Hal Leonard Publications Place 1st in Prestigious Paul Revere Awards
101 Flute Tips and Steve Vai - The Story of Light Deemed as Delightful to Look at as Learn From
MILWAUKEE - Each year the Music Publishers Association recognizes outstanding examples of graphic design for the music industry with its Paul Revere Awards. Hal Leonard is proud to have garnered top honors for two publications in the latest competition.
101 Flute Tips (HL00119883) placed first in "Book Design in Educational Folios," and Steve Vai - The Story of Light (HL00110385) won in the category of "Guitar Music." Another new Hal Leonard instructional piano folio, Journey Through the Classics - Complete (HL00123124) won second prize for "Book Design in Popular Folios."
The awards are named in honor of American Revolutionary War hero Paul Revere, who was a celebrated engraver and printer by profession.
Metropolitan Opera Chief Librarian Robert Sutherland, who chairs the Paul Revere Awards committee, announced the winners. The adjudicators for the 2014 awards were: New York Philharmonic Principal Librarian Lawrence Tarlow; graphic designer Dennis Suplina; composer/music editor Philip Rothman of New York Music Services; and composer George Boziwick, chief of the music division at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
An exhibition of the award-winning publications will tour music libraries across the nation from September to May.
About the Music Publishers Association
Founded in 1895, the Music Publishers Association is the oldest music trade organization in the United States, fostering communication among publishers, dealers, music educators, and all ultimate users of music. This non-profit association addresses itself to issues pertaining to every area of music publishing with an emphasis on the issues relevant to the publishers of print music for concert and educational purposes.
The MPA serves the industry through its presence at and cooperation with other organizations, including: the American Choral Directors Association, the American Music Center, the American Music Conference, the American Symphony Orchestra League, the Church Music Publishers Association, the International Confederation of Music Publishers, the International Federation of Serious Music Publishers, the Music Library Association, the Major Orchestra Librarians' Association, the National Association for Music Education, the National Orchestra Association, the Music Teachers National Association, and the Retail Print Music Dealers Association.
In addition, MPA members belong to and work cooperatively with the National Music Publisher's Association, the Harry Fox Agency and the performance rights organizations ASCAP, BMI and SESAC.