Noten von Komponistinnen für Frauenchor: Brillante Vokalwerke

Margaret Walker's text leaps off the musical page as words crying to be sung. 'My grandmothers were strong. They followed plows and bent to toil.' This was not frailty - this was determined womanhood....

The simple beauty of a sunrise, a summer breeze, or evening stars can evoke memories of a loved one. Oh, Think of Me was inspired by a poem by Frances Anne Kemble to honor the life of a young man who...

This bewitching setting tells the story of a young girl walking in an enchanted forest, mesmerized by dreamy, ancient songs sung by a chorus of birds. An atmospheric ostinato played on finger cymbals...

This is a gentle setting of an optimistic text about joy and hope and the expression of these through song. Sister Song features delicate piano ostinatos, persuasive melodies, close harmonies, and con...

For SSA and piano Taken from a suite of three pieces by Cecilia McDowall called Lonely Hearts, composed in 2005, this is a light and energetic setting of a whimsical text by Christie Dickinson about a...

Here in my Heart is an uplifting setting of an original text by the composer that explores the power of the natural world to fill the heart with song. The evocative melody uses syncopated rhythms to c...

'Voice on the Wind' komponierte Sarah Quartel über einen eigenen, inspirierenden Text zur Kraft des Singens. Das Chorstück besitzt mit einer eingängigen, scatartigen Melodie und treibender Begleitung...

Setting a moving text inspired by Chief Seattle, Quartel appeals for better stewardship of the planet through gentle flowing lines and expansive textures. The melodies are accessible throughout and we...

This is a beautiful piece setting an evocative text by Anne Bronte that explores natural imagery on a blustery day and the feelings they inspire. Supported by the piano acccompaniment, Quartel's soari...

Setting a moving text inspired by Chief Seattle, Quartel appeals for better stewardship of the planet through gentle flowing lines and expansive textures. The melodies are accessible throughout and we...

Here in my Heart is an uplifting setting of an original text by the composer that explores the power of the natural world to fill the heart with song. The evocative melody uses syncopated rhythms to c...

Taken from a suite of three pieces by Cecilia McDowall called Lonely Hearts, composed in 2005, this is a light and energetic setting of a whimsical text by Christie Dickason about a lonely hearts colu...

This is a gentle setting of an optimistic text about joy and hope and the expression of these through song. Sister Song features delicate piano ostinatos, persuasive melodies, close harmonies, and con...

This is a beautiful piece setting an evocative text by Anne Brontë that explores natural imagery on a blustery day and the feelings they inspire. Supported by the piano acccompaniment, Quartel's soari...

This set of three captivating pieces is designed to introduce choirs to the Hindi language. Each piece teaches linguistic concepts of Hindi and musical concepts of Hindustani music, while reminding us...

This arrangement of Huron Carol, renamed Iesous ahatonnia' to reflect its origins, sets new texts by Wendat poet Andrée Levesque Sioui and invites us to learn from the past while working to shape a be...

Above, Beyond, Sing On! ist eine fröhliche und ausdrucksstarke Vertonung des eigenen Textes des Komponisten, inspiriert von geografischen Merkmalen Neufundlands. Wong verwendet sanfte Phrasen, flinke...

This is a joyful and expressive setting of the composer's own text, inspired by geographical features of Newfoundland. Wong employs gentle phrases, nimble rhythmical patterns, and a soaring solo desca...

A new orchestration by Edward Harper has brought this colourful setting of Coleridge's epic poem back to life after the original orchestra score was destroyed in a bombing raid in 1940. A welcome addi...

Eurydice is based on a work by the great Scottish artist Ian Hamilton Finlay - a series of six large stones installed in a garden in Provence, set in a sea of lavender (representing water) and inscrib...

From English Traditional Carols.