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All songsGrade 2 Concert Band list
Concert BandGrade 2Code 38043

Speed Mirage

Vargas · Excelcia

Performances322024–2026
Schools32
Avg concert1.311 is best
Straight ones69%22 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 Concert Band piece performed since 2024.

<1%of 5,704 performances

32 of this piece vs 5,672 of everything else in the same grade and event.

Programmed most often by

Schools that have returned to this piece.

  • Abilene HSavg 1.01×
  • Bondy MSavg 1.01×
  • C.E. King HSavg 1.01×
  • Chapa Middle Schoolavg 1.01×
  • Christa McAuliffe Middle School (SWISD)avg 2.01×
  • Columbia High Schoolavg 2.01×
  • Commander William C. McCool Academyavg 1.01×
  • Del Rio High Schoolavg 1.01×

Most often paired with

Pieces programmed alongside this one, across every recorded performance.

  • Through the Storm — HallGr 2 · avg 1.33×
  • As Twilight Falls — SheldonGr 2 · avg 1.02×
  • Tanchozuru — StandridgeGr 2 · avg 1.02×
  • The Day Transcending Night — HobbsGr 2 · avg 1.52×
  • Armenian Rhapsody — VinsonGr 3 · avg 2.01×
  • Black Forest Overture — SweeneyGr 2 · avg 1.01×
  • Blue Sky Horizon — StandridgeGr 2 · avg 1.01×
  • Byzantine Dances — ChambersGr 2 · avg 1.01×

Performances

All 32 recorded performances.

YearSchoolEventPerformed withDirectorClassConcertSR
2026C.E. King HSAAAAAAConcert Band
  • March Zuma — John O'Reilly
  • Reverberations — Brian Balmages
Andrew ParhamSub Non Varsity12
2026Edgewood High SchoolAAAConcert Band
  • Courage — Clark
  • Byzantine Dances — Chambers
Tony DorseyVarsity11
2026Harris MS (NEISD)CCCConcert Band
  • Darklands March — Standridge
  • Tripwire — Hall
Thomas BurnetteVarsity11
2026Mercedes High SchoolAAAAAConcert Band
  • The Footlifter — Henry Fillmore
  • La Madre de los Gatos — Beck
Joe AyalaNon Varsity21
2026Stiles MS (Florence W Stiles Middle)CCCConcert Band
  • Rio Bravo — Scott Watson
  • Espana Cani — Pascual Marquina Narro/Michael Story
TJ WestSub Non Varsity11
2025Abilene HSAAAAAConcert Band
  • Monterey March — King/Swearingen
  • Tanchozuru — Standridge
Alanna CurleyNon Varsity11
2025Chapa Middle SchoolCCConcert Band
  • Silversides — Owens
  • Conquista (Spanish March) — Shaffer
Amanda DanielsVarsity11
2025Commander William C. McCool AcademyCCConcert Band
  • The Big Circus March (March) — Foster
  • As Twilight Falls — Sheldon
Elgin GreggVarsity11
2025Elgin High SchoolAAAAAConcert Band
  • Starfire March — Standridge
  • Down on the Delta (A Mississippi Tribute) — Chambers
Andrew ArbouzovSub Non Varsity23
2025Glen Rose Junior HighCCConcert Band
  • The Streets of Madrid — John Moss
  • Pioneer Songs — Larry Daehn
Joshua BaskinVarsity21
2025McDonald Junior HighCCCConcert Band
  • At Sight March — Bennett/Clark
  • As Twilight Falls — Sheldon
Luis de la GarzaVarsity11
2025McNiel MSCCCConcert Band
  • March of the Arachnids — Standridge
  • Maesong — Owens
Nicole GarciaVarsity11
2025Running Brushy MSCCCConcert Band
  • Inspiration Fanfare — Sims
  • Slava March — Randall Standridge
Mark UrbinaNon Varsity21
2025West Rusk MSCConcert Band
  • Voice of America — King/Swearingen
  • Through the Storm — Hall
Stephanie Haffner Varsity11
2024Bondy MSCCCConcert Band
  • Starfire March — Standridge
  • Dance of the Garden Gnomes — Roszell
Russell BowlinVarsity12
2024Christa McAuliffe Middle School (SWISD)CCConcert Band
  • The Boom Boom Galop — Standridge
  • Through the Storm — Hall
Timothy E GonzalezVarsity21
2024Columbia High SchoolAAAAConcert Band
  • Balalaika! — Meredith
  • Egyptique (19576) — Owens
Samuel HackettNon Varsity21
2024Del Rio High SchoolAAAAAAConcert Band
  • Andalucia — Victor Lopez
  • Rippling Watercolors (19615) — Balmages
Aldo MoralesSub Non Varsity11
2024Fairfield High SchoolAAAConcert Band
  • Military Escort March — Bennett / Arr. Clark
  • Dominion — Standridge
Russell HollandVarsity11
2024IL Texas Keller-Saginaw High SchoolAAAConcert Band
  • Homeward Bound — Keen/Althouse/Karrick
  • Japanese War March — Rath
Christy EisleyNon Varsity22
2024Lamar Middle SchoolCCConcert Band
  • Red Cape — James Meredith
  • Blue Sky Horizon — Standridge/
Michelle CassoVarsity11
2024Metzger Middle School (Judson ISD)CCConcert Band
  • Minor Major March — Slater
  • Through the Storm — Hall
John RobertsonVarsity11
2024Natalia High SchoolAAAConcert Band
  • Sortofa March — Garner
  • In The Shining Of The Stars (273) — Sheldon
Sergio MendezVarsity11
2024Nichols Middle SchoolCCConcert Band
  • Pan American — King/Clark
  • Slavonic Chorale and Dance — Eveland
Teri SmootVarsity11
2024Plainview High SchoolAAAAAConcert Band
  • Night Fury — Carol Britton Chambers
  • Conquista Spanish March — David Shaffer
Sarahlinna GuerreroSub Non Varsity12
2024Rice High SchoolAAAConcert Band
  • The Day Transcending Night — Hobbs
  • Medal of Freedom — Barrett
Kasey ChitmonVarsity23
2024Santa Fe Jr. HighCCCConcert Band
  • Our Kingsland Spring (15850) — Hazo
  • Crown Point March
Matthew RainesVarsity22
2024Stafford Middle SchoolCCConcert Band
  • Magic March — James Meredith
  • Expectations (19603) — Clark
Michael WertzVarsity11
2024Stinson MS CCCConcert Band
  • Radetzky March — Johann Strauss/ arr. Andrew Balent
  • Tanchozuru (20595) — Standridge
Alex MelendezVarsity11
2024Vidor High AAAAConcert Band
  • Marche Diabolique — Balmages
  • Armenian Rhapsody — Vinson
Carl WoodallNon Varsity21
2024West Brazos Junior HighCCConcert Band
  • Balalaika — James Meredith
  • Black Forest Overture (18180) — Sweeney
Dayna LangenVarsity11
2024WoodCreek Junior HighCCCConcert Band
  • Mirror Maze March — Crummel
  • The Day Transcending Night — Hobbs
Bobby GuessVarsity11

  • C.E. King HS

    2026 · Concert Band · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity

    Andrew Parham

    Concert1SR2

    Performed with

    • March Zuma — John O'Reilly
    • Reverberations — Brian Balmages

  • Edgewood High School

    2026 · Concert Band · AAA · Varsity

    Tony Dorsey

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Courage — Clark
    • Byzantine Dances — Chambers

  • Harris MS (NEISD)

    2026 · Concert Band · CCC · Varsity

    Thomas Burnette

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Darklands March — Standridge
    • Tripwire — Hall

  • Mercedes High School

    2026 · Concert Band · AAAAA · Non Varsity

    Joe Ayala

    Concert2SR1

    Performed with

    • The Footlifter — Henry Fillmore
    • La Madre de los Gatos — Beck

  • Stiles MS (Florence W Stiles Middle)

    2026 · Concert Band · CCC · Sub Non Varsity

    TJ West

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Rio Bravo — Scott Watson
    • Espana Cani — Pascual Marquina Narro/Michael Story

  • Abilene HS

    2025 · Concert Band · AAAAA · Non Varsity

    Alanna Curley

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Monterey March — King/Swearingen
    • Tanchozuru — Standridge

  • Chapa Middle School

    2025 · Concert Band · CC · Varsity

    Amanda Daniels

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Silversides — Owens
    • Conquista (Spanish March) — Shaffer

  • Commander William C. McCool Academy

    2025 · Concert Band · CC · Varsity

    Elgin Gregg

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • The Big Circus March (March) — Foster
    • As Twilight Falls — Sheldon

  • Elgin High School

    2025 · Concert Band · AAAAA · Sub Non Varsity

    Andrew Arbouzov

    Concert2SR3

    Performed with

    • Starfire March — Standridge
    • Down on the Delta (A Mississippi Tribute) — Chambers

  • Glen Rose Junior High

    2025 · Concert Band · CC · Varsity

    Joshua Baskin

    Concert2SR1

    Performed with

    • The Streets of Madrid — John Moss
    • Pioneer Songs — Larry Daehn

  • McDonald Junior High

    2025 · Concert Band · CCC · Varsity

    Luis de la Garza

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • At Sight March — Bennett/Clark
    • As Twilight Falls — Sheldon

  • McNiel MS

    2025 · Concert Band · CCC · Varsity

    Nicole Garcia

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • March of the Arachnids — Standridge
    • Maesong — Owens

  • Running Brushy MS

    2025 · Concert Band · CCC · Non Varsity

    Mark Urbina

    Concert2SR1

    Performed with

    • Inspiration Fanfare — Sims
    • Slava March — Randall Standridge

  • West Rusk MS

    2025 · Concert Band · C · Varsity

    Stephanie Haffner

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Voice of America — King/Swearingen
    • Through the Storm — Hall

  • Bondy MS

    2024 · Concert Band · CCC · Varsity

    Russell Bowlin

    Concert1SR2

    Performed with

    • Starfire March — Standridge
    • Dance of the Garden Gnomes — Roszell

  • Christa McAuliffe Middle School (SWISD)

    2024 · Concert Band · CC · Varsity

    Timothy E Gonzalez

    Concert2SR1

    Performed with

    • The Boom Boom Galop — Standridge
    • Through the Storm — Hall

  • Columbia High School

    2024 · Concert Band · AAAA · Non Varsity

    Samuel Hackett

    Concert2SR1

    Performed with

    • Balalaika! — Meredith
    • Egyptique (19576) — Owens

  • Del Rio High School

    2024 · Concert Band · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity

    Aldo Morales

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Andalucia — Victor Lopez
    • Rippling Watercolors (19615) — Balmages

  • Fairfield High School

    2024 · Concert Band · AAA · Varsity

    Russell Holland

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Military Escort March — Bennett / Arr. Clark
    • Dominion — Standridge

  • IL Texas Keller-Saginaw High School

    2024 · Concert Band · AAA · Non Varsity

    Christy Eisley

    Concert2SR2

    Performed with

    • Homeward Bound — Keen/Althouse/Karrick
    • Japanese War March — Rath

  • Lamar Middle School

    2024 · Concert Band · CC · Varsity

    Michelle Casso

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Red Cape — James Meredith
    • Blue Sky Horizon — Standridge/

  • Metzger Middle School (Judson ISD)

    2024 · Concert Band · CC · Varsity

    John Robertson

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Minor Major March — Slater
    • Through the Storm — Hall

  • Natalia High School

    2024 · Concert Band · AAA · Varsity

    Sergio Mendez

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Sortofa March — Garner
    • In The Shining Of The Stars (273) — Sheldon

  • Nichols Middle School

    2024 · Concert Band · CC · Varsity

    Teri Smoot

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Pan American — King/Clark
    • Slavonic Chorale and Dance — Eveland

  • Plainview High School

    2024 · Concert Band · AAAAA · Sub Non Varsity

    Sarahlinna Guerrero

    Concert1SR2

    Performed with

    • Night Fury — Carol Britton Chambers
    • Conquista Spanish March — David Shaffer

  • Rice High School

    2024 · Concert Band · AAA · Varsity

    Kasey Chitmon

    Concert2SR3

    Performed with

    • The Day Transcending Night — Hobbs
    • Medal of Freedom — Barrett

  • Santa Fe Jr. High

    2024 · Concert Band · CCC · Varsity

    Matthew Raines

    Concert2SR2

    Performed with

    • Our Kingsland Spring (15850) — Hazo
    • Crown Point March

  • Stafford Middle School

    2024 · Concert Band · CC · Varsity

    Michael Wertz

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Magic March — James Meredith
    • Expectations (19603) — Clark

  • Stinson MS

    2024 · Concert Band · CCC · Varsity

    Alex Melendez

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Radetzky March — Johann Strauss/ arr. Andrew Balent
    • Tanchozuru (20595) — Standridge

  • Vidor High

    2024 · Concert Band · AAAA · Non Varsity

    Carl Woodall

    Concert2SR1

    Performed with

    • Marche Diabolique — Balmages
    • Armenian Rhapsody — Vinson

  • West Brazos Junior High

    2024 · Concert Band · CC · Varsity

    Dayna Langen

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Balalaika — James Meredith
    • Black Forest Overture (18180) — Sweeney

  • WoodCreek Junior High

    2024 · Concert Band · CCC · Varsity

    Bobby Guess

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Mirror Maze March — Crummel
    • The Day Transcending Night — Hobbs