Mixed ChorusGrade 5(SSAATTBB) (a cappella)Code 30344

Lay a Garland

Pearsall · Oxford University Press

Performances72009–2026

Schools7

Avg concert1.141 is best

Straight ones86%6 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 Mixed Chorus piece performed since 2009.

<1%of 4,444 performances

7 of this piece vs 4,437 of everything else in the same grade and event.

Programmed most often by

Schools that have returned to this piece.

Abilene High Schoolavg 1.01×
Central High Schoolavg 1.01×
Cy-Fair High Schoolavg 2.01×
Harker Heights High Schoolavg 1.01×
Keller High Schoolavg 1.01×
North Garland HSavg 1.01×
Ridge Point High Schoolavg 1.01×

Most often paired with

Pieces programmed alongside this one, across every recorded performance.

Cantique de Jean Racine Op. 11 — FaureGr 5 · avg 1.01×
Dessus le Marche D'arras — Di LassoGr 5 · avg 1.01×
He Hath Put Down the Mighty (Deposuit Potentes) — PergolesiGr 5 · avg 1.01×
Hosanna in Excelsis — PierceGr 5 · avg 1.01×
Muie Rendera — FonsecaGr 4 · avg 1.01×
Naiman Sharag — EnkhbayarGr 5 · avg 1.01×
Rytmus (From Tri Etudy) — HrusovskyGr 5 · avg 1.01×
Salmo 150 — AguiarGr 4 · avg 2.01×

Performances

All 7 recorded performances.

Year	School	Event	Performed with	Director	Class	Concert	SR
2026	North Garland HSAAAAAA	Mixed Chorus	With a Lily in Your Hand — Eric Whitacre How Dare You — Andrew Steffen	Samuel Sweet	Varsity	1	1
2024	Keller High SchoolAAAAAA	Mixed Chorus	Naiman Sharag — Enkhbayar Wayfaring Stranger — Arr. Engelhardt	Zachary Steele	Varsity	1	1
2018	Ridge Point High SchoolAAAAAA	Mixed Chorus	He Hath Put Down the Mighty (Deposuit potentes) (Latin) (keyboard) (accomp) — Pergolesi/Mcewen The Road Home — Paulus	Matthew Coffey	Varsity	1	1
2017	Central High SchoolAAAAAA	Mixed Chorus	Cantique de Jean Racine Op. 11 (French) — Faure/Rutter Sing a Mighty Song — Gawthrop	Leigh Ann McClure	Varsity	1	1
2012	Harker Heights High SchoolAAAAA	Mixed Chorus	Rytmus (from Tri etudy) (SATB divisi) — Hrusovsky/ Dessus le marche d'Arras (SSATTB) (sing 1 & 2) (w/ percussion) — Di Lasso/Erb	Tommy Haygood	Varsity	1	1
2010	Cy-Fair High SchoolAAAAA	Mixed Chorus	Sicut cervus/Sitivit anima mea (Latin) (sing one) — Palestrina/Young Salmo 150 — Aguiar	Jed Ragsdale	Varsity	2	1
2009	Abilene High SchoolAAAAA	Mixed Chorus	Hosanna in Excelsis (Latin) (SATB divisi) — Pierce Muie Rendera (Portuguese) (SSATB) — Fonseca	Terri Godfrey	Varsity	1	1

North Garland HS
2026 · Mixed Chorus · AAAAAA · Varsity
Samuel Sweet
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- With a Lily in Your Hand — Eric Whitacre
- How Dare You — Andrew Steffen
Keller High School
2024 · Mixed Chorus · AAAAAA · Varsity
Zachary Steele
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Naiman Sharag — Enkhbayar
- Wayfaring Stranger — Arr. Engelhardt
Ridge Point High School
2018 · Mixed Chorus · AAAAAA · Varsity
Matthew Coffey
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- He Hath Put Down the Mighty (Deposuit potentes) (Latin) (keyboard) (accomp) — Pergolesi/Mcewen
- The Road Home — Paulus
Central High School
2017 · Mixed Chorus · AAAAAA · Varsity
Leigh Ann McClure
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Cantique de Jean Racine Op. 11 (French) — Faure/Rutter
- Sing a Mighty Song — Gawthrop
Harker Heights High School
2012 · Mixed Chorus · AAAAA · Varsity
Tommy Haygood
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Rytmus (from Tri etudy) (SATB divisi) — Hrusovsky/
- Dessus le marche d'Arras (SSATTB) (sing 1 & 2) (w/ percussion) — Di Lasso/Erb
Cy-Fair High School
2010 · Mixed Chorus · AAAAA · Varsity
Jed Ragsdale
Concert2SR1
Performed with
- Sicut cervus/Sitivit anima mea (Latin) (sing one) — Palestrina/Young
- Salmo 150 — Aguiar
Abilene High School
2009 · Mixed Chorus · AAAAA · Varsity
Terri Godfrey
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Hosanna in Excelsis (Latin) (SATB divisi) — Pierce
- Muie Rendera (Portuguese) (SSATB) — Fonseca

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