Sheet Music by Women Composers for Mixed Choir: Extensive Selection

"Silent Steps" by Nana Forte is an atmospheric choral work by the contemporary Slovenian composer, who is known for her innovative and sonically dense vocal music. The piece is characterized by a subt...

This rousing triple meter choral is infused with traditional gospel harmonies, rhythms, and articulations, and the uplifting text conveys an urgent message for peace. The classic 'Dona Nobis Pacem' ca...

Uses: General, Memorial Scripture: Psalm 23 This often-set Psalm has found new purpose in this shining setting. Each phrase of the celebrated scripture receives a special moment with the words being c...

Uses: General, Lent Scripture: Psalm 27:1; Isaiah 12:2; John 8:12 This unique anthem offers a pleasing mixture of Latin phrases with an original lyric that celebrates Christ as the Light of the World...

This original anthem powerfully proclaims that God is 'the light, he's the courage, he's the strength. Holy, holy, God Almighty! He is the power and the glory, God Almighty is!'Celebrating the many at...

This haunting song by Sara Bareilles and Ingrid Michaelson is a poetic reflection on the winter landscape and longing for love, with layered vocals and a rich harmonic underpinning. A starkly beautifu...

Longfellow's text is set with additional words and music by Ruth Morris Gray and the piano accompaniment is based on Pachelbel's Canon in D. Together, it creates a sweet choral singing ding dong gentl...

Few could have predicted the box-office and cultural success that Tom Cruise's "Top Gun: Maverick" would achieve in 2022. Lady Gaga's arena-ready anthem, written specifically for the film, dials every...

What does it mean to be a friend? A friend through the good and the bad. A friend when it is difficult to be that. This gospel ballad by Andra Day makes it clear with passion and conviction. A great m...

Ed Lojeski's masterful arrangement of Bette Midler's mega-hit will make you think you are hearing the song for the first time! Featuring both solo and full choral lines, the powerful message of lyrics...

A cappella singing is set with optional percussion telling the story of the birth in Bethlehem and creating an exciting Christmas or holiday performance. Optional solos are sprinkled about creating ca...

Capture the magic of the moment with "Time" – a moving and resonant choral piece that will captivate both choirs and audiences alike. Published by the renowned Hal Leonard, this arrangement for mixed...

Cecilia McDowall's fresh and appealing style is amply displayed in this cycle, subtitled 'Three Shakespeare Songs' and first performed by the BBC Singers. In total, six Shakespeare texts are used, and...

Traditionally sung on Christmas Eve, 'O Virgo virginum' is often described as the eighth ‘O' Antiphon and praises Mary, ‘O virgin of (amongst) virgins.' McDowall's setting is vigorous and joyful, with...

This high-energy original Christmas spiritual is not to be missed! A driving gospel chorus alternates with contrasting verses, then a quote from 'Angels We Have Heard on High' introduces a lively, and...

This setting of the familiar opening lines of Henry Vaughan’s 'The World' was Lucy Walker's first commission as Composer-in-Residence with St Martin’s Voices, and was premiered by the ensemble in June...

Commissioned by St Martin’s Voices to mark Remembrance Day in 2024, There will come soft rains showcases the range of the choir’s musical colour-palette through the repetition of the opening motif in...

Commissioned by St Martin’s Voices to mark Remembrance Day in 2024, There will come soft rains showcases the range of the choir’s musical colour-palette through the repetition of the opening motif in...

Written for the BBC Singers in 2019, Stars above, earth below is a hopeful and reflective setting of the poem Leaves by Sara Teasdale (1884–1933). The piece begins with celestial, descending lines acr...

Look Around is a piece for four-part mixed choir by Polish composer and arranger Zuzanna Koziej. The message of the work is reflective: Koziej calls on us to pause, raise our awareness and enjoy the b...

Written for the 2025 BBC Radio 3 Epiphany Carol Service, broadcast from Pembroke College, Cambridge, Arise, shine sets the first three verses of Isaiah 60: 'Arise, shine, for your light has come, and...

A setting of one of the seven O Antiphons, O Adonai, is built upon an ostinato figure on a single note which starts and ends the composition, initially using the words of the title. Acting as a drone...

Let the song be heard with this delightful original composition. The text is adapted from Psalm 100 and encourages us to celebrate with singing and lift our hands with joy to the Lord. Perfect for any...

Quartel has chosen a powerful combination of texts by Hildegard von Bingen and Mother Teresa for this emotive choral work. The main choir is accompanied by a small ensemble singing the word 'love' wit...

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...