Press Releases

Lakeland, Florida (April 19, 2023) Story driven works with real-world relatability are featured in this year’s String Orchestra Music 2023-2024 new release from Excelcia Music Publishing. With pieces from many beloved, well-known composers as well as talented newer voices, the new works are written specifically to teach while at the same time are fun and engaging. Orchestra Directors will find sophisticated works from the earliest to the highest grade levels. The new release has something…

Learn More Lakeland, Florida (March 8, 2023) – The Definitive Wedding Collection, Essential Collection for String Quartet is released by Excelcia Music Publishing just in time for the Spring wedding season. With 18 new string quartet arrangements from the respected composer and arranger John M. Pasternak, this collection includes both fresh and classic wedding songs, beautifully suited for all musical phases of a wedding ceremony.  “I just love all of the beautiful wedding music in…

Lakeland, Florida (January 2, 2023) Excelcia Music Publishing is thrilled to announce the release of The Complete Warm-Up for Band, A Modular Approach to Fundamental Development, written by prominent composers, clinicians and music educators, Carol Brittin Chambers and Tyler Arcari. A new everyday book to be used in Middle School and High School band classes of any length, The Complete Warm-Up for Band provides well-rounded fundamental warm-ups that can be used by ensembles in short increments…

Lakeland, Florida (September 20, 2022) – Excelcia Music Publishing announces the holiday release of Adaptable Quartets for Christmas, the latest quartets in its flexible Adaptable Ensemble Series for wind, string & percussion instruments. The new flexible Christmas collection contains 22 new quartet arrangements written at accessible 1.5 to 3 grade levels. Specifically designed for the needs of the modern music room, professional or for at home families, Adaptable Quartets for Christmas exponentially broadens holiday music…

Lakeland, Florida (July 13, 2022) – Excelcia Music Publishing is pleased to announce the signing of an exclusive deal to distribute the sheet music of top-selling choral music composer, Pinkzebra.  Pinkzebra’s 2022 new releases in choral music and concert band music, as well as his popular full catalog of choral music, will now be distributed by Excelcia Music Publishing, making it more accessible to Choir Directors and readily available for purchase from music retailers around…

Lakeland, Florida (July 20, 2022) – Excelcia Music Publishing announces the release of Adaptable Sea Shanties, the latest trios in its flexible Adaptable Ensemble Series for string or wind and percussion instruments. Written at accessible 1.5-3 grade levels, this new collection features 16 well-known and re-discovered sea shanties.  The viral resurgence of the sea shanty makes this the perfect addition to any modern music library.   “What started as a wonderfully unexpected fad in 2020 has…

Lakeland, Florida (July 28, 2022) – Excelcia Music Publishing announces its acquisition of prominent music publisher, Kendor Music.  Kendor Music is a well-established leader in publishing educational editions for Jazz Ensemble, String Orchestra, instrumental solo & ensembles, and text/method books.  Excelcia Music Publishing will maintain the brand and continue to robustly publish editions throughout all of Kendor Music’s core educational product lines.  Through this acquisition, Excelcia Music Publishing plans to expand and amplify the presence…

Learn More Lakeland, Florida (May 12, 2022) – Excelcia Music Publishing released its third Jazz Ensemble music catalog with new charts from well-known composers and talented new voices.  The 2022-23 music stays on the front edge of Jazz by making the music engaging, playable, fun, and educationally sound for contemporary Jazz ensembles.    Excelcia Music Publishing’s new Jazz Ensemble release can be reviewed and purchased using the publisher’s interactive digital catalog, which includes Composer Insights videos…

Learn More Lakeland, Florida (May 11, 2022) – A striking release of 50 new works, Excelcia Music Publishing’s 2022-23 Concert Band music catalog is replete with pieces from many popular, favorite composers as well as talented new voices.  The new band catalog includes a myriad of styles at every level, from marches and contest festival works to ballads, folk songs, spring and many winter holiday concert selections.  The publisher’s release includes full-band professional live recordings…

Learn More Lakeland, Florida (April 27, 2022) – Excelcia Music Publishing has published 32 new engaging and energetic string orchestra pieces from many beloved composers as well as talented new voices in its 2022 String Orchestra music release.  An array of educationally-sound pieces influenced by Classical, Jazz, Swing and Rock, the 2022-2023 catalog is filled with rich choices for Festival, Holiday and more.  As it has done in prior years, the publisher’s 2022 release includes…