Loveliest of Trees, the Cherry Now

Nance · Hinshaw Music Inc. [Songs of a Young Man]

Performances172006–2026

Schools14

Avg concert1.241 is best

Straight ones76%13 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 5 Tenor-Bass Chorus piece performed since 2006.

<1%of 2,303 performances

17 of this piece vs 2,286 of everything else in the same grade and event.

Programmed most often by

Schools that have returned to this piece.

L.D. Bell High Schoolavg 1.03×
San Benito High Schoolavg 1.02×
Big Spring HSavg 1.01×
Cedar Ridge HSavg 2.01×
Clear Creek High Schoolavg 1.01×
Friendswood High Schoolavg 1.01×
Granbury High Schoolavg 1.01×
Midway High Schoolavg 1.01×

Most often paired with

Pieces programmed alongside this one, across every recorded performance.

Come to the Music — MartinGr 3 · avg 1.02×
Die Nacht — SchubertGr 5 · avg 2.02×
Fight the Good Fight — GardnerGr 5 · avg 2.02×
Lasst Lautenspiel Und Becherklang (Let Sounds of Joy Be Heard) — SchumannGr 4 · avg 1.02×
Rise Up, O Men of God — Anon. or Trad.Gr 4 · avg 1.02×
Zion's Walls — CoplandGr 5 · avg 1.02×
1. Leave Her, Johnny, Leave Her (From Sailor Songs) — Anon. or Trad.Gr 3 · avg 1.01×
Alleluia — ManuelMixed Chorus · Gr 5 · avg 1.01×

Performances

All 17 recorded performances.

Year	School	Event	Performed with	Director	Class	Concert	SR
2026	L.D. Bell High SchoolAAAAAA	Tenor-Bass Chorus	Rise Up O Men of God (TTBB) (a cappella) — Anon. or Trad./Jennings Zion^s Walls (TTBB) (accomp) — Copland/Koponen	Jo Ann Antinone	Varsity	1	1
2023	San Benito High SchoolAAAAAA	Tenor-Bass Chorus	Rise Up O Men of God (12854) (a cappella) — Anon. or Trad./Jennings Canto del Agua (17800) (TTB) (accomp) — Hill	Eradio Martinez	Varsity	1	1
2019	L.D. Bell High SchoolAAAAAA	Tenor-Bass Chorus	Lasst Lautenspiel Und Becherklang — R. Schumann/Pfautch Zion's Walls (accomp) — Copland/Koponen	Jo Ann Antinone	Varsity	1	1
2019	San Benito High SchoolAAAAAA	Tenor-Bass Chorus	Herbstlied — Mendelssohn Leave Her Johnny Leave Her — Singh	Eradio Martinez	Varsity	1	1
2018	Big Spring HSAAAA	Tenor-Bass Chorus	In Taberna Quando Sumus (accomp) — Orff Honey--Little 'Lize Medley — Freemal/Connett	Gershom Garcia	Varsity	1	1
2018	O'Connor High SchoolAAAAAA	Tenor-Bass Chorus	Sam Was a Man (TB) (accomp) — Persichetti Bonse Aba — Trad. Arr Fischer	Jeffrey Thames	Varsity	1	1
2016	Midway HS ChoirAAAAAA	Tenor-Bass Chorus	Pater Noster (TTBB div) — Sarsany/ Soon Ah Will Be Done — Dawson	Jeff Rice	Varsity	1	1
2014	L.D. Bell High SchoolAAAAA	Tenor-Bass Chorus	Riu Riu Chiu (TTBB tenor soli) (tenor drum & tambourine) — Anon. or Trad./Leininger When I Was One-And-Twenty — Nance/	Jo Ann Antinone	Varsity	1	2
2013	Cedar Ridge HSAAAAA	Tenor-Bass Chorus	Die Nacht (German) — Schubert/Erb/Leavitt/Goldsmith/ Fight the Good Fight — Gardner	Richard Sean Mann	Varsity	2	1
2012	Sam Rayburn High SchoolAAAAA	Tenor-Bass Chorus	The Pasture (from Frostiana) (TBB) — Thompson/ The Boar's Head Carol — Shaw/Parker	Thomas Hoffman	Varsity	2	2
2012	William H. Taft High SchoolAAAAA	Tenor-Bass Chorus	Gaudeamus (Latin) — Anon. or Trad./Bartholomew Come to the Music — Martin	judy Welch	Varsity	1	3
2010	Friendswood High SchoolAAAA	Tenor-Bass Chorus	Toccata of Praise — Martin Sweet Love Doth Now Invite — Dowland/Greyson	Janwin Overstreet-Goode	Varsity	1	1
2009	Clear Creek High SchoolAAAAA	Tenor-Bass Chorus	Ave Maria — Arcadelt/Robinson J'ay le rebours (French) — Certon/Forbes	Kyle Pullen	Varsity	1	1
2009	Midway High SchoolAAAA	Tenor-Bass Chorus	Ra-ta-plan (from The Daughter of the Regiment) (French) — Donizetti/Trinkley Alleluia — Manuel	Jeff Rice	Varsity	1	1
2008	Sam Rayburn HSAAAAA	Tenor-Bass Chorus	Gute Nacht (TTBB) — Marschner/Lindstrom Let All Men Sing — Christopher	Tony Tuckwiller/TJ Hoffman	Varsity	2	2
2007	Granbury High SchoolAAAAA	Tenor-Bass Chorus	Lasst Lautenspiel Und Becherklang (Let Sounds of Joy Be Heard) (German) (TBB) — Schumann/Pfautsch Come to the Music — Joseph Martini	Duncan McMahan	Varsity	1	1
2006	Temple High SchoolAAAAA	Tenor-Bass Chorus	Die Nacht (German) — Schubert/Erb LgLeavitt /HlGoldsmith Fight the good fight with all thy might — Gardner	Richard Sean Mann	Varsity	2	1

L.D. Bell High School
2026 · Tenor-Bass Chorus · AAAAAA · Varsity
Jo Ann Antinone
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Rise Up O Men of God (TTBB) (a cappella) — Anon. or Trad./Jennings
- Zion^s Walls (TTBB) (accomp) — Copland/Koponen
San Benito High School
2023 · Tenor-Bass Chorus · AAAAAA · Varsity
Eradio Martinez
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Rise Up O Men of God (12854) (a cappella) — Anon. or Trad./Jennings
- Canto del Agua (17800) (TTB) (accomp) — Hill
L.D. Bell High School
2019 · Tenor-Bass Chorus · AAAAAA · Varsity
Jo Ann Antinone
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Lasst Lautenspiel Und Becherklang — R. Schumann/Pfautch
- Zion's Walls (accomp) — Copland/Koponen
San Benito High School
2019 · Tenor-Bass Chorus · AAAAAA · Varsity
Eradio Martinez
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Herbstlied — Mendelssohn
- Leave Her Johnny Leave Her — Singh
Big Spring HS
2018 · Tenor-Bass Chorus · AAAA · Varsity
Gershom Garcia
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- In Taberna Quando Sumus (accomp) — Orff
- Honey--Little 'Lize Medley — Freemal/Connett
O'Connor High School
2018 · Tenor-Bass Chorus · AAAAAA · Varsity
Jeffrey Thames
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Sam Was a Man (TB) (accomp) — Persichetti
- Bonse Aba — Trad. Arr Fischer
Midway HS Choir
2016 · Tenor-Bass Chorus · AAAAAA · Varsity
Jeff Rice
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Pater Noster (TTBB div) — Sarsany/
- Soon Ah Will Be Done — Dawson
L.D. Bell High School
2014 · Tenor-Bass Chorus · AAAAA · Varsity
Jo Ann Antinone
Concert1SR2
Performed with
- Riu Riu Chiu (TTBB tenor soli) (tenor drum & tambourine) — Anon. or Trad./Leininger
- When I Was One-And-Twenty — Nance/
Cedar Ridge HS
2013 · Tenor-Bass Chorus · AAAAA · Varsity
Richard Sean Mann
Concert2SR1
Performed with
- Die Nacht (German) — Schubert/Erb/Leavitt/Goldsmith/
- Fight the Good Fight — Gardner
Sam Rayburn High School
2012 · Tenor-Bass Chorus · AAAAA · Varsity
Thomas Hoffman
Concert2SR2
Performed with
- The Pasture (from Frostiana) (TBB) — Thompson/
- The Boar's Head Carol — Shaw/Parker
William H. Taft High School
2012 · Tenor-Bass Chorus · AAAAA · Varsity
judy Welch
Concert1SR3
Performed with
- Gaudeamus (Latin) — Anon. or Trad./Bartholomew
- Come to the Music — Martin
Friendswood High School
2010 · Tenor-Bass Chorus · AAAA · Varsity
Janwin Overstreet-Goode
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Toccata of Praise — Martin
- Sweet Love Doth Now Invite — Dowland/Greyson
Clear Creek High School
2009 · Tenor-Bass Chorus · AAAAA · Varsity
Kyle Pullen
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Ave Maria — Arcadelt/Robinson
- J'ay le rebours (French) — Certon/Forbes
Midway High School
2009 · Tenor-Bass Chorus · AAAA · Varsity
Jeff Rice
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Ra-ta-plan (from The Daughter of the Regiment) (French) — Donizetti/Trinkley
- Alleluia — Manuel
Sam Rayburn HS
2008 · Tenor-Bass Chorus · AAAAA · Varsity
Tony Tuckwiller/TJ Hoffman
Concert2SR2
Performed with
- Gute Nacht (TTBB) — Marschner/Lindstrom
- Let All Men Sing — Christopher
Granbury High School
2007 · Tenor-Bass Chorus · AAAAA · Varsity
Duncan McMahan
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Lasst Lautenspiel Und Becherklang (Let Sounds of Joy Be Heard) (German) (TBB) — Schumann/Pfautsch
- Come to the Music — Joseph Martini
Temple High School
2006 · Tenor-Bass Chorus · AAAAA · Varsity
Richard Sean Mann
Concert2SR1
Performed with
- Die Nacht (German) — Schubert/Erb LgLeavitt /HlGoldsmith
- Fight the good fight with all thy might — Gardner

All songs Grade 5 Tenor-Bass Chorus list

Tenor-Bass ChorusGrade 5(TTBB) (accomp)Code 22348