String OrchestraGrade 2Code 31952

Chester

Billings · arranged by Calhoun · Carl Fischer, Inc.

Performances392015–2026

Schools34

Avg concert1.591 is best

Straight ones51%20 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 2015.

<1%of 9,228 performances

34 of this piece vs 9,194 of everything else in the same grade and event.

Programmed most often by

Schools that have returned to this piece.

Midway High Schoolavg 1.03×
Klein Oak High Schoolavg 1.02×
Summer Creek High Schoolavg 1.02×
Sun Ridge Middle Schoolavg 1.52×
A.C. New Middle Schoolavg 1.01×
Allen High Schoolavg 1.01×
Amarillo High Schoolavg 1.01×
Atascocita H Savg 2.01×

Most often paired with

Pieces programmed alongside this one, across every recorded performance.

Velocity — BalmagesGr 2 · avg 1.34×
Little Symphony — NunezGr 2 · avg 2.03×
Belvedere Suite — IsaacGr 3 · avg 1.02×
Canyon Sunset — CaponegroGr 1 · avg 2.52×
Classic Sinfonia — Del BorgoGr 2 · avg 1.52×
Fantasy on a Japanese Folk Song — BalmagesGr 1 · avg 1.52×
Our Heroes — DayGr 1 · avg 1.52×
Scottish Bobber — ClarkGr 1 · avg 1.02×

Performances

All 39 recorded performances.

Year	School	Event	Performed with	Director	Class	Concert	SR
2026	Odessa HSAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Tribal Voices (opt percussion) — Story Ocean Storm — Vivaldi/Fritz	John Benton	Non Varsity	2	4
2026	Reagan Middle SchoolCC	String Orchestra	St. Anthony's Chorale — Haydn/Dackow Apache — Nunez	Sarah Hart	Varsity	1	1
2025	Atascocita H SAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Canyonland Skies — Monday Kilimanjaro — Silva	Grayson Scott	Sub Non Varsity	2	1
2025	Clear Lake Intermediate SchoolCC	String Orchestra	Canyon Sunset (opt percussion) — Caponegro The Russian Music Box — Soon Hee Newbold	Jaime Koran	Non Varsity	3	1
2025	ED: Longoria MSCC	Full Orchestra	The Prince of Denmark's March — Clarke/Phillips Fanfare and Fireworks — Balmages	Daniela Vento	Non Varsity	1	1
2025	Madison HSAAAAA	Full Orchestra	Farandole — Bizet/Meyer Genesis — Galante	Allen J Williams Jr	Non Varsity	2	2
2025	Mc: Fossum MSCC	Full Orchestra	Theme from the New World Symphony — Dvorak/Pfeil Fantasy on a Japanese Folk Song — Brian Balmages	Stephanie Perez	Varsity	1	1
2025	Simon Middle SchoolCC	Full Orchestra	Sword Dance — Traditional/Phillips Theme from the New World Symphony — Dvorak/Pfeil	Fidencio Solis	Non Varsity	1	1
2024	Baytown Junior SchoolCC	String Orchestra	Our Heroes (20643) — Day/ Dance of Fire — Halferty	Jessica Martinez	Varsity	2	3
2024	ED: B L GARZA MIDDLECCC	Full Orchestra	Little Symphony — Nunez Fanfare Rondeau — Mouret/Wagner	Kimberly Reyes	Varsity	3	3
2024	ED: Memorial MSCCC	String Orchestra	Thunderstruck (21745) — Oloughlin At the Grasshopper Ball — Richard Meyer	Margarita Silva	Varsity	2	4
2024	Klein Oak High SchoolAAAAAA	String Orchestra	M to the Third Power (6443) — Nunez Viola Country — Meyer	Tanner Ledford	Sub Non Varsity	1	1
2024	Midway High SchoolAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Belvedere Suite (10107) (play 2 contrasting mvts) — Isaac Velocity (19516) — Balmages	Beau Benson	Non Varsity	1	1
2024	Summer Creek High SchoolAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Drei Stucke im Alten Stil mvt 1 — Penderecki Ases Death (from Peer Gynt Suite No. 1) (6523) — Grieg	David Irish	Non Varsity	1	1
2024	Summer Creek High SchoolAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Axiom — Larry Clark North Country Legend — Mark Williams	Karen Irish	Sub Non Varsity	1	2
2024	Young Women's Leadership AcademyBBB	String Orchestra	The Rejoicing (from the Fireworks Music) — Handel/Frost Hotaka Sunset — Yamada	Marcie Plested	Varsity	3	3
2023	Clark Middle SchoolCC	String Orchestra	Velocity (19516) — Balmages Chins and Pins — Meyer	Andy Arango	Non Varsity	2	1
2023	Lone Star MSCCC	String Orchestra	Emperor Waltz (Op. 437) — Strauss/Monday Gargoyles — Spata	David Engelman	Varsity	3	3
2023	Sun Ridge Middle SchoolCCC	String Orchestra	Classic Sinfonia (20632) — Del Borgo Little Symphony (6307) — Nunez	Irene Garcia	Varsity	1	1
2023	Sun Ridge Middle SchoolCCC	String Orchestra	Little Symphony (6307) — Nunez Classic Sinfonia (20632) — Del Borgo	Irene Garcia	Varsity	2	2
2022	Amarillo High SchoolAAAAA	String Orchestra	Festival March — Sheinberg Centrifuge — Kathryn Griesinger	Breanna L Parker	Sub Non Varsity	1	1
2022	Three Lakes MSCC	String Orchestra	A Pirates Dream (19492) — Day Fantasy on a Japanese Folk Song (19361) — Balmages	Samuel Pasqualetto	Non Varsity	2	1
2020	A.C. New Middle SchoolCC	String Orchestra	Scottish Bobber (15900) — Clark Ring of Fire — Griesinger	Brian Hairston	Varsity	1	1
2020	Midway High SchoolAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Belvedere Suite (10107) (play 2 contrasting mvts) — Isaac Velocity (19516) — Balmages	Beau Benson	Non Varsity	1	1
2019	LJ: Garcia MSCC	String Orchestra	Andover Holiday — Elliott Del Borgo Sailor's Song — Mark Williams	Daniela Vento	Varsity	2	1
2019	Midway Middle SchoolCCC	String Orchestra	Honor and Glory — Newbold King's Court — Day Susan	Terence Guerrero	Sub Non Varsity	1	1
2018	Cockrill Middle SchoolCCC	String Orchestra	Our Heroes — Day Scottish Bobber — Clark	John Powelson	Non Varsity	1	1
2018	Rangel YWL SchoolC	String Orchestra	Dory's Waltz — Stephan Flow Gently Sweet Afton — Anon. or Trad./Strommen	Lindsey M Hernandez	Non Varsity	1	1
2017	Clear Lake intermediate CCC	String Orchestra	Canyon Sunset — Caponegro/ Crystal City March — Mark Williams	Jaime Koran	Non Varsity	2	1
2016	Allen High SchoolAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Gauntlet — Spata/ Epic — Clark/	Matt Cross	Sub Non Varsity	1	1
2016	Handley MSCC	String Orchestra	Alpha Beta Alpha — Robert Frost March Heroic — Del Borgo	Katherine Trammel	Varsity	2	2
2016	Klein Oak High SchoolAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Velocity — Balmages/ Geometric Dances (play two) — Meyer/	Tanner Ledford	Sub Non Varsity	1	1
2016	Midway High SchoolAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Vistas de Mexico (play one) — Keuning/ Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 (play mvt 1) — Bach/Isaac	Beau Benson	Non Varsity	1	2
2016	Monnig MSCC	String Orchestra	Dragonhunter — Meyer Apollo Suite mvt. 1 — Isaac	Kendra Kaneversky	Non Varsity	2	1
2016	Rosemont MSCCC	String Orchestra	Celtic Suite (play one) — Fishburn/ Terra Nova — Meyer/	Caitlyn Melton	Varsity	2	3
2016	South Hills High SchoolAAAAA	String Orchestra	Serenade for Strings mvt. 1 & 3 (play two mvts) — Leyden/ Skaters' Waltz — Waldteufel/Longfield	Nicholas Hamilton	Non Varsity	2	1
2016	Wedgwood MSCCC	String Orchestra	Burst! — Balmages Terra Nova — Meyer/	David Fernandez	Varsity	1	1
2016	Young Womens Leadership AcadAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Hornpipe (from Water Music) — Handel/Meyer Over the Sea to Skye — Macleod/Gruselle	Nick Hamilton	Non Varsity	2	3
2015	Moises Vela MS School CC	String Orchestra	Prairie Lullaby — Compello/ A Beethoven Lullaby (piano opt) — Balmages/	Daniela Gaona	Sub Non Varsity	1	1

Odessa HS
2026 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity
John Benton
Concert2SR4
Performed with
- Tribal Voices (opt percussion) — Story
- Ocean Storm — Vivaldi/Fritz
Reagan Middle School
2026 · String Orchestra · CC · Varsity
Sarah Hart
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- St. Anthony's Chorale — Haydn/Dackow
- Apache — Nunez
Atascocita H S
2025 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity
Grayson Scott
Concert2SR1
Performed with
- Canyonland Skies — Monday
- Kilimanjaro — Silva
Clear Lake Intermediate School
2025 · String Orchestra · CC · Non Varsity
Jaime Koran
Concert3SR1
Performed with
- Canyon Sunset (opt percussion) — Caponegro
- The Russian Music Box — Soon Hee Newbold
ED: Longoria MS
2025 · Full Orchestra · CC · Non Varsity
Daniela Vento
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- The Prince of Denmark's March — Clarke/Phillips
- Fanfare and Fireworks — Balmages
Madison HS
2025 · Full Orchestra · AAAAA · Non Varsity
Allen J Williams Jr
Concert2SR2
Performed with
- Farandole — Bizet/Meyer
- Genesis — Galante
Mc: Fossum MS
2025 · Full Orchestra · CC · Varsity
Stephanie Perez
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Theme from the New World Symphony — Dvorak/Pfeil
- Fantasy on a Japanese Folk Song — Brian Balmages
Simon Middle School
2025 · Full Orchestra · CC · Non Varsity
Fidencio Solis
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Sword Dance — Traditional/Phillips
- Theme from the New World Symphony — Dvorak/Pfeil
Baytown Junior School
2024 · String Orchestra · CC · Varsity
Jessica Martinez
Concert2SR3
Performed with
- Our Heroes (20643) — Day/
- Dance of Fire — Halferty
ED: B L GARZA MIDDLE
2024 · Full Orchestra · CCC · Varsity
Kimberly Reyes
Concert3SR3
Performed with
- Little Symphony — Nunez
- Fanfare Rondeau — Mouret/Wagner
ED: Memorial MS
2024 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity
Margarita Silva
Concert2SR4
Performed with
- Thunderstruck (21745) — Oloughlin
- At the Grasshopper Ball — Richard Meyer
Klein Oak High School
2024 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity
Tanner Ledford
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- M to the Third Power (6443) — Nunez
- Viola Country — Meyer
Midway High School
2024 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity
Beau Benson
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Belvedere Suite (10107) (play 2 contrasting mvts) — Isaac
- Velocity (19516) — Balmages
Summer Creek High School
2024 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity
David Irish
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Drei Stucke im Alten Stil mvt 1 — Penderecki
- Ases Death (from Peer Gynt Suite No. 1) (6523) — Grieg
Summer Creek High School
2024 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity
Karen Irish
Concert1SR2
Performed with
- Axiom — Larry Clark
- North Country Legend — Mark Williams
Young Women's Leadership Academy
2024 · String Orchestra · BBB · Varsity
Marcie Plested
Concert3SR3
Performed with
- The Rejoicing (from the Fireworks Music) — Handel/Frost
- Hotaka Sunset — Yamada
Clark Middle School
2023 · String Orchestra · CC · Non Varsity
Andy Arango
Concert2SR1
Performed with
- Velocity (19516) — Balmages
- Chins and Pins — Meyer
Lone Star MS
2023 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity
David Engelman
Concert3SR3
Performed with
- Emperor Waltz (Op. 437) — Strauss/Monday
- Gargoyles — Spata
Sun Ridge Middle School
2023 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity
Irene Garcia
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Classic Sinfonia (20632) — Del Borgo
- Little Symphony (6307) — Nunez
Sun Ridge Middle School
2023 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity
Irene Garcia
Concert2SR2
Performed with
- Little Symphony (6307) — Nunez
- Classic Sinfonia (20632) — Del Borgo
Amarillo High School
2022 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Sub Non Varsity
Breanna L Parker
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Festival March — Sheinberg
- Centrifuge — Kathryn Griesinger
Three Lakes MS
2022 · String Orchestra · CC · Non Varsity
Samuel Pasqualetto
Concert2SR1
Performed with
- A Pirates Dream (19492) — Day
- Fantasy on a Japanese Folk Song (19361) — Balmages
A.C. New Middle School
2020 · String Orchestra · CC · Varsity
Brian Hairston
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Scottish Bobber (15900) — Clark
- Ring of Fire — Griesinger
Midway High School
2020 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity
Beau Benson
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Belvedere Suite (10107) (play 2 contrasting mvts) — Isaac
- Velocity (19516) — Balmages
LJ: Garcia MS
2019 · String Orchestra · CC · Varsity
Daniela Vento
Concert2SR1
Performed with
- Andover Holiday — Elliott Del Borgo
- Sailor's Song — Mark Williams
Midway Middle School
2019 · String Orchestra · CCC · Sub Non Varsity
Terence Guerrero
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Honor and Glory — Newbold
- King's Court — Day Susan
Cockrill Middle School
2018 · String Orchestra · CCC · Non Varsity
John Powelson
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Our Heroes — Day
- Scottish Bobber — Clark
Rangel YWL School
2018 · String Orchestra · C · Non Varsity
Lindsey M Hernandez
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Dory's Waltz — Stephan
- Flow Gently Sweet Afton — Anon. or Trad./Strommen
Clear Lake intermediate
2017 · String Orchestra · CCC · Non Varsity
Jaime Koran
Concert2SR1
Performed with
- Canyon Sunset — Caponegro/
- Crystal City March — Mark Williams
Allen High School
2016 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity
Matt Cross
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Gauntlet — Spata/
- Epic — Clark/
Handley MS
2016 · String Orchestra · CC · Varsity
Katherine Trammel
Concert2SR2
Performed with
- Alpha Beta Alpha — Robert Frost
- March Heroic — Del Borgo
Klein Oak High School
2016 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity
Tanner Ledford
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Velocity — Balmages/
- Geometric Dances (play two) — Meyer/
Midway High School
2016 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity
Beau Benson
Concert1SR2
Performed with
- Vistas de Mexico (play one) — Keuning/
- Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 (play mvt 1) — Bach/Isaac
Monnig MS
2016 · String Orchestra · CC · Non Varsity
Kendra Kaneversky
Concert2SR1
Performed with
- Dragonhunter — Meyer
- Apollo Suite mvt. 1 — Isaac
Rosemont MS
2016 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity
Caitlyn Melton
Concert2SR3
Performed with
- Celtic Suite (play one) — Fishburn/
- Terra Nova — Meyer/
South Hills High School
2016 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Non Varsity
Nicholas Hamilton
Concert2SR1
Performed with
- Serenade for Strings mvt. 1 & 3 (play two mvts) — Leyden/
- Skaters' Waltz — Waldteufel/Longfield
Wedgwood MS
2016 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity
David Fernandez
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Burst! — Balmages
- Terra Nova — Meyer/
Young Womens Leadership Acad
2016 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity
Nick Hamilton
Concert2SR3
Performed with
- Hornpipe (from Water Music) — Handel/Meyer
- Over the Sea to Skye — Macleod/Gruselle
Moises Vela MS School
2015 · String Orchestra · CC · Sub Non Varsity
Daniela Gaona
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Prairie Lullaby — Compello/
- A Beethoven Lullaby (piano opt) — Balmages/

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