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Concert BandGrade 1Code 38030

Soaring Valor

Samuel · Excelcia

Performances212015–2026
Schools21
Avg concert1.521 is best
Straight ones52%11 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 1 Concert Band piece performed since 2015.

<1%of 18,116 performances

21 of this piece vs 18,095 of everything else in the same grade and event.

Programmed most often by

Schools that have returned to this piece.

  • Anderson-Shiro HSavg 1.01×
  • Barbers Hill MS Southavg 1.01×
  • Bradley MSavg 1.01×
  • Bridge City Middle avg 1.01×
  • Caldwell AA MSavg 2.01×
  • Centerville High Schoolavg 1.01×
  • Decker Middle Schoolavg 2.01×
  • Driscoll MSavg 2.01×

Most often paired with

Pieces programmed alongside this one, across every recorded performance.

  • Danza de Espana — ChambersGr 2 · avg 1.52×
  • Dragon Run — BernotasGr 1 · avg 2.02×
  • Action Scene — BalmagesGr 1 · avg 1.01×
  • Armory — StandridgeGr 1 · avg 3.01×
  • Astral Dreams — ClarkGr 1 · avg 2.01×
  • Blue Sky Horizon — StandridgeGr 2 · avg 1.01×
  • Brace for Impact — HussGr 1 · avg 2.01×
  • Champions Rising — SimsGr 1 · avg 1.01×

Performances

All 21 recorded performances.

YearSchoolEventPerformed withDirectorClassConcertSR
2026Anderson-Shiro HSAAAConcert Band
  • Andalucía — Victor Lopez
  • Storm Mountain Jubilee — Strommen
Pat CroftonVarsity12
2026Barbers Hill MS SouthCCConcert Band
  • Andalucía — Lopez
  • Ripple Effect — Wilds
Lisa Stone Non Varsity11
2026Centerville High SchoolAAConcert Band
  • Mighty Mite March — Mesang/Loughlin
  • Champions Rising — Sims
John EustaceVarsity11
2026Madisonville Junior HighCCConcert Band
  • March of the Hyperion Guards — Sheldon
  • The Oncoming Storm — Rogers
Isabel KitchenNon Varsity21
2026Themer Middle SchoolCCCConcert Band
  • Darklands March — Randall Standridge
  • Action Scene — Brian Balmages
Tina SalaNon Varsity11
2026Wellington High SchoolAAConcert Band
  • Astral Dreams — Clark
  • Blalock Canyon March — Hodges
Matthew NewsomVarsity22
2025Decker Middle SchoolCCConcert Band
  • Brace for Impact — Huss
  • Blackthorn March — Randall Standridge
Christopher KoenigNon Varsity21
2025Driscoll MSCCConcert Band
  • And The Trumpets Sound — Bob Turner
  • Little Brazil Suite — Balent
Keith CollinsNon Varsity22
2025Needville Junior High SchoolCCConcert Band
  • Mount Royal March — Edmondson
  • Danza de Espana — Chambers
Alexander AsKewNon Varsity21
2025Round Top - Carmine HSAConcert Band
  • Andalucia — Victor Lopez
  • Flash — Beck
Cory BuckleyVarsity11
2024Bradley MSCCCConcert Band
  • Alpha March — Kyle Mckinzey
  • Danza De Espana — Carol Brittin Chambers
Conner SmithNon Varsity11
2024Bridge City Middle CCConcert Band
  • Brandy Station March — Edmondson
  • Fortune Favors the Bold — Putnam
Noelle MaldonadoNon Varsity11
2024Caldwell AA MSCConcert Band
  • The Band in the Square on the Fourth of July — La Plante
  • Dragon Run — Chris Bernotas
Jamie Neeley Non Varsity21
2024Knox City HSAConcert Band
  • Fighting Falcon March — Stalter
  • Pirates Cove Adeventure — Fhiaras
Mark TuckerVarsity11
2024Linden-Kildare CISDAAConcert Band
  • Lancer — Jack and Ralph Hale
  • Dragon Run — Bernotas
Ron WilliamsVarsity21
2024Lockhart JHCCCConcert Band
  • Spitfire — Story
  • Crusade (16224) — Gassi
Avery SouthardNon Varsity21
2024New Boston Middle SchoolCConcert Band
  • The Red Cape — Meredith
  • Dance Celebration (647) — Smith
Russell CoburnVarsity11
2024Sanger High SchoolAAAAConcert Band
  • Military Escort — Harold Bennett/ James Swearingen
  • Red Giant (22327) — Vargas
Kory ReischlingNon Varsity12
2024Stevenson MSCCConcert Band
  • The Red Cape (Spanish March) — Meredith
  • Blue Sky Horizon — Standridge
Pamela HerreraVarsity11
2024White Deer ISDAConcert Band
  • Spirit of Liberty — Owens
  • Armory (19597) — Standridge
Vincent SmithVarsity32
2015Simon Middle SchoolCCConcert Band
  • Summit Fanfare — Owens/
  • Kenya Contrasts — Himes/
Marvin HousleyVarsity22

  • Anderson-Shiro HS

    2026 · Concert Band · AAA · Varsity

    Pat Crofton

    Concert1SR2

    Performed with

    • Andalucía — Victor Lopez
    • Storm Mountain Jubilee — Strommen

  • Barbers Hill MS South

    2026 · Concert Band · CC · Non Varsity

    Lisa Stone

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Andalucía — Lopez
    • Ripple Effect — Wilds

  • Centerville High School

    2026 · Concert Band · AA · Varsity

    John Eustace

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Mighty Mite March — Mesang/Loughlin
    • Champions Rising — Sims

  • Madisonville Junior High

    2026 · Concert Band · CC · Non Varsity

    Isabel Kitchen

    Concert2SR1

    Performed with

    • March of the Hyperion Guards — Sheldon
    • The Oncoming Storm — Rogers

  • Themer Middle School

    2026 · Concert Band · CCC · Non Varsity

    Tina Sala

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Darklands March — Randall Standridge
    • Action Scene — Brian Balmages

  • Wellington High School

    2026 · Concert Band · AA · Varsity

    Matthew Newsom

    Concert2SR2

    Performed with

    • Astral Dreams — Clark
    • Blalock Canyon March — Hodges

  • Decker Middle School

    2025 · Concert Band · CC · Non Varsity

    Christopher Koenig

    Concert2SR1

    Performed with

    • Brace for Impact — Huss
    • Blackthorn March — Randall Standridge

  • Driscoll MS

    2025 · Concert Band · CC · Non Varsity

    Keith Collins

    Concert2SR2

    Performed with

    • And The Trumpets Sound — Bob Turner
    • Little Brazil Suite — Balent

  • Needville Junior High School

    2025 · Concert Band · CC · Non Varsity

    Alexander AsKew

    Concert2SR1

    Performed with

    • Mount Royal March — Edmondson
    • Danza de Espana — Chambers

  • Round Top - Carmine HS

    2025 · Concert Band · A · Varsity

    Cory Buckley

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Andalucia — Victor Lopez
    • Flash — Beck

  • Bradley MS

    2024 · Concert Band · CCC · Non Varsity

    Conner Smith

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Alpha March — Kyle Mckinzey
    • Danza De Espana — Carol Brittin Chambers

  • Bridge City Middle

    2024 · Concert Band · CC · Non Varsity

    Noelle Maldonado

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Brandy Station March — Edmondson
    • Fortune Favors the Bold — Putnam

  • Caldwell AA MS

    2024 · Concert Band · C · Non Varsity

    Jamie Neeley

    Concert2SR1

    Performed with

    • The Band in the Square on the Fourth of July — La Plante
    • Dragon Run — Chris Bernotas

  • Knox City HS

    2024 · Concert Band · A · Varsity

    Mark Tucker

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Fighting Falcon March — Stalter
    • Pirates Cove Adeventure — Fhiaras

  • Linden-Kildare CISD

    2024 · Concert Band · AA · Varsity

    Ron Williams

    Concert2SR1

    Performed with

    • Lancer — Jack and Ralph Hale
    • Dragon Run — Bernotas

  • Lockhart JH

    2024 · Concert Band · CCC · Non Varsity

    Avery Southard

    Concert2SR1

    Performed with

    • Spitfire — Story
    • Crusade (16224) — Gassi

  • New Boston Middle School

    2024 · Concert Band · C · Varsity

    Russell Coburn

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • The Red Cape — Meredith
    • Dance Celebration (647) — Smith

  • Sanger High School

    2024 · Concert Band · AAAA · Non Varsity

    Kory Reischling

    Concert1SR2

    Performed with

    • Military Escort — Harold Bennett/ James Swearingen
    • Red Giant (22327) — Vargas

  • Stevenson MS

    2024 · Concert Band · CC · Varsity

    Pamela Herrera

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • The Red Cape (Spanish March) — Meredith
    • Blue Sky Horizon — Standridge

  • White Deer ISD

    2024 · Concert Band · A · Varsity

    Vincent Smith

    Concert3SR2

    Performed with

    • Spirit of Liberty — Owens
    • Armory (19597) — Standridge

  • Simon Middle School

    2015 · Concert Band · CC · Varsity

    Marvin Housley

    Concert2SR2

    Performed with

    • Summit Fanfare — Owens/
    • Kenya Contrasts — Himes/