The Music Company Sponsors the Europeans 2008 Once again The Music Company was an official sponsor of the European Brass Band Championships and was delighted to support the Performers' Choice Award for the Conductor's Contest. We offer our congratulations to Armin Renggli from Switzerland who was presented with the award banner after receiving the accompanying band's vote for his conducting skills during the competition. The full results for the Conductor's competition were: Wehr Mathias - 1st - Germany Renggli Armin - 2nd - Switzerland Grazinyté Mirga - 3rd - Lithuania TP Music Now Distributed by The Music Company The Music Company are delighted to announce that they have become the new distributor for TP Music, the publishing house of Tim Paton. With the recent merge between Andrew Duncan's Lewis Music Press and The Music Company being so closely followed by this new distribution arrangement of TP Music's catalogue, it is demonstrative of the way in which The Music Company are embracing the commitments they wish to make to their writers and customers alike. The business is building a reputable music publishing house with clear objectives and strong beliefs, based on experience and a desire to break new ground. Clair Tomalin, Business Director commented: "After the initial launch of our new online shop (www.TheMusicCompanyShop.com) the next phase of the business' development was to ensure customers were presented with a central point to purchase all the music from all our writers, regardless of whether we are publishing it. This not only offers our writers more exposure by providing customers with a definitive list of all their published works, it also benefits the customers (both trade and retail) by offering a more streamlined and economical buying experience of their preferred writers' pieces. Obtaining the distribution rights of TP Music's catalogue is a significant step in achieving these goals." [Read More ...] Soloist Award at Europeans 2007 Clair Tomalin presents Lin Chin-Cheng with the Performer's Choice Award at the 2007 Soloist's Competition, through the European Brass Band Championships 2007. Lin's marimba solo mesmerised the audience and accompanying band alike, giving him a well deserved seal of approval from all involved. Lewis Music Press Merges with The Music Company Following Andrew Duncan's appointment last year as the company's Editorial Director, agreements are now in place for Andrew's own publishing house, Lewis Music Press, to merge with The Music Company (UK) Ltd. This amalgamation is deemed to be a highly positive move for both sides as it will now enable The Music Company to dramatically expand their catalogue bringing a further 80 titles to their collection, whilst enabling Andrew to focus on his editorial role, and writing and conducting career. The company has been working hard towards the launch of their latest catalogue and are delighted to be able to incorporate the exciting additions provided by the Lewis Music Press merge. As a result, all titles previously available through Lewis Music Press will now be accessible through The Music Company's online shop at www.themusiccompanyshop.com. "Andrew Duncan has been paramount in the development of The Music Company and his faith in its future is resounded by the move to merge his own catalogue of works with the organisation." Commented Clair Tomalin, Business Director of The Music Company. The Music Company has always strived to develop an organisation which will offer the world of music something new, both in content and presentation. The amalgamation of Lewis Music Press is being marked by an interactive catalogue. It is intended that through the use of technology, potential customers will have the ability to read detailed information about the catalogued pieces and their writers, view full sample scores, listen to midi files and purchase online effortlessly. It is also intended that each catalogue release will be available as an interactive CD-Rom or as a downloadable program from the new online shop. The Music Company are extremely excited about the publishing of Andrew's best selling book - 'Scoring and Arranging for Brass Band', and look forward to promoting a host of brass band titles, some highlights of which include Alan Morrison's '1941 March', Gareth Green's 'March from Colditz', Philip Harper's 'Water of Tyne' and Andrew Duncan's 'A Suffolk Prelude' and 'Zephyrus - The Big Blow March'. The company has also recognised the ongoing demand for music for ensembles and flexible instrumentation and are pleased to be developing these with new and established writers. Of special note are 'Summer - from A Victorian Kitchen Garden' for brass quintet and 'La Danza' for 10 piece, both of which have been arranged by Steven Drury. The Flexi-Collection Series is also now fully developed - This refreshing new flexible ensemble concept based on 4-part harmony, is targeted at Junior Brass and Concert bands, but lends itself well to bands of all standards requiring music for flexible instrumentation. The initial launch includes collections themed as 'Last Night at the Proms', 'Popular Classics' and three volumes of Christmas titles. One of the key interests for this collection is the ability for customers to compile their own Flexi-Collection album, where any six titles can be selected from the complete Flexi-Collection Series which are then printed to order to create a bespoke collection of music with a significant financial saving. A comprehensive number of new titles are also in the pipeline for release shortly, which will offer bands a broad range of styles to freshen up their forthcoming concert and contest programmes. The merge of The Music Company and Lewis Music Press, together with the launch of their online shop and exciting developments with new and established writers will now offer bands around the world an ideal resource for their music needs. The Music Company - passionate about making music Launch of Our Online Shop We are delighted to launch the new online shop for The Music Company. This interactive and informative shop has been designed to offer our customers an enjoyable purchasing experience, with an easy to navigate facility offering a range of payment options. It is intended that through the use of technology, potential customers will have the ability to read detailed information about the catalogued pieces and their writers, view full sample scores, listen to midi files/soundbytes and purchase online effortlessly. It is also intended that each catalogue release will be available as an interactive CD-Rom or as a downloadable program from this new online shop.