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String OrchestraGrade 5(play mvt 1 or 3)Code 30969

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Performances322009–2025
Schools24
Avg concert1.031 is best
Straight ones97%31 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 5 String Orchestra piece performed since 2009.

<1%of 3,899 performances

29 of this piece vs 3,870 of everything else in the same grade and event.

Programmed most often by

Schools that have returned to this piece.

  • Martin High Schoolavg 1.04×
  • James E Taylor High Schoolavg 1.03×
  • L.D. Bell High Schoolavg 1.03×
  • Robinson Middle Schoolavg 1.02×
  • Austin High Schoolavg 1.01×
  • Bowie High Schoolavg 1.01×
  • Canyon Vista Middle Schoolavg 1.01×
  • Clements High Schoolavg 1.01×

Most often paired with

Pieces programmed alongside this one, across every recorded performance.

  • Concerto Grosso — GianniniGr 5 · avg 1.03×
  • A Downland Suite — IrelandGr 5 · avg 1.02×
  • An Empty Place — HaugenGr 5 · avg 1.02×
  • Serenade for Strings Op. 20 — ElgarGr 5 · avg 1.02×
  • Serenade for Strings Op. 48 (Serenade in C) — TchaikovskyGr 5 · avg 1.02×
  • Simple Symphony — BrittenGr 5 · avg 1.02×
  • Symphony for Strings (String Quartet No. 8, Op. 110) — ShostakovichGr 5 · avg 1.02×
  • Symphony No. 1 — BeethovenFull Orchestra · Gr 4 · avg 1.02×

Performances

All 32 recorded performances.

YearSchoolEventPerformed withDirectorClassConcertSR
2025Martin High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Danse sacree et danse profane 1st mvt danse sacree — Debussy
  • Concerto for Two Cellos in G minor — Vivaldi
Jamie OvalleVarsity11
2025McNeil High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Symphony for Strings (String Quartet No. 8 Op. 110) Mvt 2 — Shostakovich/Drew
  • Make Our Garden Grow (Candide) — Bernstein/Ricketts
Justin AndersonVarsity11
2025Seven Lakes JHCCCString Orchestra
  • Concerto for String Orchestra op. 17 (I. Largamente maestoso - Allegro) — Joly Braga Santos
  • A Downland Suite (II. Elegy) — Ireland/Bush
Klayton HoeflerVarsity11
2024Klein Oak High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • String Octet — Gliere
  • An Empty Place (17610) — Haugen
Tanner LedfordVarsity11
2024McKinney High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 (6578) Mvt. 1 — Bach
  • Double Bass Concerto No.2 in B minor II. Andante — Bottesini Transc. Trapkus
Jeff HarvickVarsity21
2023Travis High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Elegy for Harp and Strings (19694) — Holdridge
  • Metal Rhythmico — Kirt Mosier
Sabrina BehrensVarsity11
2022Clements High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Symphony No. 5 (6622) - mvt 4 — Mahler
  • Symphony for Strings (String Quartet No. 8 Op. 110) (19408) - mvt 2 — Shostakovich/Drew
Neal SpringerVarsity11
2022James E Taylor High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Concerto or Concerto Grosso (6135) (two contrasting mvts) — Telemann
  • A Downland Suite (6618) mvt. 4: Rondo — Ireland/Bush
Clinton CapshawVarsity11
2021L.D. Bell High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • String Quartet No. 8 Op. 110 2nd movement — Shostakovich
  • It Takes One to Tango — Balmages
Allison L. KingVarsity11
2019Canyon Vista Middle SchoolCCCString Orchestra
  • Concerto for Four Violins in B minor Op. 3 No. 10 Movement I. Allegro — Vivaldi
  • Spirituals for Strings II. Were You There? - Steal Away — Gould
Ragan WhatleyVarsity11
2019Kerr HSAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Concerto or Concerto Grosso — Vivaldi
  • Capriol Suite for String Orchestra (mvts. 1 & 5) — Peter Warlock
Cynthia KingVarsity11
2019LBJ - LASAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Concerto or Concerto Grosso (two contrasting mvts) — Geminiani
  • Serenade for Strings Op. 48 (Serenade in C) (Movement IV) — Tchaikovsky
Luzvic BackstromVarsity11
2019Richardson High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Serenade for Strings after Swedish Folk Melodies Mvt. 5 — Bruch
  • Nocturne (from the Incidental Music to Shylock Op. 57) — Faure
Sara LongVarsity11
2019Rockwall High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Suite for Strings Op. 40 (Holberg Suite) (Holberg Suite) (play two mvts) — Grieg
  • Serenade in g minor — Kalinnikov
Ashley JohnsonVarsity11
2018L.D. Bell High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Concerto for Four Violins in b minor - playing all — Vivaldi
  • Impromptu — Sibelius
Allison KingVarsity11
2017Austin High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Eclogue opus 10 — Finzi
  • Simple Symphony (play one mvt) — Britten/
Carolyn VandiverVarsity11
2017Guyer High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • October — Whitacre/Lavender
  • Symphony Movement (Sinfoniesatz) in c minor — Mendelssohn/
Michelle HanlonVarsity11
2017James E Taylor High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Concerto Grosso for String Orchestra and Piano Obligato Mvt. 1: Prelude — Bloch/
  • Concerto or Concerto Grosso (two contrasting mvts) — Telemann/
Clinton CapshawVarsity11
2017Plano Senior High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Toccata — Frescobaldi/Higgins
  • When Summer's in the Meadow — Longfield/
Tara CesarioNon Varsity11
2017Robinson Middle SchoolCCCString Orchestra
  • Razumofsky Trilogy: Balzene Suite Mvts I. Overture II. Valse & V. Tango — Orban Gyorgy
  • Serenade for Strings op. 20 Mvt. 1 — Edward Elgar
Mary HavenstriteVarsity11
2016James E Taylor High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Chaccone (from Alcione) — Marais/
  • Serenade for Strings Op. 48 (Serenade in C) (play one mvt) — Tchaikovsky/
Clinton CapshawVarsity11
2016Martin High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Sunrise Mass Mvts. I II — Gjeilo
  • Serenade for Strings Op. 20; Mvt. II — Elgar
Michael StringerVarsity11
2016Plano East Senior HighAAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Symphony No. 9 Mvt 4 — Dvorak/
  • Danzon No. 2 — Arturo Marquez
Ann SmithVarsity11
2015Jasper High SchoolAAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Symphony No. 2 I — Beethoven/
  • Scheherazade — Rimsky-Korsakov/
Ryan RossNon Varsity11
2015Round Rock High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Lyric Suite Op.54 (play mvt 1 harp required) — Grieg/
  • An Empty Place — Haugen/
Sandra VandertulipVarsity11
2014Denton High SchoolAAAAString Orchestra
  • St. Paul Suite mvt 1 — Holst/
  • Adagio for Strings — Barber/
Tanya SchwochVarsity11
2013L.D. Bell High SchoolAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Rumanian Folk Dances (play all) — Bartok/Willner
  • Girl with the Flaxen Hair — Debussy/Monday
Allison KingVarsity11
2012Bowie High SchoolAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Andalucia Suite Mvts. I II VI — Lecuona/Jenkins
  • Symphony No.1 mvt. 1 — Beethoven/
Dianne BabcockVarsity11
2011Robinson Middle SchoolCCCString Orchestra
  • Allegretto Grazioso — Dvorak/Sieving
  • Fantasia in F — Rush
Mary HavenstriteVarsity11
2010Martin High SchoolAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Concerto No. 3 'Autumn' from the Four Seasons Op. 8 — Vivaldi
  • Nocturne — Hofeldt
Michael StringerVarsity11
2010Shepton High SchoolAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Eight Little Organ Preludes and Fugues no. 1 — Bach/Russ
  • Serenade fur Streichorchester Op. 22 mvt. I — Dvorak
Joshua ThompsonNon Varsity11
2009Martin High SchoolAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Concerto in g for Two Cellos PV 411 — Vivaldi
  • Simple Symphony Mvt. III. Sentimental Sarband — Britten
Michael StringerVarsity11

  • Martin High School

    2025 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Jamie Ovalle

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Danse sacree et danse profane 1st mvt danse sacree — Debussy
    • Concerto for Two Cellos in G minor — Vivaldi

  • McNeil High School

    2025 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Justin Anderson

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Symphony for Strings (String Quartet No. 8 Op. 110) Mvt 2 — Shostakovich/Drew
    • Make Our Garden Grow (Candide) — Bernstein/Ricketts

  • Seven Lakes JH

    2025 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity

    Klayton Hoefler

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Concerto for String Orchestra op. 17 (I. Largamente maestoso - Allegro) — Joly Braga Santos
    • A Downland Suite (II. Elegy) — Ireland/Bush

  • Klein Oak High School

    2024 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Tanner Ledford

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • String Octet — Gliere
    • An Empty Place (17610) — Haugen

  • McKinney High School

    2024 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Jeff Harvick

    Concert2SR1

    Performed with

    • Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 (6578) Mvt. 1 — Bach
    • Double Bass Concerto No.2 in B minor II. Andante — Bottesini Transc. Trapkus

  • Travis High School

    2023 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Sabrina Behrens

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Elegy for Harp and Strings (19694) — Holdridge
    • Metal Rhythmico — Kirt Mosier

  • Clements High School

    2022 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Neal Springer

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Symphony No. 5 (6622) - mvt 4 — Mahler
    • Symphony for Strings (String Quartet No. 8 Op. 110) (19408) - mvt 2 — Shostakovich/Drew

  • James E Taylor High School

    2022 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Clinton Capshaw

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Concerto or Concerto Grosso (6135) (two contrasting mvts) — Telemann
    • A Downland Suite (6618) mvt. 4: Rondo — Ireland/Bush

  • L.D. Bell High School

    2021 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Allison L. King

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • String Quartet No. 8 Op. 110 2nd movement — Shostakovich
    • It Takes One to Tango — Balmages

  • Canyon Vista Middle School

    2019 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity

    Ragan Whatley

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Concerto for Four Violins in B minor Op. 3 No. 10 Movement I. Allegro — Vivaldi
    • Spirituals for Strings II. Were You There? - Steal Away — Gould

  • Kerr HS

    2019 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Cynthia King

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Concerto or Concerto Grosso — Vivaldi
    • Capriol Suite for String Orchestra (mvts. 1 & 5) — Peter Warlock

  • LBJ - LASA

    2019 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity

    Luzvic Backstrom

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Concerto or Concerto Grosso (two contrasting mvts) — Geminiani
    • Serenade for Strings Op. 48 (Serenade in C) (Movement IV) — Tchaikovsky

  • Richardson High School

    2019 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Sara Long

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Serenade for Strings after Swedish Folk Melodies Mvt. 5 — Bruch
    • Nocturne (from the Incidental Music to Shylock Op. 57) — Faure

  • Rockwall High School

    2019 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Ashley Johnson

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Suite for Strings Op. 40 (Holberg Suite) (Holberg Suite) (play two mvts) — Grieg
    • Serenade in g minor — Kalinnikov

  • L.D. Bell High School

    2018 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Allison King

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Concerto for Four Violins in b minor - playing all — Vivaldi
    • Impromptu — Sibelius

  • Austin High School

    2017 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Carolyn Vandiver

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Eclogue opus 10 — Finzi
    • Simple Symphony (play one mvt) — Britten/

  • Guyer High School

    2017 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Michelle Hanlon

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • October — Whitacre/Lavender
    • Symphony Movement (Sinfoniesatz) in c minor — Mendelssohn/

  • James E Taylor High School

    2017 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Clinton Capshaw

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Concerto Grosso for String Orchestra and Piano Obligato Mvt. 1: Prelude — Bloch/
    • Concerto or Concerto Grosso (two contrasting mvts) — Telemann/

  • Plano Senior High School

    2017 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity

    Tara Cesario

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Toccata — Frescobaldi/Higgins
    • When Summer's in the Meadow — Longfield/

  • Robinson Middle School

    2017 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity

    Mary Havenstrite

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Razumofsky Trilogy: Balzene Suite Mvts I. Overture II. Valse & V. Tango — Orban Gyorgy
    • Serenade for Strings op. 20 Mvt. 1 — Edward Elgar

  • James E Taylor High School

    2016 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Clinton Capshaw

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Chaccone (from Alcione) — Marais/
    • Serenade for Strings Op. 48 (Serenade in C) (play one mvt) — Tchaikovsky/

  • Martin High School

    2016 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Michael Stringer

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Sunrise Mass Mvts. I II — Gjeilo
    • Serenade for Strings Op. 20; Mvt. II — Elgar

  • Plano East Senior High

    2016 · Full Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Ann Smith

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Symphony No. 9 Mvt 4 — Dvorak/
    • Danzon No. 2 — Arturo Marquez

  • Jasper High School

    2015 · Full Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity

    Ryan Ross

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Symphony No. 2 I — Beethoven/
    • Scheherazade — Rimsky-Korsakov/

  • Round Rock High School

    2015 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Sandra Vandertulip

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Lyric Suite Op.54 (play mvt 1 harp required) — Grieg/
    • An Empty Place — Haugen/

  • Denton High School

    2014 · String Orchestra · AAAA · Varsity

    Tanya Schwoch

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • St. Paul Suite mvt 1 — Holst/
    • Adagio for Strings — Barber/

  • L.D. Bell High School

    2013 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity

    Allison King

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Rumanian Folk Dances (play all) — Bartok/Willner
    • Girl with the Flaxen Hair — Debussy/Monday

  • Bowie High School

    2012 · Full Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity

    Dianne Babcock

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Andalucia Suite Mvts. I II VI — Lecuona/Jenkins
    • Symphony No.1 mvt. 1 — Beethoven/

  • Robinson Middle School

    2011 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity

    Mary Havenstrite

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Allegretto Grazioso — Dvorak/Sieving
    • Fantasia in F — Rush

  • Martin High School

    2010 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity

    Michael Stringer

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Concerto No. 3 'Autumn' from the Four Seasons Op. 8 — Vivaldi
    • Nocturne — Hofeldt

  • Shepton High School

    2010 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Non Varsity

    Joshua Thompson

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Eight Little Organ Preludes and Fugues no. 1 — Bach/Russ
    • Serenade fur Streichorchester Op. 22 mvt. I — Dvorak

  • Martin High School

    2009 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity

    Michael Stringer

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Concerto in g for Two Cellos PV 411 — Vivaldi
    • Simple Symphony Mvt. III. Sentimental Sarband — Britten