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String OrchestraGrade 2Code 31954

Pulse Pounding

O'loughlin · Carl Fischer, Inc.

Performances232016–2026
Schools21
Avg concert1.301 is best
Straight ones70%16 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 2016.

<1%of 8,508 performances

23 of this piece vs 8,485 of everything else in the same grade and event.

Programmed most often by

Schools that have returned to this piece.

  • Juan Seguin High Schoolavg 1.02×
  • Young Jr. High Schoolavg 2.02×
  • A&M Consolidated MSavg 1.01×
  • Bernal Middle School avg 1.01×
  • Clack MSavg 1.01×
  • Dripping Springs Middle Schoolavg 1.01×
  • Frankford Middle Schoolavg 2.01×
  • Heritage High Schoolavg 1.01×

Most often paired with

Pieces programmed alongside this one, across every recorded performance.

  • Lijiang River Landscape — TraditionalGr 2 · avg 1.02×
  • Sahara Crossing — MeyerGr 2 · avg 1.02×
  • St. Anthony Chorale — HaydnGr 1 · avg 1.02×
  • Terra Nova — MeyerGr 2 · avg 1.52×
  • A Beethoven Lullaby — BalmagesGr 1 · avg 2.01×
  • A Lithuanian Nocturne — TraditionalGr 3 · avg 1.01×
  • Allegro (From Concerto Grosso No. 5) — HandelGr 4 · avg 2.01×
  • Appalachian Sunrise — GazdaGr 2 · avg 1.01×

Performances

All 23 recorded performances.

YearSchoolEventPerformed withDirectorClassConcertSR
2026John M Harlan High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • British Grenadiers — Caponegro
  • Vanguard Overture — Stephan
Matthew SaltibusNon Varsity11
2025A&M Consolidated MSCCCString Orchestra
  • Lullaby — Hofeldt
  • M to the Third Power — Nunez
Max WilsonVarsity11
2025Dripping Springs Middle SchoolCCString Orchestra
  • St. Anthony Chorale — Haydn/Dackow
  • Directors Choice: Time Machine by Richard Meyer
Jessica GilliamVallsNon Varsity11
2025Juan Seguin High SchoolAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Legends of Glory — Griesinger
  • Lijiang River Landscape — Traditional/Wang
TJ FletcherSub Non Varsity11
2025Killough Middle SchoolCCCString Orchestra
  • Petite Tango (opt percussion) — Kriechbaum
  • Lijiang River Landscape — Traditional/Wang
David HughesVarsity12
2025Olle Middle SchoolCCCString Orchestra
  • Sahara Crossing (percussion REQUIRED) — Meyer
  • Appalachian Sunrise — Gazda
Robert HwangVarsity12
2024Nolan Richardson Middle SchoolCCString Orchestra
  • Misty Cavern — James Kazik
  • Fantasy on American Themes — Curtis Bryant
Timothy AdameVarsity11
2024Vines High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Allegro from Concerto Grosso Op.6 No.1 — Handel/Monday
  • Beauteous Spirit — Kamuf
Scott ArakawaSub Non Varsity22
2023Frankford Middle SchoolCCString Orchestra
  • Contrasts in e minor (6388) — Feese
  • Jupiter from 'The Planets' — Holst/Monday
Madison PrudenVarsity22
2022Heritage High SchoolAAAAAString Orchestra
  • St. Anthony Chorale — Trad. / Sandra Dackow
  • G Force — Richard Meyer
Russell CannonSub Non Varsity11
2022Humble Middle SchoolCCCString Orchestra
  • Terra Nova (17658) — Meyer/
  • Beyond The Thunder (20630) — Monday/
Rachel AllenVarsity21
2022O'Connor High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Sakura Sakura — Clark
  • Gauntlet (15956) — Spata
Brenda JohnsonSub Non Varsity11
2022Young Jr. High SchoolCCCString Orchestra
  • Honor and Glory (17621) — Newbold
  • A Beethoven Lullaby (19332) (piano opt) — Balmages
Louanne GreerSub Non Varsity21
2021Clack MSCCString Orchestra
  • Velocity — Balmages
  • Isle of Skye — Michael J. Miller
McKenzie RangelVarsity11
2019Juan Seguin High SchoolAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Terra Nova — Meyer
  • Sweet Moment — Silva
Kristin DavisSub Non Varsity12
2019San Marcos High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Ave Verum Corpus — Mozart/Del Borgo
  • Kinetic — Atwell
Christopher HansonSub Non Varsity22
2018Bernal Middle School CCString Orchestra
  • Scottish Bobber — Clark
  • Scarborough Fair — Balmages
Kathleen BoydVarsity12
2018Tompkins High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • The Fanfare Overture — Reznicow
  • A Lithuanian Nocturne — Traditional/Meyer
Matthew PorterSub Non Varsity11
2017James E Taylor High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Millennial March — Stephan
  • The Highwire — Silva/
Tiffany WebbSub Non Varsity21
2017Jane Long Middle SchoolCCCString Orchestra
  • St. Anthony Chorale — Haydn/Dackow
  • Little Turtle Dove — Traditional/Gruselle
Mary McNeelVarsity11
2017Utley Middle SchoolCCCString Orchestra
  • Dance Scenario — Del Borgo
  • Sahara Crossing — Richard Meyer
Debra ScottVarsity11
2017Young Jr. High SchoolCCCString Orchestra
  • Fiddling A-Round — Caponegro/
  • Fandango! — Mccashin
Carmen HernandezSub Non Varsity21
2016Webb Middle SchoolCCCString Orchestra
  • Viva los Conquistadores! — Monday/
  • Hashivenu (Cause Us to Return) (piano and percussion required) — Anon. or Trad./Leavitt
Ericka PackVarsity11

  • John M Harlan High School

    2026 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity

    Matthew Saltibus

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • British Grenadiers — Caponegro
    • Vanguard Overture — Stephan

  • A&M Consolidated MS

    2025 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity

    Max Wilson

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Lullaby — Hofeldt
    • M to the Third Power — Nunez

  • Dripping Springs Middle School

    2025 · String Orchestra · CC · Non Varsity

    Jessica GilliamValls

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • St. Anthony Chorale — Haydn/Dackow
    • Directors Choice: Time Machine by Richard Meyer

  • Juan Seguin High School

    2025 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Sub Non Varsity

    TJ Fletcher

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Legends of Glory — Griesinger
    • Lijiang River Landscape — Traditional/Wang

  • Killough Middle School

    2025 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity

    David Hughes

    Concert1SR2

    Performed with

    • Petite Tango (opt percussion) — Kriechbaum
    • Lijiang River Landscape — Traditional/Wang

  • Olle Middle School

    2025 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity

    Robert Hwang

    Concert1SR2

    Performed with

    • Sahara Crossing (percussion REQUIRED) — Meyer
    • Appalachian Sunrise — Gazda

  • Nolan Richardson Middle School

    2024 · String Orchestra · CC · Varsity

    Timothy Adame

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Misty Cavern — James Kazik
    • Fantasy on American Themes — Curtis Bryant

  • Vines High School

    2024 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity

    Scott Arakawa

    Concert2SR2

    Performed with

    • Allegro from Concerto Grosso Op.6 No.1 — Handel/Monday
    • Beauteous Spirit — Kamuf

  • Frankford Middle School

    2023 · String Orchestra · CC · Varsity

    Madison Pruden

    Concert2SR2

    Performed with

    • Contrasts in e minor (6388) — Feese
    • Jupiter from 'The Planets' — Holst/Monday

  • Heritage High School

    2022 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Sub Non Varsity

    Russell Cannon

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • St. Anthony Chorale — Trad. / Sandra Dackow
    • G Force — Richard Meyer

  • Humble Middle School

    2022 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity

    Rachel Allen

    Concert2SR1

    Performed with

    • Terra Nova (17658) — Meyer/
    • Beyond The Thunder (20630) — Monday/

  • O'Connor High School

    2022 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity

    Brenda Johnson

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Sakura Sakura — Clark
    • Gauntlet (15956) — Spata

  • Young Jr. High School

    2022 · String Orchestra · CCC · Sub Non Varsity

    Louanne Greer

    Concert2SR1

    Performed with

    • Honor and Glory (17621) — Newbold
    • A Beethoven Lullaby (19332) (piano opt) — Balmages

  • Clack MS

    2021 · String Orchestra · CC · Varsity

    McKenzie Rangel

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Velocity — Balmages
    • Isle of Skye — Michael J. Miller

  • Juan Seguin High School

    2019 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Sub Non Varsity

    Kristin Davis

    Concert1SR2

    Performed with

    • Terra Nova — Meyer
    • Sweet Moment — Silva

  • San Marcos High School

    2019 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity

    Christopher Hanson

    Concert2SR2

    Performed with

    • Ave Verum Corpus — Mozart/Del Borgo
    • Kinetic — Atwell

  • Bernal Middle School

    2018 · String Orchestra · CC · Varsity

    Kathleen Boyd

    Concert1SR2

    Performed with

    • Scottish Bobber — Clark
    • Scarborough Fair — Balmages

  • Tompkins High School

    2018 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity

    Matthew Porter

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • The Fanfare Overture — Reznicow
    • A Lithuanian Nocturne — Traditional/Meyer

  • James E Taylor High School

    2017 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity

    Tiffany Webb

    Concert2SR1

    Performed with

    • Millennial March — Stephan
    • The Highwire — Silva/

  • Jane Long Middle School

    2017 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity

    Mary McNeel

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • St. Anthony Chorale — Haydn/Dackow
    • Little Turtle Dove — Traditional/Gruselle

  • Utley Middle School

    2017 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity

    Debra Scott

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Dance Scenario — Del Borgo
    • Sahara Crossing — Richard Meyer

  • Young Jr. High School

    2017 · String Orchestra · CCC · Sub Non Varsity

    Carmen Hernandez

    Concert2SR1

    Performed with

    • Fiddling A-Round — Caponegro/
    • Fandango! — Mccashin

  • Webb Middle School

    2016 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity

    Ericka Pack

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Viva los Conquistadores! — Monday/
    • Hashivenu (Cause Us to Return) (piano and percussion required) — Anon. or Trad./Leavitt