Concert BandGrade 2Code 39102

Night of the Dark Horse

Oare · Hal Leonard Music, Inc.

Performances152025–2026

Schools15

Avg concert1.271 is best

Straight ones73%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.

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Share of its category

Against every grade 2 Concert Band piece performed since 2025.

<1%of 3,815 performances

15 of this piece vs 3,800 of everything else in the same grade and event.

Programmed most often by

Schools that have returned to this piece.

Alvin High Schoolavg 2.01×
Colleyville Heritage High Schoolavg 1.01×
Comal Canyon HSavg 1.01×
Donna High Schoolavg 1.01×
Dumas High Schoolavg 1.01×
Goodson Middle School avg 1.01×
Highland Middle Schoolavg 1.01×
Madisonville Junior Highavg 2.01×

Most often paired with

Pieces programmed alongside this one, across every recorded performance.

Four Short Festive Dances — EvelandGr 3 · avg 1.02×
Autumn in the Rockies — StoryGr 2 · avg 1.01×
Blue Sky Horizon — StandridgeGr 2 · avg 2.01×
Colliding Visions — BalmagesGr 2 · avg 1.01×
Danza de Espana — ChambersGr 2 · avg 1.01×
Danza Magicala — ShafferGr 3 · avg 2.01×
Gothic — ArcariGr 1 · avg 2.01×
Hawkeye Overture — SheldonGr 2 · avg 1.01×

Performances

All 15 recorded performances.

Year	School	Event	Performed with	Director	Class	Concert	SR
2026	Comal Canyon HSAAAAAA	Concert Band	Four Short Festive Dances — Dennis Eveland Darklands March — Randall D. Standridge	Macy Harmison	Sub Non Varsity	1	1
2026	Donna High SchoolAAAAA	Concert Band	Spania — David Shaffer Jazz Venture — Steve Hodges	NOELIA VALENZUELA	Non Varsity	1	1
2026	Mc: Cathey MSCC	Concert Band	Two Irish Sketches (play all) — Black The Tahoka Galop — William Owens	Christopher Jones	Varsity	1	1
2026	Navasota High SchoolAAAA	Concert Band	Generosity (March) — Putnam Blue Sky Horizon — Standridge	David Holland	Non Varsity	2	1
2026	Rockwall High SchoolAAAAAA	Concert Band	Mighty Mite — Mesang/O'Loughlin La Madre de los Gatos — Beck	Makenzie Paul	Sub Non Varsity	1	1
2025	Alvin High SchoolAAAAAA	Concert Band	March Zuma — John O'Reilly Danza Magicala — Shaffer	Jasmine Montemayor	Sub Non Varsity	2	2
2025	Colleyville Heritage High SchoolAAAAA	Concert Band	Four Short Festive Dances (play all) — Eveland Aces of the Sky — Christina Huss	Karson Beer	Sub Non Varsity	1	1
2025	Dumas High SchoolAAAA	Concert Band	Spania — Shaffer Colliding Visions — Balmages	Zachary Sedlacek	Non Varsity	1	1
2025	Goodson Middle School CCC	Concert Band	Newcastle March — Jonnie Vinson New Horizons — Corrigan	Daniel Hernandez	Non Varsity	1	1
2025	Highland Middle SchoolCC	Concert Band	Marzo Zingaro — Randall Standridge Hawkeye Overture — Sheldon	Missy Danforth	Varsity	1	1
2025	Madisonville Junior HighCC	Concert Band	March Forward — Sharp In The Bleak Midwinter — Holst/Bullock	Cameron Kidder	Varsity	2	1
2025	South Garland HSAAAAA	Concert Band	In the Court of the King — Randall Standridge Gothic — Tyler Arcari	Da Jia Simmons	Non Varsity	2	2
2025	Thorndale High SchoolAA	Concert Band	The Crown of Castile (Spanish March) — Vinson Softly Speaks the Night — Chambers	Michael Powers	Varsity	1	1
2025	Wester Middle SchoolCC	Concert Band	Aces of the Sky — Christina Huss Danza de Espana — Carol Brittin Chambers	Alexandra Lyons	Non Varsity	1	1
2025	Zachry MiddleCCC	Concert Band	Spania Spanish March — David Shaffer Autumn in the Rockies — Story	Joslyn Munoz	Varsity	1	1

Comal Canyon HS
2026 · Concert Band · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity
Macy Harmison
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Four Short Festive Dances — Dennis Eveland
- Darklands March — Randall D. Standridge
Donna High School
2026 · Concert Band · AAAAA · Non Varsity
NOELIA VALENZUELA
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Spania — David Shaffer
- Jazz Venture — Steve Hodges
Mc: Cathey MS
2026 · Concert Band · CC · Varsity
Christopher Jones
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Two Irish Sketches (play all) — Black
- The Tahoka Galop — William Owens
Navasota High School
2026 · Concert Band · AAAA · Non Varsity
David Holland
Concert2SR1
Performed with
- Generosity (March) — Putnam
- Blue Sky Horizon — Standridge
Rockwall High School
2026 · Concert Band · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity
Makenzie Paul
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Mighty Mite — Mesang/O'Loughlin
- La Madre de los Gatos — Beck
Alvin High School
2025 · Concert Band · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity
Jasmine Montemayor
Concert2SR2
Performed with
- March Zuma — John O'Reilly
- Danza Magicala — Shaffer
Colleyville Heritage High School
2025 · Concert Band · AAAAA · Sub Non Varsity
Karson Beer
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Four Short Festive Dances (play all) — Eveland
- Aces of the Sky — Christina Huss
Dumas High School
2025 · Concert Band · AAAA · Non Varsity
Zachary Sedlacek
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Spania — Shaffer
- Colliding Visions — Balmages
Goodson Middle School
2025 · Concert Band · CCC · Non Varsity
Daniel Hernandez
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Newcastle March — Jonnie Vinson
- New Horizons — Corrigan
Highland Middle School
2025 · Concert Band · CC · Varsity
Missy Danforth
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Marzo Zingaro — Randall Standridge
- Hawkeye Overture — Sheldon
Madisonville Junior High
2025 · Concert Band · CC · Varsity
Cameron Kidder
Concert2SR1
Performed with
- March Forward — Sharp
- In The Bleak Midwinter — Holst/Bullock
South Garland HS
2025 · Concert Band · AAAAA · Non Varsity
Da Jia Simmons
Concert2SR2
Performed with
- In the Court of the King — Randall Standridge
- Gothic — Tyler Arcari
Thorndale High School
2025 · Concert Band · AA · Varsity
Michael Powers
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- The Crown of Castile (Spanish March) — Vinson
- Softly Speaks the Night — Chambers
Wester Middle School
2025 · Concert Band · CC · Non Varsity
Alexandra Lyons
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Aces of the Sky — Christina Huss
- Danza de Espana — Carol Brittin Chambers
Zachry Middle
2025 · Concert Band · CCC · Varsity
Joslyn Munoz
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Spania Spanish March — David Shaffer
- Autumn in the Rockies — Story

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