Mixed ChorusGrade 6(SATB) (divisi) (soprano solo) (a cappella)Code 21706

By the Waters of Babylon

Fissinger · Walton Music Corporation

Re-graded from 5 to 6 — UIL considers it harder than it used to. The change happened sometime between the 2019 and 2025-2026 lists — those are the only two editions on record, so the exact year is unknown.

Performances92006–2025

Schools6

Avg concert1.001 is best

Straight ones100%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 6 Mixed Chorus piece performed since 2006.

3.7%of 190 performances

7 of this piece vs 183 of everything else in the same grade and event.

Programmed most often by

Schools that have returned to this piece.

Martin High Schoolavg 1.03×
Gorzycki Middle Schoolavg 1.02×
GP Fine Arts Academyavg 1.01×
Gregory-Portland HSavg 1.01×
Tompkins HSavg 1.01×
Trinity High Schoolavg 1.01×

Most often paired with

Pieces programmed alongside this one, across every recorded performance.

Agnus Dei — PorterfieldGr 3 · avg 1.01×
Ave Maria — BustoGr 4 · avg 1.01×
Awake the Harp (From the Creation) — HaydnGr 5 · avg 1.01×
Dies Irae — TrottaGr 5 · avg 1.01×
Every Night (When the Sun Goes Down) — WalkerGr 5 · avg 1.01×
Hosanna in Excelsis — PierceGr 5 · avg 1.01×
I Never Saw a Moor (From Two Poems of Emily Dickinson) — Anon. or Trad.Treble Chorus · Gr 2 · avg 1.01×
In Remembrance — AmesGr 5 · avg 1.01×

Performances

All 9 recorded performances.

Year	School	Event	Performed with	Director	Class	Concert	SR
2025	GP Fine Arts AcademyAAAAAA	Mixed Chorus	Love: Then and Still — LaBarr	Joel Duarte	Varsity	1	1
2023	Martin High SchoolAAAAAA	Mixed Chorus	Dies Irae (24235) (SATB) (opt. descant) (a cappella) — Trotta O Love (24232) (SATB) (accomp) — Hagenberg	Kay Owens	Varsity	1	1
2018	Gorzycki Middle SchoolCCC	Treble Chorus	I Never Saw A Moor (from Two Poems of Emily Dickinson) (accomp) — Anon. or Trad./Ginsberg Spinning Song (from Two German Folk Songs) (German or English) (SSA) (accomp) — Anon. or Trad./Bausano	Brad Heckler	Varsity	1	1
2017	Tompkins HSAAAAAA	Mixed Chorus	In Remembrance (SATB div) (french horn) — Ames/Gackle Double Double Toil and Trouble — Jaako Mantyjarvi	Christin Reinartz	Varsity	1	1
2016	Martin High SchoolAAAAAA	Mixed Chorus	Hosanna in Excelsis (Latin) (SATB divisi) — Pierce/ Prelude to Peace — Z. Randall Stroope	Kay Owens	Varsity	1	1
2013	Gorzycki Middle SchoolCCC	Treble Chorus	Sing to Me (SA) — Ramsey/ Spinning Song (from Two German Folk Songs) (German or English) (SSA) — Anon. or Trad./Bausano	Brad Heckler	Varsity	1	1
2011	Trinity High SchoolAAAAA	Mixed Chorus	Awake The Harp (from The Creation) (tenor recitative) — Haydn/Neuen Every Night (When the Sun Goes Down) (SATB div) (baritone solo) — Walker	Michael Dean	Varsity	1	1
2008	Martin High SchoolAAAAA	Mixed Chorus	Come Mighty Father — Handel Ave Maria — Busto	Kay Owens	Varsity	1	1
2006	Gregory-Portland HSAAAA	Mixed Chorus	O Praise the Mighty Lord from Joshua — Handel/Liebergen Agnus Dei (Latin) — Porterfield	Jo Lynn Niemann	Varsity	1	1

GP Fine Arts Academy
2025 · Mixed Chorus · AAAAAA · Varsity
Joel Duarte
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Love: Then and Still — LaBarr
Martin High School
2023 · Mixed Chorus · AAAAAA · Varsity
Kay Owens
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Dies Irae (24235) (SATB) (opt. descant) (a cappella) — Trotta
- O Love (24232) (SATB) (accomp) — Hagenberg
Gorzycki Middle School
2018 · Treble Chorus · CCC · Varsity
Brad Heckler
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- I Never Saw A Moor (from Two Poems of Emily Dickinson) (accomp) — Anon. or Trad./Ginsberg
- Spinning Song (from Two German Folk Songs) (German or English) (SSA) (accomp) — Anon. or Trad./Bausano
Tompkins HS
2017 · Mixed Chorus · AAAAAA · Varsity
Christin Reinartz
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- In Remembrance (SATB div) (french horn) — Ames/Gackle
- Double Double Toil and Trouble — Jaako Mantyjarvi
Martin High School
2016 · Mixed Chorus · AAAAAA · Varsity
Kay Owens
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Hosanna in Excelsis (Latin) (SATB divisi) — Pierce/
- Prelude to Peace — Z. Randall Stroope
Gorzycki Middle School
2013 · Treble Chorus · CCC · Varsity
Brad Heckler
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Sing to Me (SA) — Ramsey/
- Spinning Song (from Two German Folk Songs) (German or English) (SSA) — Anon. or Trad./Bausano
Trinity High School
2011 · Mixed Chorus · AAAAA · Varsity
Michael Dean
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Awake The Harp (from The Creation) (tenor recitative) — Haydn/Neuen
- Every Night (When the Sun Goes Down) (SATB div) (baritone solo) — Walker
Martin High School
2008 · Mixed Chorus · AAAAA · Varsity
Kay Owens
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Come Mighty Father — Handel
- Ave Maria — Busto
Gregory-Portland HS
2006 · Mixed Chorus · AAAA · Varsity
Jo Lynn Niemann
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- O Praise the Mighty Lord from Joshua — Handel/Liebergen
- Agnus Dei (Latin) — Porterfield

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