Sheet Music by Female Composers: A Rich and Diverse Selection

The divine moment of God's redemptive power is conveyed in emotional poetry and passionate music. With a heavy heart the anthem moves forward, reminding the listener of the pain of crucifixion and the...

The divine moment of God's redemptive power is conveyed in emotional poetry and passionate music. With a heavy heart the anthem moves forward, reminding the listener of the pain of crucifixion and the...

Artistry and utility meet in this practical piece for Palm Sunday! Arranged for success, the anthem's creative yet simple approach shows thoughtful consideration for the processional purpose of the pi...

Artistry and utility meet in this practical piece for Palm Sunday! Arranged for success, the anthem's creative yet simple approach shows thoughtful consideration for the processional purpose of the pi...

Life affirming and honest, this tender song of the journey will touch every heart with its beauty. From the writer's solo album Midnight Faith, the main refrain is built on a simple rising melodic lin...

A tender song of testimony, this song takes the listener into the heart of divine mercy and love. The poetry is filled with hopeful, truthful images of God's presence along the journey of life. The mu...

A tender song of testimony, this song takes the listener into the heart of divine mercy and love. The poetry is filled with hopeful, truthful images of God's presence along the journey of life. The mu...

This anthem is wonderfully different in its sonic impact. A bell-like piano motive opens the piece and holds the sections together by transitioning between them with pristine grace. The choral chords...

This anthem is wonderfully different in its sonic impact. A bell-like piano motive opens the piece and holds the sections together by transitioning between them with pristine grace. The choral chords...

Here's a proven winner from Emily Crocker, a buoyant setting of Psalm 100. Crisp rhythms and dynamic music come together in this powerful concert festival work. Available: SATB, 2-Part, 3-Part Mixed,...

Beginning with a spirited piano introduction, the voices take off with power and jubilance. Rhythmic vitality, meter changes and full divisi in voices make this piece an effective concert opener/close...

Beginning with a spirited piano introduction, the voices take off with power and jubilance. Rhythmic vitality, meter changes and full divisi in voices make this piece an effective concert opener/close...

Commissioned and first performed by the choir of Liverpool Cathedral, this anthem is ideal for use during the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul. The choral lines move between sonorous homophonic writing...

This joyful and richly expressive choral cantata is a setting of what is often thought of as a Thanksgiving psalm or a psalm in praise of Harvest time. From its atmospheric opening through to its upbe...

A setting of Psalm 127 (Unless the Lord builds the house), this compelling anthem possesses a luminescent quality supported by radiant harmonic textures. It is framed by Latin text taken from the Saxo...

Eternal Ruler of the ceaseless round is an exuberant setting of the well-known hymn by John Chadwick. The second section explores the Lydian mode, while the adamantine final verse reflects the text's...

This lively setting of the Venerable Bede's Christ is the morning star features all the hallmarks of McDowall's original and vibrant style. With rich harmonies, compelling modulations, and a flowing o...

This joyful setting of Psalm 98 is a bright and celebratory anthem of praise. The intricate organ writing offsets emphatic statements from the choir full of melodic and harmonic interest while grounde...

A Time for all Seasons is an evocative cantata that explores the complexities of the human condition. McDowall's impressive range of musical styles, effective antiphonal writing, and artful juxtaposit...

This anthem from the larger work Snow Angel is in two halves. The first section ('God Will Give Orders') is ethereal, until a vibrant figure in the djembe lifts the music into the uplifting second sec...

This joyous, upbeat anthem sets a text by contemporary poet Sean Street on the subject of 'alma mater', reflecting on the profound ties we can form to a time or a place. The bright, driving organ part...

This significant seven-movement work from Cecilia McDowall presents an imaginative pairing of extracts from The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci with texts from the Latin Missa pro defunctis. Da Vinci's...

Offprinted from The Oxford Book of Easy Flexible Anthems, A Prayer of St Columba is an expressive and emotive anthem with appealing, arching melodies underpinned by a sparkling organ part.

Written for the Choir of The Cathedral of St John, Albuquerque, Ash Wednesday sets typically fervent verses by Christina Rossetti. The vocal lines are mostly simple and affecting, with some highly ind...

The third movement of McDowall's powerful Da Vinci Requiem, this anthem is a compelling pairing of the 'Lacrimosa' text from the Missa pro defunctis with extracts from the Notebooks of Leonardo da Vin...