String OrchestraGrade 4(play two mvts)Code 36735

Ancient Wonders Suite

Parrish · Carl Fischer, Inc.

Performances512022–2026

Schools46

Avg concert1.241 is best

Straight ones80%41 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 String Orchestra piece performed since 2022.

2.8%of 1,737 performances

48 of this piece vs 1,689 of everything else in the same grade and event.

Programmed most often by

Schools that have returned to this piece.

Paetow HSavg 1.03×
McCallum High Schoolavg 1.02×
Pebble Hills High Schoolavg 1.52×
Rushing Middle Schoolavg 1.02×
Alief Taylor HSavg 2.01×
Arlington High Schoolavg 2.01×
Baytown Lee HSavg 3.01×
Beck Junior Highavg 1.01×

Most often paired with

Pieces programmed alongside this one, across every recorded performance.

Fireflight — PilsnerGr 4 · avg 1.33×
Nocturne — HofeldtGr 5 · avg 1.03×
St. Paul Suite — HolstGr 5 · avg 1.03×
A Moorside Suite — HolstGr 5 · avg 1.52×
America's Cup — SilvaGr 4 · avg 1.02×
Appalachian Celebration — FaganGr 3 · avg 2.52×
Canyonland Skies — MondayGr 3 · avg 1.02×
Concerto Grosso — GianniniGr 5 · avg 1.02×

Performances

All 51 recorded performances.

Year	School	Event	Performed with	Director	Class	Concert	SR
2026	Capt. John L. Chapin High SchoolAAAAA	String Orchestra	The Kraken — Sluder Possibilities — Balmages	Sandra Herrera	Varsity	1	1
2026	Crawford High SchoolAAAA	String Orchestra	Tidal Moon — OLoughlin The Dance of Iscariot — Mosier	Donald Hale	Varsity	1	1
2026	Elsik High SchoolAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Danzas de Panama — Still Serenade for Strings — Leyden	Steve Vazquez	Non Varsity	2	1
2026	Grand Oaks High SchoolAAAAAA	String Orchestra	The Gift — Hofeldt America^s Cup (piano OPTIONAL) — Silva	Joshua High	Non Varsity	1	1
2026	Jefferson Silva High SchoolAAAAA	String Orchestra	Fantasia on a Theme from Thailand — Richard Meyer Over the Sea to Skye — Annie MacLeod/Carrie Lane Gruselle	Preston Griffith	Varsity	1	2
2026	MacArthur High SchoolAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Overture Op. 4 No. 2 (play all) — Barsanti The Dance of Iscariot — Mosier	Russell Wilson	Varsity	1	1
2026	Moe And Gene Johnson High SchoolAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Jig from St. Paul Suite — Holst Fiddle Dance — Fletcher	Erik Cavazos	Varsity	1	2
2026	Paetow HSAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Tango Loco — Burns Arabian Dreams — Newbold	Matt Tavilson	Sub Non Varsity	1	1
2026	Paetow HSAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Serenade for Strings Op 48 Serenade in C play one mvt — Tchaikovsky Haydn Cello Concerto in C major	Matt Tavilson	Varsity	1	1
2026	Rushing Middle SchoolCCC	String Orchestra	Ashokan Farewell — Ungar/Custer Ode to the Plains and Wild Horses Running (from American Serenade) — Kerr	Caitlyn Nguyen	Varsity	1	1
2026	South Grand Prairie HSAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Echelon — Griesinger Rhythmic Variations on 2 Ancient Hymns — Hanson	Briana Howland	Varsity	2	2
2026	Sprague Middle SchoolCCC	String Orchestra	North Star to Freedom — Soon Hee Newbold Sarabande (from Suite No. 4 Vol. 2) — Handel/Myers	Danielle Darrigo	Varsity	1	1
2026	West Fork HSAAAAA	String Orchestra	Concerto or Concerto Grosso (two contrasting mvts) No. 7 1. Largo and 2. Allegro — Handel Four Noveletten Op. 52 (play one mvt) No. 2 — Coleridge-Taylor	Stuart Woodard	Varsity	1	1
2025	Beck Junior HighCCC	String Orchestra	Sanseneon — Frost Impromptu for String Orchestra Op.5 — Sibelius	Barb Nelsen	Varsity	1	1
2025	Braswell High SchoolAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Willow-Wood Copse A Dreamy Waltz — Gazda Final Quest — Daniel Chisham	Nicole Laborte	Non Varsity	3	1
2025	Chaparral High School AAAAA	String Orchestra	Sinfonia in D Major — Bach J.C./ Arr. Palmer Highland Air — Whittington	Elizabeth Magee	Varsity	1	1
2025	Cypress Lakes High SchoolAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Canyonland Skies — Monday Nocturne — Hofeldt	McAdams Irubor	Varsity	1	1
2025	Dobie High SchoolAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Mock Morris — Grainger/Dackow Rhosymedre — Vaughan Williams/Foster	Angela Badon	Non Varsity	1	1
2025	ED: Economedes HSAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Overture in D Major (play mvt 1; or mvts 2 and 3) — Gluck Gymnopedie No. 1 (opt harp or piano) — Satie/Klotman	Priscilla Espinoza	Varsity	1	1
2025	Jordan High SchoolAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Concerto or Concerto Grosso (two contrasting mvts) — Handel Nocturne — Hofeldt	Kyle Davis	Sub Non Varsity	1	1
2025	Lawler MSCC	String Orchestra	St. Paul Suite (mvt 1) — Holst Nocturne — Hofeldt	Christine LaLonde	Varsity	1	1
2025	Maus Middle SchoolCC	String Orchestra	Entrance of the Queen of Sheba — HB Fisher Down by the Salley Gardens — Traditional/Palmer	Jamie Romo	Varsity	1	1
2025	McCallum High SchoolAAAAA	Full Orchestra	Romeo and Juliet Overture — Tchaikovsky/Meyer Peer Gynt Suite Selections — Grieg/Meyer	Erika Elder	Non Varsity	1	1
2025	McCallum High SchoolAAAAA	String Orchestra	Pavane for a Dead Princess — Ravel/Woolstenhulme Fireflight — Pilsner	Erika Elder	Non Varsity	1	1
2025	McKinney Boyd High SchoolAAAAAA	Full Orchestra	Genesis — Galante Austrian Peasant Dance from Symphony No. 1 Mvt. 2 — Mahler/Leidig	Sofia Velazquez	Non Varsity	1	1
2025	Nimitz High SchoolAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Fantasia on a 17th Century Tune — Richard Stephan Illusions — Robert Frost	Charles Andersen	Varsity	1	1
2025	Paetow HSAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Perpetuoso — Holmes Swan Lake Act II — Tchaikovsky	Matt Tavilson	Non Varsity	1	1
2025	Palo Duro High SchoolAAAAA	String Orchestra	Psalm — Hovhaness Such Sweet Sorrow — Woolstenhulme	Lindsay Stepien	Varsity	1	1
2025	Renner Middle SchoolCCC	String Orchestra	Prelude from Brook Green Suite — Gustav Holst When the Stars Began to Fall — Fred Allen	JaNae Taylor	Varsity	1	1
2025	South Houston High SchoolAAAAAA	String Orchestra	A Quiet Music — Douglas E. Wagner Acrobats — Richard Meyer	Julian Rivera	Varsity	2	2
2025	Tyler High SchoolAAAAA	String Orchestra	Black Knight — Edlund Dreaming — Balmages	Francisco Maia	Varsity	1	1
2025	Young Womens Leadership AcademyAAA	String Orchestra	Andante for Strings — Cacavas Sweet New Moon — Nishimura	Robert Colley	Varsity	1	1
2024	Alief Taylor HSAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Dreaming (22391) — Balmages Perseus (17708) — Newbold	Lester Lopez	Varsity	2	1
2024	Bowie High SchoolAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Adagio from Symphony No. 2 (20659) — Rachmaninoff/Longfield Concerto or Concerto Grosso (6131) in B minor op 6 no 12 Mvt 4 5 — Handel/	Jennifer Cliborn	Varsity	1	1
2024	Cinco Ranch High SchoolAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Ironwork (24184) — Allen/ Aspire (19386) — Phillips/	Oscar Vera	Sub Non Varsity	1	1
2024	Creekwood Middle SchoolCCC	String Orchestra	Sonatina In C Mvt 1 (19676) — Clementi/Christopher Canyonland Skies (19510) — Monday/	Ken Buck	Varsity	1	1
2024	Dulles High SchoolAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Romance C Major Op. 42 (16001) — Sibelius/ Americas Cup (19682) — Silva/	Peter Pomajevich	Non Varsity	1	1
2024	ED: Edinburg HSAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Por Una Cabeza — Gardel/Selby Concerto or Concerto Grosso (6131) (two contrasting mvts) — Handel	Mirelle Y Acuna	Varsity	1	1
2024	Liberty High SchoolAAAAA	String Orchestra	Firestorm — Ramsey-White Beneath the Autumn Sky (22382) — Sluder	Madison Waggerman	Sub Non Varsity	1	1
2024	Pebble Hills High SchoolAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Moorish Dance (Dance from 'Aida') — Guiseppe Verdi/Pasquale Tassone A Moorside Suite (16000) (play two contrasting mvts) — Holst	Eduardo Garcia	Varsity	2	1
2024	Pebble Hills High SchoolAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Moorish Dance (Dance from 'Aida') — Giuseppe Verdi/Pasquale Tassone A Moorside Suite (16000) (play two contrasting mvts) — Gustav Holst	Eduardo Garcia	Varsity	1	2
2024	Rushing Middle SchoolCCC	String Orchestra	Fireflight (24194) — Pilsner St. Paul Suite (6614) (play mvt 1 or 4)(Playing Mvt. 4) — Holst	Caitlyn Nguyen	Varsity	1	1
2023	Baytown Lee HSAAAAA	String Orchestra	Appalachian Celebration (20644) — Fagan Thundersnow — Katie O'hara Labrie	John L Yong	Varsity	3	3
2023	Caney Creek High SchoolAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Fireflight (24194) — Pilsner Air For Buenos Aires — Thomas	Bradley Clark	Non Varsity	2	2
2023	John Horn High SchoolAAAAAA	Full Orchestra	Wedding Day at Troldhaugen (6066) (LML features modern keys and clefs) — Grieg/Mcalister Rhosymedre (6006) — Vaughan Williams/Foster	Jamie Algood	Varsity	1	1
2023	Klein Cain High SchoolAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Snowberry — Nishimura St. Paul Suite (6614) (I) — Holst	Sundas Mohi-Truong	Non Varsity	1	1
2023	Sam Rayburn HSAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Lullaby to the Moon — Brian Balmages Perseus (17708) — Newbold	Jose Martinez	Varsity	2	1
2023	Seven Lakes High SchoolAAAAAA	String Orchestra	English Folk Song Suite (16698) (I. March II. Intermezzo) (percussion piano opt) — Vaughan-Williams/Bulla The Mighty Columbia — Butz	Sean Carlton	Sub Non Varsity	1	1
2023	Tompkins High SchoolAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Finale (from Serenade No. 9 Posthorn) (6431) — Mozart/Dackow Through the Dark Domain — Spata/	Matthew Porter	Sub Non Varsity	1	1
2022	Arlington High SchoolAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Appalachian Celebration — Gary Fagan Thunderstruck — Oloughlin	Tracie Walker	Sub Non Varsity	2	2
2022	Lubbock High SchoolAAAAA	String Orchestra	March from Second Suite (19526) — Holst/Lipton Moonglade (24180) — Arcari	Alejos Anaya	Sub Non Varsity	1	2

Capt. John L. Chapin High School
2026 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity
Sandra Herrera
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- The Kraken — Sluder
- Possibilities — Balmages
Crawford High School
2026 · String Orchestra · AAAA · Varsity
Donald Hale
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Tidal Moon — OLoughlin
- The Dance of Iscariot — Mosier
Elsik High School
2026 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity
Steve Vazquez
Concert2SR1
Performed with
- Danzas de Panama — Still
- Serenade for Strings — Leyden
Grand Oaks High School
2026 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity
Joshua High
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- The Gift — Hofeldt
- America^s Cup (piano OPTIONAL) — Silva
Jefferson Silva High School
2026 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity
Preston Griffith
Concert1SR2
Performed with
- Fantasia on a Theme from Thailand — Richard Meyer
- Over the Sea to Skye — Annie MacLeod/Carrie Lane Gruselle
MacArthur High School
2026 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity
Russell Wilson
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Overture Op. 4 No. 2 (play all) — Barsanti
- The Dance of Iscariot — Mosier
Moe And Gene Johnson High School
2026 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity
Erik Cavazos
Concert1SR2
Performed with
- Jig from St. Paul Suite — Holst
- Fiddle Dance — Fletcher
Paetow HS
2026 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity
Matt Tavilson
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Tango Loco — Burns
- Arabian Dreams — Newbold
Paetow HS
2026 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity
Matt Tavilson
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Serenade for Strings Op 48 Serenade in C play one mvt — Tchaikovsky
- Haydn Cello Concerto in C major
Rushing Middle School
2026 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity
Caitlyn Nguyen
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Ashokan Farewell — Ungar/Custer
- Ode to the Plains and Wild Horses Running (from American Serenade) — Kerr
South Grand Prairie HS
2026 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity
Briana Howland
Concert2SR2
Performed with
- Echelon — Griesinger
- Rhythmic Variations on 2 Ancient Hymns — Hanson
Sprague Middle School
2026 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity
Danielle Darrigo
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- North Star to Freedom — Soon Hee Newbold
- Sarabande (from Suite No. 4 Vol. 2) — Handel/Myers
West Fork HS
2026 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity
Stuart Woodard
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Concerto or Concerto Grosso (two contrasting mvts) No. 7 1. Largo and 2. Allegro — Handel
- Four Noveletten Op. 52 (play one mvt) No. 2 — Coleridge-Taylor
Beck Junior High
2025 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity
Barb Nelsen
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Sanseneon — Frost
- Impromptu for String Orchestra Op.5 — Sibelius
Braswell High School
2025 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity
Nicole Laborte
Concert3SR1
Performed with
- Willow-Wood Copse A Dreamy Waltz — Gazda
- Final Quest — Daniel Chisham
Chaparral High School
2025 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity
Elizabeth Magee
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Sinfonia in D Major — Bach J.C./ Arr. Palmer
- Highland Air — Whittington
Cypress Lakes High School
2025 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity
McAdams Irubor
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Canyonland Skies — Monday
- Nocturne — Hofeldt
Dobie High School
2025 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity
Angela Badon
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Mock Morris — Grainger/Dackow
- Rhosymedre — Vaughan Williams/Foster
ED: Economedes HS
2025 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity
Priscilla Espinoza
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Overture in D Major (play mvt 1; or mvts 2 and 3) — Gluck
- Gymnopedie No. 1 (opt harp or piano) — Satie/Klotman
Jordan High School
2025 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity
Kyle Davis
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Concerto or Concerto Grosso (two contrasting mvts) — Handel
- Nocturne — Hofeldt
Lawler MS
2025 · String Orchestra · CC · Varsity
Christine LaLonde
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- St. Paul Suite (mvt 1) — Holst
- Nocturne — Hofeldt
Maus Middle School
2025 · String Orchestra · CC · Varsity
Jamie Romo
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Entrance of the Queen of Sheba — HB Fisher
- Down by the Salley Gardens — Traditional/Palmer
McCallum High School
2025 · Full Orchestra · AAAAA · Non Varsity
Erika Elder
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Romeo and Juliet Overture — Tchaikovsky/Meyer
- Peer Gynt Suite Selections — Grieg/Meyer
McCallum High School
2025 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Non Varsity
Erika Elder
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Pavane for a Dead Princess — Ravel/Woolstenhulme
- Fireflight — Pilsner
McKinney Boyd High School
2025 · Full Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity
Sofia Velazquez
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Genesis — Galante
- Austrian Peasant Dance from Symphony No. 1 Mvt. 2 — Mahler/Leidig
Nimitz High School
2025 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity
Charles Andersen
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Fantasia on a 17th Century Tune — Richard Stephan
- Illusions — Robert Frost
Paetow HS
2025 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity
Matt Tavilson
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Perpetuoso — Holmes
- Swan Lake Act II — Tchaikovsky
Palo Duro High School
2025 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity
Lindsay Stepien
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Psalm — Hovhaness
- Such Sweet Sorrow — Woolstenhulme
Renner Middle School
2025 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity
JaNae Taylor
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Prelude from Brook Green Suite — Gustav Holst
- When the Stars Began to Fall — Fred Allen
South Houston High School
2025 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity
Julian Rivera
Concert2SR2
Performed with
- A Quiet Music — Douglas E. Wagner
- Acrobats — Richard Meyer
Tyler High School
2025 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity
Francisco Maia
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Black Knight — Edlund
- Dreaming — Balmages
Young Womens Leadership Academy
2025 · String Orchestra · AAA · Varsity
Robert Colley
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Andante for Strings — Cacavas
- Sweet New Moon — Nishimura
Alief Taylor HS
2024 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity
Lester Lopez
Concert2SR1
Performed with
- Dreaming (22391) — Balmages
- Perseus (17708) — Newbold
Bowie High School
2024 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity
Jennifer Cliborn
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Adagio from Symphony No. 2 (20659) — Rachmaninoff/Longfield
- Concerto or Concerto Grosso (6131) in B minor op 6 no 12 Mvt 4 5 — Handel/
Cinco Ranch High School
2024 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity
Oscar Vera
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Ironwork (24184) — Allen/
- Aspire (19386) — Phillips/
Creekwood Middle School
2024 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity
Ken Buck
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Sonatina In C Mvt 1 (19676) — Clementi/Christopher
- Canyonland Skies (19510) — Monday/
Dulles High School
2024 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity
Peter Pomajevich
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Romance C Major Op. 42 (16001) — Sibelius/
- Americas Cup (19682) — Silva/
ED: Edinburg HS
2024 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity
Mirelle Y Acuna
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Por Una Cabeza — Gardel/Selby
- Concerto or Concerto Grosso (6131) (two contrasting mvts) — Handel
Liberty High School
2024 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Sub Non Varsity
Madison Waggerman
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Firestorm — Ramsey-White
- Beneath the Autumn Sky (22382) — Sluder
Pebble Hills High School
2024 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity
Eduardo Garcia
Concert2SR1
Performed with
- Moorish Dance (Dance from 'Aida') — Guiseppe Verdi/Pasquale Tassone
- A Moorside Suite (16000) (play two contrasting mvts) — Holst
Pebble Hills High School
2024 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity
Eduardo Garcia
Concert1SR2
Performed with
- Moorish Dance (Dance from 'Aida') — Giuseppe Verdi/Pasquale Tassone
- A Moorside Suite (16000) (play two contrasting mvts) — Gustav Holst
Rushing Middle School
2024 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity
Caitlyn Nguyen
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Fireflight (24194) — Pilsner
- St. Paul Suite (6614) (play mvt 1 or 4)(Playing Mvt. 4) — Holst
Baytown Lee HS
2023 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity
John L Yong
Concert3SR3
Performed with
- Appalachian Celebration (20644) — Fagan
- Thundersnow — Katie O'hara Labrie
Caney Creek High School
2023 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity
Bradley Clark
Concert2SR2
Performed with
- Fireflight (24194) — Pilsner
- Air For Buenos Aires — Thomas
John Horn High School
2023 · Full Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity
Jamie Algood
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Wedding Day at Troldhaugen (6066) (LML features modern keys and clefs) — Grieg/Mcalister
- Rhosymedre (6006) — Vaughan Williams/Foster
Klein Cain High School
2023 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity
Sundas Mohi-Truong
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Snowberry — Nishimura
- St. Paul Suite (6614) (I) — Holst
Sam Rayburn HS
2023 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity
Jose Martinez
Concert2SR1
Performed with
- Lullaby to the Moon — Brian Balmages
- Perseus (17708) — Newbold
Seven Lakes High School
2023 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity
Sean Carlton
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- English Folk Song Suite (16698) (I. March II. Intermezzo) (percussion piano opt) — Vaughan-Williams/Bulla
- The Mighty Columbia — Butz
Tompkins High School
2023 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity
Matthew Porter
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Finale (from Serenade No. 9 Posthorn) (6431) — Mozart/Dackow
- Through the Dark Domain — Spata/
Arlington High School
2022 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity
Tracie Walker
Concert2SR2
Performed with
- Appalachian Celebration — Gary Fagan
- Thunderstruck — Oloughlin
Lubbock High School
2022 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Sub Non Varsity
Alejos Anaya
Concert1SR2
Performed with
- March from Second Suite (19526) — Holst/Lipton
- Moonglade (24180) — Arcari

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