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All songsGrade 2 String Orchestra list
String OrchestraGrade 2Code 37993

Orchid

Nishimura · Highland/Etling

Performances282023–2026
Schools28
Avg concert1.251 is best
Straight ones82%23 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

28 of this piece vs 3,607 of everything else in the same grade and event.

Programmed most often by

Schools that have returned to this piece.

  • Autumn Ridge MSavg 1.01×
  • Barnett Jr. High Schoolavg 1.01×
  • Bel Air High Schoolavg 3.01×
  • Bridgeland High Schoolavg 1.01×
  • Clements High Schoolavg 1.01×
  • Comal Davenport HSavg 3.01×
  • Creek Valley MSavg 1.01×
  • Cypress Falls High Schoolavg 1.01×

Most often paired with

Pieces programmed alongside this one, across every recorded performance.

  • Contrasts in e Minor — FeeseGr 3 · avg 1.33×
  • Vanguard Overture — StephanGr 3 · avg 1.03×
  • Firestorm — Ramsey-WhiteGr 3 · avg 1.02×
  • Ocean Storm — VivaldiGr 3 · avg 1.02×
  • Ablaze — BernotasGr 2 · avg 1.01×
  • Allegro in D Major — VivaldiGr 3 · avg 1.01×
  • America's Cup — SilvaGr 4 · avg 1.01×
  • Andante and Allegro — TartiniGr 3 · avg 1.01×

Performances

All 28 recorded performances.

YearSchoolEventPerformed withDirectorClassConcertSR
2026Autumn Ridge MSCCCString Orchestra
  • Small Overture — Bob Mathews
  • Eat My (Rosin) Dust — Brian Balmages
Adrian Fabio MartinezVarsity11
2026Barnett Jr. High SchoolCCString Orchestra
  • Vanguard Overture — Stephan
  • Wood Splitter Fanfare — Balmages
Kaitlyn KrohmerVarsity11
2026Comal Davenport HSAAAAString Orchestra
  • Avatar — Spata
  • Blaze — Donahoe
Angel RaygozaNon Varsity32
2026Creek Valley MSCCString Orchestra
  • Prelude in G Minor — Rachmaninoff/Otto
  • Vanguard Overture — Stephan
Michelle KongVarsity11
2026Hill Country Middle SchoolCCString Orchestra
  • North Country Legend — Williams
  • Legends of Glory — Griesinger
Jeni BerecekVarsity11
2026Paschal High SchoolAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Butterflies At Night — Campbell
  • Storm the Castle — Kirt Mosier
Christine GlassNon Varsity11
2026Plano Senior High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Saison de Cordes — Feese
  • Intensity — O^Loughlin
April KondratSub Non Varsity21
2026Rogers Middle SchoolCCCString Orchestra
  • Firestorm — Ramsey-White
  • Suite from Carmen (play two mvts) — Bizet/McCashin
Jonathan GonzalezVarsity11
2026Sonia Sotomayor High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Echelon — Griesinger
  • Storm the Gates — Silva
Mariah RamirezNon Varsity11
2026Tomball Memorial High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Contrasts in e minor — Francis Feese
  • Fireflight — Chris Pilsner
Peter C. JagdeoSub Non Varsity11
2026Veterans Memorial HSAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Concerto or Concerto Grosso (two contrasting mvts) — Vivaldi
  • Dance Suite (play two mvts) — Mozart/Johnson
Brandon LoweVarsity11
2026Westlake High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Fantasy on American Themes — Bryant
  • Force of Nature — Balmages
Josue MartinezSub Non Varsity11
2025Bridgeland High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Suite for Strings Mvt. VI — Janacek
  • Brook Green Suite Mvt. III — Holst
Seth FreemanNon Varsity11
2025Clements High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Serenade for Strings Op. 6 (play one mvt) — Suk
  • America^s Cup — Silva
Sally KirkNon Varsity11
2025Northwest High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Andante and Allegro — Tartini/Clinesmith
  • Vanguard Overture — Stephan
Aaron GemoetsNon Varsity11
2025Thornton Middle SchoolCCCString Orchestra
  • Gauntlet — Spata
  • Contrasts in e minor — Feese
Benjamin PetreeVarsity21
2024Bel Air High SchoolAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Flight (19496) — Day
  • Boreas — Todd Parrish
Cynthia MaganaNon Varsity32
2024Cypress Falls High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Prelude and Fugue (from The Well-Tempered Clavier) (6496) — Bach/Del Borgo
  • St. Paul Suite (6614) (play mvt 1 or 4) (Mvt. 4) — Holst
John RicarteVarsity11
2024Evans Middle SchoolCCString Orchestra
  • Portal Gates — Clark
  • Minor Altercations — Granata
Justyn StineVarsity11
2024First Colony Middle SchoolCCCString Orchestra
  • La Bruja — Jorge Vargas
  • Firestorm — Ramsey-White/
Anne ArcherVarsity11
2024Foster High SchoolAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Classic Sinfonia — Del Borgo
  • Ablaze — Bernotas
Kathy Y RileyNon Varsity11
2024Frisco High SchoolAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Ocean Storm (10143) — Vivaldi/Fritz
  • Barocca (10091) — Atwell
Julie DanielsNon Varsity11
2024Martin High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Serenade for Strings movement 1 — Elgar
  • Reels and Reverie — Silva
Sammy BranchNon Varsity11
2024McCullough Junior HighCCCString Orchestra
  • Bavarian Rhapsody — David Shaffer
  • Winter Solstice — Todd Parrish
Estefanie OrtizNon Varsity11
2024Otto MSCCCString Orchestra
  • Ocean Storm — Vivaldi/Fritz
  • Arabian Dreams — Newbold
Brandie PhillipsVarsity11
2024Pieper HSAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Allegro in D Major (6482) — Vivaldi/Frackenpohl
  • Shanghai Hornpipe — Keith Sharp
Richard HelsleyNon Varsity11
2024Wylie High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • The Dance of Iscariot — Mosier
  • Farandole — Bizet Isaac
Brian CoatneySub Non Varsity21
2023Travis High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Contrasts in e minor (6388) — Feese
  • Velocity (19516) — Balmages
Sabrina BehrensSub Non Varsity11

  • Autumn Ridge MS

    2026 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity

    Adrian Fabio Martinez

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Small Overture — Bob Mathews
    • Eat My (Rosin) Dust — Brian Balmages

  • Barnett Jr. High School

    2026 · String Orchestra · CC · Varsity

    Kaitlyn Krohmer

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Vanguard Overture — Stephan
    • Wood Splitter Fanfare — Balmages

  • Comal Davenport HS

    2026 · String Orchestra · AAAA · Non Varsity

    Angel Raygoza

    Concert3SR2

    Performed with

    • Avatar — Spata
    • Blaze — Donahoe

  • Creek Valley MS

    2026 · String Orchestra · CC · Varsity

    Michelle Kong

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Prelude in G Minor — Rachmaninoff/Otto
    • Vanguard Overture — Stephan

  • Hill Country Middle School

    2026 · String Orchestra · CC · Varsity

    Jeni Berecek

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • North Country Legend — Williams
    • Legends of Glory — Griesinger

  • Paschal High School

    2026 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Non Varsity

    Christine Glass

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Butterflies At Night — Campbell
    • Storm the Castle — Kirt Mosier

  • Plano Senior High School

    2026 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity

    April Kondrat

    Concert2SR1

    Performed with

    • Saison de Cordes — Feese
    • Intensity — O^Loughlin

  • Rogers Middle School

    2026 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity

    Jonathan Gonzalez

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Firestorm — Ramsey-White
    • Suite from Carmen (play two mvts) — Bizet/McCashin

  • Sonia Sotomayor High School

    2026 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity

    Mariah Ramirez

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Echelon — Griesinger
    • Storm the Gates — Silva

  • Tomball Memorial High School

    2026 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity

    Peter C. Jagdeo

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Contrasts in e minor — Francis Feese
    • Fireflight — Chris Pilsner

  • Veterans Memorial HS

    2026 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity

    Brandon Lowe

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Concerto or Concerto Grosso (two contrasting mvts) — Vivaldi
    • Dance Suite (play two mvts) — Mozart/Johnson

  • Westlake High School

    2026 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity

    Josue Martinez

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Fantasy on American Themes — Bryant
    • Force of Nature — Balmages

  • Bridgeland High School

    2025 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity

    Seth Freeman

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Suite for Strings Mvt. VI — Janacek
    • Brook Green Suite Mvt. III — Holst

  • Clements High School

    2025 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity

    Sally Kirk

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Serenade for Strings Op. 6 (play one mvt) — Suk
    • America^s Cup — Silva

  • Northwest High School

    2025 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity

    Aaron Gemoets

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Andante and Allegro — Tartini/Clinesmith
    • Vanguard Overture — Stephan

  • Thornton Middle School

    2025 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity

    Benjamin Petree

    Concert2SR1

    Performed with

    • Gauntlet — Spata
    • Contrasts in e minor — Feese

  • Bel Air High School

    2024 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Non Varsity

    Cynthia Magana

    Concert3SR2

    Performed with

    • Flight (19496) — Day
    • Boreas — Todd Parrish

  • Cypress Falls High School

    2024 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    John Ricarte

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Prelude and Fugue (from The Well-Tempered Clavier) (6496) — Bach/Del Borgo
    • St. Paul Suite (6614) (play mvt 1 or 4) (Mvt. 4) — Holst

  • Evans Middle School

    2024 · String Orchestra · CC · Varsity

    Justyn Stine

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Portal Gates — Clark
    • Minor Altercations — Granata

  • First Colony Middle School

    2024 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity

    Anne Archer

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • La Bruja — Jorge Vargas
    • Firestorm — Ramsey-White/

  • Foster High School

    2024 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Non Varsity

    Kathy Y Riley

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Classic Sinfonia — Del Borgo
    • Ablaze — Bernotas

  • Frisco High School

    2024 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Non Varsity

    Julie Daniels

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Ocean Storm (10143) — Vivaldi/Fritz
    • Barocca (10091) — Atwell

  • Martin High School

    2024 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity

    Sammy Branch

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Serenade for Strings movement 1 — Elgar
    • Reels and Reverie — Silva

  • McCullough Junior High

    2024 · String Orchestra · CCC · Non Varsity

    Estefanie Ortiz

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Bavarian Rhapsody — David Shaffer
    • Winter Solstice — Todd Parrish

  • Otto MS

    2024 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity

    Brandie Phillips

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Ocean Storm — Vivaldi/Fritz
    • Arabian Dreams — Newbold

  • Pieper HS

    2024 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Non Varsity

    Richard Helsley

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Allegro in D Major (6482) — Vivaldi/Frackenpohl
    • Shanghai Hornpipe — Keith Sharp

  • Wylie High School

    2024 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity

    Brian Coatney

    Concert2SR1

    Performed with

    • The Dance of Iscariot — Mosier
    • Farandole — Bizet Isaac

  • Travis High School

    2023 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity

    Sabrina Behrens

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Contrasts in e minor (6388) — Feese
    • Velocity (19516) — Balmages