Sheet Music by Female Composers: A Rich and Diverse Selection

A lyrical and moving work that empowers singers to find their inner worth. The text by Faith Zimmer compares the constellation Orion to the strength that we can find in times of trial.

In any time of trial, there is great comfort in being held. This work for SATB choirs with its beautiful text by Robert Bode reflects upon the ways in which all things are held. Appropriate for church...

The Open Hand is inspired by the words and ideas of Bridget "Biddy" Mason, and enslaved woman in the 1800's who worked and fought her way to freedom and success. For SSA choir and piano, this song off...

Emily Dickinson’s succinct, deep reflections on life in her poem I had no time to hate inform the musical language of Ellen Gilson-Voth in this setting for choir. The singers and pianist act as co-sto...

Your courage asks me what I'm afraid of and what I know of love. This piece by singer-songwriter Sara Groves, written after a trip to help people in need in a third-world country, deeply expresses ide...

Premiered by the Children's Choir from the School for Creative and Performing Arts in Cinicinnati, Ohio, this work for middle-level voices features music and text written by Pulitzer Prize and Grammy...

Pulitzer prize winning composer Shulamit Ran here provides us with a grand statement in praise of the pursuit of knowledge. Wisdom, understanding, and learning are highlighted as a means to justice, j...

Pulitzer prize winning composer Shulamit Ran here provides us with a grand statement in praise of the pursuit of knowledge. Wisdom, understanding, and learning are highlighted as a means to justice, j...

Jack London's text has been masterfully set by Rosephanye Powell who fills it with a variety of sounds from lilting joy to moments of spoken thoughts to melancholy reflection. The piano accompaniment...

Jack London's text has been masterfully set by Rosephanye Powell who fills it with a variety of sounds from lilting joy to moments of spoken thoughts to melancholy reflection. The piano accompaniment...

With lyrics excerpted and adapted from the classic Scottish novel 'Wind in the Willows', here is a wonderful winter concert piece that is upbeat and energetic.

With lyrics excerpted and adapted from the classic Scottish novel 'Wind in the Willows', here is a wonderful winter concert piece that is upbeat and energetic.

A great new song with attitude, and we mean in the most positive way, this tune is destined to be a hit. The title is the chorus that answers every hardship that can come our way. Excellent energy, co...

A great new song with attitude, and we mean in the most positive way, this tune is destined to be a hit. The title is the chorus that answers every hardship that can come our way. Excellent energy, co...

Growth, change, love and loss - these are all a part of growing to adulthood. This gentle original offers an introspective look at these emotions with accessible and well-crafted pop style harmonies a...

Growth, change, love and loss - these are all a part of growing to adulthood. This gentle original offers an introspective look at these emotions with accessible and well-crafted pop style harmonies a...

Light-hearted lyrics and a cheerful tune will put a smile on the faces of both singers and listeners as they celebrate the wonder of music. Consider using the song's title as a concert theme to encour...

Light-hearted lyrics and a cheerful tune will put a smile on the faces of both singers and listeners as they celebrate the wonder of music. Consider using the song's title as a concert theme to encour...

Here's a heartfelt piece that speaks to the power of music. With words written during the beginning of the pandemic, it expresses what many musicians felt as they began the frightening journey into a...

This text is one of several interspersed love notes from Gertrude Stein to her partner Alice B. Toklas. These beautiful words are set like a courtly love poem of the Renaissance, and the result is a m...

This text is one of several interspersed love notes from Gertrude Stein to her partner Alice B. Toklas. These beautiful words are set like a courtly love poem of the Renaissance, and the result is a m...

Selecting short excerpts from the poetry of Wordsworth and setting it in a transparent, simple musical style, these three movements offer much to unpack in the music and the lyrics.

Linda Studley's poem helps us realize that, despite the frustrations and anxieties from being alone and being silenced or voiceless as musicians, we have come to realize that we are still learning, gr...

Linda Studley's poem helps us realize that, despite the frustrations and anxieties from being alone and being silenced or voiceless as musicians, we have come to realize that we are still learning, gr...

Following the success of the treble voice setting released last year is this new voicing. 'Though you bind it to the blowing wind and you buckle it to the moon, the night will slip away like a sorrow...