About Sheila
Sheila Bristow is a composer and collaborative keyboardist in Tacoma, Washington. She serves as Music Director & Organist at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church (Bainbridge) and keyboardist for Harmonia Orchestra & Chorus (Seattle).
Contact: sheilagailbristow@gmail.com
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Performance Calendar
JUNE
Missa pro Ecclesia Sanctissimi Sacramento (premiere) June 7, 9 AM & Noon masses | Blessed Sacrament | Seattle composer
JULY
Reconciliation: Music of Hope and Redemption | Tacoma Bach Festival Sat, July 25, 7:30 PM | Kilworth Memorial Chapel | Tacoma chorister
Women's Compline Sun, July 26, 9:30 PM | Saint Mark's Cathedral | Seattle chorister
AUGUST
Women's Compline Sun, Aug 2, 9:30 PM | Saint Mark's Cathedral | Seattle chorister & composer
Recent Compositions
Missa pro Ecclesia Sanctissimi Sacramento | choir & organ | to be premiered on June 7, 2026, Blessed Sacrament Church
Quatre mouvements pour un éventail | string orchestra | premiered January 2026, Harmonia Ochestra
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 & Sheila Bristow
At harbor, waiting for wind | SATB choir & piano | premiered March 2025, Harmonia Chorus
Seattle Psalter | choir & organ, congregation | ongoing (fullthree-year cycle), Blessed Sacrament Church
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