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String OrchestraGrade 2Code 36715

Dark Frontier

Pasternak · Excelcia

Performances202022–2026
Schools19
Avg concert1.401 is best
Straight ones65%13 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 2 String Orchestra piece performed since 2022.

<1%of 4,374 performances

20 of this piece vs 4,354 of everything else in the same grade and event.

Programmed most often by

Schools that have returned to this piece.

  • Socorro Middle Schoolavg 1.52×
  • Amarillo High Schoolavg 1.01×
  • Creekside Intermediateavg 1.01×
  • Crockett Middle Schoolavg 1.01×
  • Goddard JHavg 2.01×
  • Harker Heights High Schoolavg 2.01×
  • Lamar Middle Schoolavg 1.01×
  • Laura Bush Middle Schoolavg 1.01×

Most often paired with

Pieces programmed alongside this one, across every recorded performance.

  • Jupiter Theme from "The Planets" — HolstGr 1 · avg 1.52×
  • Sword Dance — TraditionalFull Orchestra · Gr 1 · avg 1.52×
  • Accents — FrostGr 2 · avg 1.01×
  • An American Hymn — BillingsGr 1 · avg 1.01×
  • Appalachian Celebration — FaganGr 3 · avg 1.01×
  • Battle of the Bows — ThomasGr 2 · avg 1.01×
  • Beauteous Spirit — KamufGr 2 · avg 1.01×
  • Blaze — DonahoeGr 2 · avg 2.01×

Performances

All 20 recorded performances.

YearSchoolEventPerformed withDirectorClassConcertSR
2026Lubbock-Cooper Middle SchoolCCString Orchestra
  • Mystery Dance — David Hinds
  • Not All Who Wander — Kevin Sluder
Braxton BralyVarsity23
2026McKinney Boyd High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Dance Diabolique — Spears
  • Ridin' the Rails — Richard Meyer
Sofia VelazquezSub Non Varsity11
2026Mesquite HSAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Native American Spirit — Bongo
  • Appalachian Celebration — Fagan
Carla RodriguezNon Varsity11
2026Stinson MS CCString Orchestra
  • Never Let Up — Balmages
  • Moonlit Skies — O'Loughlin
Marcelino GuerreroVarsity11
2025Goddard JHCCCString Orchestra
  • Gaelic Castle — Soon Hee Newbold
  • Blaze — Erica Donahoe
David EtierVarsity22
2025Seven Lakes High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Ocean Storm — Vivaldi/Fritz
  • Beauteous Spirit — Kamuf
Sean KimeSub Non Varsity11
2025W.A. Meacham Middle SchoolCCString Orchestra
  • La Bruja — Vargas
  • Valkyrie — Liam Ramsey-White
Felix ValdezVarsity33
2024Amarillo High SchoolAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Prelude and Fugue — Balmages
  • Echoes — Frost
Breanna L ParkerSub Non Varsity11
2024Creekside IntermediateCCString Orchestra
  • Reverie — James Corigliano
  • Battle of the Bows — Chris Thomas
Liam Ramsey WhiteVarsity11
2024Harker Heights High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Meadowlands (19383) — Folk Song/Bobrowitz
  • Sunburst (15924) — Silva
Joshua KroftSub Non Varsity22
2024North Mesquite HSAAAAAString Orchestra
  • An American Hymn — Billings/Del Borgo
  • Gothic Cathedral — Compello
Eileen MacNaughtonNon Varsity12
2024Socorro Middle SchoolCCString Orchestra
  • Sword Dance (10029) — Arbeau/Phillips
  • Jupiter Theme from The Planets (17624) — Holst/Hash
Aime De AndaVarsity22
2024Socorro Middle SchoolCCString Orchestra
  • Sword Dance (10029) — Arbeau/Phillips
  • Jupiter Theme from The Planets (17624) — Holst/Hash
Aime De AndaVarsity12
2023Lamar Middle SchoolCCString Orchestra
  • Dragon`s Flight — Ramsey-White
  • Three Buccaneers (24172) — Griesinger
Matt FisherVarsity11
2023Laura Bush Middle SchoolCCCString Orchestra
  • Dragonhunter — Meyer
  • Sword Dance (10029) — Arbeau/Phillips
Lilah MaNon Varsity11
2023Terry Middle SchoolCCCString Orchestra
  • Accents (10061) — Frost
  • Gap of Dunloe — Thomas
Susie MotenVarsity11
2023Woodlake Hills (Judson ISD)CCString Orchestra
  • Scottish Bobber (15900) — Clark
  • Canyon Sunset (10034) — Caponegro
Osvaldo T GarciaNon Varsity22
2022Crockett Middle SchoolCCCString Orchestra
  • Eventide — Monk Arr. by Kamuf
  • Fan Dance (19333) — Newbold
Brian HairstonVarsity11
2022Rider HSAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Viva los Conquistadores! (19331) — Monday
  • Sparta (20873) — Parrish
Loy StuderNon Varsity21
2022Webb Middle SchoolCCCString Orchestra
  • Las Mariposas Exoticas — Spata
  • Voyager — Newbold
Ericka PackVarsity11

  • Lubbock-Cooper Middle School

    2026 · String Orchestra · CC · Varsity

    Braxton Braly

    Concert2SR3

    Performed with

    • Mystery Dance — David Hinds
    • Not All Who Wander — Kevin Sluder

  • McKinney Boyd High School

    2026 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity

    Sofia Velazquez

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Dance Diabolique — Spears
    • Ridin' the Rails — Richard Meyer

  • Mesquite HS

    2026 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity

    Carla Rodriguez

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Native American Spirit — Bongo
    • Appalachian Celebration — Fagan

  • Stinson MS

    2026 · String Orchestra · CC · Varsity

    Marcelino Guerrero

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Never Let Up — Balmages
    • Moonlit Skies — O'Loughlin

  • Goddard JH

    2025 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity

    David Etier

    Concert2SR2

    Performed with

    • Gaelic Castle — Soon Hee Newbold
    • Blaze — Erica Donahoe

  • Seven Lakes High School

    2025 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity

    Sean Kime

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Ocean Storm — Vivaldi/Fritz
    • Beauteous Spirit — Kamuf

  • W.A. Meacham Middle School

    2025 · String Orchestra · CC · Varsity

    Felix Valdez

    Concert3SR3

    Performed with

    • La Bruja — Vargas
    • Valkyrie — Liam Ramsey-White

  • Amarillo High School

    2024 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Sub Non Varsity

    Breanna L Parker

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Prelude and Fugue — Balmages
    • Echoes — Frost

  • Creekside Intermediate

    2024 · String Orchestra · CC · Varsity

    Liam Ramsey White

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Reverie — James Corigliano
    • Battle of the Bows — Chris Thomas

  • Harker Heights High School

    2024 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity

    Joshua Kroft

    Concert2SR2

    Performed with

    • Meadowlands (19383) — Folk Song/Bobrowitz
    • Sunburst (15924) — Silva

  • North Mesquite HS

    2024 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Non Varsity

    Eileen MacNaughton

    Concert1SR2

    Performed with

    • An American Hymn — Billings/Del Borgo
    • Gothic Cathedral — Compello

  • Socorro Middle School

    2024 · String Orchestra · CC · Varsity

    Aime De Anda

    Concert2SR2

    Performed with

    • Sword Dance (10029) — Arbeau/Phillips
    • Jupiter Theme from The Planets (17624) — Holst/Hash

  • Socorro Middle School

    2024 · String Orchestra · CC · Varsity

    Aime De Anda

    Concert1SR2

    Performed with

    • Sword Dance (10029) — Arbeau/Phillips
    • Jupiter Theme from The Planets (17624) — Holst/Hash

  • Lamar Middle School

    2023 · String Orchestra · CC · Varsity

    Matt Fisher

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Dragon`s Flight — Ramsey-White
    • Three Buccaneers (24172) — Griesinger

  • Laura Bush Middle School

    2023 · String Orchestra · CCC · Non Varsity

    Lilah Ma

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Dragonhunter — Meyer
    • Sword Dance (10029) — Arbeau/Phillips

  • Terry Middle School

    2023 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity

    Susie Moten

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Accents (10061) — Frost
    • Gap of Dunloe — Thomas

  • Woodlake Hills (Judson ISD)

    2023 · String Orchestra · CC · Non Varsity

    Osvaldo T Garcia

    Concert2SR2

    Performed with

    • Scottish Bobber (15900) — Clark
    • Canyon Sunset (10034) — Caponegro

  • Crockett Middle School

    2022 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity

    Brian Hairston

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Eventide — Monk Arr. by Kamuf
    • Fan Dance (19333) — Newbold

  • Rider HS

    2022 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Non Varsity

    Loy Studer

    Concert2SR1

    Performed with

    • Viva los Conquistadores! (19331) — Monday
    • Sparta (20873) — Parrish

  • Webb Middle School

    2022 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity

    Ericka Pack

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Las Mariposas Exoticas — Spata
    • Voyager — Newbold