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String OrchestraGrade 3Code 40106

The Kraken

Sluder · Randall Standridge Music

Performances232025–2026
Schools23
Avg concert1.091 is best
Straight ones91%21 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 3 String Orchestra piece performed since 2025.

1.6%of 1,460 performances

23 of this piece vs 1,437 of everything else in the same grade and event.

Programmed most often by

Schools that have returned to this piece.

  • Austin Academy For Excellavg 1.01×
  • Cain Middle Schoolavg 1.01×
  • Capt. John L. Chapin High Schoolavg 1.01×
  • Cinco Ranch High Schoolavg 1.01×
  • Clements High Schoolavg 1.01×
  • Creekwood MSavg 1.01×
  • Dowell Middle Schoolavg 1.01×
  • Georgetown High Schoolavg 1.01×

Most often paired with

Pieces programmed alongside this one, across every recorded performance.

  • Dos Fuegos — SievingGr 3 · avg 1.52×
  • Many Miles Away Across the Sea — DayGr 3 · avg 1.02×
  • To Tame the Raging Rapids — BalmagesGr 3 · avg 1.02×
  • Allegro (From Concerto Grosso No. 5) — HandelGr 4 · avg 2.01×
  • Ancient Wonders Suite — ParrishGr 4 · avg 1.01×
  • Appalachian Celebration — FaganGr 3 · avg 1.01×
  • Avatar — SpataGr 2 · avg 1.01×
  • Brevard Sketches — Del BorgoGr 4 · avg 1.01×

Performances

All 23 recorded performances.

YearSchoolEventPerformed withDirectorClassConcertSR
2026Austin Academy For ExcellCCCString Orchestra
  • Contrasts in e minor — Feese
  • Adoration — PriceOlson
Sara HowellVarsity11
2026Capt. John L. Chapin High SchoolAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Possibilities — Balmages
  • Ancient Wonders Suite — Parrish
Sandra HerreraVarsity11
2026Cinco Ranch High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Avatar — Spata
  • Deerpath Triptych: 1. Open Lands — Hofeldt
Brett Nelsen Sub Non Varsity11
2026Creekwood MSCCCString Orchestra
  • Echelon — Griesinger
  • Beyond These Horizons... — Owens
Ken BuckVarsity11
2026Dowell Middle SchoolCCString Orchestra
  • When Johnny Comes Marching Home — Anon. or Trad./Stephan
  • Reverie — Corigliano
Michael GraberVarsity11
2026Georgetown High SchoolAAAAAString Orchestra
  • La Mariposa (opt percussion) — Baum
  • Slane — Newbold
Barbara BahrainwalaNon Varsity11
2026Hebron High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Atlantic Crossing — Alan Lee Silva
  • Many Miles Away Across the Sea — Susan H. Day
Christina MillerSub Non Varsity11
2026Hendrick Middle SchoolCCString Orchestra
  • A Hero's Journey — Newbold
  • Danny Boy — Morales
Sara LynchVarsity11
2026Keller High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Dos Fuegos — Sieving
  • Geometric Dances (ii. Round Dance) — Meyer
Adam PrattNon Varsity11
2026Nelson JHCCString Orchestra
  • Minuet and Bourree — Purcell/Monday
  • Starlit Night — Bernofsky
Bethany HaginVarsity11
2026Reedy High SchoolAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Drive — Tippette
  • Lake of the Clouds — Hopkins
Aryc LaneSub Non Varsity11
2026Robinson Middle SchoolCCCString Orchestra
  • Sinfonia — Telemann/Mathews
  • Moonlight Shadows — O'Laughlin
Mary HavenstriteNon Varsity11
2026Shepton HSAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Eight Little Organ Preludes and Fugues C Major — Bach/Russ
  • Fantasia on a 17th Century Tune — Stephan
Brad DavisSub Non Varsity11
2026Spillane Middle SchoolCCCString Orchestra
  • Elasticity — Giebler
  • Elementa - Mvt. 3: Fire & Ice — Newbold
Michelle WollumVarsity11
2026Tays Junior High CCCString Orchestra
  • Centrifuge — Griesinger
  • Reverie for String Orchestra — Day
Karissa WilliamsNon Varsity11
2026Tompkins High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • The Flow of the Tide — Nishimura
  • A Riverside Celebration — Balmages
Matthew PorterSub Non Varsity11
2026Tyler Legacy HSAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Midnight Rain — Day
  • Dos Fuegos — Sieving
Lisa LiningerNon Varsity21
2026Wichita Falls LegacyAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Brevard Sketches — Del Borgo
  • M to the Third Power — Nunez
Loy StuderVarsity12
2026Ysleta High SchoolAAAAString Orchestra
  • Snow Falling in Autumn — Pilsner
  • La Cascara — Woolstenhulme
Daniel NatividadVarsity11
2025Cain Middle SchoolCCCString Orchestra
  • Appalachian Celebration — Fagan
  • Snowberry — Nishimura
Amanda Nelson Varsity11
2025Clements High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • To Tame the Raging Rapids — Balmages
  • Carrickfergus (Piano or Harp required) — Traditional Irish Folk Song/Roszell
Sally KirkSub Non Varsity11
2025Stinson MS CCString Orchestra
  • To Tame the Raging Rapids — Brian Balmages
  • Many Miles Away Across the Sea — Susan Day
Marcelino GuerreroVarsity11
2025Tascosa High SchoolAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Allegro from �Xerxes� — Handel/Selden
  • First Light — Silva
Harold ScarbroughNon Varsity21

  • Austin Academy For Excell

    2026 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity

    Sara Howell

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Contrasts in e minor — Feese
    • Adoration — PriceOlson

  • Capt. John L. Chapin High School

    2026 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity

    Sandra Herrera

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Possibilities — Balmages
    • Ancient Wonders Suite — Parrish

  • Cinco Ranch High School

    2026 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity

    Brett Nelsen

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Avatar — Spata
    • Deerpath Triptych: 1. Open Lands — Hofeldt

  • Creekwood MS

    2026 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity

    Ken Buck

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Echelon — Griesinger
    • Beyond These Horizons... — Owens

  • Dowell Middle School

    2026 · String Orchestra · CC · Varsity

    Michael Graber

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • When Johnny Comes Marching Home — Anon. or Trad./Stephan
    • Reverie — Corigliano

  • Georgetown High School

    2026 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Non Varsity

    Barbara Bahrainwala

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • La Mariposa (opt percussion) — Baum
    • Slane — Newbold

  • Hebron High School

    2026 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity

    Christina Miller

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Atlantic Crossing — Alan Lee Silva
    • Many Miles Away Across the Sea — Susan H. Day

  • Hendrick Middle School

    2026 · String Orchestra · CC · Varsity

    Sara Lynch

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • A Hero's Journey — Newbold
    • Danny Boy — Morales

  • Keller High School

    2026 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity

    Adam Pratt

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Dos Fuegos — Sieving
    • Geometric Dances (ii. Round Dance) — Meyer

  • Nelson JH

    2026 · String Orchestra · CC · Varsity

    Bethany Hagin

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Minuet and Bourree — Purcell/Monday
    • Starlit Night — Bernofsky

  • Reedy High School

    2026 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Sub Non Varsity

    Aryc Lane

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Drive — Tippette
    • Lake of the Clouds — Hopkins

  • Robinson Middle School

    2026 · String Orchestra · CCC · Non Varsity

    Mary Havenstrite

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Sinfonia — Telemann/Mathews
    • Moonlight Shadows — O'Laughlin

  • Shepton HS

    2026 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity

    Brad Davis

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Eight Little Organ Preludes and Fugues C Major — Bach/Russ
    • Fantasia on a 17th Century Tune — Stephan

  • Spillane Middle School

    2026 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity

    Michelle Wollum

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Elasticity — Giebler
    • Elementa - Mvt. 3: Fire & Ice — Newbold

  • Tays Junior High

    2026 · String Orchestra · CCC · Non Varsity

    Karissa Williams

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Centrifuge — Griesinger
    • Reverie for String Orchestra — Day

  • Tompkins High School

    2026 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity

    Matthew Porter

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • The Flow of the Tide — Nishimura
    • A Riverside Celebration — Balmages

  • Tyler Legacy HS

    2026 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity

    Lisa Lininger

    Concert2SR1

    Performed with

    • Midnight Rain — Day
    • Dos Fuegos — Sieving

  • Wichita Falls Legacy

    2026 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Varsity

    Loy Studer

    Concert1SR2

    Performed with

    • Brevard Sketches — Del Borgo
    • M to the Third Power — Nunez

  • Ysleta High School

    2026 · String Orchestra · AAAA · Varsity

    Daniel Natividad

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Snow Falling in Autumn — Pilsner
    • La Cascara — Woolstenhulme

  • Cain Middle School

    2025 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity

    Amanda Nelson

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Appalachian Celebration — Fagan
    • Snowberry — Nishimura

  • Clements High School

    2025 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity

    Sally Kirk

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • To Tame the Raging Rapids — Balmages
    • Carrickfergus (Piano or Harp required) — Traditional Irish Folk Song/Roszell

  • Stinson MS

    2025 · String Orchestra · CC · Varsity

    Marcelino Guerrero

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • To Tame the Raging Rapids — Brian Balmages
    • Many Miles Away Across the Sea — Susan Day

  • Tascosa High School

    2025 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Non Varsity

    Harold Scarbrough

    Concert2SR1

    Performed with

    • Allegro from �Xerxes� — Handel/Selden
    • First Light — Silva