Paul David Thomas : I'll Never Study

Composed in honor of the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment, guaranteeing and protecting women's constitutional right to vote. Liberation and empowerment are the important messages in this Blues infused music.

Composer: Paul David Thomas

Joni Jensen : Turning

Series editor and composer Joni Jensen arranges this traditional Irish Folk song for women, violin, flute and bodhran. The music is energetic and full of drive as the women sing of a better day ahead. This is a wonderful contrast to the standard women's choir literature.

Composer: Joni Jensen

Series editor Joni Jensen here becomes the composer as well. Written to be premiered at the 2019 National ACDA conference, this piece draws on a traditional Latin text but explores a contemporary harmonic language.

Composer: Joni Jensen

This is a simple and repetitive composition. The use of repetition is deliberate as we examine our patterns of behavior through Megan Levad's poetry. The Joni Jensen Choral Series for advanced women's choirs is quickly becoming the Go To destination for all of the best treble choirs.

Composer: Dominick DiOrio

This is a simple and repetitive composition. The use of repetition is deliberate as we examine our patterns of behavior through Megan Levad's poetry. The Joni Jensen Choral Series for advanced women's choirs is quickly becoming the Go To destination for all of the best treble choirs.

Arranger: Dominick DiOrio | Composer: Dominick DiOrio

The Walt Whitman poem Song of Myself conveys both a sense of confidence and a spirit of adventure. The text affirms our uniqueness as individuals but also stresses our interconnectedness to each other and the world. The music captures these characteristics with a constant drive and sense of excited anticipation.

Arranger: Joni Jensen | Composer: Walt Whitman

This beautiful and lamenting poem by French poet Charles Beaudelaire is captured in all of its sadness and intimacy. A detailed IPA makes the language barrier go away. And women's choirs will flourish as they make this text their own.

Composer: Andrew Jacobson

This musical setting of the Dekker poem employs a warm, lush harmonic language along with a lovely, lyrical treatment of this familiar bedtime poem. Commissioned and premiered by the NW ACDA Women's Honor Choir, this is a wonderfu addition to serious treble literature.

Composer: Matthew Emery

This text is most famous for being set by Samuel Barber. This setting for piano, cello and women's choir is lush and distinct for its contemporary harmonies and constant motion in the accompaniment. Utilizing the full range of the female voice and wide dynamics this is perfect for the mature women's choir.

Arranger: Rene Clausen | Composer: Rene Clausen

This text is most famous for being set by Samuel Barber. This setting for piano, cello and women's choir is lush and distinct for its contemporary harmonies and constant motion in the accompaniment. Utilizing the full range of the female voice and wide dynamics this is perfect for the mature women's choir.

Composer: Rene Clausen

In depicting the manic nature of this Shakespeare text, the music features numerous key changes and employs a variety of time signatures. The combination of the dramatic text along with the ever shifting music will require a full range of emotions and vocal virtuosity from your women's choir.

Composer: Paul David Thomas

This beautiful song by Malvina Reynolds is delicate and poignant and perfect for an advanced women's choir. It is scored for SSAA choir with piano and flute. However, the optional full score for harp, flute and bassoon make this a centerpiece for your concert. Contemporary style is written into the vocal parts making the story feel natural and complete.

Composer: Malvina Reynolds

As the inscription on the statue that greets you as you enter Texas Woman's University, this message is powerful and empowering. The primary octavo is for SSAA choir, piano and percussion but there is an alternate full score and parts for string quartet and percussion. Singing of making a path in a pathless wilderness and pressing forward with unswerving courage this song addresses the strength of women and their ability to conquer adversity in ways that only they can.

Composer: Joni Jensen