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Full OrchestraGrade 4Code 33184

Danse Macabre

Saint-Saens · arranged by Williams · RBC Publications

Performances292008–2026
Schools24
Avg concert1.141 is best
Straight ones86%25 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 4 Full Orchestra piece performed since 2008.

2.6%of 1,030 performances

27 of this piece vs 1,003 of everything else in the same grade and event.

Programmed most often by

Schools that have returned to this piece.

  • El Dorado High Schoolavg 1.73×
  • Westwood HSavg 1.03×
  • Martin High Schoolavg 1.02×
  • Berkner High Schoolavg 1.01×
  • Byron Nelson HSavg 1.01×
  • Cedar Ridge High Schoolavg 1.01×
  • Churchill HSavg 1.01×
  • Cinco Ranch High Schoolavg 1.01×

Most often paired with

Pieces programmed alongside this one, across every recorded performance.

  • Irish Tune from County Derry — GraingerString Orchestra · Gr 5 · avg 1.73×
  • Legends of Glory — GriesingerString Orchestra · Gr 3 · avg 2.02×
  • Procession of the Nobles — Rimsky-KorsakovGr 5 · avg 1.02×
  • A Dance of Clowns (From a Midsummer Night's Dream) — MendelssohnGr 4 · avg 1.01×
  • Adagio (From Spartacus) — KhachaturianGr 5 · avg 1.01×
  • Allegro in D Major — VivaldiString Orchestra · Gr 3 · avg 2.01×
  • American Landscape — NewboldGr 3 · avg 1.01×
  • Arioso — BachString Orchestra · Gr 4 · avg 2.01×

Performances

All 29 recorded performances.

YearSchoolEventPerformed withDirectorClassConcertSR
2026Clements High SchoolAAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • MotherGooseSuiteVLejardinferique — Ravel
  • Symphonyno5IVAllegro — Beethoven
Neal SpringerVarsity11
2024Krimmel Intermediate SchoolCCCFull Orchestra
  • Allegretto from Symphony No 5 — Shostakovich/Keiser
  • Austrian Peasant Dance from Symphony No. 1 Mvt. 2 (19633) — Mahler/Leidig
Stephen CookVarsity11
2023El Dorado High SchoolAAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Legends of Glory — Griesinger
  • Irish Tune from County Derry (6063) — Grainger/Perna
Frank JuarezVarsity21
2023El Dorado High SchoolAAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Legends of Glory — Griesinger
  • Irish Tune from County Derry (6063) — Grainger/Perna
Frank JuarezVarsity21
2023Martin High SchoolAAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Serenade for Orchestra — William Grant Still
  • Symphony No. 4 op. 36 IV. Finale — Tchaikovsky
Jamie OvalleVarsity11
2023William Howard TaftAAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • El Relicario (20876) (percussion optional) — Padilla/Longfield
  • Irish Tune from County Derry (6063) — Grainger/Perna
Esther WilliamsVarsity11
2022Westwood HSAAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Komm Susser Tod — Bach/Kjelland
  • American Landscape — Newbold
Joshua ThompsonSub Non Varsity11
2020El Dorado High SchoolAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • English Folk Songs Suite Mvt. 2 — Vaughn Williams
  • March to the Scaffold (5952) — Berlioz/Leidig
Rachel MontellanoVarsity11
2020Stratford High SchoolAAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Chanson de Matin (5967) — Elgar
  • Symphony for Strings (String Quartet No. 8 Op. 110) (Movement 2) — Shostakovich/Drew
Michael FaheyVarsity11
2020Veterans Memorial HSAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • The Montagues and the Capulets (from Romeo and Juliet) — Prokofiev / Siennicki
  • Concerto Fatto per la notte di natale Op. 6 No. 8 — Corelli
Marah BrooksVarsity12
2019Berkner High SchoolAAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Procession of the Nobles (mlada) — Rimsky-Korsakov/Isaac
  • Symphony No. 5 mvt 2 — Tchaikovsky
Craig NeedhamVarsity11
2019Cedar Ridge High SchoolAAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Sicilienne — Faure/O'neill
  • Carmen Suite No. 1 (play two mvts; 1 & 1a=one mvt) (LML features modern keys & clefs) 4. Les Dragons d'Alcala 5. Les Toreadors — Bizet
Kaitlin RightlerVarsity11
2019John Paul Stevens High SchoolAAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Jupiter from The Planets Op. 32 — Holst/Monday
  • Variations on a Shaker Melody (from Appalachian Spring) — Copland
Nicole ChristensenVarsity11
2019Klein Oak High SchoolAAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • The Cowboys Overture — John Williams
  • Adagio (from Spartacus) — Khachaturian/Stone
Tanner LedfordVarsity11
2018Odessa High SchoolAAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • A Dance of Clowns (from A Midsummer Night's Dream) — Mendelssohn/Brubaker
  • In The Company of Angels — Hofeldt
Jaclyn HastingsVarsity11
2017Byron Nelson HSAAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Corral Nocturne (from Rodeo) — Copland/
  • Symphony #8 Finale — Dvorak/
Gary KellerVarsity11
2017Cinco Ranch High SchoolAAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Nabucco Overture (LML features modern keys & clefs) — Verdi/
  • Danzon No. 2 — Marquez
Brett NelsenVarsity11
2017JJ Pearce High SchoolAAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Suite for Strings mvt. IV 'Dashing Away' — Rutter/
  • Procession of the Nobles (mlada) — Rimsky-Korsakov/Isaac
Melissa J. LivingsVarsity11
2017Mission Early College High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Allegro in D Major — Vivaldi/Frackenpohl
  • Themes (from the Moldau) — Smetana/Frost
Josh BrewerNon Varsity21
2016LBJ High SchoolAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Concerto in D Major — Vivaldi/Wright
  • The Planets - Mars — Holst
Luzvic BackstromVarsity11
2016O'Connor High SchoolAAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Scheherezade Mvt. 3 — Rimsky-Korsakov/
  • Simple Symphony Mvt. 3 — Britten/
Lisa McCutchanVarsity11
2016Westwood HSAAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Rhosymedre — Vaughan Williams/Foster
  • Ecstatic Fanfare — Bryant
Susan WilliamsNon Varsity11
2014Martin High SchoolAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Symphony No. 9 'New World' Op. 95; Mvt. II — Dvorak
  • Danzas Fantasticas Op. 22; Mvt. III — Turina
Michael StringerVarsity11
2013Churchill HSAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Symphony No. 7 Allegretto — Beethoven/
  • Symphony No. 2 'Romantic' Mvmt. III — Hanson/
Jason N ThibodeauxVarsity11
2013Westlake High SchoolAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Simple Song — Bernstein/
  • Symphony No. 4 Finale — Tschaikowsky/
James EdwardsVarsity11
2011Westwood HSAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • English Folk Song Suite Mvt. 3 March 'Folk Songs from Somerset' — Vaughan Williams/Jacob
  • Slavonic Dances Op.46 (# 1-8) (play one) #8 — Dvorak
Susan WilliamsNon Varsity11
2010Dulles High SchoolAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Symphony No. 1 in E Minor: Andante — Sibelius
  • Pavane pour une infante defunte — Ravel
Michael IsadoreVarsity11
2010Marshall High SchoolAAAAAString Orchestra
  • St. Paul Suite (play mvt 1 or 4) — Holst
  • Arioso (from Kantate No. 156) — Bach/Fry
Cynthia VegaVarsity22
2008Kempner HSAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Symphony No. 8 Mvt. 1 — Dvorak
  • Finlandia — Sibelius
Mike WellsVarsity11

  • Clements High School

    2026 · Full Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Neal Springer

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • MotherGooseSuiteVLejardinferique — Ravel
    • Symphonyno5IVAllegro — Beethoven

  • Krimmel Intermediate School

    2024 · Full Orchestra · CCC · Varsity

    Stephen Cook

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Allegretto from Symphony No 5 — Shostakovich/Keiser
    • Austrian Peasant Dance from Symphony No. 1 Mvt. 2 (19633) — Mahler/Leidig

  • El Dorado High School

    2023 · Full Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Frank Juarez

    Concert2SR1

    Performed with

    • Legends of Glory — Griesinger
    • Irish Tune from County Derry (6063) — Grainger/Perna

  • El Dorado High School

    2023 · Full Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Frank Juarez

    Concert2SR1

    Performed with

    • Legends of Glory — Griesinger
    • Irish Tune from County Derry (6063) — Grainger/Perna

  • Martin High School

    2023 · Full Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Jamie Ovalle

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Serenade for Orchestra — William Grant Still
    • Symphony No. 4 op. 36 IV. Finale — Tchaikovsky

  • William Howard Taft

    2023 · Full Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Esther Williams

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • El Relicario (20876) (percussion optional) — Padilla/Longfield
    • Irish Tune from County Derry (6063) — Grainger/Perna

  • Westwood HS

    2022 · Full Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity

    Joshua Thompson

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Komm Susser Tod — Bach/Kjelland
    • American Landscape — Newbold

  • El Dorado High School

    2020 · Full Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity

    Rachel Montellano

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • English Folk Songs Suite Mvt. 2 — Vaughn Williams
    • March to the Scaffold (5952) — Berlioz/Leidig

  • Stratford High School

    2020 · Full Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Michael Fahey

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Chanson de Matin (5967) — Elgar
    • Symphony for Strings (String Quartet No. 8 Op. 110) (Movement 2) — Shostakovich/Drew

  • Veterans Memorial HS

    2020 · Full Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity

    Marah Brooks

    Concert1SR2

    Performed with

    • The Montagues and the Capulets (from Romeo and Juliet) — Prokofiev / Siennicki
    • Concerto Fatto per la notte di natale Op. 6 No. 8 — Corelli

  • Berkner High School

    2019 · Full Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Craig Needham

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Procession of the Nobles (mlada) — Rimsky-Korsakov/Isaac
    • Symphony No. 5 mvt 2 — Tchaikovsky

  • Cedar Ridge High School

    2019 · Full Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Kaitlin Rightler

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Sicilienne — Faure/O'neill
    • Carmen Suite No. 1 (play two mvts; 1 & 1a=one mvt) (LML features modern keys & clefs) 4. Les Dragons d'Alcala 5. Les Toreadors — Bizet

  • John Paul Stevens High School

    2019 · Full Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Nicole Christensen

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Jupiter from The Planets Op. 32 — Holst/Monday
    • Variations on a Shaker Melody (from Appalachian Spring) — Copland

  • Klein Oak High School

    2019 · Full Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Tanner Ledford

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • The Cowboys Overture — John Williams
    • Adagio (from Spartacus) — Khachaturian/Stone

  • Odessa High School

    2018 · Full Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Jaclyn Hastings

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • A Dance of Clowns (from A Midsummer Night's Dream) — Mendelssohn/Brubaker
    • In The Company of Angels — Hofeldt

  • Byron Nelson HS

    2017 · Full Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Gary Keller

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Corral Nocturne (from Rodeo) — Copland/
    • Symphony #8 Finale — Dvorak/

  • Cinco Ranch High School

    2017 · Full Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Brett Nelsen

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Nabucco Overture (LML features modern keys & clefs) — Verdi/
    • Danzon No. 2 — Marquez

  • JJ Pearce High School

    2017 · Full Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Melissa J. Livings

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Suite for Strings mvt. IV 'Dashing Away' — Rutter/
    • Procession of the Nobles (mlada) — Rimsky-Korsakov/Isaac

  • Mission Early College High School

    2017 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity

    Josh Brewer

    Concert2SR1

    Performed with

    • Allegro in D Major — Vivaldi/Frackenpohl
    • Themes (from the Moldau) — Smetana/Frost

  • LBJ High School

    2016 · Full Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity

    Luzvic Backstrom

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Concerto in D Major — Vivaldi/Wright
    • The Planets - Mars — Holst

  • O'Connor High School

    2016 · Full Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Lisa McCutchan

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Scheherezade Mvt. 3 — Rimsky-Korsakov/
    • Simple Symphony Mvt. 3 — Britten/

  • Westwood HS

    2016 · Full Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity

    Susan Williams

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Rhosymedre — Vaughan Williams/Foster
    • Ecstatic Fanfare — Bryant

  • Martin High School

    2014 · Full Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity

    Michael Stringer

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Symphony No. 9 'New World' Op. 95; Mvt. II — Dvorak
    • Danzas Fantasticas Op. 22; Mvt. III — Turina

  • Churchill HS

    2013 · Full Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity

    Jason N Thibodeaux

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Symphony No. 7 Allegretto — Beethoven/
    • Symphony No. 2 'Romantic' Mvmt. III — Hanson/

  • Westlake High School

    2013 · Full Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity

    James Edwards

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Simple Song — Bernstein/
    • Symphony No. 4 Finale — Tschaikowsky/

  • Westwood HS

    2011 · Full Orchestra · AAAAA · Non Varsity

    Susan Williams

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • English Folk Song Suite Mvt. 3 March 'Folk Songs from Somerset' — Vaughan Williams/Jacob
    • Slavonic Dances Op.46 (# 1-8) (play one) #8 — Dvorak

  • Dulles High School

    2010 · Full Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity

    Michael Isadore

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Symphony No. 1 in E Minor: Andante — Sibelius
    • Pavane pour une infante defunte — Ravel

  • Marshall High School

    2010 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity

    Cynthia Vega

    Concert2SR2

    Performed with

    • St. Paul Suite (play mvt 1 or 4) — Holst
    • Arioso (from Kantate No. 156) — Bach/Fry

  • Kempner HS

    2008 · Full Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity

    Mike Wells

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Symphony No. 8 Mvt. 1 — Dvorak
    • Finlandia — Sibelius