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String OrchestraGrade 3Code 34923

Sweet New Moon

Nishimura · Excelcia

Performances352020–2026
Schools32
Avg concert1.341 is best
Straight ones69%24 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 2020.

<1%of 4,057 performances

32 of this piece vs 4,025 of everything else in the same grade and event.

Programmed most often by

Schools that have returned to this piece.

  • Cypress Springs High Schoolavg 2.02×
  • Deer Park HS-Southavg 1.02×
  • Thompson ISavg 1.52×
  • Ann Richards High Schoolavg 1.01×
  • Atascocita HSavg 1.01×
  • Boerneavg 1.01×
  • Brackenridgeavg 2.01×
  • Byron Nelson HS avg 1.01×

Most often paired with

Pieces programmed alongside this one, across every recorded performance.

  • Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 — BachGr 5 · avg 1.34×
  • M to the Third Power — NunezGr 3 · avg 2.03×
  • Millenium — MeyerFull Orchestra · Gr 4 · avg 1.02×
  • Russian Sailors' Dance — GilereGr 3 · avg 1.02×
  • Sanseneon — FrostGr 4 · avg 1.02×
  • Viva Los Conquistadores! — MondayGr 2 · avg 1.02×
  • Ablaze — BernotasGr 2 · avg 1.01×
  • Acrobats — MeyerGr 5 · avg 1.01×

Performances

All 35 recorded performances.

YearSchoolEventPerformed withDirectorClassConcertSR
2026BrackenridgeAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Canarios (From Suite Espanola) — Saenz arr Longfield
  • Three Pieces from Album for the Young mvt. 1 — Tchaikovsky Arr Gruselle
Andre R Martinez CortezNon Varsity22
2026Cypress Park High SchoolAAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Enigma Variations Theme and Variation 4 — Elgar
  • Millenium — Meyer
J KlichVarsity12
2026Keefer Crossing MSCCCString Orchestra
  • Wood Splitter Fanfare — Balmages
  • M to the Third Power — Nunez
Brandon LuuVarsity21
2026Lawler MSCCString Orchestra
  • Gravitas (harp & percussion OPTIONAL) — Newbold
  • Night Shift — Meyer
Christine LaLondeVarsity11
2026Lehman High SchoolAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 (play mvt 1) — Bach/Isaac
  • Fantasia on a Theme from Thailand (Pong Lang Dance) — Meyer
Karen AmorousNon Varsity21
2026Shepton HSAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Simple Gifts — Brackett/Gruselle
  • The Dance of Iscariot — Mosier
Brad DavisSub Non Varsity11
2025Ann Richards High SchoolAAAAString Orchestra
  • Echelon — Griesinger
  • Hungarian Dance No. 5 — Brahms/Isaac
Al TijerinaVarsity11
2025Cypress Springs High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Lights on the Water — M.L Daniels
  • M to the Third Power — Nunez
Jolien RoodenburgNon Varsity22
2025Cypress Springs High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Concerto or Concerto Grosso (two contrasting mvts) ; Allegro and Largo — Dall^ Abaco
  • Ode to the Plains and Wild Horses Running (from American Serenade) — Kerr
Jolien RoodenburgVarsity21
2025Deer Park HS-SouthAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Dance of the Tumblers (from Snow Maiden) — Rimsky-Korsakov/Dackow
  • Flight — Day
John LawSub Non Varsity11
2025Irving High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Acrobats — Meyer
  • Perpetuoso — Holmes
Jillian AttanVarsity11
2025La Porte HSAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Ironwork — Allen
  • Incantations — Meyer
Christina BiresVarsity11
2025Panther Creek High SchoolAAAAString Orchestra
  • Water on Mars — Kevin Sluder
  • Black Knight — Edlund
Rachel KimNon Varsity11
2025Scoggins Middle SchoolCCCString Orchestra
  • Viva los Conquistadores! — Monday
  • Russian Sailors^ Dance (opt percussion) — Gilere/Caponegro
Nikit DesaiVarsity11
2025Young Womens Leadership AcademyAAAString Orchestra
  • Andante for Strings — Cacavas
  • Ancient Wonders Suite — Parrish
Robert ColleyVarsity11
2024Thompson ISCCCString Orchestra
  • Dance Scenario (6247) — Del Borgo
  • Geometric Dances (6300) (play one) (percussion required) — Meyer
Mark VarianVarsity12
2024York Junior High School CCCString Orchestra
  • The Ides of March — O'Loughlin
  • Warrior Legacy — Newbold
Katelen ShulerVarsity11
2023Atascocita HSAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Concerto Grosso op. 6 No. 1 Mvt. I Tempo Giusto and Mvt. II Allegro — Handel
  • Bavarian Rhapsody — Shaffer
Guillermo TenienteSub Non Varsity11
2023BoerneAAAAString Orchestra
  • Ocean Storm — Vivaldi/Fritz
  • Luminescence — Silva
Hector InfanteVarsity11
2023Dulles Middle SchoolCCCString Orchestra
  • Sanseneon (10168) — Frost
  • Green Rhythmico — Mosier
Regan VogelVarsity11
2023Griffin Middle SchoolCCString Orchestra
  • Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 (6353) (play mvt 1 or 2) — Bach/Isaac
  • Ablaze (19494) — Bernotas
Heather SwansonVarsity11
2022Cypress Park HSAAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • March Slav (24160) — Tchaikovsky/Bernotas
  • Millenium (15966) — Meyer
J KlichVarsity12
2022Lowery Freshman CenterAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 (6493) (play mvt. 3) — Bach/Jasinski
  • Out of Time — Sean O'loughlin
Charles RobinsonSub Non Varsity11
2022Martin High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Storm the Gates — Silva
  • M to the Third Power — Nunez
Holly BurtonSub Non Varsity21
2022South Houston High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Night Beat — M.l. Daniels
  • To Tame the Raging Rapids — Brian Balmages
Justin HensleyNon Varsity31
2022West Mesquite HSAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Free Spirit — Sean O'loughlin
  • Forever Joyful! — Brian Balmages
Ashley MontesVarsity21
2021Byron Nelson HS AAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 movement 1 — Bach/Isaac
  • Phantom Tangos — Balmages
Sessalie ShapleyNon Varsity11
2021Caney Creek High SchoolAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Iditarod — Newbold
  • Echoes of Bartok — Bartok/Cummings
Bradley ClarkVarsity22
2021Deer Park HS-SouthAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Dance of the Tumblers (from Snow Maiden) — Rimsky-Korsakov/Dackow
  • Viva los Conquistadores! — Monday
John LawSub Non Varsity11
2021Memorial High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Reverie — Corigliano
  • Turning Point — Longfield
Danielle ProntkaNon Varsity11
2021PSJA North HSAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Mechanisms — Caponegro
  • Viva Violas — Meyer
Maria EcheverriaNon Varsity11
2020MacArthur High SchoolAAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • The Montagues and the Capulets (from Romeo and Juliet) (5995) — Prokofieff/Siennicki
  • Die Meistersingers (6010) — Wagner/Siennicki
Stephanie L. SunderVarsity21
2020Prosper High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Sanseneon — Robert S. Frost
  • St. Paul's Suite - IV. The Dargason — Gustav Holst
Ronald PlanksVarsity11
2020Reedy High SchoolAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Spring Breezes (Folk Song from Taiwan) — Anon. or Trad./Meyer
  • Russian Sailors' Dance — Gilere/Caponegro
Aryc LaneSub Non Varsity11
2020Thompson ISCCCString Orchestra
  • Highridge Overture (6248) — Del Borgo
  • Mantras (6426) — Meyer
Mark VarianVarsity21

  • Brackenridge

    2026 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Non Varsity

    Andre R Martinez Cortez

    Concert2SR2

    Performed with

    • Canarios (From Suite Espanola) — Saenz arr Longfield
    • Three Pieces from Album for the Young mvt. 1 — Tchaikovsky Arr Gruselle

  • Cypress Park High School

    2026 · Full Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    J Klich

    Concert1SR2

    Performed with

    • Enigma Variations Theme and Variation 4 — Elgar
    • Millenium — Meyer

  • Keefer Crossing MS

    2026 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity

    Brandon Luu

    Concert2SR1

    Performed with

    • Wood Splitter Fanfare — Balmages
    • M to the Third Power — Nunez

  • Lawler MS

    2026 · String Orchestra · CC · Varsity

    Christine LaLonde

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Gravitas (harp & percussion OPTIONAL) — Newbold
    • Night Shift — Meyer

  • Lehman High School

    2026 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Non Varsity

    Karen Amorous

    Concert2SR1

    Performed with

    • Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 (play mvt 1) — Bach/Isaac
    • Fantasia on a Theme from Thailand (Pong Lang Dance) — Meyer

  • Shepton HS

    2026 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity

    Brad Davis

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Simple Gifts — Brackett/Gruselle
    • The Dance of Iscariot — Mosier

  • Ann Richards High School

    2025 · String Orchestra · AAAA · Varsity

    Al Tijerina

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Echelon — Griesinger
    • Hungarian Dance No. 5 — Brahms/Isaac

  • Cypress Springs High School

    2025 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity

    Jolien Roodenburg

    Concert2SR2

    Performed with

    • Lights on the Water — M.L Daniels
    • M to the Third Power — Nunez

  • Cypress Springs High School

    2025 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Jolien Roodenburg

    Concert2SR1

    Performed with

    • Concerto or Concerto Grosso (two contrasting mvts) ; Allegro and Largo — Dall^ Abaco
    • Ode to the Plains and Wild Horses Running (from American Serenade) — Kerr

  • Deer Park HS-South

    2025 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity

    John Law

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Dance of the Tumblers (from Snow Maiden) — Rimsky-Korsakov/Dackow
    • Flight — Day

  • Irving High School

    2025 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Jillian Attan

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Acrobats — Meyer
    • Perpetuoso — Holmes

  • La Porte HS

    2025 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity

    Christina Bires

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Ironwork — Allen
    • Incantations — Meyer

  • Panther Creek High School

    2025 · String Orchestra · AAAA · Non Varsity

    Rachel Kim

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Water on Mars — Kevin Sluder
    • Black Knight — Edlund

  • Scoggins Middle School

    2025 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity

    Nikit Desai

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Viva los Conquistadores! — Monday
    • Russian Sailors^ Dance (opt percussion) — Gilere/Caponegro

  • Young Womens Leadership Academy

    2025 · String Orchestra · AAA · Varsity

    Robert Colley

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Andante for Strings — Cacavas
    • Ancient Wonders Suite — Parrish

  • Thompson IS

    2024 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity

    Mark Varian

    Concert1SR2

    Performed with

    • Dance Scenario (6247) — Del Borgo
    • Geometric Dances (6300) (play one) (percussion required) — Meyer

  • York Junior High School

    2024 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity

    Katelen Shuler

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • The Ides of March — O'Loughlin
    • Warrior Legacy — Newbold

  • Atascocita HS

    2023 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity

    Guillermo Teniente

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Concerto Grosso op. 6 No. 1 Mvt. I Tempo Giusto and Mvt. II Allegro — Handel
    • Bavarian Rhapsody — Shaffer

  • Boerne

    2023 · String Orchestra · AAAA · Varsity

    Hector Infante

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Ocean Storm — Vivaldi/Fritz
    • Luminescence — Silva

  • Dulles Middle School

    2023 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity

    Regan Vogel

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Sanseneon (10168) — Frost
    • Green Rhythmico — Mosier

  • Griffin Middle School

    2023 · String Orchestra · CC · Varsity

    Heather Swanson

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 (6353) (play mvt 1 or 2) — Bach/Isaac
    • Ablaze (19494) — Bernotas

  • Cypress Park HS

    2022 · Full Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    J Klich

    Concert1SR2

    Performed with

    • March Slav (24160) — Tchaikovsky/Bernotas
    • Millenium (15966) — Meyer

  • Lowery Freshman Center

    2022 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity

    Charles Robinson

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 (6493) (play mvt. 3) — Bach/Jasinski
    • Out of Time — Sean O'loughlin

  • Martin High School

    2022 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity

    Holly Burton

    Concert2SR1

    Performed with

    • Storm the Gates — Silva
    • M to the Third Power — Nunez

  • South Houston High School

    2022 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity

    Justin Hensley

    Concert3SR1

    Performed with

    • Night Beat — M.l. Daniels
    • To Tame the Raging Rapids — Brian Balmages

  • West Mesquite HS

    2022 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity

    Ashley Montes

    Concert2SR1

    Performed with

    • Free Spirit — Sean O'loughlin
    • Forever Joyful! — Brian Balmages

  • Byron Nelson HS

    2021 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity

    Sessalie Shapley

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 movement 1 — Bach/Isaac
    • Phantom Tangos — Balmages

  • Caney Creek High School

    2021 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity

    Bradley Clark

    Concert2SR2

    Performed with

    • Iditarod — Newbold
    • Echoes of Bartok — Bartok/Cummings

  • Deer Park HS-South

    2021 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity

    John Law

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Dance of the Tumblers (from Snow Maiden) — Rimsky-Korsakov/Dackow
    • Viva los Conquistadores! — Monday

  • Memorial High School

    2021 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity

    Danielle Prontka

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Reverie — Corigliano
    • Turning Point — Longfield

  • PSJA North HS

    2021 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity

    Maria Echeverria

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Mechanisms — Caponegro
    • Viva Violas — Meyer

  • MacArthur High School

    2020 · Full Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Stephanie L. Sunder

    Concert2SR1

    Performed with

    • The Montagues and the Capulets (from Romeo and Juliet) (5995) — Prokofieff/Siennicki
    • Die Meistersingers (6010) — Wagner/Siennicki

  • Prosper High School

    2020 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Ronald Planks

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Sanseneon — Robert S. Frost
    • St. Paul's Suite - IV. The Dargason — Gustav Holst

  • Reedy High School

    2020 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Sub Non Varsity

    Aryc Lane

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Spring Breezes (Folk Song from Taiwan) — Anon. or Trad./Meyer
    • Russian Sailors' Dance — Gilere/Caponegro

  • Thompson IS

    2020 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity

    Mark Varian

    Concert2SR1

    Performed with

    • Highridge Overture (6248) — Del Borgo
    • Mantras (6426) — Meyer