Sheet Music by Women Composers for Children's Choir: Educational Works

This secular work for upper voices sensitively sets Langston Hughes's poem of the same name. Featuring a lilting melodic line, eloquent part-writing, and an effective piano part. Also available in ver...

With a text by the composer, this work was inspired by members of the Radcliffe Ladies' Choir and their motto 'friendship through singing'. The lilting vocal lines are subtly underpinned by a delicate...

This atmospheric and powerful Advent anthem is composed for SATB choir and organ, with a separate Soprano semi-chorus, and is ideal for institutions with two upper-voice choirs, one of which can (opti...

This atmospheric setting of familiar words from Shakespeare's As You Like It is sprightly and uplifting, with singers being asked by the composer to perform with 'a bit of frost and a knowing smile'....

This piece, originally for SA choir, has been reworked for a SATB choir, and would suit a funeral or commemoration setting. It begins softly and in unison, until a sudden key change where the mood shi...

Arranged here for unison voices and piano, this uplifting and affirmatory piece sets a text by the composer inspired by the reflections of the Northwest Girlchoir on what their choir means to them. A...

Utilizing the standard 3 movement sonata outline, Jackson employs a variety of textures to great effect in this piece. In the first movement alone, the music employs homophonic, unison, canonic and mo...

Sarah Quartel brings a fresh take on a familiar fifteenth-century text in this enchanting carol. The dialogue between Mary and the infant Jesus is woven to a beguiling folk-like melody, in 6/8 metre,...

A short anthem setting the Lord's Prayer in the version of the text from the First Prayer Book, hence the unusual spelling. This was premiered at the Brighton Festival in 2012.

Suzzie Vango's exuberant arrangement of Gaudete embellishes the charm of this well-known sixteenth-century carol with an accented rhythmic ostinato and playful changes of metre. A version for upper vo...

This 'little musical postcard' composed for the Maîtrise de Radio France Children's Choir during the pandemic is based on a text by Antoine Thiollier. The image of the bridges was self-evident to brin...

Composed in 2019 to accompany the opéra NARCISSE, 'Vendeur d'étoiles' for upper voices and piano sets texts by Marion Pellissier written as exchanges between members of a social network.

Need a 'winter-time' piece for your SSA or 2-part treble choirs? This lovely work by Ruth Elaine Schram fits the bill perfectly. The 'echo' style makes for quick and easy note learning, yet sounds won...

Need a 'winter-time' piece for your SSA or 2-part treble choirs? This lovely work by Ruth Elaine Schram fits the bill perfectly. The 'echo' style makes for quick and easy note learning, yet sounds won...

The perfect 2-beat opener for any concert. Includes optional 'flashlight' choreography by Sally Albrecht. Independent counter-lines are a wonderful tool for teaching part singing. The SoundTrax casset...

The perfect 2-beat opener for any concert. Includes optional 'flashlight' choreography by Sally Albrecht. Independent counter-lines are a wonderful tool for teaching part singing. The SoundTrax casset...

This partner song arrangement of the best-loved American folk song 'The Water Is Wide' features a new, folk-like, counter-melody. Moderate vocal ranges. The extended 'echo' section is perfect for deve...

This partner song arrangement of the best-loved American folk song 'The Water Is Wide' features a new, folk-like, counter-melody. Moderate vocal ranges. The extended 'echo' section is perfect for deve...

A sensitive, gentle, treble voice number with expressive piano accompaniment. Both voice parts have an opportunity to sing the lovely melody. 'The wind goes where it wants to go, it knows no boundary....

A sensitive, gentle, treble voice number with expressive piano accompaniment. Both voice parts have an opportunity to sing the lovely melody. 'The wind goes where it wants to go, it knows no boundary....

Another fine 2-part piece by Sally Albrecht, COME, LET US SING is an exciting partner song with a final descant. Includes an optional, easy, trumpet part and an optional text suitable for Christmas. A...

Another fine 2-part piece by Sally Albrecht, COME, LET US SING is an exciting partner song with a final descant. Includes an optional, easy, trumpet part and an optional text suitable for Christmas. A...