On 22 November The Music Sales Group (MSG) completed the acquisition of Paris-based publishing house Le Chant du Monde from [PIAS].
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New Edition of ‘The Lyrics of Leonard Cohen’ to be Published by Omnibus Press
Omnibus Press is delighted to announce they will be publishing a fully revised new edition of The Lyrics of Leonard Cohen with contributions from author and musician Malka Marom. This new edition will feature previously unpublished interviews and unseen pictures of the much-loved Canadian singer, songwriter, poet and novelist.
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2016 Holland Festival
The 2016 Holland Festival includes works by Poul Ruders, Terry Riley, Donnacha Dennehy, Bryce Dessner and Daniel Wohl taking place from June 4-26.
Central to the festival are the Holland Festival Proms, where Solar Trilogy by Poul Ruders is performed live for the first time in its entirety. The trilogy is formed of three works, Gong, Zenith and Corona. Read Full Article
Multiple award-winning Danish composer and musician Jacob Groth signs to Music Sales
The Music Sales Group is proud to announce the signing of Jacob Groth. The Danish composer is renowned for his soundtrack to ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’ and his music for the recent major CBS drama series ‘Unforgettable’. Groth has agreed his publishing deal with Edition Wilhelm Hansen, the Copenhagen-based affiliate of the Music Sales Group of Companies.
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Esa-Pekka Salonen: Obsidian Tear, Morphed, Stravinsky & The Sync Project
Obsidian Tear, Wayne McGregor’s latest work for the Royal Ballet, choreographed to music by Esa-Pekka Salonen opens at the Royal Opera House, London, at the end of May.
In Obsidian Tear McGregor crafts the solitary despair of Salonen’s Lachen verlernt for solo violin Read Full Article
Judith Weir’s New Piece Celebrates The Queen at 90
Master of the Queen’s Music, Judith Weir, has been commissioned by St Paul’s Cathedral in London to write a piece for SATB choir and organ in celebration of HM The Queen’s 90th birthday in 2016. I love all beauteous things is now available from Chester Music, so that choirs all over the world can join in with the festivities in 2016.
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Woven Words – Lutosławski Centenary 2013
The Philharmonia Orchestra and Esa-Pekka Salonen have launched a landmark project celebrating the centenary of the birth of one of the twentieth-century’s most influential musical voices, Witold Lutoslawski (1913-1994). Read Full Article
MusicFirst leads the way in cloud-based music education with strong 3Q sales
MusicFirst, the NYC-based company offering teachers and students a cloud-based collaborative Read Full Article
Matthew Aucoin Signs Exclusive Publishing Agreement With G. Schirmer/AMP
G. Schirmer and Associated Music Publishers, part of the Music Sales Group, Read Full Article