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Concert BandGrade 1Code 34863

Tower of Inspiration

Thurston · Excelcia

Performances232021–2026
Schools23
Avg concert1.391 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 1 Concert Band piece performed since 2021.

<1%of 10,405 performances

23 of this piece vs 10,382 of everything else in the same grade and event.

Programmed most often by

Schools that have returned to this piece.

  • Berry Middle Schoolavg 1.01×
  • Bridge City Middle avg 1.01×
  • Canyon JHavg 1.01×
  • City View MSavg 1.01×
  • Connally High Schoolavg 4.01×
  • Decatur High Schoolavg 2.01×
  • Hamilton MSavg 1.01×
  • Houston Middle Schoolavg 1.01×

Most often paired with

Pieces programmed alongside this one, across every recorded performance.

  • Zig Zag — O'loughlinGr 1 · avg 1.04×
  • Japanese Pictures — MixonGr 2 · avg 1.52×
  • Mystery Ride — WhiteGr 1 · avg 1.52×
  • A Summer’s Knight — TerryGr 1 · avg 1.01×
  • At the Water's Edge — RomeynGr 1 · avg 1.01×
  • Bazaar — StandridgeGr 1 · avg 2.01×
  • Chippewa Lullaby — Anon. or Trad.Gr 1 · avg 1.01×
  • Danza de Espana — ChambersGr 2 · avg 1.01×

Performances

All 23 recorded performances.

YearSchoolEventPerformed withDirectorClassConcertSR
2026Berry Middle SchoolCCConcert Band
  • March to Freedom — Edmondson
  • Japanese Pictures — Mixon
Thaddeus WebbVarsity11
2026Terra Vista Middle SchoolCCConcert Band
  • Andalucia — Victor Lopez
  • Mystery Ride — White
JeffreyThomasNon Varsity21
2025Decatur High SchoolAAAAConcert Band
  • Advance Guard — Jerry Nowak
  • Expectations — Larry Clark
Eric LawsonNon Varsity21
2024Lufkin Middle SchoolCCCConcert Band
  • Thunder Bay March — O'Reilly
  • Danza de Espana (19602) — Chambers
Hannah TerralNon Varsity11
2024Pritchard Jr. High SchoolCConcert Band
  • March of the Hyperion Guards — Robert Sheldon
  • Maesong — William Owens
Mylon JohnsonNon Varsity21
2024Straus Middle SchoolCCCConcert Band
  • Kitty Hawk March — John Edmondson
  • Fortune Favors the Bold — Matthew R. Putnam
Mark WolockiNon Varsity11
2023Connally High SchoolAAAAConcert Band
  • Korean folk Rhapsody — Curnow
  • Command March — Edmondson
Grant SaltarNon Varsity42
2023New Boston Middle SchoolCConcert Band
  • Activity March — Bennett/Clark
  • Rust Belt — Owens
Hannah RenfrowNon Varsity11
2023Stafford High SchoolAAAAConcert Band
  • Frontline March — Gene Milford
  • Japanese Pictures (18467) — Mixon
Adrian CastilloSub Non Varsity21
2023Thorndale Middle SchoolCConcert Band
  • Cadets in Step! — Putnum
  • At The Waters Edge (22322) — Romeyn
Michael PowersNon Varsity12
2022Bridge City Middle CCConcert Band
  • Crosswinds March — James Swearingen
  • Down to the River (22328) — Traditional/Sweeney
Noelle MaldonadoVarsity11
2022Hamilton MSCCCConcert Band
  • Kitty Hawk March — John Edmondson
  • Chippewa Lullaby (16220) — Anon. or Trad./Mcginty
Nathan UrushimaSub Non Varsity11
2022Mc: Brown MSCCConcert Band
  • A Summer's Knight — Terry
  • Veterans Day Parade — Michael Oare
Elizabeth GomezNon Varsity11
2022Robbie E. Howard Middle SchoolCCConcert Band
  • Crown Point March — Bruce Pearson
  • Mystery Ride (18192) — White
Macey LeeNon Varsity11
2021Canyon JHCCConcert Band
  • El Pato Loco — William Owens
  • Zig Zag — Sean O'loughlin
Ann LoughNon Varsity11
2021City View MSCConcert Band
  • Cold Break March — John O'reilly
  • Zig Zag — Sean O'loughlin
Robert ThomasNon Varsity11
2021Houston Middle SchoolCCCConcert Band
  • Macarena — Monterde/Story
  • Lion`s Gate — Sheldon
Danny NajeraVarsity11
2021Jarrell Middle SchoolCCConcert Band
  • All for One One For All — Carol Chambers
  • Galliard — Scott Watson
Stephen GrantVarsity11
2021London MSCConcert Band
  • Darklands March — Standridge
  • Zig Zag — O'loughlin
Luis ZepedaVarsity11
2021Luling HSAAAConcert Band
  • Big Circus March — Robert Foster
  • Shadow of the Longship — Rath
Joseph AllenVarsity11
2021May HSAConcert Band
  • The Royal Regiment — Joseph Compello
  • The Oncoming Storm — Rogers
Brian FlennikenVarsity21
2021Rogene Worley Middle SchoolCCCConcert Band
  • Hillside March — Randall D. Standridge
  • Zig Zag — Sean O'loughlin
Freddy ChavezVarsity11
2021Whitehouse HSAAAAAConcert Band
  • Crosswind March — James Swearingen
  • Bazaar — Standridge
Nick HardySub Non Varsity21
  • Berry Middle School

    2026 · Concert Band · CC · Varsity

    Thaddeus Webb

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • March to Freedom — Edmondson
    • Japanese Pictures — Mixon
  • Terra Vista Middle School

    2026 · Concert Band · CC · Non Varsity

    JeffreyThomas

    Concert2SR1

    Performed with

    • Andalucia — Victor Lopez
    • Mystery Ride — White
  • Decatur High School

    2025 · Concert Band · AAAA · Non Varsity

    Eric Lawson

    Concert2SR1

    Performed with

    • Advance Guard — Jerry Nowak
    • Expectations — Larry Clark
  • Lufkin Middle School

    2024 · Concert Band · CCC · Non Varsity

    Hannah Terral

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Thunder Bay March — O'Reilly
    • Danza de Espana (19602) — Chambers
  • Pritchard Jr. High School

    2024 · Concert Band · C · Non Varsity

    Mylon Johnson

    Concert2SR1

    Performed with

    • March of the Hyperion Guards — Robert Sheldon
    • Maesong — William Owens
  • Straus Middle School

    2024 · Concert Band · CCC · Non Varsity

    Mark Wolocki

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Kitty Hawk March — John Edmondson
    • Fortune Favors the Bold — Matthew R. Putnam
  • Connally High School

    2023 · Concert Band · AAAA · Non Varsity

    Grant Saltar

    Concert4SR2

    Performed with

    • Korean folk Rhapsody — Curnow
    • Command March — Edmondson
  • New Boston Middle School

    2023 · Concert Band · C · Non Varsity

    Hannah Renfrow

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Activity March — Bennett/Clark
    • Rust Belt — Owens
  • Stafford High School

    2023 · Concert Band · AAAA · Sub Non Varsity

    Adrian Castillo

    Concert2SR1

    Performed with

    • Frontline March — Gene Milford
    • Japanese Pictures (18467) — Mixon
  • Thorndale Middle School

    2023 · Concert Band · C · Non Varsity

    Michael Powers

    Concert1SR2

    Performed with

    • Cadets in Step! — Putnum
    • At The Waters Edge (22322) — Romeyn
  • Bridge City Middle

    2022 · Concert Band · CC · Varsity

    Noelle Maldonado

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Crosswinds March — James Swearingen
    • Down to the River (22328) — Traditional/Sweeney
  • Hamilton MS

    2022 · Concert Band · CCC · Sub Non Varsity

    Nathan Urushima

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Kitty Hawk March — John Edmondson
    • Chippewa Lullaby (16220) — Anon. or Trad./Mcginty
  • Mc: Brown MS

    2022 · Concert Band · CC · Non Varsity

    Elizabeth Gomez

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • A Summer's Knight — Terry
    • Veterans Day Parade — Michael Oare
  • Robbie E. Howard Middle School

    2022 · Concert Band · CC · Non Varsity

    Macey Lee

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Crown Point March — Bruce Pearson
    • Mystery Ride (18192) — White
  • Canyon JH

    2021 · Concert Band · CC · Non Varsity

    Ann Lough

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • El Pato Loco — William Owens
    • Zig Zag — Sean O'loughlin
  • City View MS

    2021 · Concert Band · C · Non Varsity

    Robert Thomas

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Cold Break March — John O'reilly
    • Zig Zag — Sean O'loughlin
  • Houston Middle School

    2021 · Concert Band · CCC · Varsity

    Danny Najera

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Macarena — Monterde/Story
    • Lion`s Gate — Sheldon
  • Jarrell Middle School

    2021 · Concert Band · CC · Varsity

    Stephen Grant

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • All for One One For All — Carol Chambers
    • Galliard — Scott Watson
  • London MS

    2021 · Concert Band · C · Varsity

    Luis Zepeda

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Darklands March — Standridge
    • Zig Zag — O'loughlin
  • Luling HS

    2021 · Concert Band · AAA · Varsity

    Joseph Allen

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Big Circus March — Robert Foster
    • Shadow of the Longship — Rath
  • May HS

    2021 · Concert Band · A · Varsity

    Brian Flenniken

    Concert2SR1

    Performed with

    • The Royal Regiment — Joseph Compello
    • The Oncoming Storm — Rogers
  • Rogene Worley Middle School

    2021 · Concert Band · CCC · Varsity

    Freddy Chavez

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Hillside March — Randall D. Standridge
    • Zig Zag — Sean O'loughlin
  • Whitehouse HS

    2021 · Concert Band · AAAAA · Sub Non Varsity

    Nick Hardy

    Concert2SR1

    Performed with

    • Crosswind March — James Swearingen
    • Bazaar — Standridge