So You Want to Sing Music by Women

So You Want to Sing Music by Women is a great contribution to the advocacy effort for more inclusion of women composers in the performance canon. The book provides a great introduction and overview of women composers throughout history and inspires further exploration and action on the part of the reader. -- Julia Mortyakova, artistic director, Music by Women Festival at Mississippi University for Women
So You Want to Sing Music by Women is a much-needed, broad-ranging study. This book will be invaluable in encouraging singers to perform the works of women composers. -- Rhian Samuel, composer and professor emeritus, City University, London
I recommend this impressive volume to all singers who are interested in good music, especially the excellent music composed by women over the course of the past century. This is a golden age for women composers, and this invaluable book contains the latest information on a new generation of prizewinning composers for the enterprising singer. -- Jeremy Huw Williams, internationally acclaimed baritone and scholar
So You Want to Sing Music by Women is an essential, up-to-date, and easy-to-navigate resource for all musicians seeking to widen the scope of their programming. Passionate in their advocacy of the substantial contributions of woman composers, Hoch and Lister convincingly succeed in letting “fresh air” into the musical canon. -- Elizabeth Schulze, music director and conductor, Maryland Symphony Orchestra
The role and standing of women composers has been muted and diluted throughout the ages, and for many years it was assumed this would always be the case. Recent sea changes within and outside the musical community have made this muting untenable, and there is an ever-widening desire to incorporate the music of women composers into our modern repertoire. This strong and far-reaching book is a massively useful resource and should be seen as a required text for all that teach and conduct vocal music of any genre as well as those who wish to learn more about women composers and their music. -- Rob Deemer, founder and project director, Composer Diversity Database