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🎶 Celebrating Women Composers

In honour of International Women’s Day, we’re highlighting a selection of works by women featured in our 2025–2026 Select New Music list.

These composers bring a wide range of musical voices to ensembles of every kind. From young concert bands finding their sound, to jazz ensembles and choirs exploring expressive new repertoire.

Among the many works we’ve featured:

Concert Band
After Impact — Laura Estes
There Is Always Light — Elizabeth Studor
Saga — Christina Huss
Morning Star — Katie O’Hara LaBrie
Pastel Sunset — Heather Hoefle
The Journey Begins — Cait Nishimura
Lions of Trafalgar — Rebecca G. Jarvis

Jazz Band
The Pursuit of Funkiness — Michelle Fernandez
Mosquitoes — Monika Herzig
Summertime — George Gershwin / arr. Michele Fernandez

Choir
A Winter Warning — Kara Stacy Bedwell
One Ripple — Kathryn Parrotta
Eternity — Leah Hokanson
Little River — Lisa Longe
Sometimes — Alexsis Neenan
Alberta Sky — Isabel Berlina / arr. Erica Phare-Bergh
If I Can Stop One Heart from Breaking — Patti Drennan

We’re proud to feature music by women throughout our catalogue and hope these works inspire thoughtful and diverse programming in the seasons ahead.

Explore the full list at musicdirect.ca

JazzBand

🎶 2025 New Music Reading Sessions 🎶
You're invited!

After reviewing hundreds of new releases, we’re excited to share our Select New Titles for the upcoming year – live and in person!

📍 Calgary – Mon, Aug 25
Band music starts at 3pm with social at 2pm
Choir music starts at 7pm with social at 6pm.
📍 Red Deer – Tue, Aug 26
Band music starts at 4pm with social at 3pm.
📍 Edmonton – Wed, Aug 27
Band starts at 3pm with social at 2pm.

🎼 Concert Band, Jazz Band & Choral picks
📚 Great reference books
🎄 Holiday & sale titles
👩‍🎤 Works by women & diverse composers
🎁 Prizes
🍽 Dinner & drinks provided

✨ A great way to kick off your year with community, inspiration, and outstanding repertoire.

Invite a fellow director and RSVP by email or dm to let us know which location you'll attend!

🎉Our Annual June Sale is ON!🎉
Stock up now on method books and music supplies at musicdirect.ca
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Just some of our favourite choral titles in the last few years, written/arranged by woman composers!

🎵Some One - Cristi Miller
https://musicdirect.ca/product/some-one-cristi-miller/

🎵Do Better - Kathryn Parrotta
https://musicdirect.ca/product/do-better-kathryn-parrotta/

🎵Inside - Kathryn Parrotta
https://musicdirect.ca/product/inside-parrotta/

🎵Carefree Highway - Erica Phare-Bergh
https://musicdirect.ca/product/carefree-highway-erica-phare-bergh/

🎵A Place in the Choir - Erica Phare-Bergh
https://musicdirect.ca/product/a-place-in-the-choir-satb-phare-bergh/

🎵Time - Jennifer Cook
https://musicdirect.ca/product/time-satb-jennifer-cook/

🎵Everybody's Got a Song to Sing - Karen Crane
https://musicdirect.ca/product/everybodys-got-a-song-to-sing-2-part-crane/

🎵Bloom - Lisa Longe
https://musicdirect.ca/product/bloom-2-part-longe/

🎵Begin with the Heart - Leah Hokanson
https://musicdirect.ca/product/together-we-are-better-3-part-gilpin/

🎵Dulaman - Cristi Cary Miller
https://musicdirect.ca/product/dulaman-3-part-miller/

A Place in the Choir (SATB) – Phare-Bergh – Music Direct Ltd Listen to the coyote howl with this knee-slapper. Bring down the house with this funny joyful composition; an easy sing with a rousing chorus. Get the audience to sing along. The piano part is for dexterous fingers – but a four handed piano version is also available.