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All songsGrade 4 Treble Chorus list
Treble ChorusGrade 4(SSAA) (a cappella)Code 27954

'tis the Gift to Be Simple

Anon. or Trad. · arranged by Parker · Lawson-Gould Music Publishing Company

Performances202005–2021
Schools17
Avg concert1.201 is best
Straight ones80%16 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 4 Treble Chorus piece performed since 2005.

<1%of 6,680 performances

20 of this piece vs 6,660 of everything else in the same grade and event.

Programmed most often by

Schools that have returned to this piece.

  • Frenship High Schoolavg 1.02×
  • The Colony High Schoolavg 1.52×
  • Waco High Schoolavg 1.52×
  • Belton High Schoolavg 1.01×
  • Bowie High Schoolavg 2.01×
  • Bryan High Schoolavg 1.01×
  • Bullard HSavg 1.01×
  • Fort Worth Academy of Fine Artsavg 1.01×

Most often paired with

Pieces programmed alongside this one, across every recorded performance.

  • A Ceremony of Carols — BrittenGr 4 · avg 1.02×
  • Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep — FarnellGr 4 · avg 1.02×
  • Quam Dilecta Tabernacula Tua — SteffenGr 4 · avg 1.02×
  • Waters Ripple and Flow — Anon. or Trad.Gr 5 · avg 1.02×
  • A Dream Within a Dream — GrayGr 3 · avg 1.01×
  • As Torrents in Summer — ElgarGr 4 · avg 1.01×
  • Ave Maria, Gratia Plena — BustoGr 3 · avg 1.01×
  • Bury Me Beneath the Willow — PalmerGr 5 · avg 2.01×

Performances

All 20 recorded performances.

YearSchoolEventPerformed withDirectorClassConcertSR
2021Frenship High SchoolAAAAAATreble Chorus
  • Dominus Vobiscum — Narverud
  • Hoj Hura Hoj (O Mountain O) (SSAA soli) (a cappella) — Macha
Amy MossNon Varsity11
2018Bullard HSAAAATreble Chorus
  • I will lift up my eyes — Stroope
  • Hello Girls — Pfautsch
Kerry BahamVarsity11
2017The Colony High SchoolAAAAATreble Chorus
  • Der Herr Segne Euch (SA) — Bach/Robb
  • A Dream Within a Dream (SSA) — Gray/
Margaret MillerNon Varsity11
2015Shoemaker High SchoolAAAAAATreble Chorus
  • Quam Dilecta Tabernacula Tua — Steffen/
  • Waters Ripple and Flow (sop alto soli) — Anon. or Trad./Taylor
Stephen BarrickVarsity12
2014Bowie High SchoolAAAAATreble Chorus
  • Bury Me Beneath The Willow (piano & flute) (SSA sop solo) — Palmer/
  • Shenandoah — Anon. or Trad./Vance
Jermaine LobaughVarsity22
2014Frenship High SchoolAAAATreble Chorus
  • Wolcum Yole (also pub separately) — Britten/
  • Do Not Stand At My Grave and Weep (SSA) — Farnell/
Billie Lu BillettVarsity11
2013Fort Worth Academy of Fine ArtsCTreble Chorus
  • Quam Dilecta Tabernacula Tua — Steffen
  • Lux Aeterna — Stroope
Ian YeungVarsity11
2013Ryan High SchoolAAAAATreble Chorus
  • Psalm 23 (SSA) (flute & oboe) — Stroope/
  • And Miriam Sang — Zebulon Highben
David RivesVarsity11
2013The Colony High SchoolAAAATreble Chorus
  • Schlafe mein Liebster (SA) — Bach/Reussner
  • Remember Me (SSA) — Farnell/
Margaret MillerNon Varsity21
2013Waco High SchoolAAAATreble Chorus
  • Rise Up My Love (SSAA) — Daley/
  • Mouth Music (SSA) (drum) — Keane/Faulkner
Michelle EspinosaVarsity11
2012UndefinedAAAAATreble Chorus
  • As Torrents in Summer — Elgar/Livingston
  • Chanson des Aiguilles (Song of the Seamstresses) (SSA) — Saint-Saens/Galvan
Rodrigo ReyesVarsity11
2011L.D. Bell High SchoolAAAAATreble Chorus
  • Laudate Pueri Dominum (SSA) (piano or organ) — Mendelssohn/Klein
  • Weep No More — Childs
Jo Ann AntinoneVarsity11
2010J E Taylor HSAAAAATreble Chorus
  • Resonet in Laudibus — Z. Randall Stroope
  • I Will Be Earth (SSA) — Walker
Kristin TaylorNon Varsity11
2010Monterey High SchoolAAAAATreble Chorus
  • Psalm 100 (SSA) (two pianos or one piano & inst) — Clausen
  • Do Not Stand At My Grave and Weep — Farnell
Billie Lu BillettVarsity11
2008Shoemaker HSAAAAATreble Chorus
  • Gang zur Liebsten (German) — Brahms/Sprague
  • Heart We Will Forget Him (piano & french horn) — Mulholland
Stephen BarrickVarsity13
2008Waco High SchoolAAAATreble Chorus
  • Dome Epais (SA) — Delibes/Nunez
  • Adoramus Te Christe — Tenero/Forest
Florence ScattergoodVarsity21
2007Randall High SchoolAAAATreble Chorus
  • Sing Creations Music On — Paulus
  • Ave Maria Gratia Plena (SSAA) — Busto
Marcus K. BradfordVarsity11
2006The Colony HSAAAAATreble Chorus
  • Three Sailors From Groix (Les Trois Marins de Groix) (SSAA) (French) — Archer
  • Life's Loveliness — David N. Childs
Margaret E. MillerNon Varsity21
2005Belton High SchoolAAAAATreble Chorus
  • Waters ripple and flow — Taylor
  • This little babe — Britten
Craig PitruchaVarsity11
2005Bryan High SchoolAAAAATreble Chorus
  • Nigra Sum (Latin) — Casals
  • My True Love Has My Heart — Butler
Alex MedlockNon Varsity11

  • Frenship High School

    2021 · Treble Chorus · AAAAAA · Non Varsity

    Amy Moss

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Dominus Vobiscum — Narverud
    • Hoj Hura Hoj (O Mountain O) (SSAA soli) (a cappella) — Macha

  • Bullard HS

    2018 · Treble Chorus · AAAA · Varsity

    Kerry Baham

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • I will lift up my eyes — Stroope
    • Hello Girls — Pfautsch

  • The Colony High School

    2017 · Treble Chorus · AAAAA · Non Varsity

    Margaret Miller

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Der Herr Segne Euch (SA) — Bach/Robb
    • A Dream Within a Dream (SSA) — Gray/

  • Shoemaker High School

    2015 · Treble Chorus · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Stephen Barrick

    Concert1SR2

    Performed with

    • Quam Dilecta Tabernacula Tua — Steffen/
    • Waters Ripple and Flow (sop alto soli) — Anon. or Trad./Taylor

  • Bowie High School

    2014 · Treble Chorus · AAAAA · Varsity

    Jermaine Lobaugh

    Concert2SR2

    Performed with

    • Bury Me Beneath The Willow (piano & flute) (SSA sop solo) — Palmer/
    • Shenandoah — Anon. or Trad./Vance

  • Frenship High School

    2014 · Treble Chorus · AAAA · Varsity

    Billie Lu Billett

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Wolcum Yole (also pub separately) — Britten/
    • Do Not Stand At My Grave and Weep (SSA) — Farnell/

  • Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts

    2013 · Treble Chorus · C · Varsity

    Ian Yeung

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Quam Dilecta Tabernacula Tua — Steffen
    • Lux Aeterna — Stroope

  • Ryan High School

    2013 · Treble Chorus · AAAAA · Varsity

    David Rives

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Psalm 23 (SSA) (flute & oboe) — Stroope/
    • And Miriam Sang — Zebulon Highben

  • The Colony High School

    2013 · Treble Chorus · AAAA · Non Varsity

    Margaret Miller

    Concert2SR1

    Performed with

    • Schlafe mein Liebster (SA) — Bach/Reussner
    • Remember Me (SSA) — Farnell/

  • Waco High School

    2013 · Treble Chorus · AAAA · Varsity

    Michelle Espinosa

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Rise Up My Love (SSAA) — Daley/
    • Mouth Music (SSA) (drum) — Keane/Faulkner

  • Undefined

    2012 · Treble Chorus · AAAAA · Varsity

    Rodrigo Reyes

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • As Torrents in Summer — Elgar/Livingston
    • Chanson des Aiguilles (Song of the Seamstresses) (SSA) — Saint-Saens/Galvan

  • L.D. Bell High School

    2011 · Treble Chorus · AAAAA · Varsity

    Jo Ann Antinone

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Laudate Pueri Dominum (SSA) (piano or organ) — Mendelssohn/Klein
    • Weep No More — Childs

  • J E Taylor HS

    2010 · Treble Chorus · AAAAA · Non Varsity

    Kristin Taylor

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Resonet in Laudibus — Z. Randall Stroope
    • I Will Be Earth (SSA) — Walker

  • Monterey High School

    2010 · Treble Chorus · AAAAA · Varsity

    Billie Lu Billett

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Psalm 100 (SSA) (two pianos or one piano & inst) — Clausen
    • Do Not Stand At My Grave and Weep — Farnell

  • Shoemaker HS

    2008 · Treble Chorus · AAAAA · Varsity

    Stephen Barrick

    Concert1SR3

    Performed with

    • Gang zur Liebsten (German) — Brahms/Sprague
    • Heart We Will Forget Him (piano & french horn) — Mulholland

  • Waco High School

    2008 · Treble Chorus · AAAA · Varsity

    Florence Scattergood

    Concert2SR1

    Performed with

    • Dome Epais (SA) — Delibes/Nunez
    • Adoramus Te Christe — Tenero/Forest

  • Randall High School

    2007 · Treble Chorus · AAAA · Varsity

    Marcus K. Bradford

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Sing Creations Music On — Paulus
    • Ave Maria Gratia Plena (SSAA) — Busto

  • The Colony HS

    2006 · Treble Chorus · AAAAA · Non Varsity

    Margaret E. Miller

    Concert2SR1

    Performed with

    • Three Sailors From Groix (Les Trois Marins de Groix) (SSAA) (French) — Archer
    • Life's Loveliness — David N. Childs

  • Belton High School

    2005 · Treble Chorus · AAAAA · Varsity

    Craig Pitrucha

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Waters ripple and flow — Taylor
    • This little babe — Britten

  • Bryan High School

    2005 · Treble Chorus · AAAAA · Non Varsity

    Alex Medlock

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Nigra Sum (Latin) — Casals
    • My True Love Has My Heart — Butler