Sheet Music by Female Composers: A Rich and Diverse Selection

Composer's note: 'I was introduced to William Blake's poem The Lamb many years ago through John Tavener's famous setting and, when commissioned by York Minster to write a carol for their 2019 nine les...

Composer's note: 'The words of Edith Reed's translation of this traditional Polish poem wonderfully encapsulate the Christmas message. I love the way that the text captures the innocence and humblenes...

Composer's note: 'The words of Edith Reed's translation of this traditional Polish poem wonderfully encapsulate the Christmas message. I love the way that the text captures the innocence and humblenes...

Composer's note: 'Walter De La Mare's poem Clouded with snow paints an atmospheric picture of late afternoon in winter and I was drawn to the image of a bleak yet beautiful landscape with the faint gl...

Composer's note: 'Walter De La Mare's poem Clouded with snow paints an atmospheric picture of late afternoon in winter and I was drawn to the image of a bleak yet beautiful landscape with the faint gl...

Each year the BBC Music Magazine commissions a brand-new Christmas Carol for their readers and, when Grace-Evangeline Mason was invited to compose the 2021 carol, she decided to write and set her own...

This new setting of the traditional text is intended to offer a darker interpretation of the carol. The universally recognised words of Away in a manger are usually associated with one of two well-kno...

This carol is one of the pieces that were produced during a full weekend of group composition with Anna Lapwood and the Pembroke College Girls’ Choir, a process with which they had experimented previo...

This carol is one of the pieces that were produced during a full weekend of group composition with Anna Lapwood and the Pembroke College Girls’ Choir, a process with which they had experimented previo...

This carol sets the final three verses of Sara Teasdale’s light-hearted retelling of the nativity story, in which a host of angels arrive at the stable, and herald the birth with their joyful song. Th...

The poet, Wendy Cope, conjures a heartwarming image of Christmas in the home. This setting of her comforting poem translates this imagery into a classic Christmas choral sound - a simple, memorable tu...

This carol sets the final three verses of Sara Teasdale’s light-hearted retelling of the nativity story, in which a host of angels arrive at the stable, and herald the birth with their joyful song. Th...

The poet, Wendy Cope, conjures a heartwarming image of Christmas in the home. This setting of her comforting poem translates this imagery into a classic Christmas choral sound - a simple, memorable tu...

A setting of the Latin text of the great Antiphon ‘O Sapientia’ (O Wisdom) for Advent, commissioned by Choir & Organ magazine in partnership with the Choir of King’s College London and supported by PR...

A setting of the Latin text of the great Antiphon ‘O Sapientia’ (O Wisdom) for Advent, commissioned by Choir & Organ magazine in partnership with the Choir of King’s College London and supported by PR...

A choral gem from the mid 20th Century, this a cappella Christmas work is great form advanced church choirs.

Set to words by Sara Teasdale, this gentle Christmas carol follows kings, shepherds, wise men, and angels as they bring gifts to the newborn child. Dominique Le Gendre’s warm harmonies and lyrical wri...

Set to words by Sara Teasdale, this gentle Christmas carol follows kings, shepherds, wise men, and angels as they bring gifts to the newborn child. Dominique Le Gendre’s warm harmonies and lyrical wri...

Jocelyn Hagen gilt als eine der beliebtesten Chorkomponistinnen in den Vereinigten Staaten. Ihr Mother's Song basiert auf Willis Barnstones ergreifender Übersetzung eines anonymen japanischen Textes,...

In the stillness by Sally Beamish is a short contemporary Christmas carol for unaccompanied SATB choir. With original words by Katrina Shepherd, this short carol beautifully captures the hushed raptur...

This simple eight-part setting of a fifteen-century text has a timeless quality and is a fitting addition to the Christmas repertoire. The haunting melody captures the spirit of this ancient text, whi...

Hear The Voice Of The Bard was commissioned by King's College, Cambridge, and first performed on Christmas Eve 2013 at A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols by the Choir of King's College, Cambridge,...

For SATB unaccompanied. A beautiful arrangement of one of Canada's oldest and most popular carols. After four verses each in a different scoring, the final refrain culminates in a resplendent 'in exce...