Sheet Music by Female Composers: A Rich and Diverse Selection

This charming setting of the famous Emily Dickinson poem reminds us that hope "never stops at all." A memorable melody is first sung in unison before layering into a buoyant two-part canon. From the b...

Singers will love the independent vocal lines in this bright setting of Emily Dickinson's hopeful poem. A lovely melody is introduced in unison and later assembles in canon. Radiant refrains are drive...

Singers will love the independent vocal lines in this bright setting of Emily Dickinson's hopeful poem. A lovely melody is introduced in unison and later assembles in canon. Radiant refrains are drive...

Written for the Pembroke College Chapel Choir in November 2022, Drop down, ye heavens is a setting of the refrain and final stanza of the Advent Prose, itself based on various portions of the Book of...

I am a pool is taken from A Memory of the Ocean (2023), a collection of pieces scored for choir, piano and cello. The text is a setting of The Sea-Wind by American poet, Sara Teasdale (1884–1933). Com...

In August 2024, Lucy Walker travelled to Lindisfarne with St Martin’s Voices for a festival of services and music to mark St Aidan’s Day. There the choir premiered Make me an Island, an introspective...

This work began as one movement of a larger work - a Mass. My intention was to compose the first sung prayer in the Order, that being a Kyrie, but the sudden death of a dear friend, a young, single mo...

This arrangement is of Vicki Tucker Courtney's solo of the same title in the solo book Become Yourself: Songs of Empowerment for the Developing Treble Voice. It is dedicated with hope that each person...

Featuring expressive vocal lines, warm harmonies, lush choral texture and a meaningful text, Safe Harbor is a modern benediction that conveys feelings of safety, belonging, and well-being. This piece...

Here, Now, and Always by Emily Crocker and John Jacobson is an upbeat, light, and energetic piece for three-part mixed choir with optional percussion. Centered on saying goodbye while celebrating an e...

Here, Now, and Always by Emily Crocker and John Jacobson is an upbeat, light, and energetic piece for two-part treble choir with optional percussion. Centered on saying goodbye while celebrating an en...

Follow Us This Winter Morn is a joyful, uplifting piece for two-part treble choir. Centered on hope reborn with a winter morning’s light, it celebrates renewal, joy, and the sense of new beginnings. B...

Based on an excerpt from ‘Larchipel de la Manche (The Channel Islands)’ by Victor Hugo, this 4 minute work for SATB and Organ was commissioned by members of Huanui Music Society Guernsey to mark the e...

For advanced choirs, this work is a rhythmically driving setting of early Classical Latin text. A great selection for a winter program.

Scored for SATB choir with organ accompaniment, Hymn of the Trees by Roxanna Panufnik is an advanced choral work of striking beauty and emotional depth. Rich harmonies and expressive choral writing ma...

Auftragswerk des Orchestervereins Kempten "Korallenlandschaft" ist eine musikalische Beschreibung eines Tauchgangs am Korallenriff Great Barrier Reef in Australien. Schwierigkeitsgrad: Guter Laienchor...

Inspired by a book of the same name by the author Dorothy Yglesias, a poem was written by Kay Soteriu, Vivienne Olive's sister. "The Cry of a Bird" by Vivienne Olive is a setting of this poem, which m...

Inspired by the vision of a world without war, this piece reflects on the shared wonder of children everywhere looking up at the same stars. A message of hope and peace shines throughout, encouraging...

An excellent choice for developing middle and high school mixed choirs of all sizes, this carefully crafted work features an inspiring text, engaging mixed meter, lyrical vocal lines, and a supportive...

Garrop's major work Terra Nostra is a contemplation of the world, from its pristine beginnings, to man's advancement across the globe and into the air, to the critical need to now come to terms with t...

Hymne au Soleil ('Hymn to the Sun') is suffused with impressionism's parallel chords, and it musically mirrors the various words of its text, an excerpt from an exotic play by Casimir Delavigne (1793-...

Mystical, lyrical, and imbued with wonder for the beauty of nature, this movement for chorus from Stacy Garrop's monumental oratorio Terra Nostra is a striking and achievable work, written for the voi...

The Cardinal and the Roller is the story of two beautiful birds from different sides of the world, and is ultimately about how we are all more alike than we are different. Accessible vocal lines and a...