Concert BandGrade 2Code 40241

Across the Desert Sands

Oare · Hal Leonard Music, Inc.

Performances62026–2026

Schools6

Avg concert1.171 is best

Straight ones83%5 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 Concert Band piece performed since 2026.

<1%of 1,931 performances

6 of this piece vs 1,925 of everything else in the same grade and event.

Programmed most often by

Schools that have returned to this piece.

Ganado High Schoolavg 1.01×
Howe Middle Schoolavg 1.01×
LBJ Middle Schoolavg 1.01×
Memorial Middle Schoolavg 1.01×
Ore City High Schoolavg 2.01×
Stephenville HSavg 1.01×

Most often paired with

Pieces programmed alongside this one, across every recorded performance.

Circles — BalmagesGr 3 · avg 1.01×
Epic Venture — GrantGr 2 · avg 1.01×
Iroquois Sunrise — RudgersGr 1 · avg 1.01×
Loch Lomond — Scottish Folk SongGr 2 · avg 1.01×
Looking Up! — SheldonGr 2 · avg 2.01×
Under the Ice — GrantGr 2 · avg 1.01×

Performances

All 6 recorded performances.

Year	School	Event	Performed with	Director	Class	Concert	SR
2026	Ganado High SchoolAA	Concert Band	Blackthorn March — Randall Standridge Circles — Balmages	Mandy Keen	Varsity	1	1
2026	Howe Middle SchoolC	Concert Band	Dead Man's March — Randall Standridge Iroquois Sunrise — Gregory Rudgers	Julie Cook	Varsity	1	1
2026	LBJ Middle SchoolCCC	Concert Band	Espanola — Lopez Epic Venture — Grant	Victor Moyeda Jr	Varsity	1	1
2026	Memorial Middle SchoolCCC	Concert Band	Loch Lomond — Scottish Folk Song/Hall Razzmatazz (March) — Putnam	Hector Cortez	Varsity	1	1
2026	Ore City High SchoolAA	Concert Band	VOICE OF AMERICA — KING/SWEARINGEN LOOKING UP — SHELDON	Anthony Anderson	Varsity	2	1
2026	Stephenville HSAAAA	Concert Band	Badge of Honor — Ken Harris Under the Ice — Tyler S. Grant	Gregory Copeland	Non Varsity	1	1

Ganado High School
2026 · Concert Band · AA · Varsity
Mandy Keen
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Blackthorn March — Randall Standridge
- Circles — Balmages
Howe Middle School
2026 · Concert Band · C · Varsity
Julie Cook
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Dead Man's March — Randall Standridge
- Iroquois Sunrise — Gregory Rudgers
LBJ Middle School
2026 · Concert Band · CCC · Varsity
Victor Moyeda Jr
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Espanola — Lopez
- Epic Venture — Grant
Memorial Middle School
2026 · Concert Band · CCC · Varsity
Hector Cortez
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Loch Lomond — Scottish Folk Song/Hall
- Razzmatazz (March) — Putnam
Ore City High School
2026 · Concert Band · AA · Varsity
Anthony Anderson
Concert2SR1
Performed with
- VOICE OF AMERICA — KING/SWEARINGEN
- LOOKING UP — SHELDON
Stephenville HS
2026 · Concert Band · AAAA · Non Varsity
Gregory Copeland
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Badge of Honor — Ken Harris
- Under the Ice — Tyler S. Grant

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