Music for International Women's Day

International Women's Day
Sunday March 8, 2026

International Women’s Day is a global day to recognize the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women and girls, and to reflect on the work needed to achieve gender equality. 

The first International Women's Day was marked on March 8, 1911, when over a million people across Europe came together to support women’s rights, including the right to work, vote, hold public office and live free of discrimination.  

In Canada, it’s a time to celebrate progress on women’s rights and to recognize the ongoing work underway to support women and girls’ fully participation in all areas of society.

International Women’s Day reminds us that meaningful change takes time, commitment, and action. Everyone has a role to play.
[Description from the Government of Canada web site - link below.]

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On International Women’s Day we are pleased to highlight music and texts by women creators:

Choral Eucharist at 10.30am
Missa Locus Iste (Kyrie and Agnus Dei) - Stephanie Martin (b. 1962)
Hymn: "May the Love of the Lord Rest Upon Your Soul" (Sing a New Creation 172) - Words by Maria Ling (1990)
Prelude and Fugue by Clara Schumann (1819-96)

Choral Evensong at 4pm
Preces and Responses by Joanna Forbes L’Estrange (b. 1971)
Evening Canticles in the Dorian Mode (Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis) by Tamsin Jones (b. 1972)
Ave Generosa (Music by Ola Gjeilo, b. 1978) anthem text by Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179)
Hymn: “As Tender As a Mother Hen”- text by Mary Louise Bringle (2003)
Prelude and Fugue by Clara Schumann (1819-96)

Compline at 8pm
Hymn: I Am that Great and Fiery Force - text by Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179)

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You can read more about International Women's Day on the Government of Canada web site:
https://www.canada.ca/en/women-gender-equality/commemorations-celebrations/international-womens-day.html