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Full OrchestraGrade 5Code 33076

Academic Festival Overture

Brahms · Any Publisher

Performances162006–2025
Schools14
Avg concert1.061 is best
Straight ones94%15 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 Full Orchestra piece performed since 2006.

<1%of 1,559 performances

15 of this piece vs 1,544 of everything else in the same grade and event.

Programmed most often by

Schools that have returned to this piece.

  • Plano Senior High Schoolavg 1.03×
  • Americas HSavg 1.01×
  • Berkner High Schoolavg 1.01×
  • Cinco Ranch High Schoolavg 1.01×
  • Clear Lake High Schoolavg 1.01×
  • Coronado High Schoolavg 1.01×
  • Dulles High Schoolavg 1.01×
  • Georgetown High Schoolavg 1.01×

Most often paired with

Pieces programmed alongside this one, across every recorded performance.

  • Danzon No. 2 — MarquezGr 5 · avg 1.02×
  • Symphony No. 1 — BeethovenGr 4 · avg 1.02×
  • American Reel — MosierString Orchestra · Gr 4 · avg 1.01×
  • Aria (From Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5) — Villa-LobosString Orchestra · Gr 5 · avg 1.01×
  • Bacchanale (From Samson and Delilah) — Saint-SaensGr 5 · avg 1.01×
  • Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 — BachString Orchestra · Gr 5 · avg 1.01×
  • Carmen Suite No. 2 — BizetGr 5 · avg 1.01×
  • Egmont Overture — MeyerGr 3 · avg 1.01×

Performances

All 16 recorded performances.

YearSchoolEventPerformed withDirectorClassConcertSR
2025Plano Senior High SchoolAAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Pictures at An Exhibition (Rental)(Promenade Il Vecchio Castello Great Gate) — Mussorgsky/Ravel
  • Danzon No. 2 (rental only) — Marquez
April KondratVarsity11
2024Lamar High SchoolAAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • American Reel — Mosier
  • Carmen Suite No. 1 (mvts. 1 1a and 5) — Bizet
Andrew WaltonVarsity11
2022Clear Lake High SchoolAAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Symphony No. 9 'New World' Mvmt. IV — Dvorak
  • Danzon No. 2 (20563) (rental only) — Marquez
Bryan BuffaloeVarsity11
2022Plano West Senior HighAAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Symphony No. 8 Allegretto scherzando — Beethoven
  • Symphony No. 9 IV — Dvorak
Ryan RossVarsity11
2019Rockwall High SchoolAAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Bacchanale (from Samson and Delilah) — Saint-Saens/Reibold
  • Elsa's Procession to the Cathedral (from Lohengrin) — Wagner/Campbell/Watson
Ashley JohnsonVarsity11
2016Seguin HSAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Heart of Fire — Bernofsky/
  • Symphony No. 8 in B Minor Movement 1 — Schubert/
Melina ShafferVarsity21
2014Plano Senior High SchoolAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Sleeping Beauty Waltz No. 6 — Tschaikowsky
  • Symphony No. 5 IV. Allegro — Shostakovitch
Brian CoatneyVarsity11
2012Coronado High SchoolAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Concerto for Horn and Strings — Gordon Jacob
  • L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2 mvmts. 3 4 — Bizet/Hoffman
Ida SteadmanVarsity11
2011Americas HSAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 (mvt 3) — Bach
  • Serenade for Strings Op. 48 (Serenade in C) (mvt 3) — Tschaikowsky
Adria DunnVarsity11
2011Georgetown High SchoolAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • The Montagues and the Capulets (from Romeo and Juliet) — Prokofieff/Siennicki
  • The Texians — Nunez
Mary PowersVarsity11
2009Berkner High SchoolAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Symphony No.1- !st Movement — Beethoven-Merele Isaac
  • Scenes from the Everald Isle — Carrie Lane Gruselle
Mark DavenportNon Varsity11
2008Cinco Ranch High SchoolAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Symphony No. 8 in G Major (Finale) — Dvorak
  • Carmen Fantasy for Solo Violin and Orchestra — Sarasate
Brett NelsenVarsity11
2008Dulles High SchoolAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Symphony No. 104--Adagio & Allegro — Haydn
  • Lt. Kije Suite (play two) Naissance de Kiji Troika Enterrement de Kiji — Prokovieff
Michael IsadoreVarsity11
2008The Colony HSAAAAFull Orchestra
  • The Damnation of Faust Hungarian March (LML features modern keys & clefs) — Berlioz
  • Aria (from Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5) — Villa Lobos / Krance
Bart GhentVarsity11
2006Klein Collins High SchoolAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Egmont Overture — Beethoven
  • Polovetsian Dances (play one mvt) (LML features modern keys and clefs) — Borodin
Ron WhiteVarsity11
2006Plano Senior High SchoolAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Ein Albumblatt — Wagner/Masssena
  • Symphony #8 mov. 4 — Dvorak
Jeff TurnerVarsity11

  • Plano Senior High School

    2025 · Full Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    April Kondrat

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Pictures at An Exhibition (Rental)(Promenade Il Vecchio Castello Great Gate) — Mussorgsky/Ravel
    • Danzon No. 2 (rental only) — Marquez

  • Lamar High School

    2024 · Full Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Andrew Walton

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • American Reel — Mosier
    • Carmen Suite No. 1 (mvts. 1 1a and 5) — Bizet

  • Clear Lake High School

    2022 · Full Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Bryan Buffaloe

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Symphony No. 9 'New World' Mvmt. IV — Dvorak
    • Danzon No. 2 (20563) (rental only) — Marquez

  • Plano West Senior High

    2022 · Full Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Ryan Ross

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Symphony No. 8 Allegretto scherzando — Beethoven
    • Symphony No. 9 IV — Dvorak

  • Rockwall High School

    2019 · Full Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Ashley Johnson

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Bacchanale (from Samson and Delilah) — Saint-Saens/Reibold
    • Elsa's Procession to the Cathedral (from Lohengrin) — Wagner/Campbell/Watson

  • Seguin HS

    2016 · Full Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity

    Melina Shaffer

    Concert2SR1

    Performed with

    • Heart of Fire — Bernofsky/
    • Symphony No. 8 in B Minor Movement 1 — Schubert/

  • Plano Senior High School

    2014 · Full Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity

    Brian Coatney

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Sleeping Beauty Waltz No. 6 — Tschaikowsky
    • Symphony No. 5 IV. Allegro — Shostakovitch

  • Coronado High School

    2012 · Full Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity

    Ida Steadman

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Concerto for Horn and Strings — Gordon Jacob
    • L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2 mvmts. 3 4 — Bizet/Hoffman

  • Americas HS

    2011 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity

    Adria Dunn

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 (mvt 3) — Bach
    • Serenade for Strings Op. 48 (Serenade in C) (mvt 3) — Tschaikowsky

  • Georgetown High School

    2011 · Full Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity

    Mary Powers

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • The Montagues and the Capulets (from Romeo and Juliet) — Prokofieff/Siennicki
    • The Texians — Nunez

  • Berkner High School

    2009 · Full Orchestra · AAAAA · Non Varsity

    Mark Davenport

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Symphony No.1- !st Movement — Beethoven-Merele Isaac
    • Scenes from the Everald Isle — Carrie Lane Gruselle

  • Cinco Ranch High School

    2008 · Full Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity

    Brett Nelsen

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Symphony No. 8 in G Major (Finale) — Dvorak
    • Carmen Fantasy for Solo Violin and Orchestra — Sarasate

  • Dulles High School

    2008 · Full Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity

    Michael Isadore

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Symphony No. 104--Adagio & Allegro — Haydn
    • Lt. Kije Suite (play two) Naissance de Kiji Troika Enterrement de Kiji — Prokovieff

  • The Colony HS

    2008 · Full Orchestra · AAAA · Varsity

    Bart Ghent

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • The Damnation of Faust Hungarian March (LML features modern keys & clefs) — Berlioz
    • Aria (from Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5) — Villa Lobos / Krance

  • Klein Collins High School

    2006 · Full Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity

    Ron White

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Egmont Overture — Beethoven
    • Polovetsian Dances (play one mvt) (LML features modern keys and clefs) — Borodin

  • Plano Senior High School

    2006 · Full Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity

    Jeff Turner

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Ein Albumblatt — Wagner/Masssena
    • Symphony #8 mov. 4 — Dvorak