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String OrchestraGrade 5Code 37831

The Fire Within

Balmages · FJH Music Company

Performances162022–2026
Schools15
Avg concert1.061 is best
Straight ones94%15 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 5 String Orchestra piece performed since 2022.

1.3%of 1,170 performances

15 of this piece vs 1,155 of everything else in the same grade and event.

Programmed most often by

Schools that have returned to this piece.

  • Jordan High Schoolavg 1.02×
  • College Park High Schoolavg 1.01×
  • Creekview High Schoolavg 1.01×
  • Cypress Ranch High Schoolavg 1.01×
  • Cypress Woods High Schoolavg 1.01×
  • Grand Oaks High Schoolavg 1.01×
  • John B Alexander HSavg 1.01×
  • LASA High Schoolavg 1.01×

Most often paired with

Pieces programmed alongside this one, across every recorded performance.

  • Adagio for Strings — BarberGr 5 · avg 1.01×
  • Allegro (From Concerto Grosso No. 5) — HandelGr 4 · avg 1.01×
  • Baltic Dance — MosierGr 4 · avg 1.01×
  • Capriol Suite — WarlockGr 4 · avg 1.01×
  • Concerto Grosso — GianniniGr 5 · avg 1.01×
  • Danse — Coleridge-TaylorGr 3 · avg 1.01×
  • Don Quixote, Suite for Strings and Cembalo (Don Quixote Suite) — TelemannGr 5 · avg 1.01×
  • Ein Albumblatt — WagnerGr 5 · avg 1.01×

Performances

All 16 recorded performances.

YearSchoolEventPerformed withDirectorClassConcertSR
2026Creekview High SchoolAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Holberg Suite for Strings Op. 40 (1st & 5th movements) — Grieg
  • Serenade for Strings Op. 48 (2nd movement) — Tchaikovsky
Gihae (Amy) ShinVarsity11
2026Cypress Ranch High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Octet in E Flat Major Op. 20 IV. Finale — Mendelssohn
  • Serenade fur Streichorchester Op. 22 (play one mvt) IV. Larghetto — Dvorak
Elizabeth LedfordVarsity11
2026Cypress Woods High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Concerto or Concerto Grosso Op. 6 No. 5 Largo Allegro — Handel
  • Adagio for Strings — Barber
Kristin IsaacsonVarsity11
2026Grand Oaks High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Rumpus Room — Rob Smith
  • Elegy — Jack Jarrett
Lea CiniVarsity11
2026Jordan High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Escapades — Hinds
  • Serenade for Strings Op. 20 (play one mvt) — Elgar
Sunny YamNon Varsity11
2026Memorial High SchoolAAAAAString Orchestra
  • St. Paul Suite mvt. 1 — Holst
  • Sospiri Op 70 harp OR piano REQUIRED — Elgar
Brian MillerVarsity11
2026Midland HSAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Capriol Suite (play either mvt 2 or mvt 5 plus one additional mvt) — Warlock
  • Snow Falling in Autumn — Pilsner
Caleb WilliamsVarsity11
2026Sartartia Middle SchoolCCCString Orchestra
  • Prairie Spirit — Hinds
  • Aria from Overture No 3 in D Major — BachStokowski
Heather DavisVarsity11
2025College Park High SchoolAAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Wondrous — Butz
  • Light Cavalry Overture (LML features modern keys and clefs) — von Suppe
Emmanuel CorazaVarsity11
2025John B Alexander HSAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Baltic Dance — Mosier
  • Fantasia on a 17th Century Tune — Stephan
Ray PenaVarsity11
2025Tascosa High SchoolAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Incantations — Meyer
  • Mulholland Elegy (harp REQUIRED) — Spata
Harold ScarbroughVarsity11
2024Stratford High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Danse Negre from African Suite Op. 35 No. 4 — Coleridge-Taylor/Monday
  • Ein Albumblatt (10244) — Wagner/Massena
Artan ZhuriVarsity11
2023LASA High SchoolAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Don Quixote Suite for Strings and Cembalo (Don Quixote Suite) (10238) (play two contrasting mvts) — Telemann
  • I crisantemi (6631) — Puccini/Talmi
Rachel HorvitzVarsity11
2023Wagner (Judson ISD)AAAAAString Orchestra
  • Funf Stucke (6612) (play two contrasting mvts): will play 4 and 5 — Hindemith
  • Of Glorious Plumage — Meyer
Katherine GonzalezVarsity21
2022Jordan High SchoolAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Four Noveletten Op. 52 — Coleridge-Taylor
  • Romance C Major Op. 42 (16001) — Sibelius
Kyle Davis Varsity11
2022Travis High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Concerto or Concerto Grosso (6135) (two contrasting mvts) — Telemann
  • The Enchanted Castle (from the Suite From the Middle Ages) (10170) (piano or harp required) — Glazunov/Starr
Sabrina BehrensVarsity11

  • Creekview High School

    2026 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity

    Gihae (Amy) Shin

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Holberg Suite for Strings Op. 40 (1st & 5th movements) — Grieg
    • Serenade for Strings Op. 48 (2nd movement) — Tchaikovsky

  • Cypress Ranch High School

    2026 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Elizabeth Ledford

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Octet in E Flat Major Op. 20 IV. Finale — Mendelssohn
    • Serenade fur Streichorchester Op. 22 (play one mvt) IV. Larghetto — Dvorak

  • Cypress Woods High School

    2026 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Kristin Isaacson

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Concerto or Concerto Grosso Op. 6 No. 5 Largo Allegro — Handel
    • Adagio for Strings — Barber

  • Grand Oaks High School

    2026 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Lea Cini

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Rumpus Room — Rob Smith
    • Elegy — Jack Jarrett

  • Jordan High School

    2026 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity

    Sunny Yam

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Escapades — Hinds
    • Serenade for Strings Op. 20 (play one mvt) — Elgar

  • Memorial High School

    2026 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity

    Brian Miller

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • St. Paul Suite mvt. 1 — Holst
    • Sospiri Op 70 harp OR piano REQUIRED — Elgar

  • Midland HS

    2026 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Caleb Williams

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Capriol Suite (play either mvt 2 or mvt 5 plus one additional mvt) — Warlock
    • Snow Falling in Autumn — Pilsner

  • Sartartia Middle School

    2026 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity

    Heather Davis

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Prairie Spirit — Hinds
    • Aria from Overture No 3 in D Major — BachStokowski

  • College Park High School

    2025 · Full Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Emmanuel Coraza

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Wondrous — Butz
    • Light Cavalry Overture (LML features modern keys and clefs) — von Suppe

  • John B Alexander HS

    2025 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Ray Pena

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Baltic Dance — Mosier
    • Fantasia on a 17th Century Tune — Stephan

  • Tascosa High School

    2025 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity

    Harold Scarbrough

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Incantations — Meyer
    • Mulholland Elegy (harp REQUIRED) — Spata

  • Stratford High School

    2024 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Artan Zhuri

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Danse Negre from African Suite Op. 35 No. 4 — Coleridge-Taylor/Monday
    • Ein Albumblatt (10244) — Wagner/Massena

  • LASA High School

    2023 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity

    Rachel Horvitz

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Don Quixote Suite for Strings and Cembalo (Don Quixote Suite) (10238) (play two contrasting mvts) — Telemann
    • I crisantemi (6631) — Puccini/Talmi

  • Wagner (Judson ISD)

    2023 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity

    Katherine Gonzalez

    Concert2SR1

    Performed with

    • Funf Stucke (6612) (play two contrasting mvts): will play 4 and 5 — Hindemith
    • Of Glorious Plumage — Meyer

  • Jordan High School

    2022 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity

    Kyle Davis

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Four Noveletten Op. 52 — Coleridge-Taylor
    • Romance C Major Op. 42 (16001) — Sibelius

  • Travis High School

    2022 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Sabrina Behrens

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Concerto or Concerto Grosso (6135) (two contrasting mvts) — Telemann
    • The Enchanted Castle (from the Suite From the Middle Ages) (10170) (piano or harp required) — Glazunov/Starr