Sheet Music by Female Composers: A Rich and Diverse Selection

A beautiful, lyrical piece by Karen Marrolli that brings a message of unity through hearing each other and learning from one another. The ranges lend itself to be sung by an advanced high school or co...

Out of a collaboration between Emily Crocker and John Jacobson is this piece for developing choirs. The voicing is suitable for younger high school choirs and the message encourages singers to pursue...

Another expertly-written work by Karen Marrolli, "Like Stars" is a great piece for a high school or collegiate ensemble.

A reproducible part for Violin is included in the score.

A stunning piece for mixed choir, the lyrical melodies paint the text, reflective of life's important moments.

An extended work by noted composer, Gwyneth Walker. This seven-movement work explores the unique character of each of the lakes in the upper midwestern United States and central Canada, as well as the...

An epic poem by Emerson that talks about music as mystery. The text is matched with equally mysterious music. A part of a larger work entitled “Sing Evermore.”

This piece gives occasion to explore complex harmonies as an expression of the mystery of chords. These are added-tone sonorities—clusters. The author searches for that perfect peace, the one lost cho...

Based on a poem by African American poet Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872–1906). The bird, a prisoner in his cage, beats his wing until the blood is red on the cruel bars. He sings a plea, to Heaven, for he...

A short flute introduction of music floating across the sky opens “Sky-Born Music.” The poet (Emerson) writes that music is heard not only in places of beauty, but also in the mud, the dark, in the da...

The texts for these songs span many centuries and have the common thread of praising music for its power —from Richard Barnfield”s “In Praise of Music and Poetry” (published in 1598) to the uplifting...

This work for mixed chorus carries a message for our society to keep striving for positive change. It's repetitive nature enables the ensemble to emphasize the message.

In 2005, ji-nashi shakuhachi player Kiku Day approached me to write a piece for her, as part of her mission to increase the use of the shakuhachi (Japanese bamboo flute) in Western classical music. Wh...

When Jeffrey Skidmore of Ex Cathedra approached me to write this piece, he specified that it should be remembering the first World War and, if at all possible, the words should be by or about a woman....

An Introduction to Hark, the Glad Sound for soprano saxophone, mixed voice choir and organ by Judith Bingham.

When Twickenham Choral commissioned this work for their centenary celebrations it made sense to choose a local poet. Alexander Pope (16881744) is regarded as one of the UKʼs finest, and with the money...