About Sheila
Sheila Bristow is a composer, church musician, and collaborative keyboardist in Tacoma, Washington. She serves as Music Director & Organist at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, Bainbridge, and keyboardist for Harmonia Orchestra & Chorus. She is also an Affiliate Artist at Pacific Lutheran University.
Contact: sheilagailbristow@gmail.com
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Performance Calendar
October
Tacoma AGO & Salish Sea NACUSA joint meeting: commissioning & composing for the organ Sat, Oct 18, 10:00 AM | St. Luke's Memorial Episcopal Church | Tacoma presenter, composer
November
Angela Meade Vocal Competition Sun, Nov 2, 3:00 PM | Lagerquist Concert Hall | Pacific Lutheran University | Tacoma collaborative pianist
Dances of Death | Harmonia Orchestra & Chorus Sat, Nov 8, 7:30 PM | First Free Methodist Church | Seattle orchestral keyboard
Composer Presentation | Sheila Bristow, Ellaina Lewis, and friends Fri, Nov 21, 7:00 PM | Jack Straw Cultural Center | Seattle composer, collaborative pianist
December
A Lovely Light: songs to brighten our dark days | PNW composers/poets Holly Boaz, soprano; Lucy Weber, mezzo soprano; Amy Boers, piano Tues, Dec 9, 7:00 PM |Classical Tuesdays in Old Town | Tacoma composer
Handel's Messiah | Harmonia Orchestra & Chorus Dec 13 & 14 | First Free Methodist, Seattle; Bastyr Chapel, Kenmore harpsichord
Recent Compositions
Seattle Psalter | choir & organ, congregation | ongoing, Blessed Sacrament Church
Psalm 103 | SSA choir | premiered August 2025, Women's Compline Choir at Saint Mark's Episcopal Cathedral
Three Variations on "Fisk of Gloucester" | solo organ | premiered July 2025, Wyatt Smith
Grimké Songs | song cycle for soprano & piano | premiered May 2025, Ellaina Lewis
At harbor, waiting for wind | SATB choir & piano | premiered March 2025, Harmonia Chorus
Winter Solstice | version for SATB choir & piano | premiered December 2024, Cascadian Chorale
Preces & Responses | SATB choir | premiered October 2024, Epiphany Parish
Psalm 84 | SSA choir | premiered August 2024, Saint Mark's Episcopal Cathedral
Winter Solstice | SATB choir, clarinet, harp, and vibraphone | premiered March 2024, Harmonia Chorus
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