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All songsGrade 2 String Orchestra list
String OrchestraGrade 2Code 37987

First Light

Silva · Excelcia

Performances182023–2026
Schools18
Avg concert1.561 is best
Straight ones50%9 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 2023.

<1%of 3,635 performances

18 of this piece vs 3,617 of everything else in the same grade and event.

Programmed most often by

Schools that have returned to this piece.

  • Bondy MSavg 1.01×
  • Brazoswood High Schoolavg 2.01×
  • Centennial High Schoolavg 1.01×
  • Cockrill Middle Schoolavg 1.01×
  • Cypress Ranch High Schoolavg 1.01×
  • Forestwood MSavg 1.01×
  • Goose Creek Memorial HSavg 2.01×
  • John Jayavg 1.01×

Most often paired with

Pieces programmed alongside this one, across every recorded performance.

  • M to the Third Power — NunezGr 3 · avg 1.52×
  • North Country Legend — WilliamsGr 3 · avg 2.02×
  • Velocity — BalmagesGr 2 · avg 1.52×
  • Ablaze — BernotasGr 2 · avg 1.01×
  • Allegro (From Concerto Grosso No. 5) — HandelGr 4 · avg 2.01×
  • Arlington Sketches — Del BorgoGr 3 · avg 1.01×
  • Blaze — DonahoeGr 2 · avg 2.01×
  • Dance of the Tumblers (From Snow Maiden) — Rimsky-KorsakovGr 2 · avg 2.01×

Performances

All 18 recorded performances.

YearSchoolEventPerformed withDirectorClassConcertSR
2026Lewisville High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • The Blacksmith — O'Loughlin
  • Force of Nature — Balmages
Mason DeLeonSub Non Varsity11
2026MacArthur Pk-8CString Orchestra
  • Mystic Voices — Blair
  • High Flying — Grant
Nathan WoodVarsity32
2026McMillen High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Sequoia — Holmes
  • M to the Third Power — Nunez
Maria RohrSub Non Varsity21
2026Webb Middle SchoolCCCString Orchestra
  • Voyager — Newbold
  • Blaze — Donahoe
Ericka PackVarsity22
2026Willowridge High SchoolAAAAString Orchestra
  • M to the Third Power — Nunez
  • Thundersnow! — Katie O'Hara Labrie
Laura BolsenVarsity11
2025Brazoswood High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Vanguard — Um
  • The Ides of March — O^Loughlin
Phillip HintzeNon Varsity22
2025Centennial High SchoolAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Spirit of Colorado — Day
  • Hunter's Moon — Spata
Devan BellSub Non Varsity11
2025Lake Jackson Intermediate SchoolCCCString Orchestra
  • Velocity — Balmages
  • North Country Legend — Williams
Darren TidwellVarsity22
2025Lowery Freshman CenterAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Ecossaise in G — Beethoven/Halferty
  • North Country Legend — Williams
Charles RobinsonSub Non Varsity21
2025Meyerland PVA OrchestraCCCString Orchestra
  • Terra Nova — Meyer
  • Rhythmos — Griesinger
Timothy MaynardNon Varsity21
2025Tascosa High SchoolAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Allegro from �Xerxes� — Handel/Selden
  • The Kraken — Sluder
Harold ScarbroughNon Varsity21
2024Bondy MSCCCString Orchestra
  • Star Dancer (6210) — Williams
  • Turbulence (22376) — Owens
Zach WeberNon Varsity11
2024Cockrill Middle SchoolCCCString Orchestra
  • Gaelic Castle — Newbold
  • Dragon Fire — Day
Corderro SalazarNon Varsity12
2024Forestwood MSCCString Orchestra
  • King's Court — Susan Day
  • Shadow Dance (10047) — Meyer
Jennifer McHenryNon Varsity11
2024Goose Creek Memorial HSAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Dance of the Tumblers (from Snow Maiden) (6321) — Rimsky-Korsakov/Dackow
  • Rise of the Phoenix — Carlos Lalonde
Nicholas McMurreyNon Varsity22
2024Morton Ranch High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Lullaby for Luca — Fin
  • Legends of Glory (20640) — Griesinger
Gabriel KatzSub Non Varsity11
2023Cypress Ranch High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • The Explorers (19678) — Sharp/
  • Velocity (19516) — Balmages/
Camilla SungSub Non Varsity11
2023John JayAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Arlington Sketches (10100) — Del Borgo
  • Ablaze (19494) — Bernotas
Heather GonzalezNon Varsity11

  • Lewisville High School

    2026 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity

    Mason DeLeon

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • The Blacksmith — O'Loughlin
    • Force of Nature — Balmages

  • MacArthur Pk-8

    2026 · String Orchestra · C · Varsity

    Nathan Wood

    Concert3SR2

    Performed with

    • Mystic Voices — Blair
    • High Flying — Grant

  • McMillen High School

    2026 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity

    Maria Rohr

    Concert2SR1

    Performed with

    • Sequoia — Holmes
    • M to the Third Power — Nunez

  • Webb Middle School

    2026 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity

    Ericka Pack

    Concert2SR2

    Performed with

    • Voyager — Newbold
    • Blaze — Donahoe

  • Willowridge High School

    2026 · String Orchestra · AAAA · Varsity

    Laura Bolsen

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • M to the Third Power — Nunez
    • Thundersnow! — Katie O'Hara Labrie

  • Brazoswood High School

    2025 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity

    Phillip Hintze

    Concert2SR2

    Performed with

    • Vanguard — Um
    • The Ides of March — O^Loughlin

  • Centennial High School

    2025 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Sub Non Varsity

    Devan Bell

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Spirit of Colorado — Day
    • Hunter's Moon — Spata

  • Lake Jackson Intermediate School

    2025 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity

    Darren Tidwell

    Concert2SR2

    Performed with

    • Velocity — Balmages
    • North Country Legend — Williams

  • Lowery Freshman Center

    2025 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity

    Charles Robinson

    Concert2SR1

    Performed with

    • Ecossaise in G — Beethoven/Halferty
    • North Country Legend — Williams

  • Meyerland PVA Orchestra

    2025 · String Orchestra · CCC · Non Varsity

    Timothy Maynard

    Concert2SR1

    Performed with

    • Terra Nova — Meyer
    • Rhythmos — Griesinger

  • Tascosa High School

    2025 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Non Varsity

    Harold Scarbrough

    Concert2SR1

    Performed with

    • Allegro from �Xerxes� — Handel/Selden
    • The Kraken — Sluder

  • Bondy MS

    2024 · String Orchestra · CCC · Non Varsity

    Zach Weber

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Star Dancer (6210) — Williams
    • Turbulence (22376) — Owens

  • Cockrill Middle School

    2024 · String Orchestra · CCC · Non Varsity

    Corderro Salazar

    Concert1SR2

    Performed with

    • Gaelic Castle — Newbold
    • Dragon Fire — Day

  • Forestwood MS

    2024 · String Orchestra · CC · Non Varsity

    Jennifer McHenry

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • King's Court — Susan Day
    • Shadow Dance (10047) — Meyer

  • Goose Creek Memorial HS

    2024 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Non Varsity

    Nicholas McMurrey

    Concert2SR2

    Performed with

    • Dance of the Tumblers (from Snow Maiden) (6321) — Rimsky-Korsakov/Dackow
    • Rise of the Phoenix — Carlos Lalonde

  • Morton Ranch High School

    2024 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity

    Gabriel Katz

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Lullaby for Luca — Fin
    • Legends of Glory (20640) — Griesinger

  • Cypress Ranch High School

    2023 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity

    Camilla Sung

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • The Explorers (19678) — Sharp/
    • Velocity (19516) — Balmages/

  • John Jay

    2023 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity

    Heather Gonzalez

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Arlington Sketches (10100) — Del Borgo
    • Ablaze (19494) — Bernotas