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String OrchestraGrade 2(OPTIONAL guitar)Code 38988

La Bruja

Traditional Mexican Folk Song · arranged by Vargas · Randall Standridge Music

Performances302024–2026
Schools30
Avg concert1.531 is best
Straight ones57%17 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 2024.

1.1%of 2,764 performances

30 of this piece vs 2,734 of everything else in the same grade and event.

Programmed most often by

Schools that have returned to this piece.

  • B Garza and Central MSavg 3.01×
  • Berkner High Schoolavg 1.01×
  • Brown Middle Schoolavg 2.01×
  • Carroll HSavg 2.01×
  • Chaparral High School avg 1.01×
  • Clemens HS (SCUCISD)avg 2.01×
  • College Park High Schoolavg 1.01×
  • Conrad High Schoolavg 2.01×

Most often paired with

Pieces programmed alongside this one, across every recorded performance.

  • Ablaze — BernotasGr 2 · avg 1.52×
  • Dance of the Tumblers — Rimsky-KorsakovFull Orchestra · Gr 3 · avg 1.52×
  • Gauntlet — SpataGr 3 · avg 1.52×
  • "Jupiter" from the Planets — HolstGr 3 · avg 1.01×
  • A Pirate's Dream — DayGr 1 · avg 2.01×
  • A Quiet Peace — MeyerGr 3 · avg 1.01×
  • A Su Merced, Don José — Jaime-DonjuanGr 4 · avg 1.01×
  • Ai Hai Yo — Traditional Chinese Folk SongGr 3 · avg 1.01×

Performances

All 30 recorded performances.

YearSchoolEventPerformed withDirectorClassConcertSR
2026B Garza and Central MSCCCString Orchestra
  • Algadoon (POP) — Purcell/Niehaus
  • Mystic Dances — Frizzi
Anelle SalasVarsity32
2026Berkner High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Tanzun — Galliard/Fishburn/Luman
  • Slavic Celebration — Calhoun
Toby JonesNon Varsity11
2026Brown Middle SchoolCCString Orchestra
  • Creatures — Balmages
  • Ablaze — Bernotas
Christian ChesanekVarsity23
2026Carroll HSAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Deja Vu — Nunez
  • Grand March from Aida — Verdi/Hall
Elsa MunguiaVarsity23
2026Chaparral High School AAAAAString Orchestra
  • English Country Reels and Dances — Ignatius Sanch/Arr. Jeremy Woolstenhulme
  • A Quiet Peace — Richard Meyer
Elizabeth MageeNon Varsity11
2026Irvin High SchoolAAAAString Orchestra
  • Ocean Storm — Vivaldi/Fritz
  • The Dance of Iscariot — Mosier
Ernest JimenezVarsity22
2026Lanier MSCCCString Orchestra
  • Jupiter from the Planets — Monday
  • Dance of the Tumblers from 'Snow Maiden' — Dackow
Aleta ColeVarsity12
2026Magoffin Middle SchoolCCString Orchestra
  • Beyond The Thunder — Monday
  • Game of Thrones — Djawadi/ Longfield
Ernest JimenezNon Varsity32
2026Mc: Rowe HSAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Bow Hunters — Monday
  • Entry of the Tumblers — Del Borgo
Jennifer MillerSub Non Varsity11
2026ROMA: Barrera MSCCString Orchestra
  • Gargoyles — Spata
  • Battle of the Bows — Thomas
Jesus SaenzVarsity11
2026Steele HS (SCUCISD)AAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Arlington Sketches — Del Borgo
  • Finale (from Overture to William Tell ) — Rossini/Dackow
Andrew Sutton 1Non Varsity21
2026Wiggs Middle SchoolCCString Orchestra
  • Land of Dragons — Thomas
  • Blaze — Donahoe
Alberto MontoyaVarsity22
2025Clemens HS (SCUCISD)AAAAAAString Orchestra
  • A Pirate^s Dream — Day
  • North Country Legend — Williams
Jennifer TudykNon Varsity21
2025College Park High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Gaelic Castle — Newbold
  • Gauntlet — Spata
Emmanuel CorazaSub Non Varsity11
2025Conrad High SchoolAAAAString Orchestra
  • Loch Lomond — Klauss
  • Gauntlet — Spata
Antonio J DanielsNon Varsity22
2025Dulles Middle SchoolCCCString Orchestra
  • Country Wedding (from The Mouldau) — Smetana/Dackow
  • Ai Hai Yo — Chinese Folk Song/Arcari
Elizabeth HahnNon Varsity11
2025Faubion Middle SchoolCCCString Orchestra
  • Fiddles on Fire — Williams
  • Lochs and Glens (POP) — Halferty
Brandon A BerensNon Varsity11
2025John Jay high schoolAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Crossing Pirates^ Cove — Monday
  • Tropical Serenade — Caponegro
Heather GonzalezNon Varsity11
2025LJ: Palmview HSAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Primula (Piano or Harp optional) — Nishimura
  • M to the Third Power — Nunez
Misael Alejandro LunaNon Varsity11
2025McKamy Middle SchoolCCString Orchestra
  • It Takes Two — Bernotas
  • A su merced Don José — Donjuan
Molly WangVarsity11
2025Riverwood MSCCCString Orchestra
  • Shadow Fire — Standridge
  • The Ash Grove Shapiro: (must also play one additional selection from this collection) Hopkins: None — Anon. or Trad./Shapiro or Hopkins
Andrew BaileyVarsity11
2025Scott Johnson Middle SchoolCCCString Orchestra
  • Highland Celebration — Silva
  • Spartacus — Brian Balmages
Bethany HardwickVarsity11
2025Simon Middle SchoolCCString Orchestra
  • Fiddling A-Round — Caponegro
  • Storm the Gates — Silva
Fidencio SolisVarsity11
2025SSG Manuel Puentes Middle SchoolCCCString Orchestra
  • Time Machine — Richard Meyer
  • Dance of the Tumblers (from Snow Maiden) — Rimsky-Korsakov/Dackow
Cesar Perezbanuet Varsity22
2025W.A. Meacham Middle SchoolCCString Orchestra
  • Dark Frontier — Pasternak
  • Valkyrie — Liam Ramsey-White
Felix ValdezVarsity33
2025William James Middle SchoolCCString Orchestra
  • Celtic Dance — Williams
  • Night Shift — Meyer
Armond WimberlyVarsity22
2024Davila Middle SchoolCCCString Orchestra
  • El Toro — Brubaker
  • Viva los Conquistadores! (19331) — Monday
Khrystyne HastingsVarsity22
2024First Colony Middle SchoolCCCString Orchestra
  • Orchid — Nishimura/
  • Firestorm — Ramsey-White/
Anne ArcherVarsity11
2024Mercedes High SchoolAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Rhythm Sticks (15972) — Atwell
  • Over the Sea to Skye (6397) — Gruselle
Mark ReneyVarsity11
2024Moody HSAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Ablaze (19494) — Bernotas
  • Vanguard Overture (6338) — Stephan
Josh SalinasNon Varsity11

  • B Garza and Central MS

    2026 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity

    Anelle Salas

    Concert3SR2

    Performed with

    • Algadoon (POP) — Purcell/Niehaus
    • Mystic Dances — Frizzi

  • Berkner High School

    2026 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity

    Toby Jones

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Tanzun — Galliard/Fishburn/Luman
    • Slavic Celebration — Calhoun

  • Brown Middle School

    2026 · String Orchestra · CC · Varsity

    Christian Chesanek

    Concert2SR3

    Performed with

    • Creatures — Balmages
    • Ablaze — Bernotas

  • Carroll HS

    2026 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity

    Elsa Munguia

    Concert2SR3

    Performed with

    • Deja Vu — Nunez
    • Grand March from Aida — Verdi/Hall

  • Chaparral High School

    2026 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Non Varsity

    Elizabeth Magee

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • English Country Reels and Dances — Ignatius Sanch/Arr. Jeremy Woolstenhulme
    • A Quiet Peace — Richard Meyer

  • Irvin High School

    2026 · String Orchestra · AAAA · Varsity

    Ernest Jimenez

    Concert2SR2

    Performed with

    • Ocean Storm — Vivaldi/Fritz
    • The Dance of Iscariot — Mosier

  • Lanier MS

    2026 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity

    Aleta Cole

    Concert1SR2

    Performed with

    • Jupiter from the Planets — Monday
    • Dance of the Tumblers from 'Snow Maiden' — Dackow

  • Magoffin Middle School

    2026 · String Orchestra · CC · Non Varsity

    Ernest Jimenez

    Concert3SR2

    Performed with

    • Beyond The Thunder — Monday
    • Game of Thrones — Djawadi/ Longfield

  • Mc: Rowe HS

    2026 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Sub Non Varsity

    Jennifer Miller

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Bow Hunters — Monday
    • Entry of the Tumblers — Del Borgo

  • ROMA: Barrera MS

    2026 · String Orchestra · CC · Varsity

    Jesus Saenz

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Gargoyles — Spata
    • Battle of the Bows — Thomas

  • Steele HS (SCUCISD)

    2026 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity

    Andrew Sutton 1

    Concert2SR1

    Performed with

    • Arlington Sketches — Del Borgo
    • Finale (from Overture to William Tell ) — Rossini/Dackow

  • Wiggs Middle School

    2026 · String Orchestra · CC · Varsity

    Alberto Montoya

    Concert2SR2

    Performed with

    • Land of Dragons — Thomas
    • Blaze — Donahoe

  • Clemens HS (SCUCISD)

    2025 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity

    Jennifer Tudyk

    Concert2SR1

    Performed with

    • A Pirate^s Dream — Day
    • North Country Legend — Williams

  • College Park High School

    2025 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity

    Emmanuel Coraza

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Gaelic Castle — Newbold
    • Gauntlet — Spata

  • Conrad High School

    2025 · String Orchestra · AAAA · Non Varsity

    Antonio J Daniels

    Concert2SR2

    Performed with

    • Loch Lomond — Klauss
    • Gauntlet — Spata

  • Dulles Middle School

    2025 · String Orchestra · CCC · Non Varsity

    Elizabeth Hahn

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Country Wedding (from The Mouldau) — Smetana/Dackow
    • Ai Hai Yo — Chinese Folk Song/Arcari

  • Faubion Middle School

    2025 · String Orchestra · CCC · Non Varsity

    Brandon A Berens

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Fiddles on Fire — Williams
    • Lochs and Glens (POP) — Halferty

  • John Jay high school

    2025 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Non Varsity

    Heather Gonzalez

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Crossing Pirates^ Cove — Monday
    • Tropical Serenade — Caponegro

  • LJ: Palmview HS

    2025 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Non Varsity

    Misael Alejandro Luna

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Primula (Piano or Harp optional) — Nishimura
    • M to the Third Power — Nunez

  • McKamy Middle School

    2025 · String Orchestra · CC · Varsity

    Molly Wang

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • It Takes Two — Bernotas
    • A su merced Don José — Donjuan

  • Riverwood MS

    2025 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity

    Andrew Bailey

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Shadow Fire — Standridge
    • The Ash Grove Shapiro: (must also play one additional selection from this collection) Hopkins: None — Anon. or Trad./Shapiro or Hopkins

  • Scott Johnson Middle School

    2025 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity

    Bethany Hardwick

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Highland Celebration — Silva
    • Spartacus — Brian Balmages

  • Simon Middle School

    2025 · String Orchestra · CC · Varsity

    Fidencio Solis

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Fiddling A-Round — Caponegro
    • Storm the Gates — Silva

  • SSG Manuel Puentes Middle School

    2025 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity

    Cesar Perezbanuet

    Concert2SR2

    Performed with

    • Time Machine — Richard Meyer
    • Dance of the Tumblers (from Snow Maiden) — Rimsky-Korsakov/Dackow

  • W.A. Meacham Middle School

    2025 · String Orchestra · CC · Varsity

    Felix Valdez

    Concert3SR3

    Performed with

    • Dark Frontier — Pasternak
    • Valkyrie — Liam Ramsey-White

  • William James Middle School

    2025 · String Orchestra · CC · Varsity

    Armond Wimberly

    Concert2SR2

    Performed with

    • Celtic Dance — Williams
    • Night Shift — Meyer

  • Davila Middle School

    2024 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity

    Khrystyne Hastings

    Concert2SR2

    Performed with

    • El Toro — Brubaker
    • Viva los Conquistadores! (19331) — Monday

  • First Colony Middle School

    2024 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity

    Anne Archer

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Orchid — Nishimura/
    • Firestorm — Ramsey-White/

  • Mercedes High School

    2024 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity

    Mark Reney

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Rhythm Sticks (15972) — Atwell
    • Over the Sea to Skye (6397) — Gruselle

  • Moody HS

    2024 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Non Varsity

    Josh Salinas

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Ablaze (19494) — Bernotas
    • Vanguard Overture (6338) — Stephan