Sheet Music by Women Composers for Mixed Choir: Extensive Selection

The traditional Latin "eternal light" text is beautifully brought to life in this artful a cappella work by contemporary choral composer Ruth Morris Gray. With plenty of room for rubato and dynamic ex...

Gothic Horror in Musik: Diese ebenso unterhaltsame wie grusligen Kammerchorminiatur im 3/4-Takt ist eine Hommage an Alban Bergs Wozzeck, der mit der Zeile 'Ein schöner Mord, ein guter Mord' direkt zit...

Eine kontemplative und ergreifende Vertonung der beiden ersten Verse aus Psalm 91 ('Wer im Schutz des Höchsten wohnt'), die von Gottes Schutz für diejenigen berichtet, die ihm folgen. Geschrieben wurd...

A setting of verses 7 and 8 of Psalm 57 (‘My heart, O God, is steadfast. I will sing and make music. Awake, my soul! Awake, O harp and lyre! I will awake the dawn.’) this work celebrates music’s impor...

Commissioned by the Choir of Pembroke College, Cambridge, for the first ever BBC Radio 3 Choral Evensong broadcast from the college, this introit or short motet was written to commemorate the occasion...

A contemporary setting of the opening verse of Psalm 102 ('Hear my prayer, O Lord, and let my cry come unto thee'), as set by Henry Purcell in his well-known motet of the same name. This setting finds...

Adapted from Velvet Shoes by Elinor Wylie, the text of this carol portrays the tranquil, almost eerie, atmosphere of walking alone in fresh snow. The musical setting reflects scenery, with a soaring s...

Seeking You was commissioned by the Saint Louis Chamber Chorus, where Kerensa Briggs held a three year tenure as composer-in-residence. The text by Charles Anthony Silvestri tells of a weary traveller...

As an accessible and versatile opener or introit, this piece sets an uplifting verse of poetry by Nigerian poet Ozioma Ogbaji. Though not overtly sacred, the spiritual message of the text is hopeful a...

Inspired by and incorporating the plainsong melody, this exquisite new choral work by Kerensa Briggs breathes new life into the cherished Latin text 'Ubi caritas et amor, Deus ibi est' ('Where charity...

An evocative a cappella setting of Ivor Gurney's words to his song Severn Meadows, likely written in the first world war trenches in 1917. Commissioned in 2022 for Cantores Chamber Choir, this new, ha...

Ave virgo sanctissima was commissioned by Robert Sharpe and the Choir of York Minster, for the service of "Nine Lessons and Carols" in 2023. The text is a lyrical prayer which praises the virtue of Ma...

O sing to the Lord was commissioned by Peter Asprey and premiered by the Choir of Holy Sepulchre, London, as the introit for a special service to mark St Cecilia’s Day in 2024. The uplifting text, tak...

Echo is the third movement of Seascapes, which was commissioned by the BBC Singers, as companion music to the Four Sea Interludes by Benjamin Britten, arranged for the organ by Anna Lapwood. It was pr...

The Gregorian chant is part of my childhood memories. In Corpataux (Switzerland), the village of my grandmother, the parish choir sang in latin. From that period forward, I have retained the memory of...

The Gregorian chant is part of my childhood memories. In Corpataux (Switzerland), the village of my grandmother, the parish choir sang in latin. From that period forward, I have retained the memory of...

The cycle Femmes de Jérusalem [Women of Jerusalem] was commissioned by the vocal ensemble DeMusica (Fribourg, Switzerland) and its conductor Marc Bochud for the 20th anniversary of the founding of the...

The cycle Femmes de Jérusalem [Women of Jerusalem] was commissioned by the vocal ensemble DeMusica (Fribourg, Switzerland) and its conductor Marc Bochud for the 20th anniversary of the founding of the...

The composition 'An Evening Prayer' for four-part mixed a-cappella choir (SATB) by Magdalena Zimmermann is based on a sacred poem by the English Baroque poet and philosopher Thomas Browne. To set thes...

This is for soprano solo and unnaccompanied chorus. The words are by William Browne. It was written in 1974.