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String OrchestraGrade 1Code 40138

High Flying

Grant · MakeMusic Publications

Performances282025–2026
Schools27
Avg concert1.431 is best
Straight ones64%18 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 1 String Orchestra piece performed since 2025.

1.8%of 1,597 performances

28 of this piece vs 1,569 of everything else in the same grade and event.

Programmed most often by

Schools that have returned to this piece.

  • Bowie Middle Schoolavg 1.52×
  • Austin Middle Schoolavg 1.01×
  • Bayside Intermediateavg 1.01×
  • Clack MSavg 1.01×
  • Cockrill Middle Schoolavg 1.01×
  • Crockett Middle Schoolavg 2.01×
  • Don Haskins PK - 8 Schoolavg 1.01×
  • EL Paso High Schoolavg 2.01×

Most often paired with

Pieces programmed alongside this one, across every recorded performance.

  • Escape from the Dark Tower — RogersGr 1 · avg 1.73×
  • A Beethoven Lullaby — BalmagesGr 1 · avg 2.02×
  • A Pirate's Dream — DayGr 1 · avg 1.02×
  • Dream of Flight — SluderGr 1 · avg 1.52×
  • Fall River Road — DenneyGr 1 · avg 1.02×
  • Jupiter Theme from "The Planets" — HolstGr 1 · avg 1.02×
  • Music for the Royal Fireworks — HandelGr 3 · avg 1.02×
  • St. Lawrence Overture — Del BorgoGr 1 · avg 1.52×

Performances

All 28 recorded performances.

YearSchoolEventPerformed withDirectorClassConcertSR
2026Austin Middle SchoolCCString Orchestra
  • 'Jupiter' from The Planets — Holst/Monday
  • Storm the Gates — Silva
Jillian ReadVarsity11
2026Bayside IntermediateCCString Orchestra
  • TwilightDancers — Day
  • DragonSlayer — Grice
Jennifer KidwellNon Varsity11
2026Bowie Middle SchoolCCCString Orchestra
  • Dragonhunter — Meyer
  • Escape from the Dark Tower — Rogers
Fabian SaldanaSub Non Varsity11
2026Bowie Middle SchoolCCString Orchestra
  • Sonatine — del Borgo
  • Subatomic — Clark
Katherine VeddaNon Varsity22
2026Clack MSCCString Orchestra
  • Fall River Road — Denney
  • Dragon Pearl — Brian Balmages
McKenzie RangelNon Varsity11
2026Cockrill Middle SchoolCCCString Orchestra
  • The Grotto — Parrish
  • Aeolian Rock — Frizzi
John PowelsonSub Non Varsity11
2026Crockett Middle SchoolCCString Orchestra
  • Dream of Flight — Sluder
  • Exhilaration — Ford
Cornelia HarrisNon Varsity22
2026Don Haskins PK - 8 SchoolCCString Orchestra
  • A Winter Journey 'Fantasy on Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 1 Movement 1' — Tchaikovsky Arr. Griesinger
  • Sunlight — Randall D. Standridge
Kyle GuruleNon Varsity11
2026EL Paso High SchoolAAAAAString Orchestra
  • A Beethoven Lullaby piano opt — Balmages
  • The Gypsy Rover — Del Borgo
Eric RangelNon Varsity21
2026Forestwood Middle School CCString Orchestra
  • A Pirate's Dream — Day
  • Fall River Road — Denney
Jennifer McHenrySub Non Varsity11
2026Fossil Ridge High SchoolAAAAAString Orchestra
  • Aspen Glow — Day
  • 'Jupiter' from The Planets — Holst/Monday
Terence LeeNon Varsity11
2026Goodson Middle SchoolCCCString Orchestra
  • Fiddles on Fire — Williams
  • Shadow Dance — Meyer
Harrison BurkeNon Varsity11
2026Gus Garcia Young Men's Leadership AcademyCString Orchestra
  • Arco Echo — James Lockett
  • Escape from the Dark Tower — Mekel Rogers
Jacob WrightNon Varsity22
2026Humble MSCCCString Orchestra
  • Dory's Waltz — Richard A. Stephan
  • Escape from the Dark Tower — Mekel Rogers
Anna GarberNon Varsity22
2026International Leadership of Texas KellerCCString Orchestra
  • Aztec Warrior — Frizzi
  • St. Lawrence Overture — Del Borgo
Steven CampbellNon Varsity22
2026Jobe Middle SchoolCCCString Orchestra
  • Music for the Royal Fireworks — George Frideric Handel/ Caryn Wiegand Neidhold
  • Five Note Fiddler — Brian Balmages
Qiyao YangNon Varsity11
2026Lakeview Middle SchoolCString Orchestra
  • Lotus Dance — Griesinger
  • The Red Lion — Woolstenhulme
Christina MillerVarsity11
2026MacArthur Pk-8CString Orchestra
  • Mystic Voices — Blair
  • First Light — Silva
Nathan WoodVarsity32
2026Mayde Creek Junior HighCCCString Orchestra
  • Cyclone — Donahoe
  • Mystical Mage — Woolstenhulme
Alisson PasaolVarsity11
2026McDonald Junior HighCCString Orchestra
  • Nightwatch — Ford
  • Velocity — Balmages
Kelli HoustonNon Varsity12
2026McMeans Junior HighCCCString Orchestra
  • Dream of Flight — Sluder
  • Burst! — Balmages
Kate MathewsSub Non Varsity11
2026Scott Johnson Middle SchoolCCCString Orchestra
  • Enchanted Village — O'Loughlin
  • A Beethoven Lullaby — Balmages
Christopher BryanNon Varsity22
2026South Belton Middle SchoolCCString Orchestra
  • Never Let Up — Balmages
  • Sword Dance — ArbeauPhilips
Carlos MartinezVarsity32
2026Spillane Middle SchoolCCCString Orchestra
  • Music for the Royal Fireworks (La Réjouissance) — Handel/Neidhold
  • Regal Overture — Hopkins
Michelle WollumSub Non Varsity11
2026T.C. Marsh Middle SchoolCCString Orchestra
  • Perilous — Larry Clark
  • Battle Stations — Francis Caravella
Amanda ChenNon Varsity22
2026Tays JHCCCString Orchestra
  • Sourwood Mountain — Philips
  • Legend of Dark Mountain — Soon Hee Newbold
Bryanna PorterSub Non Varsity11
2026Young Jr. High SchoolCCCString Orchestra
  • A Pirate's Dream — Day
  • Canyon Sunset — Caponegro
Evelyn ArbaizaSub Non Varsity11
2025Nelson JHCCString Orchestra
  • St. Lawrence Overture — Del Borgo
  • Dragon’s Flight — Ramsey-White
Bethany HaginSub Non Varsity11

  • Austin Middle School

    2026 · String Orchestra · CC · Varsity

    Jillian Read

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • 'Jupiter' from The Planets — Holst/Monday
    • Storm the Gates — Silva

  • Bayside Intermediate

    2026 · String Orchestra · CC · Non Varsity

    Jennifer Kidwell

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • TwilightDancers — Day
    • DragonSlayer — Grice

  • Bowie Middle School

    2026 · String Orchestra · CCC · Sub Non Varsity

    Fabian Saldana

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Dragonhunter — Meyer
    • Escape from the Dark Tower — Rogers

  • Bowie Middle School

    2026 · String Orchestra · CC · Non Varsity

    Katherine Vedda

    Concert2SR2

    Performed with

    • Sonatine — del Borgo
    • Subatomic — Clark

  • Clack MS

    2026 · String Orchestra · CC · Non Varsity

    McKenzie Rangel

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Fall River Road — Denney
    • Dragon Pearl — Brian Balmages

  • Cockrill Middle School

    2026 · String Orchestra · CCC · Sub Non Varsity

    John Powelson

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • The Grotto — Parrish
    • Aeolian Rock — Frizzi

  • Crockett Middle School

    2026 · String Orchestra · CC · Non Varsity

    Cornelia Harris

    Concert2SR2

    Performed with

    • Dream of Flight — Sluder
    • Exhilaration — Ford

  • Don Haskins PK - 8 School

    2026 · String Orchestra · CC · Non Varsity

    Kyle Gurule

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • A Winter Journey 'Fantasy on Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 1 Movement 1' — Tchaikovsky Arr. Griesinger
    • Sunlight — Randall D. Standridge

  • EL Paso High School

    2026 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Non Varsity

    Eric Rangel

    Concert2SR1

    Performed with

    • A Beethoven Lullaby piano opt — Balmages
    • The Gypsy Rover — Del Borgo

  • Forestwood Middle School

    2026 · String Orchestra · CC · Sub Non Varsity

    Jennifer McHenry

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • A Pirate's Dream — Day
    • Fall River Road — Denney

  • Fossil Ridge High School

    2026 · String Orchestra · AAAAA · Non Varsity

    Terence Lee

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Aspen Glow — Day
    • 'Jupiter' from The Planets — Holst/Monday

  • Goodson Middle School

    2026 · String Orchestra · CCC · Non Varsity

    Harrison Burke

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Fiddles on Fire — Williams
    • Shadow Dance — Meyer

  • Gus Garcia Young Men's Leadership Academy

    2026 · String Orchestra · C · Non Varsity

    Jacob Wright

    Concert2SR2

    Performed with

    • Arco Echo — James Lockett
    • Escape from the Dark Tower — Mekel Rogers

  • Humble MS

    2026 · String Orchestra · CCC · Non Varsity

    Anna Garber

    Concert2SR2

    Performed with

    • Dory's Waltz — Richard A. Stephan
    • Escape from the Dark Tower — Mekel Rogers

  • International Leadership of Texas Keller

    2026 · String Orchestra · CC · Non Varsity

    Steven Campbell

    Concert2SR2

    Performed with

    • Aztec Warrior — Frizzi
    • St. Lawrence Overture — Del Borgo

  • Jobe Middle School

    2026 · String Orchestra · CCC · Non Varsity

    Qiyao Yang

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Music for the Royal Fireworks — George Frideric Handel/ Caryn Wiegand Neidhold
    • Five Note Fiddler — Brian Balmages

  • Lakeview Middle School

    2026 · String Orchestra · C · Varsity

    Christina Miller

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Lotus Dance — Griesinger
    • The Red Lion — Woolstenhulme

  • MacArthur Pk-8

    2026 · String Orchestra · C · Varsity

    Nathan Wood

    Concert3SR2

    Performed with

    • Mystic Voices — Blair
    • First Light — Silva

  • Mayde Creek Junior High

    2026 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity

    Alisson Pasaol

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Cyclone — Donahoe
    • Mystical Mage — Woolstenhulme

  • McDonald Junior High

    2026 · String Orchestra · CC · Non Varsity

    Kelli Houston

    Concert1SR2

    Performed with

    • Nightwatch — Ford
    • Velocity — Balmages

  • McMeans Junior High

    2026 · String Orchestra · CCC · Sub Non Varsity

    Kate Mathews

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Dream of Flight — Sluder
    • Burst! — Balmages

  • Scott Johnson Middle School

    2026 · String Orchestra · CCC · Non Varsity

    Christopher Bryan

    Concert2SR2

    Performed with

    • Enchanted Village — O'Loughlin
    • A Beethoven Lullaby — Balmages

  • South Belton Middle School

    2026 · String Orchestra · CC · Varsity

    Carlos Martinez

    Concert3SR2

    Performed with

    • Never Let Up — Balmages
    • Sword Dance — ArbeauPhilips

  • Spillane Middle School

    2026 · String Orchestra · CCC · Sub Non Varsity

    Michelle Wollum

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Music for the Royal Fireworks (La Réjouissance) — Handel/Neidhold
    • Regal Overture — Hopkins

  • T.C. Marsh Middle School

    2026 · String Orchestra · CC · Non Varsity

    Amanda Chen

    Concert2SR2

    Performed with

    • Perilous — Larry Clark
    • Battle Stations — Francis Caravella

  • Tays JH

    2026 · String Orchestra · CCC · Sub Non Varsity

    Bryanna Porter

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Sourwood Mountain — Philips
    • Legend of Dark Mountain — Soon Hee Newbold

  • Young Jr. High School

    2026 · String Orchestra · CCC · Sub Non Varsity

    Evelyn Arbaiza

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • A Pirate's Dream — Day
    • Canyon Sunset — Caponegro

  • Nelson JH

    2025 · String Orchestra · CC · Sub Non Varsity

    Bethany Hagin

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • St. Lawrence Overture — Del Borgo
    • Dragon’s Flight — Ramsey-White