String OrchestraGrade 2Code 40129

A Ray of Joy

Gordon · Highland/Etling

Performances92025–2026

Schools9

Avg concert1.111 is best

Straight ones89%8 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 2025.

<1%of 1,862 performances

9 of this piece vs 1,853 of everything else in the same grade and event.

Programmed most often by

Schools that have returned to this piece.

Clack MSavg 1.01×
ED: Robert Vela HSavg 1.01×
Fairmont MSavg 1.01×
Klein Cain High Schoolavg 1.01×
McDonald Junior Highavg 2.01×
Reagan HSavg 1.01×
Richardson West Junior Highavg 1.01×
Roach Middle Schoolavg 1.01×

Most often paired with

Pieces programmed alongside this one, across every recorded performance.

Where Falcons Fly — SimsGr 3 · avg 1.02×
Ahlan Sabaya Alfarah — Anon. or Trad.Gr 3 · avg 1.01×
Allegro Barbaro — BartokGr 4 · avg 1.01×
Elasticity — GieblerGr 3 · avg 1.01×
Firestorm — Ramsey-WhiteGr 3 · avg 1.01×
Jericho Journey — BullaGr 2 · avg 1.01×
Labyrinth — ZuehlsdorffGr 3 · avg 2.01×
Legends of Glory — GriesingerGr 3 · avg 1.01×

Performances

All 9 recorded performances.

Year	School	Event	Performed with	Director	Class	Concert	SR
2026	Clack MSCC	String Orchestra	Firestorm — Robert W. Smith The Knight Errant (opt piano) — Silva	McKenzie Rangel	Varsity	1	1
2026	ED: Robert Vela HSAAAAA	String Orchestra	Legends of Glory — Griesinger Where Falcons Fly — Sims	Rogelio Trevino	Non Varsity	1	1
2026	Fairmont MSCC	String Orchestra	Vanguard Overture — Stephan Ignite — Griesinger	Jurga Miakonkich	Varsity	1	1
2026	Klein Cain High SchoolAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Allegro Barbaro — Bartok/Lipton Shadowlight — Vance	Hanson Yong	Non Varsity	1	1
2026	McDonald Junior HighCC	String Orchestra	Labyrinth — Zuehlsdorff City of Steel — Spata	Kelli Houston	Varsity	2	1
2026	Richardson West Junior HighCCC	String Orchestra	Dark Imperium — Fryklund Where Falcons Fly — Sims	Angela Sledge	Varsity	1	1
2026	Roach Middle SchoolCC	String Orchestra	Voyager — Newbold Ahlan Sabaya Alfarah (percussion is required) — Anon. or Trad./Sarch	Chassity Rauscher	Non Varsity	1	1
2026	Truitt Middle SchoolCCC	String Orchestra	O Abre Alas — Chiquinha Gonzaga arr. Deborah Baker Monday Firestorm — Ramsey-White	Miranda Bernard	Varsity	1	1
2025	Reagan HSAAAAAA	String Orchestra	Jericho Journey — Bulla Elasticity — Giebler	Sixto Elizondo IV	Sub Non Varsity	1	2

Clack MS
2026 · String Orchestra · CC · Varsity
McKenzie Rangel
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Firestorm — Robert W. Smith
- The Knight Errant (opt piano) — Silva
ED: Robert Vela HS
2026 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Non Varsity
Rogelio Trevino
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Legends of Glory — Griesinger
- Where Falcons Fly — Sims
Fairmont MS
2026 · String Orchestra · CC · Varsity
Jurga Miakonkich
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Vanguard Overture — Stephan
- Ignite — Griesinger
Klein Cain High School
2026 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Non Varsity
Hanson Yong
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Allegro Barbaro — Bartok/Lipton
- Shadowlight — Vance
McDonald Junior High
2026 · String Orchestra · CC · Varsity
Kelli Houston
Concert2SR1
Performed with
- Labyrinth — Zuehlsdorff
- City of Steel — Spata
Richardson West Junior High
2026 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity
Angela Sledge
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Dark Imperium — Fryklund
- Where Falcons Fly — Sims
Roach Middle School
2026 · String Orchestra · CC · Non Varsity
Chassity Rauscher
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Voyager — Newbold
- Ahlan Sabaya Alfarah (percussion is required) — Anon. or Trad./Sarch
Truitt Middle School
2026 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity
Miranda Bernard
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- O Abre Alas — Chiquinha Gonzaga arr. Deborah Baker Monday
- Firestorm — Ramsey-White
Reagan HS
2025 · String Orchestra · AAAAAA · Sub Non Varsity
Sixto Elizondo IV
Concert1SR2
Performed with
- Jericho Journey — Bulla
- Elasticity — Giebler

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