 2 or 5 plus one additional mvt) (mvts 1 & 5) — Warlock/
- Such Sweet Sorrow — Woolstenhulme/
Sam Rayburn HS
2016 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity
Lyndon Wang
Concert2SR2
Performed with
- Las Mariposas Exoticas — Spata/
- Two Modal Sketches (play one mvt) — O'reilly/
Alamo Heights Junior School
2015 · String Orchestra · CCC · Non Varsity
Gene Williams
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Terra Nova — Meyer/
- Fajitas Buenas — Gene Williams
Memorial Parkway JH
2015 · String Orchestra · CC · Varsity
Carlene Behmer
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Avatar — Doug Spata
- Twilight Dancers — Susan H. Day
Richardson North Jr. High
2015 · String Orchestra · CC · Varsity
David Moran
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Bran Castle — Owens
- Appalachian Sunrise — Gazda
Wedgwood MS
2015 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity
David Fernandez
Concert1SR3
Performed with
- Ukranian Folk Songs (play one) — Anon. or Trad./Dackow
- Accents — Frost/
Wunderlich Intermediate
2015 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity
Melanie Thomson
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Handelian — Atwell
- When Johnny Comes Marching Home — Anon. or Trad./Stephan
Arnold MS
2014 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity
Janis Garcia
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Rights of Conscience — Bates/Hellem
- Shipwreck Beach for String Orchestra — Rabinowitz/
Burbank HS
2014 · String Orchestra · AAAA · Non Varsity
Kelli Houston
Concert3SR2
Performed with
- Habanera from Carmen Suite No. 2 — Bizet/Frost
- Chaconne — Handel/Myers
Bush MS
2014 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity
Christy Newman
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Last Rose of Summer from Martha — Flotow/Longfield
- Terra Nova — Meyer/
Fort Settlement Middle School
2014 · String Orchestra · CCC · Sub Non Varsity
Angela Peugnet
Concert2SR2
Performed with
- Kemp's Jig — Anon. or Trad./Wilcott
- Jupiter from The Planets Op. 32 — Holst/Monday
Riverwood MS
2014 · String Orchestra · CCC · Non Varsity
Evan Farmer
Concert2SR1
Performed with
- Joust — Spata
- A Shaker Hymn — O'reilly/
Atkins Middle School
2013 · String Orchestra · CC · Varsity
Joel Petrosko
Concert2SR3
Performed with
- Star-Crossed Warriors — Baker-Monday Deborah
- A Beethoven Lullaby — Balmages Brian
Cypress Lakes High School
2013 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Sub Non Varsity
Kevin Pearce
Concert2SR1
Performed with
- Small Overture — Mathews/
- Dorian Variations — Williams/
Eastern Hills HS
2013 · String Orchestra · AAAA · Non Varsity
Evelyn Arbaiza
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Sahara Crossing — Richard Meyer
- Crossing Pirates' Cove — Deborah Baker Monday
Hogg Middle School
2013 · String Orchestra · CC · Varsity
Lisa Lininger
Concert2SR2
Performed with
- Scottish Bobber — Clark/
- Appalachian Hymn — Soon Hee Newbold
Rosemont Middle School
2013 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity
Zayra Molina
Concert2SR1
Performed with
- Intensity — O'loughlin/
- The Russian Music Box — Soon Hee Newbold
Memorial Parkway JH
2012 · String Orchestra · CC · Varsity
Carlene Behmer
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Out of the Winter — Larry Clark
- Cello Rondo — M.l. Daniels

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