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

Discovery Level 2 Bright rhythms, buoyant layered melodies and an easy Latin text combine to create a superb concert showcase for younger and developing choirs. After a contrasting legato Alleluia sec...

Discovery Level 1 All the varied joys of Hanukkah are celebrated in this upbeat and well-crafted original work that is ideal for younger and developing choirs. Layered partner melodies, canonic and im...

With text adapted from Song of Solomon, this soaring piece for women's choir is excellent for contest, concert or festival. New writer Laura Farnell carefully sets the text with word painting, express...

Commissioned by Vox Femina for their 2004 ACDA performance, this work reveals a connection to African-American culture through its musical roots and affirming text. Ideal for women's groups from high...

Emily Dickinson's haunting poetry is beautifully set over a gently-arpeggiated piano accompaniment. Ideal for developing ensembles working on blend and phrasing. Performance Time: Approx. 3:05.

The serenity and expressiveness of this Sara Teasdale text is artfully presented in this beautiful setting that is ideal for treble choirs. A gem! Performance Time: Approx. 2:45.

This beautiful setting of an e.e. cummings text is highlighted by its serenity and expressiveness. Ideal for women's ensembles, this gem will sparkle in performance! Duration: ca. 4:15.

Delicate chords support the warm vocal textures in this gentle original that celebrates the innocence and joy of childhood and communicates the message that in the heart of every person, the spirit of...

This expressive work is marked by shimmering word painting and lightly dissonant choral textures. My spirit spreads gossamer wings and takes to flight; lifted by the invisible, my dreams to heaven unf...

Wordsworth's famous text forms the poetic framework for this lyrical concert work for treble voices. An excellent choice for developing part-singing skills, a madrigal-like fa la la section contrasts...

The mystery and majesty of Yellowstone is perfectly portrayed in this choral tone poem that celebrates the beauty of this American treasure. An ideal concert and festival work, it may be performed by...

Acclaimed composer Libby Larsen set words of a young girl in this choral work that explores the essence of music and singing. Beginning quietly, the tones grow into a rushing river of sound or a const...

Acclaimed composer Libby Larsen set words of a young girl in this choral work that explores the essence of music and singing. Beginning quietly, the tones grow into a rushing river of sound or a const...

Jubilant keyboard textures and vibrant cascading vocal lines in this contemporary festival piece will make you want to rush out and embrace the spring! A contrasting legato middle section adds an expr...

With vocal sounds evoking the rushing wind, this setting of the 13th century Latin sequence moves into an opening chant over djembe accompaniment. Expansive phrases transition into a driving acceleran...

This set of pieces by Alice Parker to poetry by Nancy Wood was commissioned by the American Composers Forum for the ChoralQuest program allowing middle school choirs to discover music of varying moods...

In this very powerful, exquisite setting of the traditional Gaelic prayer, Elaine Hagenberg vividly presents the initial image of longing and unrest to the ultimate resolution of assurance that 'thoug...

From the first notes of the piano introduction, the falling snow imagery begins. This gorgeous text and song by Berta and Sonja Poorman is a charming SSA choral that depicts a holiday card of snow, su...

Uses: Holy Week, Good Friday Scripture: Luke 2:8-15, 4:9-11, 22:41-43 This singular selection is a study in contrasts as it takes us from Bethlehem to Calvary. Through the angelic experience we sense...

Uses: General, Concert Scripture: Psalm 5:11: Psalm 8:3-5: Isaiah 55:12 Now available for women's voices! Buoyant with jubilant praise, this wonderful selection will dance its way into your hearts. A...

Uses: General, Praise Team Scripture: Psalm 63:4, Psalm 134:2, I Timothy 2:8 Now available for SAB and SSA choirs, this powerful song of worship and adoration contains a profoundly moving message for...

Emily Pauline Johnson's poem about a storm forming in the western sky is delightfully set in this concert work for SSA voices. Text painting at its best, the vocals sing with unison, two-part and full...

The nightingale has long been associated with melodic musical writing and romantic texts. The tenderness of the text is displayed in this choral setting that includes a delicate piano accompaniment an...

Donnelly and Strid have arranged the traditional Chinese folk song, Mo Li Hua, into a delightful display of trebled voiced beauty accompanied by a gentle piano with optional soprano recorder and vario...