Sheet Music by Female Composers: A Rich and Diverse Selection

This five movement work for SATB choir is based on five different Native American peoples. The sequence starts with 'Falling,' a lullaby, and ends with 'Rising,' an image of spirits gently swaying on...

This chant melody was brought to America from West Africa. It is meant to be sung as a meditation. Pedal notes should sound like a drone that supports the melody. It all leads to an experience for the...

The composition 'An Evening Prayer' for four-part mixed a-cappella choir (SATB) by Magdalena Zimmermann is based on a sacred poem by the English Baroque poet and philosopher Thomas Browne. To set thes...

Melissa Roth Young’s Lux Aeterna offers a beautiful and heartfelt setting of the timeless Latin text, long used to honor those who have gone before us. The music reflects the text’s message of hope am...

In 1994, for the 500th anniversary of the University of Aberdeen, Judith Weir wrote two settings of 17th century English verse and choir, entitles Two Human Hymns. In 1997, Weir arranged the first of...

Judith Weir's 'Ave Regina Caelorum' for unaccompanied choir SSATBB. This piece was commissioned by Merton College, Oxford as part of the Merton Choirbook, a collection of music being assembled to cel...

The Mendelssohn family cultivated a very special form of house music in their garden cottage on the family estate: the so-called Sonntagsmusiken (Sunday musicales). Perhaps this inspired Fanny Hensel...

A stunning setting of a Sara Teasdale poem written for VOCES8. Gorgeous harmonies that are written to be accessible for advanced choirs.

For university and community choirs, this setting of a Christina Rossetti poem captures the spirit and essence of the poetry. It utilizes creative vocal colors and is a rewarding experience for the si...

Anne Boyd 's A Vision: Jesus Reassures His Mother for 6 unaccompanied voices (SSATBB). Composed in 1999, published in 2001. Duration: 14 minutes. Commissioned by the Song Company and performed by them...

Jennah Vainio's Let it be forgotten (2019) to a poem by Sara Teasdale (1884-1933) was commissioned by the Juvenalia Choir. "Like life itself, love withers in time. Like flowers and fire, it fades, but...

O Nata Lux is a six-part, a cappella motet. The anonymous tenth-century text is suitable for inclusion throughout the liturgical year. Evoking a deep sense of longing, this contemplative motet would e...

A refreshingly intimate setting of the Preces and Responses in easy SATB: a welcome addition to the Evensong repertoire. Emma writes "I approached the text as prayer, considering not only the words th...

A sensitive setting of the favorite hymn of so many, it underscores God calling us with tenderness and patience, much like a parent calling a child home.

The first of three volumes of folk songs collected from the provinces of China. It can be performed a cappella or with piano accompaniment.

For S.A.T.B. Chorus, a cappella

For S.A.T.B.B. Chrous, a cappella

For S.A.T.B. Chorus, a cappella

Mysteriös, sinnlich, unergründlich und betörend - das sind Eigenschaften, die gleichermaßen auf die Sonette William Shakespeares wie auch auf deren musikalische Umsetzung durch die 1985 geborene Kompo...