A Long Time Ago

Anon. or Trad. · arranged by Follett · Multiple Publishers;Pro-Art Publications [Library of Song for Male Voices, Book 1];Alfred Music Company, Inc. [Digital Download ONLY]

Performances172006–2025

Schools16

Avg concert1.761 is best

Straight ones41%7 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 Tenor-Bass Chorus piece performed since 2006.

<1%of 6,982 performances

17 of this piece vs 6,965 of everything else in the same grade and event.

Programmed most often by

Schools that have returned to this piece.

heritage MSavg 2.02×
Agnew Middle Schoolavg 2.01×
Austin Academyavg 1.01×
Faulk Middle Schoolavg 3.01×
Lake Dallas Middle Schoolavg 2.01×
Marshall Middle Schoolavg 1.01×
Perryton Junior Highavg 1.01×
Pioneer Heritage and Hunt Middle Schoolsavg 1.01×

Most often paired with

Pieces programmed alongside this one, across every recorded performance.

As the Holly Groweth Green — Anon. or Trad.Gr 1 · avg 2.02×
Hand Me Down My Silver Trumpet — Anon. or Trad.Gr 1 · avg 2.02×
I. the Ceremony (From a Trilogy of Knighthood) — BrayGr 3 · avg 2.02×
Leave Her, Johnny — Anon. or Trad.Gr 2 · avg 1.52×
Red River Valley — Anon. or Trad.Gr 1 · avg 2.02×
All the World Was Made for Me — FarnellGr 1 · avg 2.01×
Aura Lee — TraditionalGr 1 · avg 1.01×
Babylon's Falling — Anon. or Trad.Gr 1 · avg 2.01×

Performances

All 17 recorded performances.

Year	School	Event	Performed with	Director	Class	Concert	SR
2025	Seminole JHCC	Tenor-Bass Chorus	Sons Of Art — Anon. or Trad./Crocker/Leavitt The Shepherd's Spiritual — Anon. or Trad./Moore	Arin Hindman	Varsity	1	1
2023	South Houston IntermediateCC	Tenor-Bass Chorus	Red River Valley (12602) (TB or TTB) (a cappella) — Anon. or Trad./Crocker/Leavitt Bella Ciao (24237) (TB) (opt. a cappella) (accomp) — Jones	John Williams	Non Varsity	2	3
2023	Woodland Acres MSCC	Tenor-Bass Chorus	Belle Mama — Unknown Sinner Man — Emerson	Carey Michael O'Rarden	Non Varsity	3	3
2022	Lake Dallas Middle SchoolCC	Tenor-Bass Chorus	All the World was Made for Me (17784) (TB)(a cappella or accomp) (a cappella) — Farnell Ive Been Working On the Railroad (12618) (accomp) — Anon. or Trad./Follett	Stephanie Hamilton	Non Varsity	2	2
2019	Austin AcademyCC	Tenor-Bass Chorus	Come Sail Away with Me — Patterson Leave Her Johnny (TB or TTB) — Anon. or Trad./Crocker	Jonathan Coffield	Non Varsity	1	1
2018	Trent/Pearson Middle SchoolCC	Tenor-Bass Chorus	Three Latin Songs (T(T)B)(perform #1 or #3) (a cappella) — Farnell Hand Me Down My Silver Trumpet (accomp) — Anon. or Trad./Moses	Joel Bourdier	Non Varsity	2	1
2017	Ranchview High SchoolAAAA	Tenor-Bass Chorus	II. Lady to the Flowers Go (from A Trilogy of Knighthood) (TTB) — Bray/ Sing to the Lord — Crocker/	Laura Roberts	Non Varsity	1	1
2016	Faulk Middle SchoolCC	Tenor-Bass Chorus	I Walk by the Sea — Dewitt/ Old Joe Clark (TB) — Anon. or Trad./Emerson	Erin Wiley	Non Varsity	3	3
2014	Pioneer Heritage and Hunt Middle SchoolsCC	Tenor-Bass Chorus	My Lagan Love — Laura Farnell The Open Road (TB)(from the collection Songs of the Road and the Sea) — Farnell/	W Robert Shirah	Non Varsity	1	1
2012	Heritage MSCCC	Tenor-Bass Chorus	As Yhe Holly Groweth Green — Crocker/Leavitt The Ceremony / From Trilogy of Knighthood — Bray	RandyCobb	Non Varsity	2	4
2011	Agnew Middle SchoolCCC	Tenor-Bass Chorus	Red River Valley (TB or TTB) — Anon. or Trad./Crocker/Leavitt Babylon's Falling — Anon. or Trad./Follett	Geoffrey Golden	Non Varsity	2	2
2011	Marshall Middle SchoolCC	Tenor-Bass Chorus	This Train — Moore Haul On The Bowlin' — Williams	Melinda Smith	Non Varsity	1	2
2011	Williams Middle SchoolCCC	Tenor-Bass Chorus	Hand Me Down My Silver Trumpet — Anon. or Trad./Moses Leave Her Johnny — Trad./Crocker	Nancy E. Farrell	Non Varsity	2	2
2009	heritage MSCCC	Tenor-Bass Chorus	As The Holly Groweth Green — Crocker/Leavitt The Ceremony — Bray	randy Cobb	Non Varsity	2	3
2009	Stillman Middle SchoolCCC	Tenor-Bass Chorus	Cor Iesu — Enrique Sandoval Aura Lee — Poulton/Crocker	Enrique Sandoval	Non Varsity	1	1
2008	Perryton Junior HighCC	Tenor-Bass Chorus	Medieval Gloria — Vijay Singh Come On Boys (TB) — Bailey	Lora Hoffman	Non Varsity	1	3
2006	York JHSCCC	Tenor-Bass Chorus	But the Lord Is Mindful Of His Own (TB) — Follett Soldier's Hallelujah (TB) (optional snare and tenor drum) — Singh	Jan Larkins	Non Varsity	3	2

Seminole JH
2025 · Tenor-Bass Chorus · CC · Varsity
Arin Hindman
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Sons Of Art — Anon. or Trad./Crocker/Leavitt
- The Shepherd's Spiritual — Anon. or Trad./Moore
South Houston Intermediate
2023 · Tenor-Bass Chorus · CC · Non Varsity
John Williams
Concert2SR3
Performed with
- Red River Valley (12602) (TB or TTB) (a cappella) — Anon. or Trad./Crocker/Leavitt
- Bella Ciao (24237) (TB) (opt. a cappella) (accomp) — Jones
Woodland Acres MS
2023 · Tenor-Bass Chorus · CC · Non Varsity
Carey Michael O'Rarden
Concert3SR3
Performed with
- Belle Mama — Unknown
- Sinner Man — Emerson
Lake Dallas Middle School
2022 · Tenor-Bass Chorus · CC · Non Varsity
Stephanie Hamilton
Concert2SR2
Performed with
- All the World was Made for Me (17784) (TB)(a cappella or accomp) (a cappella) — Farnell
- Ive Been Working On the Railroad (12618) (accomp) — Anon. or Trad./Follett
Austin Academy
2019 · Tenor-Bass Chorus · CC · Non Varsity
Jonathan Coffield
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Come Sail Away with Me — Patterson
- Leave Her Johnny (TB or TTB) — Anon. or Trad./Crocker
Trent/Pearson Middle School
2018 · Tenor-Bass Chorus · CC · Non Varsity
Joel Bourdier
Concert2SR1
Performed with
- Three Latin Songs (T(T)B)(perform #1 or #3) (a cappella) — Farnell
- Hand Me Down My Silver Trumpet (accomp) — Anon. or Trad./Moses
Ranchview High School
2017 · Tenor-Bass Chorus · AAAA · Non Varsity
Laura Roberts
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- II. Lady to the Flowers Go (from A Trilogy of Knighthood) (TTB) — Bray/
- Sing to the Lord — Crocker/
Faulk Middle School
2016 · Tenor-Bass Chorus · CC · Non Varsity
Erin Wiley
Concert3SR3
Performed with
- I Walk by the Sea — Dewitt/
- Old Joe Clark (TB) — Anon. or Trad./Emerson
Pioneer Heritage and Hunt Middle Schools
2014 · Tenor-Bass Chorus · CC · Non Varsity
W Robert Shirah
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- My Lagan Love — Laura Farnell
- The Open Road (TB)(from the collection Songs of the Road and the Sea) — Farnell/
Heritage MS
2012 · Tenor-Bass Chorus · CCC · Non Varsity
RandyCobb
Concert2SR4
Performed with
- As Yhe Holly Groweth Green — Crocker/Leavitt
- The Ceremony / From Trilogy of Knighthood — Bray
Agnew Middle School
2011 · Tenor-Bass Chorus · CCC · Non Varsity
Geoffrey Golden
Concert2SR2
Performed with
- Red River Valley (TB or TTB) — Anon. or Trad./Crocker/Leavitt
- Babylon's Falling — Anon. or Trad./Follett
Marshall Middle School
2011 · Tenor-Bass Chorus · CC · Non Varsity
Melinda Smith
Concert1SR2
Performed with
- This Train — Moore
- Haul On The Bowlin' — Williams
Williams Middle School
2011 · Tenor-Bass Chorus · CCC · Non Varsity
Nancy E. Farrell
Concert2SR2
Performed with
- Hand Me Down My Silver Trumpet — Anon. or Trad./Moses
- Leave Her Johnny — Trad./Crocker
heritage MS
2009 · Tenor-Bass Chorus · CCC · Non Varsity
randy Cobb
Concert2SR3
Performed with
- As The Holly Groweth Green — Crocker/Leavitt
- The Ceremony — Bray
Stillman Middle School
2009 · Tenor-Bass Chorus · CCC · Non Varsity
Enrique Sandoval
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Cor Iesu — Enrique Sandoval
- Aura Lee — Poulton/Crocker
Perryton Junior High
2008 · Tenor-Bass Chorus · CC · Non Varsity
Lora Hoffman
Concert1SR3
Performed with
- Medieval Gloria — Vijay Singh
- Come On Boys (TB) — Bailey
York JHS
2006 · Tenor-Bass Chorus · CCC · Non Varsity
Jan Larkins
Concert3SR2
Performed with
- But the Lord Is Mindful Of His Own (TB) — Follett
- Soldier's Hallelujah (TB) (optional snare and tenor drum) — Singh

All songs Grade 1 Tenor-Bass Chorus list

Tenor-Bass ChorusGrade 1(TB) (accomp)Code 21949