Sheet Music by Female Composers: A Rich and Diverse Selection

Charles Gabriel penned the words 'I stand amazed in the presence of Jesus the Nazarene' in 1905, and did so as an expression of his own awe and amazement of Jesus' love. Mary McDonald has taken that h...

This old Irish hymn dates from the 8th century though the theme couldn't be more relevant to the culture in which we live. It is only fitting that Mary McDonald found the inspiration to craft her own...

This inspired choral setting pairs Isaac Watts' well-known hymn text, 'Alas! And Did My Savior Bleed, ' with the tune GREENSLEEVES. The familiar text and tune engage us anew bringing fresh insight to...

This original Palm Sunday anthem is brimming with rhythmic energy as it portrays the events of Jesus, the Blessed Messiah, entering into Jerusalem. The text explores the many questions that were asked...

For Tenor, Mixed Chorus (min 16 singers), Orchestra. Published 1968. Text: Abu Yasid, Donne, Rimbaud. First performance: Richard Lewis, BBC SO and Chorus, conducted by Norman Del Mar, BBC Proms, 8th S...

Quatre Instants for Soprano and Orchestra is an arrangement of the composer's own Quatre Instants for Soprano and Piano, and was commissioned by the Finnish Chamber Orchestra Association and the Leipz...

For Mezzo Soprano and Orchestra. Libertto by Amin Maalouf. Adriana Songs was commissioned by the Auftakt Festival, Alte Oper Frankfurt, the New York Philharmonic, Lorin Maazel, Musical Director and t...

Kaija Saariaho's Leino Songs were commissioned by the Osaka International Festival, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra and Casa da Musica, Porto. First performances: 5 April 2008 at Festival Hall in Os...

Full score for Emilie, opera in 9 scenes by Kaija Saariaho. Kaija Saariaho's Emilie was commissioned by Opéra de Lyon, Barbican Centre, London and Fundaçao Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon. It was first p...

Jocelyn Pook's Hearing Voices was commissioned by BBC3 for the BBC Concert Orchestra, who gave the first performance at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, on 3 December 2012, with Melanie Pappenheim, m...

Kaija Saariaho's True Fire for Baritone Solo and Orchestra was commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, NDR Sinfonieorchester, BBC Symphony Orchestra and Orchestre national de France....

The Promised Land is a set of arrangements and adaptations of traditional American folk songs and spirituals. The common element is the yearning for, or celebration of, the life beyond death-the 'next...

Lyric Drama for 8 Voices and Orchestra (Flute, 3 Clarinet, Bassoon, 2 Trumpets, Bass Trumpet, Trombone, Harp, Cimbalom, Piano, 3 Percussion). Published 1969/70 Libretto: E. Lutyens. First performance...

For high Soprano and Orchestra. Published 1980. Text: Salvatore Quasimodo.

For Baritone, Soprano and Orchestra. Published in 1960. 4(3rd, 4th=picc). 3(3rd=ca). 3(3rd=bcl). 3(3rd=cbn) / 3. 4(4th=btp). 3(2T, 1B). 5(2T, 2B. 1dB) / 8perc / strings. Text: Sir Thomas Browne. S...

Kaija Saariaho's Notes on Light was commissioned by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Musical Director James Levine, and given its first performance on 22nd February 2007 at Symphony Hall, Boston, USA, b...