Sheet Music by Women Composers for Women's Choir: Diverse Repertoire

Composer Mona Rasenberger based this work on Heinrich Heine’s poem "The Butterfly Is in Love with the Rose." She focuses on the central question-and-answer exchange: "The butterfly is in love!—With wh...

Setting texts by Indian poet Rabindranath Tagore, this is Zoë Martlew's first vocal work published by Schott. Beauty, space and control feature strongly in this work for 6 female voices that would be...

This short dreamy choral work is a tapestry of subtle, ever shifting beauty. This piece is inspired by a passage from Jean Jacques Rousseau’s Essay on the Origin of Languages. Katherine Balch further...

From Marvel Television's "Agatha All Along", this epic setting by Roger Emerson is the perfect addition to any fall concert. Incorporating modal mixture, pedal tones, stepwise motion, and rounds this...

As plentiful as the grass that grows, the sands on the shore, the dew in the meadow, or the wind across the moor...so shall grace and blessings be. This beautiful Irish blessing text is creatively set...

Now available for women's voices! Here is an exuberant celebration of the birth of Christ through layered African polyrhythms and call-and-response vocal phrases. The singers encourage the audience to...

Songbird sets an evocative text describing songbirds that spin tunes of gold. The catchy, colourful melody is first presented by tutti voices, and is then woven through the vocal parts, often to scat...

'Sanctum' is a captivating setting of four movements of the Requiem text, inspired by the landscape of the west coast of Canada. Each movement depicts an aspect of Vancouver Island (the water, mountia...

This lively reimagining of the traditional hymn is a thrilling a cappella arrangement which pairs the soaring legato melody with a rhythmic vocal accompaniment. Together, these elements capture both t...

Songbird sets an evocative text describing songbirds that spin tunes of gold. The catchy, colourful melody is first presented by tutti voices, and is then woven through the vocal parts, often to scat...

Sarah Quartel brings a fresh take on a familiar fifteenth-century text in this carol for upper voices. The carol may be sung unaccompanied, though for added sparkle there is an optional part for handb...

Sanctum is a captivating setting of four movements of the Requiem text, inspired by the landscape of the west coast of Canada. Each movement depicts an aspect of Vancouver Island, exploring landscape...

This lively reimagining of the traditional hymn is a thrilling a cappella arrangement which pairs the soaring legato melody with a rhythmic vocal accompaniment. Together, these elements capture both t...

I will be with you sets a reflective text by the composer with a message of enduring solace. Lush harmonies, with predominantly homophonic passagework, coupled with flowing and cascading lines in ever...

'TaReKiTa' is a refreshing concert piece that effortlessly blends the Indian and Western classical styles. The composer's scats are combined with a fast triple metre, vocal slides, and captivating mel...

This three-movement work combines a number of themes through the poetry of Sara Teasdale. The first movement, 'Sister of the Sky', focuses on the morning in early spring. The central movement, 'Fearle...

Here's a modern day madrigal for SSA choirs that may be performed a cappella or with the lilting 'in one' accompaniment. Program this joyful song for holiday concerts or any time you want to celebrate...

Le tremblement permanent du moi- fantôme ... commissioned by the French vocal ensemble Musicatreize for the Beethoven Year 2020 program 12 Letters to Elise, raises the question of who we are today and...

A setting of pastoral verses of Polonsky dating from the last two decades of the composer's life, after her withdrawal from musical life following the Russian Revolution. Leokadiya Kashperova (1872-19...

Vertonung von pastoralen Versen des russischen Dichters Jakow Petrowitsch Polonski, die die Komponisten in den letzten beiden Dekaden ihres Lebens nach ihrem Rückzug aus dem musikalischen Leben im Zug...

Composer's note: 'In the bleak midwinter is the setting of the famous poem by Christina Rossetti for four-part mixed choir. This poem came to mind as I walked the streets of Cornwall on a cold, bleak...

Based on a text by Tennessee Reed, the 11 year-old daughter of author Ishmael Reed. Though originally scored for four female voices, Three Heavens and Hells was envisioned as a work for children's cho...

Shining Light, published by ECS Publishing, is a deeply touching and resonant work for advanced treble and women's choirs (SSSA a cappella). This artful choral score unfolds a meditative and uplifting...