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Mixed ChorusGrade 4(SATB) (a cappella)Code 35335

Ain’-A That Good News

Traditional Spiritual · arranged by Dawson · Neil A. Kjos Music Company

Performances352009–2026
Schools34
Avg concert1.311 is best
Straight ones71%25 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 Mixed Chorus piece performed since 2009.

<1%of 5,727 performances

30 of this piece vs 5,697 of everything else in the same grade and event.

Programmed most often by

Schools that have returned to this piece.

  • Centennial High Schoolavg 1.02×
  • Alvin Junior High Schoolavg 1.01×
  • Azle High Schoolavg 1.01×
  • Big Spring HS avg 2.01×
  • Big Spring JHavg 2.01×
  • Carver Middle Schoolavg 2.01×
  • China Spring High Schoolavg 1.01×
  • Cleburne High Schoolavg 2.01×

Most often paired with

Pieces programmed alongside this one, across every recorded performance.

  • Earth Song — TicheliGr 4 · avg 1.03×
  • A Cappella Songs for Treble Chorus — Anon. or Trad.Treble Chorus · Gr 1 · avg 2.02×
  • Dirait-On (From les Chansons des Roses) — LauridsenGr 4 · avg 1.52×
  • Verleih' Uns Frieden — MendelssohnGr 4 · avg 1.52×
  • Afternoon on a Hill — BrittGr 5 · avg 1.01×
  • Agnus Dei (From Missa Brevis) — VasiliauskaiteGr 4 · avg 1.01×
  • All Things Bright and Beautiful — RutterGr 3 · avg 1.01×
  • Alles Hat Seine Zeit — HaydnGr 5 · avg 1.01×

Performances

All 35 recorded performances.

YearSchoolEventPerformed withDirectorClassConcertSR
2026Goose Creek Memorial HSAAAAAAMixed Chorus
  • My Heart Be Brave — Garrett
  • We are the Music Makers (SATB) (accomp) — Wright
Joshua John-LouisVarsity13
2026Plainview High SchoolAAAAAMixed Chorus
  • Intro (It's You) — Krishan Oberoi
  • Earth Song — Frank Ticheli
James GaunaVarsity11
2026Wylie East High SchoolAAAAAAMixed Chorus
  • Song to the Moon (SATB) (divisi) (flute & oboe REQUIRED) (accomp) — Stroope
  • Mother of Exiles (SATB) — Padworski
Nathan DameVarsity11
2025Cleburne High SchoolAAAAAMixed Chorus
  • Verleih^ uns Frieden (SATB) (German required) (accomp) — Mendelssohn/Rutter
  • Requiem — Eliza Gilkyson/arr. Craig Hella Johnson
B Weslee VanceVarsity24
2025Keller High SchoolAAAAAAMixed Chorus
  • Beati Quorum Via — Stanford
  • Hope — Moore
Zachary SteeleVarsity11
2024Coronado High SchoolAAAAAMixed Chorus
  • Ballade to the Moon (20812) (SATB) (accomp) — Elder
  • Agnus Dei (SATB) (a cappella) — Ernesto Herrera
Gershom GarciaVarsity11
2024Lovejoy High SchoolAAAAAMixed Chorus
  • Every Night (When The Sun Goes Down) — Walker
  • Esto Les Digo — Lange
Kelly MartinVarsity11
2024Morton Ranch High SchoolAAAAAAMixed Chorus
  • Afternoon On A Hill (17764) — Britt/
  • The Great Clear Twilight — Schend
David Van WykVarsity12
2024Reagan HSAAAAAAMixed Chorus
  • 1. Adoramus Te (from Two Motets for Mixed Voices) (11868) (Latin) (SSATTB) (a cappella) — Monteverdi/Arnold
  • Salmo de Alabanza — Rindfleisch
Mary CowartVarsity11
2023Cumberland Academy HSAAAAMixed Chorus
  • Dies Irae (24235) (SATB) (opt. descant) (a cappella) — Trotta
  • Benediction — Jesse Noote
Branson BlantonVarsity11
2023Marcus High SchoolAAAAAAMixed Chorus
  • Haec Dies (22286) (SATB) (a cappella) — Singh
  • Earth Song (17750) (SATB) (a cappella) — Ticheli
Wesley DavisVarsity11
2022Alvin Junior High SchoolCCTreble Chorus
  • Omnia Vincit Amor — Trotta
  • Sing to Me — Ramsey
Michelle WhiteVarsity11
2022Centennial High SchoolAAAAAMixed Chorus
  • At the Round Earths Imagined Corners (11684) (SAATTBB) (a cappella) — Spencer
  • Magi Veniunt Ab Oriente (11544) (a cappella) — Clemens Non Papa
Eric CooleyVarsity11
2022Garland High SchoolAAAAAAMixed Chorus
  • Veni Veni Emmanuel — Michael John Trotta
  • Indodana — Michael Barrett & Ralf Schmitt
Daniel MontgomeryVarsity11
2022Lake Ridge High SchoolAAAAAAMixed Chorus
  • Requiem Aeternam (from Mass in c minor) (11918) — Cherubini/Craig/Mason
  • Sing to Me — Wright
Philip GlennVarsity11
2022McKinney North High SchoolAAAAAMixed Chorus
  • High Flight (21962) — Brunner/
  • There Was a Time — Hagenberg
Chris AhrensVarsity11
2021Big Spring HS AAAAMixed Chorus
  • Flight Song — Arnesen
  • Zigeunerleben (German) (solos opt) (piano & percussion) (accomp) — Schumann/Kaplan
Gershom GarciaVarsity21
2021Forney High SchoolAAAAAMixed Chorus
  • Awake the Harp — Haydn/ Nuen
  • Sing Me to Heaven — Gawthrop
Randall CapshawVarsity11
2021Haltom High SchoolAAAAAAMixed Chorus
  • Alles hat seine Zeit (German) (accomp) — Haydn
  • Earth Song (SATB) (a cappella) — Ticheli
Haley CarboneroVarsity11
2021Jacksonville HSAAAAAMixed Chorus
  • Exsultate! — Mary Lynn Lightfoot
  • Casita De Campo — Juan-Tony Guzman
Tiffany HammockVarsity11
2021L.D. Bell High SchoolAAAAAAMixed Chorus
  • O Praise the Mighty Lord (from Joshua) (accomp) — Handel/Liebergen
  • Verleih' uns Frieden — Menelssohn
Jo Ann AntinoneVarsity11
2019Moore MST Magnet MSCCCTreble Chorus
  • Cantate Domino (accomp) — Cobb
  • For the Beauty of the Earth (SA) (accomp) — Rutter
Bobi Jo FriesenVarsity23
2019Whittier MSCCTreble Chorus
  • Murasame — Victor C. Johnson
  • Flowers Will Sing — Patti Dewitt
Brianna GarciaVarsity22
2017West Brook High AAAAAAMixed Chorus
  • Over the Sea to Skye — Robinson
  • Et in terra pax — Lightfoot
Jimmy RobertsonNon Varsity12
2016Centennial High SchoolAAAAAMixed Chorus
  • Jubilate Deo (Latin) — Mozart/Kendall
  • Dirait-On (from Les Chansons des Roses) (SATBB) (French) — Lauridsen/
Eric CooleyVarsity11
2016Johnson High SchoolAAAAAAMixed Chorus
  • Laudate (SATB div) (Latin) — Nystedt/
  • Hear My Voice (SSAATB) — Parrotta/
Christie BrownVarsity11
2015Carver Middle SchoolCCTreble Chorus
  • Song of the River (unison) — Anon. or Trad./Patterson
  • Love In Thy Youth (SA) — Crocker/Leavitt
Destiny CookusNon Varsity25
2014Copperas Cove High SchoolAAAAAMixed Chorus
  • Exsultate Deo — Palestrina
  • Dirait-On (from Les Chansons des Roses) — Lauridsen
Daniel MontgomeryVarsity22
2014East Central HSAAAAAMixed Chorus
  • Il est Bel et Bon (French) (w/ or w/o accomp) — Passereau/Faure/Greyson
  • Flower of Beauty (SATB div) — Clements/
Warren MizeVarsity21
2012Dunbar High SchoolAAAAMixed Chorus
  • Luci Care Luci Belle (Italian) (SAB) (keyboard or inst) — Mozart/Carl
  • Hear My Prayer (SATB div) — Hogan/
David K. RhoneVarsity33
2011Big Spring JHCCTreble Chorus
  • Love In Thy Youth (SA) — Crocker/Leavitt
  • Stars Are For Those Who Lift Their Eyes (2 or 3 part) (keyboard or guitar) (solo opt) — Delmonte
Randall CapshawVarsity22
2011Elkins High SchoolAAAAAMixed Chorus
  • Set Me As A Seal (from a new Creation) (SATB divisi) — Clausen
  • Ave Verum — Byrd
Russell ClarkVarsity22
2010Azle High SchoolAAAAMixed Chorus
  • Praise the Lord — Handel/Hopson
  • Agnus Dei (from Missa Brevis) (SATB divisi) — Vasiliauskaite
Debby BarkeyVarsity11
2010Midlothian High SchoolAAAAMixed Chorus
  • All Things Bright and Beautiful (SATB) — Rutter
  • Beatus Vir — Czerny/Banner
David VehonVarsity12
2009China Spring High SchoolAAAMixed Chorus
  • Never Tell Thy Love — Bright
  • Exsultate justi in Domino (SATB) — Adams
Susan ThriftVarsity11

  • Goose Creek Memorial HS

    2026 · Mixed Chorus · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Joshua John-Louis

    Concert1SR3

    Performed with

    • My Heart Be Brave — Garrett
    • We are the Music Makers (SATB) (accomp) — Wright

  • Plainview High School

    2026 · Mixed Chorus · AAAAA · Varsity

    James Gauna

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Intro (It's You) — Krishan Oberoi
    • Earth Song — Frank Ticheli

  • Wylie East High School

    2026 · Mixed Chorus · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Nathan Dame

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Song to the Moon (SATB) (divisi) (flute & oboe REQUIRED) (accomp) — Stroope
    • Mother of Exiles (SATB) — Padworski

  • Cleburne High School

    2025 · Mixed Chorus · AAAAA · Varsity

    B Weslee Vance

    Concert2SR4

    Performed with

    • Verleih^ uns Frieden (SATB) (German required) (accomp) — Mendelssohn/Rutter
    • Requiem — Eliza Gilkyson/arr. Craig Hella Johnson

  • Keller High School

    2025 · Mixed Chorus · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Zachary Steele

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Beati Quorum Via — Stanford
    • Hope — Moore

  • Coronado High School

    2024 · Mixed Chorus · AAAAA · Varsity

    Gershom Garcia

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Ballade to the Moon (20812) (SATB) (accomp) — Elder
    • Agnus Dei (SATB) (a cappella) — Ernesto Herrera

  • Lovejoy High School

    2024 · Mixed Chorus · AAAAA · Varsity

    Kelly Martin

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Every Night (When The Sun Goes Down) — Walker
    • Esto Les Digo — Lange

  • Morton Ranch High School

    2024 · Mixed Chorus · AAAAAA · Varsity

    David Van Wyk

    Concert1SR2

    Performed with

    • Afternoon On A Hill (17764) — Britt/
    • The Great Clear Twilight — Schend

  • Reagan HS

    2024 · Mixed Chorus · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Mary Cowart

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • 1. Adoramus Te (from Two Motets for Mixed Voices) (11868) (Latin) (SSATTB) (a cappella) — Monteverdi/Arnold
    • Salmo de Alabanza — Rindfleisch

  • Cumberland Academy HS

    2023 · Mixed Chorus · AAAA · Varsity

    Branson Blanton

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Dies Irae (24235) (SATB) (opt. descant) (a cappella) — Trotta
    • Benediction — Jesse Noote

  • Marcus High School

    2023 · Mixed Chorus · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Wesley Davis

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Haec Dies (22286) (SATB) (a cappella) — Singh
    • Earth Song (17750) (SATB) (a cappella) — Ticheli

  • Alvin Junior High School

    2022 · Treble Chorus · CC · Varsity

    Michelle White

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Omnia Vincit Amor — Trotta
    • Sing to Me — Ramsey

  • Centennial High School

    2022 · Mixed Chorus · AAAAA · Varsity

    Eric Cooley

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • At the Round Earths Imagined Corners (11684) (SAATTBB) (a cappella) — Spencer
    • Magi Veniunt Ab Oriente (11544) (a cappella) — Clemens Non Papa

  • Garland High School

    2022 · Mixed Chorus · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Daniel Montgomery

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Veni Veni Emmanuel — Michael John Trotta
    • Indodana — Michael Barrett & Ralf Schmitt

  • Lake Ridge High School

    2022 · Mixed Chorus · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Philip Glenn

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Requiem Aeternam (from Mass in c minor) (11918) — Cherubini/Craig/Mason
    • Sing to Me — Wright

  • McKinney North High School

    2022 · Mixed Chorus · AAAAA · Varsity

    Chris Ahrens

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • High Flight (21962) — Brunner/
    • There Was a Time — Hagenberg

  • Big Spring HS

    2021 · Mixed Chorus · AAAA · Varsity

    Gershom Garcia

    Concert2SR1

    Performed with

    • Flight Song — Arnesen
    • Zigeunerleben (German) (solos opt) (piano & percussion) (accomp) — Schumann/Kaplan

  • Forney High School

    2021 · Mixed Chorus · AAAAA · Varsity

    Randall Capshaw

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Awake the Harp — Haydn/ Nuen
    • Sing Me to Heaven — Gawthrop

  • Haltom High School

    2021 · Mixed Chorus · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Haley Carbonero

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Alles hat seine Zeit (German) (accomp) — Haydn
    • Earth Song (SATB) (a cappella) — Ticheli

  • Jacksonville HS

    2021 · Mixed Chorus · AAAAA · Varsity

    Tiffany Hammock

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Exsultate! — Mary Lynn Lightfoot
    • Casita De Campo — Juan-Tony Guzman

  • L.D. Bell High School

    2021 · Mixed Chorus · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Jo Ann Antinone

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • O Praise the Mighty Lord (from Joshua) (accomp) — Handel/Liebergen
    • Verleih' uns Frieden — Menelssohn

  • Moore MST Magnet MS

    2019 · Treble Chorus · CCC · Varsity

    Bobi Jo Friesen

    Concert2SR3

    Performed with

    • Cantate Domino (accomp) — Cobb
    • For the Beauty of the Earth (SA) (accomp) — Rutter

  • Whittier MS

    2019 · Treble Chorus · CC · Varsity

    Brianna Garcia

    Concert2SR2

    Performed with

    • Murasame — Victor C. Johnson
    • Flowers Will Sing — Patti Dewitt

  • West Brook High

    2017 · Mixed Chorus · AAAAAA · Non Varsity

    Jimmy Robertson

    Concert1SR2

    Performed with

    • Over the Sea to Skye — Robinson
    • Et in terra pax — Lightfoot

  • Centennial High School

    2016 · Mixed Chorus · AAAAA · Varsity

    Eric Cooley

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Jubilate Deo (Latin) — Mozart/Kendall
    • Dirait-On (from Les Chansons des Roses) (SATBB) (French) — Lauridsen/

  • Johnson High School

    2016 · Mixed Chorus · AAAAAA · Varsity

    Christie Brown

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Laudate (SATB div) (Latin) — Nystedt/
    • Hear My Voice (SSAATB) — Parrotta/

  • Carver Middle School

    2015 · Treble Chorus · CC · Non Varsity

    Destiny Cookus

    Concert2SR5

    Performed with

    • Song of the River (unison) — Anon. or Trad./Patterson
    • Love In Thy Youth (SA) — Crocker/Leavitt

  • Copperas Cove High School

    2014 · Mixed Chorus · AAAAA · Varsity

    Daniel Montgomery

    Concert2SR2

    Performed with

    • Exsultate Deo — Palestrina
    • Dirait-On (from Les Chansons des Roses) — Lauridsen

  • East Central HS

    2014 · Mixed Chorus · AAAAA · Varsity

    Warren Mize

    Concert2SR1

    Performed with

    • Il est Bel et Bon (French) (w/ or w/o accomp) — Passereau/Faure/Greyson
    • Flower of Beauty (SATB div) — Clements/

  • Dunbar High School

    2012 · Mixed Chorus · AAAA · Varsity

    David K. Rhone

    Concert3SR3

    Performed with

    • Luci Care Luci Belle (Italian) (SAB) (keyboard or inst) — Mozart/Carl
    • Hear My Prayer (SATB div) — Hogan/

  • Big Spring JH

    2011 · Treble Chorus · CC · Varsity

    Randall Capshaw

    Concert2SR2

    Performed with

    • Love In Thy Youth (SA) — Crocker/Leavitt
    • Stars Are For Those Who Lift Their Eyes (2 or 3 part) (keyboard or guitar) (solo opt) — Delmonte

  • Elkins High School

    2011 · Mixed Chorus · AAAAA · Varsity

    Russell Clark

    Concert2SR2

    Performed with

    • Set Me As A Seal (from a new Creation) (SATB divisi) — Clausen
    • Ave Verum — Byrd

  • Azle High School

    2010 · Mixed Chorus · AAAA · Varsity

    Debby Barkey

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Praise the Lord — Handel/Hopson
    • Agnus Dei (from Missa Brevis) (SATB divisi) — Vasiliauskaite

  • Midlothian High School

    2010 · Mixed Chorus · AAAA · Varsity

    David Vehon

    Concert1SR2

    Performed with

    • All Things Bright and Beautiful (SATB) — Rutter
    • Beatus Vir — Czerny/Banner

  • China Spring High School

    2009 · Mixed Chorus · AAA · Varsity

    Susan Thrift

    Concert1SR1

    Performed with

    • Never Tell Thy Love — Bright
    • Exsultate justi in Domino (SATB) — Adams