HerMusic: Choral Works

HerMusic: Choral Works

Donne Foundation

For centuries choral singing had its unique power to bring people together though harmony. In this playlist you will discover the exquisite repertoire written for choirs by women composers from different centuries. 🎧 Our dedicated team at Donne, Women in Music will update this playlist regularly, so keep coming back to discover more. If you like a piece, add it to your library and invite others to listen. 🌐 www.donne-uk.org 🖱@donne_uk

Songs of Songs

4:20

II. —

Truro Cathedral Choir, Natalie Clein, BBC Concert Orchestra, Christopher Gray

6:31

IV. Sweet Child

Elizabeth Driedger, Tobylauren Burgess, Nicole Noster, Krisandra Bujold, Helen Stuart, Jolaine Kerley, Aaron Addorisio, Ariose Women's Choir, Shelley Layton, Kathleen De Caen

2:23

Among Dark Whirlwinds

5:22

A Tender Shoot

Somerville College Choir, Oxford, Will Dawes

2:10

I. —

Truro Cathedral Choir, Natalie Clein, Christopher Gray, BBC Concert Orchestra

3:55

Holy Innocents

Blossom Street, Anna Lapwood, Hilary Campbell

4:21

Ave Maria

Anna Lapwood, The Pembroke College Girls' Choir

2:28

Heyr þú oss himnum á

4:07

Concinat plebs fidelium

Laurie Stras, Musica Secreta

1:44

In Bethlehem Above

Somerville College Choir, Oxford, Will Dawes

1:44

Gold and Thorns, Fire and Ice

4:07

Ecce amica mea

Laurie Stras, Musica Secreta

6:39

I. Red

Coady Green, Divisi Chamber Singers

3:24

Night-time Songs

Blossom Street, Hilary Campbell

4:48

Gloria ... Spiritus et alme

Musica Secreta, Laurie Stras

7:42

I. Magnificat

Christopher Gray, Truro Cathedral Choir, Joseph Wicks

6:49

Agnes ad agni nuptias (BrusBr 27766)

Laurie Stras, Musica Secreta

2:13

O splendidissima gemma

Hilary Campbell, Hannah Lawrance, Blossom Street

4:22

You Know Me

Anna Lapwood, Joseph Beadle, The Pembroke College Girls' Choir

4:04

Yaathum Oore Yaavarum Kelir

Penelope Thwaites, Rob Spalton, Jeffrey Skidmore, Ex Cathedra, Benjamin Hill, Christopher Roberts, Tom Chapman, Tommy Fuller

2:38

As I Sat Under a Holly Tree

Blossom Street, Hilary Campbell

1:29

Ur drömliv I (Arr. for Vocal Ensemble)

2:02

Post vitae Clarae terminum (BrusBr 27766)

Laurie Stras, Musica Secreta

2:04

The Ghost of Combermere Abbey

Vanessa Bowers, Blossom Street, Emily Wenman, Hilary Campbell, Phillipa Thomas

5:36

Salve sponsa Dei (BrusBr 27766)

Musica Secreta, Laurie Stras

2:12

I Am Who I Am

Coady Green, Divisi Chamber Singers

4:51

Hanc et papa Gregorius (BrusBr 27766)

Musica Secreta, Laurie Stras

2:09

Alleluia! A New Work is Come On Hand

Will Dawes, Somerville College Choir, Oxford

1:42

Mundi totius gloriam (BrusBr 27766)

Musica Secreta, Laurie Stras

2:09

And the Swallow

The Chapel Choir of Pembroke College, Cambridge, Anna Lapwood

4:01

Remember (Arr. for Vocal Ensemble)

3:54

III. God Will Give Orders

Ariose Women's Choir, Kathleen De Caen, Helen Stuart, Jolaine Kerley

2:36

Ave Maria

Blossom Street, Hilary Campbell

3:18

I. Dixit Dominus

Salzburger Hofmusik, Wolfgang Brunner

4:13

II. Nunc Dimittis (With Salva Nos, Domine)

Christopher Gray, Joseph Wicks, Truro Cathedral Choir

5:20

Betlehems stjarna (Star of Bethlehem)

Pro Musica Chamber Choir, Jan Yngwe, Pia Yngwe

3:25

Heartland

4:40

A Little Childe There Is Ibore

Blossom Street, Anna Lapwood, Hilary Campbell

3:46

Kynance Cove

Christopher Gray, BBC Concert Orchestra, Truro Cathedral Choir

12:28

Jesus Christ the Apple Tree

The Pembroke College Girls' Choir, Anna Lapwood

3:44

Cold Winter's Night (arr. for Mixed Choir, Guitar & Piano)

Ex Cathedra, Tommy Fuller, Penelope Thwaites, Christopher Roberts

3:05

Les Sirènes

Antonii Baryshevskyi, Orpheus Vokalensemble, Michael Alber

6:28

V. Dominus a dextris

Christian Havel, Roland Faust, Wolfgang Brunner, Salzburger Hofmusik, Marianna Herzig, Nele Gramß

4:05

Verbum caro factum est

Somerville College Choir, Oxford, Will Dawes

3:11

Ding Dong Diggety! (Arr. for Choir by Janet Wheeler)

Somerville College Choir, Oxford, Will Dawes

2:53

O pastor animarum

1:37

III. Yellow

Coady Green, Divisi Chamber Singers

3:01

Duce caelesti numine (BrusBr 27766)

Musica Secreta, Laurie Stras

3:20

The Way Through the Woods

National Youth Choir of Great Britain, Ben Parry

4:27

VI. Gloria Patri

Wolfgang Brunner, Salzburger Hofmusik

3:10

Pace

Stephen Cleobury, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge

6:00

Echo

Vox, Sally Whitwell

4:13

Per te Lucia virgo (Ver 759)

Musica Secreta, Laurie Stras

0:57

This Day

Blossom Street, Ellie Martin, Hilary Campbell

1:40

Moon Bridge

VocalEssence Ensemble Singers, Philip Brunelle, Paul Shaw

2:22

Two Love Songs: I. You Are

NYCGB Fellowship, Ben Parry

3:08

Senoya, senoya (Arr. J. Lee for Vocal Ensemble)

3:41

Mater Christi cooperto capite (Ver760; attr. Juan Anchieta)

Musica Secreta, Laurie Stras

2:38

Cantique

The Pembroke College Girls' Choir, Anna Lapwood, Joseph Beadle

2:11

My Guardian Angel

Somerville College Choir, Oxford, Will Dawes

2:23

Saeya, saeya (Arr. J Lee for Vocal Ensemble)

3:17

Adeste fideles

Luca Morgante

2:32

No. 3, Gondoliera (Arr. for Vocal Ensemble)

2:48

Peace On Earth

Somerville College Choir, Oxford, Will Dawes

3:45

Two Love Songs: II. My Love is Come to Me

NYCGB Fellowship, Ben Parry

2:29

Misterium mirabile

Blossom Street, Hilary Campbell

4:11

Enttäuschung

3:34

Gaude et laetare

Luca Morgante, Somerville College Choir, Oxford, Will Dawes

3:44

Cantate Domino

Cappella Artemisia, Candace Smith

3:42

Vespere autem sabbati (attr. Leonora d'Este)

Musica Secreta, Laurie Stras

2:01

Behind the Clouds

Will Dawes, Somerville College Choir, Oxford

4:02

Peace I Leave with You

Anna Lapwood, The Pembroke College Girls' Choir

1:39

O Oriens

Somerville College Choir, Oxford, Will Dawes

4:00

En praeclara virgo Clara (BrusBr 27766)

Laurie Stras, Musica Secreta

4:50

Lo v'amo, vita mia (Arr. for Vocal Ensemble)

2:43

O magnum mysterium

Will Dawes, Somerville College Choir, Oxford

4:30

The Dawn of Redeeming Grace

Luca Morgante

4:44

The Sweet Spring

Hilary Campbell, Annabel Thwaite, Blossom Street

4:32

Christmas Night

Estonian National Male Choir, Ants Soots

4:11

She Walks in Beauty

Vox, Sally Whitwell, Elizabeth Scott

3:57

The Beatitudes

Westminster Cathedral Choir, James O'Donnell, Andrew Reid

8:51

Fall, Leaves, Fall

4:13

Alma Redemptoris Mater

Truro Cathedral Choir, Christopher Gray

6:01

This Endris Night

Somerville College Choir, Oxford, Will Dawes

3:50

Nacht liegt auf den fremden Wegen (Arr. for Vocal Ensemble)

1:47

Wiegala (Arr. C. Reinhard for Vocal Ensemble)

3:18

Peace on Earth

Dónal McCann, George Hill, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury

3:38

III. Tecum principium

Nele Gramß, Salzburger Hofmusik, Wolfgang Brunner

2:47

The Water of Tyne (Version for Treble Choir)

Blossom Street, Hilary Campbell

2:37

Avés poinct veu la malheureuse

Musica Secreta, Laurie Stras

3:14

Virgo Maria speciosissima (attr. Leonora d'Este)

Laurie Stras, Musica Secreta

5:00

Orante Sancta Lucia (Ver 759)

Laurie Stras, Musica Secreta

1:04

IV. Sanctus - Benedictus

Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, Graham Ross

4:40

Ivy, Chief of Trees

Somerville College Choir, Oxford, Will Dawes

3:36

Ave verum corpus

Westminster Cathedral Choir, City of London Sinfonia, James O'Donnell

3:18

The Holly and the Ivy (Arr. for Choir and Organ by June Nixon)

Will Dawes, Luca Morgante, Somerville College Choir, Oxford

3:04

Laudans laudare studeat (BrusBr 27766)

Laurie Stras, Musica Secreta

2:25

IV. Juravit Dominius

Wolfgang Brunner, Salzburger Hofmusik

3:11

Praise

Christopher Gray, Joseph Wicks, Truro Cathedral Choir

5:14