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All songsGrade 4 String Orchestra list
String OrchestraGrade 4(opt percussion)Code 38012

Visions of the Sky

Sims · FJH Music Company

Performances202023–2026
Schools20
Avg concert1.051 is best
Straight ones95%19 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 2023.

1.3%of 1,417 performances

19 of this piece vs 1,398 of everything else in the same grade and event.

Programmed most often by

Schools that have returned to this piece.

  • Alamo Heights HSavg 1.01×
  • Byron Nelson High Schoolavg 1.01×
  • Carver HSavg 1.01×
  • EL Paso High Schoolavg 1.01×
  • Flower Mound High Schoolavg 1.01×
  • Georgetown High Schoolavg 2.01×
  • Johnson HSavg 1.01×
  • League City Intermediateavg 1.01×

Most often paired with

Pieces programmed alongside this one, across every recorded performance.

  • St. Paul Suite — HolstGr 5 · avg 1.03×
  • Firestorm — Ramsey-WhiteGr 3 · avg 1.02×
  • Acrobats — MeyerGr 5 · avg 1.01×
  • Andante Festivo — SibeliusGr 3 · avg 1.01×
  • Appalachian Sunrise — GazdaGr 2 · avg 1.01×
  • Bacchanale — Ramsey-WhiteGr 3 · avg 1.01×
  • Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 — BachGr 5 · avg 1.01×
  • Cathode Rays — GelferGr 3 · avg 1.01×

Performances

All 20 recorded performances.

YearSchoolEventPerformed withDirectorClassConcertSR
2026Byron Nelson High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Down by the Salley Gardens — Traditional/Palmer
  • Fantasia on a Theme from Thailand (Pong Lang Dance) — Meyer
Gary KellerNon Varsity11
2026Carver HSAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Andante Festivo (opt percussion) — Sibelius
  • Concerto or Concerto Grosso (two contrasting mvts): Concerto for Two Violins in d minor; II. Largo ma non tanto I. Vivace — Bach J.S.
Grace LewisVarsity12
2025Alamo Heights HSAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Concerto Grosso No. 1 Op. 6 Movements 1 and 2 — Handel
  • The Gift — Hofeldt
Carlos QuirozSub Non Varsity11
2025Flower Mound High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Russian Sailors' Dance — Gilere/Caponegro
  • 'Summer' from the Four Seasons (First Movement) — Vivaldi/McBrien
Stephen ClinkSub Non Varsity11
2025Johnson HSAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Fidelio Overture — Beethoven/arr. Parrish
  • Firestorm — Liam Ramsey-White
Todd ParrishNon Varsity11
2025League City IntermediateCCCString Orchestra
  • English Rondo — Hart
  • Poor Wayfaring Stranger — Fenske
Sara NeumanVarsity11
2025Marcus High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 (play mvt. 3) — Bach/Jasinski
  • Largo (from The New World Symphony) — Dvorak/Hall
Allison WashlerNon Varsity11
2025North Side High SchoolAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Vanguard Overture — Richard A. Stephan
  • Appalachian Sunrise — Doris Gazda
Maranda ShanzVarsity12
2025Reedy High SchoolAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Bacchanale — Ramsey-White
  • Adieu — Todd Coleman
Ellen KidwellNon Varsity11
2025Round Rock High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Traumerai (opt harp) — Schumann/Woodruff
  • St. Paul's Suite — Gustav Holst
Caleb CarterNon Varsity11
2025Tom C. ClarkAAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Cossack Dance from 'Mazeppa' — Tchaikovsky/Dackow
  • Joyride — Markowski
Teresa NguyenVarsity11
2024EL Paso High SchoolAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Nimrod (10163) — Elgar/Bender
  • The Emerald Falcon — Richard Meyer
Eric RangelVarsity11
2024Georgetown High SchoolAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Legend Op. 59 No. 6 (17701) (harp required) — Dvorak/Sieving
  • Serenade for Strings Op. 48 (Serenade in C) (6640) — Tchaikovsky
Barbara HughstonVarsity21
2024Lebanon Trail High SchoolAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Firestorm — Ramsey-White
  • Cathode Rays — Gelfer
Paul VanderpoolSub Non Varsity11
2024MacArthur HSAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Dreaming (22391) — Balmages
  • Acrobats (10225) — Meyer
Sarah HayterVarsity11
2024Rockwall Heath HSAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Nocturne — Hofeldt
  • St. Paul's Suite mvt 4 - Finale/Dargason — Holst
Christopher BellVarsity11
2024West Mesquite HSAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Zephyrus — Parrish
  • Purple Mountain Heather (24179) — Miller
Ashley MontesVarsity11
2024Williams High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • St. Paul's Suite I. Jig — Holst
  • Reverie — Corigliano
Kevin GarzaNon Varsity11
2023Westlake HSAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Ode to the Plains and Wild Horses Running from American Serenade — Kerr
  • Vanishing Pointe — Meyer
Josue MartinezNon Varsity11
2023Westwood HSAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Rhythm Dances — Balmages
  • Suite in F (Lady Radnor's Suite) - Mvt. III — Parry
Justin AndersonNon Varsity11

  • Byron Nelson High School

    2026 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity

    Gary Keller

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Down by the Salley Gardens — Traditional/Palmer
    • Fantasia on a Theme from Thailand (Pong Lang Dance) — Meyer

  • Carver HS

    2026 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Grace Lewis

    Concert1SR2

    Performed with

    • Andante Festivo (opt percussion) — Sibelius
    • Concerto or Concerto Grosso (two contrasting mvts): Concerto for Two Violins in d minor; II. Largo ma non tanto I. Vivace — Bach J.S.

  • Alamo Heights HS

    2025 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Sub Non Varsity

    Carlos Quiroz

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Concerto Grosso No. 1 Op. 6 Movements 1 and 2 — Handel
    • The Gift — Hofeldt

  • Flower Mound High School

    2025 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity

    Stephen Clink

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Russian Sailors' Dance — Gilere/Caponegro
    • 'Summer' from the Four Seasons (First Movement) — Vivaldi/McBrien

  • Johnson HS

    2025 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity

    Todd Parrish

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Fidelio Overture — Beethoven/arr. Parrish
    • Firestorm — Liam Ramsey-White

  • League City Intermediate

    2025 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity

    Sara Neuman

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • English Rondo — Hart
    • Poor Wayfaring Stranger — Fenske

  • Marcus High School

    2025 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity

    Allison Washler

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 (play mvt. 3) — Bach/Jasinski
    • Largo (from The New World Symphony) — Dvorak/Hall

  • North Side High School

    2025 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity

    Maranda Shanz

    Concert1SR2

    Performed with

    • Vanguard Overture — Richard A. Stephan
    • Appalachian Sunrise — Doris Gazda

  • Reedy High School

    2025 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Non Varsity

    Ellen Kidwell

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Bacchanale — Ramsey-White
    • Adieu — Todd Coleman

  • Round Rock High School

    2025 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity

    Caleb Carter

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Traumerai (opt harp) — Schumann/Woodruff
    • St. Paul's Suite — Gustav Holst

  • Tom C. Clark

    2025 · Full Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Teresa Nguyen

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Cossack Dance from 'Mazeppa' — Tchaikovsky/Dackow
    • Joyride — Markowski

  • EL Paso High School

    2024 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity

    Eric Rangel

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Nimrod (10163) — Elgar/Bender
    • The Emerald Falcon — Richard Meyer

  • Georgetown High School

    2024 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity

    Barbara Hughston

    Concert2SR1

    Performed with

    • Legend Op. 59 No. 6 (17701) (harp required) — Dvorak/Sieving
    • Serenade for Strings Op. 48 (Serenade in C) (6640) — Tchaikovsky

  • Lebanon Trail High School

    2024 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Sub Non Varsity

    Paul Vanderpool

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Firestorm — Ramsey-White
    • Cathode Rays — Gelfer

  • MacArthur HS

    2024 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity

    Sarah Hayter

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Dreaming (22391) — Balmages
    • Acrobats (10225) — Meyer

  • Rockwall Heath HS

    2024 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Christopher Bell

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Nocturne — Hofeldt
    • St. Paul's Suite mvt 4 - Finale/Dargason — Holst

  • West Mesquite HS

    2024 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity

    Ashley Montes

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Zephyrus — Parrish
    • Purple Mountain Heather (24179) — Miller

  • Williams High School

    2024 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity

    Kevin Garza

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • St. Paul's Suite I. Jig — Holst
    • Reverie — Corigliano

  • Westlake HS

    2023 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity

    Josue Martinez

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Ode to the Plains and Wild Horses Running from American Serenade — Kerr
    • Vanishing Pointe — Meyer

  • Westwood HS

    2023 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity

    Justin Anderson

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Rhythm Dances — Balmages
    • Suite in F (Lady Radnor's Suite) - Mvt. III — Parry