String OrchestraGrade 3Code 36730

Momentum

Longfield · FJH Music Company

Performances512005–2026

Schools47

Avg concert1.511 is best

Straight ones57%29 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 2005.

<1%of 11,379 performances

51 of this piece vs 11,328 of everything else in the same grade and event.

Programmed most often by

Schools that have returned to this piece.

Martin High Schoolavg 1.52×
McNiel MSavg 1.02×
Shackelford Junior Highavg 1.02×
Temple High Schoolavg 2.02×
Allen High Schoolavg 1.01×
Arlington High Schoolavg 2.01×
Arnold Middle Schoolavg 1.01×
Baytown Lee HSavg 3.01×

Most often paired with

Pieces programmed alongside this one, across every recorded performance.

Las Mariposas Exoticas — SpataGr 2 · avg 1.54×
A Modal Festival — MarshGr 2 · avg 1.73×
Appalachian Sunrise — GazdaGr 2 · avg 2.03×
Aspen Glow — DayGr 2 · avg 1.03×
Gauntlet — SpataGr 3 · avg 1.73×
Vanguard Overture — StephanGr 3 · avg 1.03×
An English Folksong — McquilkinGr 2 · avg 1.52×
Cello Rondo — DanielsGr 2 · avg 1.52×

Performances

All 51 recorded performances.

Year	School	Event	Performed with	Director	Class	Concert	SR
2026	Bleyl Middle SchoolCCC	String Orchestra	Air and Caprice — Clark Dorian Variations — Williams	Matthew Payne	Varsity	2	2
2026	Clint Small Middle SchoolCCC	String Orchestra	Appalachian Sunrise — Gazda A Modal Festival — Marsh	Veronica Espinosa	Varsity	1	1
2026	Cypress Ranch High SchoolAAAAAA	String Orchestra	A Streak of Light — Griesinger Spring Breezes — Anon. or Trad./Meyer	Camilla Sung	Sub Non Varsity	1	1
2026	JOHN B ALEXANDER HSAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Blaze — Donahoe Terra Nova — Meyer	Arturo Guerrero	Non Varsity	1	1
2026	North Garland HSAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Adventure — Ramsey-White Tidal Moon — O^Loughlin	Roy Enriquez	Sub Non Varsity	1	1
2026	Rider Middle SchoolCCC	String Orchestra	Toccata — Frescobaldi/Beeman Aspen Glow — Day	Jonathan Llewellyn	Varsity	1	1
2025	Baytown Lee HSAAAAA	String Orchestra	Songbird — Nishimura Gauntlet — Spata	John L Yong	Varsity	3	3
2025	Belton High SchoolAAAAA	String Orchestra	Intensity — O'Loughin Appalachian Sunrise — Gazda	Preston Patterson	Non Varsity	2	2
2025	Bowie High SchoolAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Nimrod — Elgar/Bender Hungarian Dance No. 5 — Brahms/Isaac	Wendy Anuwe	Non Varsity	2	1
2025	Cigarroa MSCCC	String Orchestra	Midnight Tango — Pordon A Shaker Hymn — O^Reilly	Carlos Alvarado Jr	Varsity	1	1
2025	Creekside IntermediateCC	String Orchestra	Gauntlet — Spata Serenity — Tippette	Liam Ramsey White	Varsity	1	1
2025	Ranchview High SchoolAAAA	String Orchestra	The Explorers — Sharp Dos Fuegos — Sieving	Meredith Wilder	Non Varsity	1	1
2024	Arnold Middle SchoolCCC	String Orchestra	Avatar (15925) — Spata Yunnan Puzzle Tune (17633) — Anon. or Trad./Wang	JANIS GARCIA	Varsity	1	2
2024	Berkner High SchoolAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Star Dancer (6210) — Williams Yorktown (20645) — Parrish	Melody Stevens	Sub Non Varsity	2	2
2024	Caprock High SchoolAAAAA	String Orchestra	Fan Dance (19333) (piano opt) — Newbold Valkyrie — Ramsey-White	Danica Ahedo	Sub Non Varsity	2	2
2024	Conroe High SchoolAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Westminster Prelude and Fugue (6198) — Shaffer Poor Wayfaring Stranger — Fenske	Justin Hensley	Non Varsity	2	1
2024	Deer Park HS-SouthAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Fiddling A-Round (6150) — Caponegro Intrada (20866) — Balmages	John Law	Sub Non Varsity	1	2
2024	Jasper High SchoolAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Sinfonia in D Major — Bach J.c./Palmer Song for UhmMa — Han	Matthew Moreno	Sub Non Varsity	2	2
2024	Mesquite HSAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Dance Diabolique (6470) — Spears Farewell for a friend — Day	Carla Rodriguez	Non Varsity	2	2
2023	JB Alexander HSAAAAAA	String Orchestra	SPARTACUS — Balmages Warrior Legacy (18419) — Newbold	Ray Pena	Non Varsity	2	2
2023	Martin High SchoolAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Small Overture (15948) — Mathews/ Legends of Glory (20640) — Griesinger/	Katrina Escovedo	Sub Non Varsity	1	1
2022	Arlington High SchoolAAAAAA	String Orchestra	The Blacksmith (17690) — Anon. or Trad./Oloughlin String Chatter (15939) — Daniels	Sandra M. Mour	Non Varsity	2	1
2022	Blalack Middle SchoolCCC	String Orchestra	An English Folksong (6297) — Mcquilkin A Modal Festival (6291) — Marsh	Kendall Jones	Varsity	2	1
2022	Grand Lakes Junior HighCCC	String Orchestra	Country Wedding (from The Mouldau) (10077) — Smetana/Dackow When Johnny Comes Marching Home (6339) — Anon. or Trad./Stephan	Jordan Sheffield	Varsity	1	1
2022	Waco ISD CombinedAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Pomp and Circumstance — Elgar/Caponegro Las Mariposas Exoticas (10080) — Spata	Eric Wolf	Non Varsity	3	2
2022	York Junior High School CCC	String Orchestra	Epic — Clark Be Thou My Vision — Anon. or Trad / Arr. by Frost	Nicholas Leh Baker	Non Varsity	1	1
2020	Williams Middle SchoolCCC	String Orchestra	Aspen Glow (19337) — Day Orpheus in the Underworld Finale (6310) — Offenbach/Dackow	Williams Middle School	Varsity	1	1
2019	McNiel MSCCC	String Orchestra	Country Wedding (from The Mouldau) — Smetana/Dackow The Olive Tree — Stein/Gazda	Anita Marquardt	Varsity	1	1
2018	DeWitt Perry Middle SchoolCCC	String Orchestra	Out of the Winter — Clark Las Mariposas Exoticas — Spata	Eric Chui	Varsity	1	2
2018	Shackelford Junior HighCCC	String Orchestra	Fantasy on American Themes — Bryant Las Mariposas Exoticas — Spata	Kathy Patterson	Varsity	1	1
2017	Temple High SchoolAAAAA	String Orchestra	Fantasia on a Theme from Thailand (Pong Lang Dance) — Meyer/ Kyrie Eleison — Anon. or Trad./Conley	James E. Flowers II	Non Varsity	1	1
2016	Ereckson Middle SchoolCCC	String Orchestra	The Ides of March — O'loughlin/ Aspen Glow — Day/	Hannah Hong	Non Varsity	1	1
2016	McNiel MSCCC	String Orchestra	Allegro (from Concerto Grosso Op. 6 No. 1) — Handel/Dackow Midnight Tango — Pordon/	Anita Marquardt	Varsity	1	1
2015	Deer Park High SchoolAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Barocca — Atwell/ Air and Dance (play one) — Daniels/	John Law	Non Varsity	1	1
2015	Shackelford Junior HighCCC	String Orchestra	Las Mariposas Exoticas — Doug Spata M to the Third Power — Carold Nunez	Kathy Patterson	Varsity	1	2
2012	Driscoll MSCCC	String Orchestra	Concerto in D (play two mvts) — Vivaldi/Higgins Cello Rondo — Daniels/	Stephanie Vargas	Varsity	2	1
2012	Sartartia Middle SchoolCCC	String Orchestra	Allegro (from Concerto for Two Trumpets) — Vivaldi/Phillips Dragonhunter — Meyer/	Ann Victor	Sub Non Varsity	1	1
2012	Shepton High SchoolAAAAA	String Orchestra	Theme and Variations — Bryant Kaleidoscope — Missal	Joshua Thompson	Sub Non Varsity	2	1
2012	Ulrich IntermediateCC	String Orchestra	Allegro in D Major — Vivaldi/Frackenpohl An English Folksong — Mcquilkin/	Marcelle Martin	Varsity	1	1
2011	Kingwood HSAAAAA	String Orchestra	Fantasy on American Themes — Bryant Cello Rondo — Daniels	Christopher R. Reidlinger	Sub Non Varsity	1	1
2010	Clear Lake High SchoolAAAAA	String Orchestra	Vanguard Overture — Stephan An Irish Air — Mcquilkin	Bryan Buffaloe	Sub Non Varsity	1	2
2009	Deer Park HSAAAAA	String Orchestra	Gauntlet — Spata Reverie for String Orchestra — Day	Guy Harrison	Non Varsity	1	1
2009	Martin High SchoolAAAAA	String Orchestra	Modus a 4 — Atwell Pyramids — Frost	Jennifer Lemin	Sub Non Varsity	2	2
2009	Travis Middle SchoolCC	String Orchestra	Selections (from the Fireworks Music) (play Minuet) — Handel/Frost Fanfare and Coronation — Meyer	Wilma Schiller	Varsity	2	2
2009	Vanston MSCCC	String Orchestra	Salisbury Overture — Mcquilkin Fanfare and Coronation — Meyer	Kara Taeger	Varsity	2	2
2008	Moorhead Junior High SchoolCCC	String Orchestra	The Gypsy Rover — Del Borgo Appalachian Sunrise — Gazda	Joseph Howell	Varsity	3	3
2007	Lowery Freshman CenterAAAAA	String Orchestra	Vanguard Overture — Stephan Spring Breezes Folk Song from Taiwan (harp or piano required) — Meyer	Gary Needham	Non Varsity	1	2
2006	Allen High SchoolAAAAA	String Orchestra	Vanguard Overture — Stephan Rondo from Sonatina in B Op.151 — Diabelli/Siennicki	David DeVoto	Non Varsity	1	1
2006	Midway High SchoolAAAA	String Orchestra	A Modal Festival — Marsh Colorado Suite Mvt. II — Feese	M. Stringer/ B. Williams	Non Varsity	2	1
2005	Clark High SchoolAAAAA	String Orchestra	Sinfonia in D (play mvt 1) — Stamitz/Green Andante Festivo — Sibelius	Andrew Goins	Sub Non Varsity	2	1
2005	Temple High SchoolAAAAA	String Orchestra	Rhosymedre — Vaughan Williams/Foster Contrasts in e minor — Feese	James E. Flowers II	Non Varsity	3	2

Bleyl Middle School
2026 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity
Matthew Payne
Concert2SR2
Performed with
- Air and Caprice — Clark
- Dorian Variations — Williams
Clint Small Middle School
2026 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity
Veronica Espinosa
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Appalachian Sunrise — Gazda
- A Modal Festival — Marsh
Cypress Ranch High School
2026 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity
Camilla Sung
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- A Streak of Light — Griesinger
- Spring Breezes — Anon. or Trad./Meyer
JOHN B ALEXANDER HS
2026 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity
Arturo Guerrero
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Blaze — Donahoe
- Terra Nova — Meyer
North Garland HS
2026 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity
Roy Enriquez
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Adventure — Ramsey-White
- Tidal Moon — O^Loughlin
Rider Middle School
2026 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity
Jonathan Llewellyn
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Toccata — Frescobaldi/Beeman
- Aspen Glow — Day
Baytown Lee HS
2025 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity
John L Yong
Concert3SR3
Performed with
- Songbird — Nishimura
- Gauntlet — Spata
Belton High School
2025 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Non Varsity
Preston Patterson
Concert2SR2
Performed with
- Intensity — O'Loughin
- Appalachian Sunrise — Gazda
Bowie High School
2025 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity
Wendy Anuwe
Concert2SR1
Performed with
- Nimrod — Elgar/Bender
- Hungarian Dance No. 5 — Brahms/Isaac
Cigarroa MS
2025 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity
Carlos Alvarado Jr
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Midnight Tango — Pordon
- A Shaker Hymn — O^Reilly
Creekside Intermediate
2025 · String Orchestra · CC · Varsity
Liam Ramsey White
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Gauntlet — Spata
- Serenity — Tippette
Ranchview High School
2025 · String Orchestra · AAAA · Non Varsity
Meredith Wilder
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- The Explorers — Sharp
- Dos Fuegos — Sieving
Arnold Middle School
2024 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity
JANIS GARCIA
Concert1SR2
Performed with
- Avatar (15925) — Spata
- Yunnan Puzzle Tune (17633) — Anon. or Trad./Wang
Berkner High School
2024 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity
Melody Stevens
Concert2SR2
Performed with
- Star Dancer (6210) — Williams
- Yorktown (20645) — Parrish
Caprock High School
2024 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Sub Non Varsity
Danica Ahedo
Concert2SR2
Performed with
- Fan Dance (19333) (piano opt) — Newbold
- Valkyrie — Ramsey-White
Conroe High School
2024 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity
Justin Hensley
Concert2SR1
Performed with
- Westminster Prelude and Fugue (6198) — Shaffer
- Poor Wayfaring Stranger — Fenske
Deer Park HS-South
2024 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity
John Law
Concert1SR2
Performed with
- Fiddling A-Round (6150) — Caponegro
- Intrada (20866) — Balmages
Jasper High School
2024 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity
Matthew Moreno
Concert2SR2
Performed with
- Sinfonia in D Major — Bach J.c./Palmer
- Song for UhmMa — Han
Mesquite HS
2024 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity
Carla Rodriguez
Concert2SR2
Performed with
- Dance Diabolique (6470) — Spears
- Farewell for a friend — Day
JB Alexander HS
2023 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity
Ray Pena
Concert2SR2
Performed with
- SPARTACUS — Balmages
- Warrior Legacy (18419) — Newbold
Martin High School
2023 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity
Katrina Escovedo
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Small Overture (15948) — Mathews/
- Legends of Glory (20640) — Griesinger/
Arlington High School
2022 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity
Sandra M. Mour
Concert2SR1
Performed with
- The Blacksmith (17690) — Anon. or Trad./Oloughlin
- String Chatter (15939) — Daniels
Blalack Middle School
2022 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity
Kendall Jones
Concert2SR1
Performed with
- An English Folksong (6297) — Mcquilkin
- A Modal Festival (6291) — Marsh
Grand Lakes Junior High
2022 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity
Jordan Sheffield
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Country Wedding (from The Mouldau) (10077) — Smetana/Dackow
- When Johnny Comes Marching Home (6339) — Anon. or Trad./Stephan
Waco ISD Combined
2022 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity
Eric Wolf
Concert3SR2
Performed with
- Pomp and Circumstance — Elgar/Caponegro
- Las Mariposas Exoticas (10080) — Spata
York Junior High School
2022 · String Orchestra · CCC · Non Varsity
Nicholas Leh Baker
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Epic — Clark
- Be Thou My Vision — Anon. or Trad / Arr. by Frost
Williams Middle School
2020 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity
Williams Middle School
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Aspen Glow (19337) — Day
- Orpheus in the Underworld Finale (6310) — Offenbach/Dackow
McNiel MS
2019 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity
Anita Marquardt
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Country Wedding (from The Mouldau) — Smetana/Dackow
- The Olive Tree — Stein/Gazda
DeWitt Perry Middle School
2018 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity
Eric Chui
Concert1SR2
Performed with
- Out of the Winter — Clark
- Las Mariposas Exoticas — Spata
Shackelford Junior High
2018 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity
Kathy Patterson
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Fantasy on American Themes — Bryant
- Las Mariposas Exoticas — Spata
Temple High School
2017 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Non Varsity
James E. Flowers II
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Fantasia on a Theme from Thailand (Pong Lang Dance) — Meyer/
- Kyrie Eleison — Anon. or Trad./Conley
Ereckson Middle School
2016 · String Orchestra · CCC · Non Varsity
Hannah Hong
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- The Ides of March — O'loughlin/
- Aspen Glow — Day/
McNiel MS
2016 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity
Anita Marquardt
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Allegro (from Concerto Grosso Op. 6 No. 1) — Handel/Dackow
- Midnight Tango — Pordon/
Deer Park High School
2015 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity
John Law
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Barocca — Atwell/
- Air and Dance (play one) — Daniels/
Shackelford Junior High
2015 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity
Kathy Patterson
Concert1SR2
Performed with
- Las Mariposas Exoticas — Doug Spata
- M to the Third Power — Carold Nunez
Driscoll MS
2012 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity
Stephanie Vargas
Concert2SR1
Performed with
- Concerto in D (play two mvts) — Vivaldi/Higgins
- Cello Rondo — Daniels/
Sartartia Middle School
2012 · String Orchestra · CCC · Sub Non Varsity
Ann Victor
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Allegro (from Concerto for Two Trumpets) — Vivaldi/Phillips
- Dragonhunter — Meyer/
Shepton High School
2012 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Sub Non Varsity
Joshua Thompson
Concert2SR1
Performed with
- Theme and Variations — Bryant
- Kaleidoscope — Missal
Ulrich Intermediate
2012 · String Orchestra · CC · Varsity
Marcelle Martin
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Allegro in D Major — Vivaldi/Frackenpohl
- An English Folksong — Mcquilkin/
Kingwood HS
2011 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Sub Non Varsity
Christopher R. Reidlinger
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Fantasy on American Themes — Bryant
- Cello Rondo — Daniels
Clear Lake High School
2010 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Sub Non Varsity
Bryan Buffaloe
Concert1SR2
Performed with
- Vanguard Overture — Stephan
- An Irish Air — Mcquilkin
Deer Park HS
2009 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Non Varsity
Guy Harrison
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Gauntlet — Spata
- Reverie for String Orchestra — Day
Martin High School
2009 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Sub Non Varsity
Jennifer Lemin
Concert2SR2
Performed with
- Modus a 4 — Atwell
- Pyramids — Frost
Travis Middle School
2009 · String Orchestra · CC · Varsity
Wilma Schiller
Concert2SR2
Performed with
- Selections (from the Fireworks Music) (play Minuet) — Handel/Frost
- Fanfare and Coronation — Meyer
Vanston MS
2009 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity
Kara Taeger
Concert2SR2
Performed with
- Salisbury Overture — Mcquilkin
- Fanfare and Coronation — Meyer
Moorhead Junior High School
2008 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity
Joseph Howell
Concert3SR3
Performed with
- The Gypsy Rover — Del Borgo
- Appalachian Sunrise — Gazda
Lowery Freshman Center
2007 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Non Varsity
Gary Needham
Concert1SR2
Performed with
- Vanguard Overture — Stephan
- Spring Breezes Folk Song from Taiwan (harp or piano required) — Meyer
Allen High School
2006 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Non Varsity
David DeVoto
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Vanguard Overture — Stephan
- Rondo from Sonatina in B Op.151 — Diabelli/Siennicki
Midway High School
2006 · String Orchestra · AAAA · Non Varsity
M. Stringer/ B. Williams
Concert2SR1
Performed with
- A Modal Festival — Marsh
- Colorado Suite Mvt. II — Feese
Clark High School
2005 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Sub Non Varsity
Andrew Goins
Concert2SR1
Performed with
- Sinfonia in D (play mvt 1) — Stamitz/Green
- Andante Festivo — Sibelius
Temple High School
2005 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Non Varsity
James E. Flowers II
Concert3SR2
Performed with
- Rhosymedre — Vaughan Williams/Foster
- Contrasts in e minor — Feese

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