Follow the Drinking Gourd

Traditional Spiritual · arranged by Hill · Brilee Music

Performances112005–2026

Schools10

Avg concert1.181 is best

Straight ones82%9 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 2 Tenor-Bass Chorus piece performed since 2005.

<1%of 9,015 performances

8 of this piece vs 9,007 of everything else in the same grade and event.

Programmed most often by

Schools that have returned to this piece.

Lake Jackson Intermediate Schoolavg 1.02×
Andrews MSavg 2.01×
Benold Middle Schoolavg 1.01×
Branch Crossing JHSavg 1.01×
McKinney Boyd High Schoolavg 1.01×
Moreno JHavg 1.01×
Park View Intermediateavg 1.01×
Space Center Intermediateavg 1.01×

Most often paired with

Pieces programmed alongside this one, across every recorded performance.

A Cappella Songs for Treble Chorus — Anon. or Trad.Treble Chorus · Gr 1 · avg 1.01×
Allegro in D Major — VivaldiString Orchestra · Gr 3 · avg 1.01×
Antique Dances and Airs — RespighiString Orchestra · Gr 3 · avg 1.01×
Benedictus — SchramGr 1 · avg 1.01×
Cantate Hodie! (Sing Today) — LightfootGr 2 · avg 1.01×
Erev Shel Shoshanim — Anon. or Trad.Mixed Chorus · Gr 3 · avg 1.01×
Keep Your Lamps! — Anon. or Trad.Mixed Chorus · Gr 3 · avg 1.01×
Kyrie — KrunnfuszGr 2 · avg 2.01×

Performances

All 11 recorded performances.

Year	School	Event	Performed with	Director	Class	Concert	SR
2026	McKinney Boyd High SchoolAAAAAA	Tenor-Bass Chorus	Sanctus! Sanctus! — Christopher T. Wolff Jr. Home on the Range — Andrea Ramsey	Jeremy Brown	Non Varsity	1	1
2026	Space Center IntermediateCC	Tenor-Bass Chorus	Benedictus — Schram The Vagabond — Farnell	Caleb Drew	Non Varsity	1	1
2025	Andrews MSCC	Tenor-Bass Chorus	Red River Valley — Crocker Sea Remembrance — Farnell	Kennison Vardeman	Varsity	2	3
2025	Moreno JHCC	Tenor-Bass Chorus	Stopping by Woods — Ruth Morris Gray Sansa Kroma — Emily Crocker	Erika Pompa	Varsity	1	1
2024	Woodridge Forest Middle SchoolCCC	Tenor-Bass Chorus	Riu Riu Chiu — Linda Spevacek-Avery Kyrie — Dan Krunnfusz	William Murphy	Varsity	2	2
2023	Truman Middle SchoolCC	Treble Chorus	Spring Quiet (12025) — Crocker/Leavitt Tarantella (17018) — Anon. or Trad./Bobetsky	Cammie Jo Hatcher	Varsity	1	1
2022	Benold Middle SchoolCC	Tenor-Bass Chorus	Sinner Man — Emerson Cantate Hodie — Lightfoot	Bryan W Pulver	Varsity	1	1
2022	Lake Jackson Intermediate SchoolCCC	Tenor-Bass Chorus	On the Deep Blue Sea (12709) (accomp) — Donnelly/Strid Sing to the Lord (12678) (a cappella) — Crocker	David Hill	Non Varsity	1	1
2020	Lake Jackson Intermediate SchoolCCC	Tenor-Bass Chorus	O Magnum Mysterium (a cappella) — Ramos My Heart`s in the Highlands (TTB) (accomp) — Beery	David Hill	Varsity	1	1
2013	Park View IntermediateCC	Mixed Chorus	Keep Your Lamps! (conga drums) — Anon. or Trad./Thomas Erev shel shoshanim (Hebrew) — Anon. or Trad./Klebanow	Tori Anderson	Varsity	1	1
2005	Branch Crossing JHSCCC	String Orchestra	Allegro in D Major — Vivaldi/Frackenpohl Antique Dances & Airs (play mvts 1 & 2) — Respighi/Alshin	Michelle Reinhardt	Varsity	1	1

McKinney Boyd High School
2026 · Tenor-Bass Chorus · AAAAAA · Non Varsity
Jeremy Brown
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Sanctus! Sanctus! — Christopher T. Wolff Jr.
- Home on the Range — Andrea Ramsey
Space Center Intermediate
2026 · Tenor-Bass Chorus · CC · Non Varsity
Caleb Drew
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Benedictus — Schram
- The Vagabond — Farnell
Andrews MS
2025 · Tenor-Bass Chorus · CC · Varsity
Kennison Vardeman
Concert2SR3
Performed with
- Red River Valley — Crocker
- Sea Remembrance — Farnell
Moreno JH
2025 · Tenor-Bass Chorus · CC · Varsity
Erika Pompa
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Stopping by Woods — Ruth Morris Gray
- Sansa Kroma — Emily Crocker
Woodridge Forest Middle School
2024 · Tenor-Bass Chorus · CCC · Varsity
William Murphy
Concert2SR2
Performed with
- Riu Riu Chiu — Linda Spevacek-Avery
- Kyrie — Dan Krunnfusz
Truman Middle School
2023 · Treble Chorus · CC · Varsity
Cammie Jo Hatcher
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Spring Quiet (12025) — Crocker/Leavitt
- Tarantella (17018) — Anon. or Trad./Bobetsky
Benold Middle School
2022 · Tenor-Bass Chorus · CC · Varsity
Bryan W Pulver
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Sinner Man — Emerson
- Cantate Hodie — Lightfoot
Lake Jackson Intermediate School
2022 · Tenor-Bass Chorus · CCC · Non Varsity
David Hill
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- On the Deep Blue Sea (12709) (accomp) — Donnelly/Strid
- Sing to the Lord (12678) (a cappella) — Crocker
Lake Jackson Intermediate School
2020 · Tenor-Bass Chorus · CCC · Varsity
David Hill
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- O Magnum Mysterium (a cappella) — Ramos
- My Heart`s in the Highlands (TTB) (accomp) — Beery
Park View Intermediate
2013 · Mixed Chorus · CC · Varsity
Tori Anderson
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Keep Your Lamps! (conga drums) — Anon. or Trad./Thomas
- Erev shel shoshanim (Hebrew) — Anon. or Trad./Klebanow
Branch Crossing JHS
2005 · String Orchestra · CCC · Varsity
Michelle Reinhardt
Concert1SR1
Performed with
- Allegro in D Major — Vivaldi/Frackenpohl
- Antique Dances & Airs (play mvts 1 & 2) — Respighi/Alshin

All songs Grade 2 Tenor-Bass Chorus list

Tenor-Bass ChorusGrade 2(TTB) (opt solo) (accomp)Code 36775