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Performances102025–2026
Schools10
Avg concert1.101 is best
Straight ones90%9 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%of 1,460 performances

8 of this piece vs 1,452 of everything else in the same grade and event.

Programmed most often by

Schools that have returned to this piece.

  • Clear Lake High Schoolavg 1.01×
  • Clements High Schoolavg 1.01×
  • Dulles High Schoolavg 1.01×
  • JJ Pearce High Schoolavg 1.01×
  • L.D. Bell High Schoolavg 1.01×
  • Langham Creek High Schoolavg 1.01×
  • LASA High Schoolavg 1.01×
  • The Woodlands High Schoolavg 1.01×

Most often paired with

Pieces programmed alongside this one, across every recorded performance.

  • A New Home — ZhaoFull Orchestra · Gr 4 · avg 1.01×
  • Accents — FrostGr 2 · avg 1.01×
  • Air and Dance — DanielsGr 3 · avg 1.01×
  • Alpha and Omega — NewboldFull Orchestra · Gr 4 · avg 2.01×
  • America's Cup — SilvaGr 4 · avg 1.01×
  • Concerto Grosso for String Orchestra and Piano Obligato — BlochGr 5 · avg 1.01×
  • Farandole (From L'arlesienne Suite No. 2) — BizetFull Orchestra · Gr 3 · avg 2.01×
  • Incredible Voyage — HopkinsGr 3 · avg 1.01×

Performances

All 10 recorded performances.

YearSchoolEventPerformed withDirectorClassConcertSR
2026Clear Lake High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Incredible Voyage — Hopkins
  • Lullaby — Hofeldt
Bryan BuffaloeSub Non Varsity11
2026Dulles High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Nimrod — Elgar/Bender
  • Everything — Clark
Peter PomajevichNon Varsity11
2026Langham Creek High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Accents — Frost
  • Air and Dance (play one) - Air — Daniels
Mimi WongNon Varsity11
2026LASA High SchoolAAAAAString Orchestra
  • America^s Cup (piano OPTIONAL) — Silva
  • Melody (from 3 Short Pieces) — Coleridge-Taylor/Debbaut
Rachel HorvitzSub Non Varsity11
2026The Woodlands High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Concerto Grosso for String Orchestra and Piano Obligato — Bloch
  • Molly on the Shore — Grainger
Aaron MichaelsonVarsity11
2026William Howard Taft High SchoolAAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Alpha and Omega — Newbold
  • LArlesienne Suite No 2 Intermezzo Farandole — Bizet
Esther LimVarsity21
2026Young Womens Leadership AcademyAAString Orchestra
  • 'Jupiter' from The Planets — Holst/Monday
  • River Valley Waltz — LaBrie
Robert ColleyNon Varsity11
2025Clements High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Intermezzo (harp REQUIRED) — Mascagni/LaBrie
  • Winton Suite for String Orchestra IV. Finale — Carse
Neal SpringerSub Non Varsity11
2025JJ Pearce High SchoolAAAAAAFull Orchestra
  • Procession of the Nobles (mlada) — Rimsky-Korsakov/Isaac
  • A New Home — Zhao
Melissa J. LivingsVarsity11
2025L.D. Bell High SchoolAAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Rhythm Sticks — Atwell
  • Sky Fire — Shackelton
Allison L. KingNon Varsity11

  • Clear Lake High School

    2026 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity

    Bryan Buffaloe

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Incredible Voyage — Hopkins
    • Lullaby — Hofeldt

  • Dulles High School

    2026 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity

    Peter Pomajevich

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Nimrod — Elgar/Bender
    • Everything — Clark

  • Langham Creek High School

    2026 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity

    Mimi Wong

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Accents — Frost
    • Air and Dance (play one) - Air — Daniels

  • LASA High School

    2026 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Sub Non Varsity

    Rachel Horvitz

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • America^s Cup (piano OPTIONAL) — Silva
    • Melody (from 3 Short Pieces) — Coleridge-Taylor/Debbaut

  • The Woodlands High School

    2026 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Aaron Michaelson

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Concerto Grosso for String Orchestra and Piano Obligato — Bloch
    • Molly on the Shore — Grainger

  • William Howard Taft High School

    2026 · Full Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Esther Lim

    Concert2SR1

    Performed with

    • Alpha and Omega — Newbold
    • LArlesienne Suite No 2 Intermezzo Farandole — Bizet

  • Young Womens Leadership Academy

    2026 · String Orchestra · AA · Non Varsity

    Robert Colley

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • 'Jupiter' from The Planets — Holst/Monday
    • River Valley Waltz — LaBrie

  • Clements High School

    2025 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity

    Neal Springer

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Intermezzo (harp REQUIRED) — Mascagni/LaBrie
    • Winton Suite for String Orchestra IV. Finale — Carse

  • JJ Pearce High School

    2025 · Full Orchestra · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Melissa J. Livings

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Procession of the Nobles (mlada) — Rimsky-Korsakov/Isaac
    • A New Home — Zhao

  • L.D. Bell High School

    2025 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity

    Allison L. King

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Rhythm Sticks — Atwell
    • Sky Fire — Shackelton