Volume 3

Advent to Candlemas 

26 diverse anthems for Mixed Voices, by historical and living women composers

'Another fine volume, striking in its diversity of styles and approaches.  All the contents extremely worthwhile.  It's not often that anthologies maintain this level of excellence.  Many congratulations on curating such a rich collection, and for your very high editorial standards. You are doing a great job not only for the cause of women composers but for the repertory of sacred vocal music, period'.  

Professor Edward Higginbottom 

Emeritus Professor of Choral Music, University of Oxford 

1. 

Amy Beach

Lord, now lettest thou (Nunc dimittis)

Gloria editorially constructed by Sarah MacDonald

SATB & optional Organ

 

SoundCloud recording by The Gesualdo Six

Watch the video here

 

digital offprint available

2. 

Judith Bingham

Lo! the star

SSAATTBB & Organ

 

SoundCloud recording by Cambridge Chorale 

3.

Kerensa Briggs

A tender shoot

SSATB

 

SoundCloud recording by The Gesualdo Six

Watch the video here

4.

Maddalena Casulana

Attesa (Expectation)

SATB (performed in Italian)

 

SoundClound recording by Siglo de Oro

Watch the video here

 

digital offprint available

4.

Maddalena Casulana

Expectation (Attesa)

SATB (performed in English)

 

SoundCloud recording by Siglo de Oro

Watch the video here

 

digital offprint available

5. 

Sarah Cattley

Ivy, chief of trees it is

SA or TBar solos, SATB (some divisi)

 

SoundCloud recording by Siglo de Oro

Watch the video here

 

6.

Avril Coleridge-Taylor

The Shepherd

TBar & piano

 

SoundCloud recording by The Gesualdo Six

Watch the video here

 

digital offprint available 

8.

Melanie DeMore

Blessed be!

SATB & walking stick

 

SoundCloud recording by Cambridge Chorale

 

10.

Tamsin Jones

Noel: Verbum caro factum est

SABarB or TBarBB

 

SoundCloud recording by The Gesualdo Six

Watch the video here

 

digital offprint available

11.

Hannah Kendall

Nativity

SSA soloists, SSA

 

digital offprint available

12.

Isabella Leonarda

Alma Redemptoris Mater 

SATB & continuo

 

SoundCloud recording by The Gesualdo Six

Watch the video here

 

digital offprint available

 

 

13.

Sarah MacDonald

Hymn for the Feasts of St Joseph

T solo, TBarB (orig. poem in English, with opt. A (trad. Anon) in German)

 

SoundCloud recording by the Gesualdo Six

Watch the video here

 

digital offprint available

14.

Elizabeth Maconchy

Nowell, nowell, nowell

SAT/B

 

SoundCloud recording by Siglo de Oro

Watch the video here

15.

Emma Mundella

The Desert

SATB & optional Organ and S descant

 

SoundCloud recording by Cambrideg Chorale

 

digital offprint available

 

16. 

Helena Paish

While Mary Slept

S solo, SSAATTBB

Listen to the choir of Truro Cathedral perform the work here (Spotify)

 

digital offprint available

17.

Maria Theresia von Paradis

(additional soprano 2 line by Olivia Sparkhall)

Es ist ein' Ros'

SS & piano

 

SoundCloud recording by Aurora Nova

Watch the video here

 

digital offprint available

 

18.

Katharine Parton

Gaudebat et Ridebat!

SSATB & snare drum

 

SoundCloud recording by The Gesualdo Six

Watch the video here

 

digital offprint available

 

20.

Sheena Phillips

The Christmas Bird

SATB & flute

 

SoundCloud recording by The Gesualdo Six

Watch the video here

 

digital offprint available

22.

Rhian Samuel

Rhyfedd, rhyffed/Wonder, wonder 

SATB & Organ

Watch the world premiere performance in Welsh here  (begins at 57:16)

 

SoundCloud recording by Cambridge Chorale

25.

Alice Tegner, arr. Sarah MacDonald

Bethlehem's Star/Betlehems stjarna

S and B solos, SSAATTB & Organ

(English with optional Swedish)

SoundCloud recording by Cambridge Chorale

Watch the choir of Ely Cathedral perform the work here

 

digital offprint available

26.

Alison Willis

There is no rose

SSAATTBB

 

SoundCloud recording by Siglo de Oro

Watch the video here

 

digital offprint available

 

‘We’ve just started singing from the Sacred Music by Women Composers anthology in my chamber choir and I was honestly nearly brought to tears. I don’t think I’ve sung more than a couple of songs by women in the years I’ve been singing, and I really felt the impact of just holding a book full of women’s music. I look forward to your future releases.’ Heather, choral singer. 

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