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String OrchestraGrade 3(piano not required)Code 31959

Canyonland Skies

Monday · Carl Fischer, Inc.

Performances302015–2026
Schools26
Avg concert1.231 is best
Straight ones77%23 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 3 String Orchestra piece performed since 2015.

<1%of 7,220 performances

30 of this piece vs 7,190 of everything else in the same grade and event.

Programmed most often by

Schools that have returned to this piece.

  • Atascocita H Savg 1.52×
  • Flower Mound High Schoolavg 1.02×
  • Northwest High Schoolavg 1.52×
  • San Benito High Schoolavg 1.02×
  • Belton High Schoolavg 1.01×
  • Bowie Middle Schoolavg 1.01×
  • Brown Middle Schoolavg 1.01×
  • Cinco Ranch High Schoolavg 1.01×

Most often paired with

Pieces programmed alongside this one, across every recorded performance.

  • Vanguard Overture — StephanGr 3 · avg 1.33×
  • Ancient Wonders Suite — ParrishGr 4 · avg 1.02×
  • Black Knight — EdlundGr 3 · avg 1.02×
  • Gauntlet — SpataGr 3 · avg 1.02×
  • Mechanisms — CaponegroGr 2 · avg 1.52×
  • Accents — FrostGr 2 · avg 1.01×
  • Allegro (From Concerto for Two Trumpets) — VivaldiGr 1 · avg 2.01×
  • Andante for Strings — CacavasGr 3 · avg 1.01×

Performances

All 30 recorded performances.

YearSchoolEventPerformed withDirectorClassConcertSR
2026Klein Forest High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Kentucky Jam — Atwell
  • El Toro — Brubaker
Adrianna GarzaSub Non Varsity21
2025Atascocita H SAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Chester — Calhoun
  • Kilimanjaro — Silva
Grayson ScottSub Non Varsity21
2025Cypress Lakes High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Nocturne — Hofeldt
  • Ancient Wonder Suite — Parrish
McAdams IruborVarsity11
2025McKinney Boyd High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Goin' To Boston (American Folk Song) — Carrie Lane Gruselle
  • Mechanisms — Caponegro
Sofia VelazquezSub Non Varsity11
2025Mesquite HSAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Pavane and Lesquercarde (play both) — Delibes/McCashin
  • Moonlight Reflections — Hopkins
Carla RodriguezNon Varsity11
2024Creekwood Middle SchoolCCCString Orchestra
  • Sonatina In C Mvt 1 (19676) — Clementi/Christopher
  • Ancient Wonders Suite (24196) Mvts II IV — Parrish/
Ken BuckVarsity11
2023Bowie Middle SchoolCCCString Orchestra
  • Gymnopedie No. 1 (6460) — Satie/Klotman
  • Las Palmas — Lipton
Theodore TalleyVarsity11
2023Brown Middle SchoolCCString Orchestra
  • Velocity — Balmages
  • Cats and Dogs — Stephan
Douglas PoffVarsity11
2023Northwest High SchoolAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Variations on an Irish Tune — Balmages
  • North Star to Freedom (18318) — Newbold
Aaron GemoetsNon Varsity21
2023Ryan High SchoolAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Over the Sea to Skye (6397) — Gruselle/
  • Butterflies At Night (19374) — Campbell/
Jeremy AtkinsNon Varsity11
2023Shepton HSAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Bluebell (19502) (piano not required) — Nishimura
  • Vanguard Overture (6338) — Stephan
Brad DavisSub Non Varsity21
2022San Benito High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Toccatina — William Hofeldt
  • Appalachian Sunrise — Doris Gazda
Karina VelaNon Varsity11
2021Clear Falls HSAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • The Black Knight — Edlund
  • Legends of Glory — Griesinger/
David ChisumSub Non Varsity11
2020Flower Mound High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Black Knight (17667) — Edlund
  • Intensity (17643) — O'loughlin
Benjamin BunteSub Non Varsity12
2019Belton High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Wood Splitter Fanfare — Brian Balmages
  • Bohemian Dance — David Bobrowitz
John FairlieNon Varsity11
2019Cinco Ranch High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Highridge Overture — Del Borgo
  • Wood Splitter Fanfare — Balmages
Oscar VeraSub Non Varsity12
2019Northwest High SchoolAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Folk Festival — O'reilly
  • Accents — Frost
Aaron GemoetsSub Non Varsity11
2018Katy HSAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Concerto in G Allegro — Vivaldi/Frackenpohl
  • Fantasia on a Theme from Thailand — Meyer
Ellen LawrenceNon Varsity21
2018Lubbock High SchoolAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Ancestors — Shirl Jane Atwell
  • Farandole (from L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2) — Bizet/Isaac
Alejos AnayaSub Non Varsity22
2018Plano East Senior HighAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • A Hero's Welcome — Spata
  • Mechanisms — Caponegro
Jeremy PillowSub Non Varsity21
2018Webb Middle SchoolCCCString Orchestra
  • Gauntlet — Spata
  • Labyrinth — Zuehlsdorff
Ericka PackVarsity12
2017Atascocita HSAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Symphony for Strings: Sinfonia — Bishop
  • Deerpath Triptych: Open Lands & The Hunt — Hofeldt
Andrew McCallumSub Non Varsity11
2017Flower Mound High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Andante for Strings — Cacavas/
  • Night Beat — Daniels/
Aaron GemoetsSub Non Varsity11
2017Morton Ranch HSAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Vanguard Overture — Stephan/
  • Flight — Day/
Gabriel KatzSub Non Varsity11
2017San Benito High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Antagonist — Larry Clark
  • Petite Tango — Kriechbaum
Karina VelaNon Varsity11
2017The Colony High SchoolAAAAAString Orchestra
  • When Johnny Comes Marching Home — Anon. or Trad./Stephan
  • It Takes Two — Bernotas/
Gary NeedhamNon Varsity11
2016Cypress Ranch High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Midnight Tango — Pordon/
  • Variations on a Well-Known Sea Chanty — Stephan/
Gabriel KatzSub Non Varsity11
2016Goodnight/Miller Jr. HighsCCCString Orchestra
  • Vanguard Overture — Stephan/
  • Gauntlet — Doug Spata
Corderro SalazarVarsity11
2016Williams High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Such Sweet Sorrow — Woolstenhulme/
  • Bavarian Rhapsody — Shaffer/
Rachael FischerSub Non Varsity11
2015Sam Rayburn HSAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Dabbling in the Dew — Anon. or Trad./Atwell
  • Barocca — Atwell/
Lyndon WangNon Varsity11

  • Klein Forest High School

    2026 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity

    Adrianna Garza

    Concert2SR1

    Performed with

    • Kentucky Jam — Atwell
    • El Toro — Brubaker

  • Atascocita H S

    2025 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity

    Grayson Scott

    Concert2SR1

    Performed with

    • Chester — Calhoun
    • Kilimanjaro — Silva

  • Cypress Lakes High School

    2025 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    McAdams Irubor

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Nocturne — Hofeldt
    • Ancient Wonder Suite — Parrish

  • McKinney Boyd High School

    2025 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity

    Sofia Velazquez

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Goin' To Boston (American Folk Song) — Carrie Lane Gruselle
    • Mechanisms — Caponegro

  • Mesquite HS

    2025 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity

    Carla Rodriguez

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Pavane and Lesquercarde (play both) — Delibes/McCashin
    • Moonlight Reflections — Hopkins

  • Creekwood Middle School

    2024 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity

    Ken Buck

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Sonatina In C Mvt 1 (19676) — Clementi/Christopher
    • Ancient Wonders Suite (24196) Mvts II IV — Parrish/

  • Bowie Middle School

    2023 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity

    Theodore Talley

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Gymnopedie No. 1 (6460) — Satie/Klotman
    • Las Palmas — Lipton

  • Brown Middle School

    2023 · String Orchestra · CC · Varsity

    Douglas Poff

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Velocity — Balmages
    • Cats and Dogs — Stephan

  • Northwest High School

    2023 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Non Varsity

    Aaron Gemoets

    Concert2SR1

    Performed with

    • Variations on an Irish Tune — Balmages
    • North Star to Freedom (18318) — Newbold

  • Ryan High School

    2023 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Non Varsity

    Jeremy Atkins

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Over the Sea to Skye (6397) — Gruselle/
    • Butterflies At Night (19374) — Campbell/

  • Shepton HS

    2023 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity

    Brad Davis

    Concert2SR1

    Performed with

    • Bluebell (19502) (piano not required) — Nishimura
    • Vanguard Overture (6338) — Stephan

  • San Benito High School

    2022 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity

    Karina Vela

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Toccatina — William Hofeldt
    • Appalachian Sunrise — Doris Gazda

  • Clear Falls HS

    2021 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity

    David Chisum

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • The Black Knight — Edlund
    • Legends of Glory — Griesinger/

  • Flower Mound High School

    2020 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity

    Benjamin Bunte

    Concert1SR2

    Performed with

    • Black Knight (17667) — Edlund
    • Intensity (17643) — O'loughlin

  • Belton High School

    2019 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity

    John Fairlie

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Wood Splitter Fanfare — Brian Balmages
    • Bohemian Dance — David Bobrowitz

  • Cinco Ranch High School

    2019 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity

    Oscar Vera

    Concert1SR2

    Performed with

    • Highridge Overture — Del Borgo
    • Wood Splitter Fanfare — Balmages

  • Northwest High School

    2019 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Sub Non Varsity

    Aaron Gemoets

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Folk Festival — O'reilly
    • Accents — Frost

  • Katy HS

    2018 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity

    Ellen Lawrence

    Concert2SR1

    Performed with

    • Concerto in G Allegro — Vivaldi/Frackenpohl
    • Fantasia on a Theme from Thailand — Meyer

  • Lubbock High School

    2018 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Sub Non Varsity

    Alejos Anaya

    Concert2SR2

    Performed with

    • Ancestors — Shirl Jane Atwell
    • Farandole (from L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2) — Bizet/Isaac

  • Plano East Senior High

    2018 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity

    Jeremy Pillow

    Concert2SR1

    Performed with

    • A Hero's Welcome — Spata
    • Mechanisms — Caponegro

  • Webb Middle School

    2018 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity

    Ericka Pack

    Concert1SR2

    Performed with

    • Gauntlet — Spata
    • Labyrinth — Zuehlsdorff

  • Atascocita HS

    2017 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity

    Andrew McCallum

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Symphony for Strings: Sinfonia — Bishop
    • Deerpath Triptych: Open Lands & The Hunt — Hofeldt

  • Flower Mound High School

    2017 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity

    Aaron Gemoets

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Andante for Strings — Cacavas/
    • Night Beat — Daniels/

  • Morton Ranch HS

    2017 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity

    Gabriel Katz

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Vanguard Overture — Stephan/
    • Flight — Day/

  • San Benito High School

    2017 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity

    Karina Vela

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Antagonist — Larry Clark
    • Petite Tango — Kriechbaum

  • The Colony High School

    2017 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Non Varsity

    Gary Needham

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • When Johnny Comes Marching Home — Anon. or Trad./Stephan
    • It Takes Two — Bernotas/

  • Cypress Ranch High School

    2016 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity

    Gabriel Katz

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Midnight Tango — Pordon/
    • Variations on a Well-Known Sea Chanty — Stephan/

  • Goodnight/Miller Jr. Highs

    2016 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity

    Corderro Salazar

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Vanguard Overture — Stephan/
    • Gauntlet — Doug Spata

  • Williams High School

    2016 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity

    Rachael Fischer

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Such Sweet Sorrow — Woolstenhulme/
    • Bavarian Rhapsody — Shaffer/

  • Sam Rayburn HS

    2015 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity

    Lyndon Wang

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Dabbling in the Dew — Anon. or Trad./Atwell
    • Barocca — Atwell/