Woman Composer Sunday

The AGO will once again observe Woman Composer Sunday on Sunday, March 10, 2024. Members are encouraged to include music by women composers in their services and other performances on that day.

If you’re not sure what you might play or are seeking new repertoire, the AGO Task Force on Gender Equity arranged for three works by women composers to be reprinted in The American Organist magazine: Largo, 1857, by Elizabeth Stirling (Jan.); Children of the Heavenly Father, 1964, by Roberta Bitgood (Feb.); and Let Us Break Bread Together, 2020, by Martha Sobaje (March). Here are more AGO resources and a list of organ music by women composers.

Here are some resources, compiled by the AGO Task Force for Gender Equity, to help you prepare:

• Repertoire by Women Composers and Resources (PDF)
• Church Bulletin Notes Template and Social Media Tips (PDF)
• AGO Young Organists Women Composers Project (2023) Part 1 and Part 2 (YouTube)
• “Largo” by Elizabeth Stirling (PDF, public domain)
• “Children’s Prayer from Sweden” by Roberta Bitgood (PDF, reprinted with permission)
• “Let Us Break Bread Together” by Martha Sobaje (PDF, courtesy of the Wayne Leupold Foundation)