Press Releases

Lakeland, Florida (July 23, 2024) – A new resource for Jazz Ensemble Directors has arrived, with a focus on helping students develop into confident improvisers and sight-readers. Excelcia Music Publishing is thrilled to announce the release of The Ultimate Blues Collection for Jazz Ensemble by Peter Blair, with a Conductor’s Score and Part Books for standard Jazz Ensemble instrumentation available. The Ultimate Blues Collection for Jazz Ensemble contains 33 unison Blues heads (with rhythm section)…

Lakeland, Florida (July 23, 2024) – Excelcia Music Publishing is delighted to announce the release of Easy As 1-2-3: 123 Rhythms, Etudes & Chorales for String Orchestra, an easy-to-use three-step system designed to reinforce daily fundamental development. This efficient, time-saving book is written by experienced music educators, composers, and arrangers, Carol Brittin Chambers and Tyler Arcari. Easy As 1-2-3 contains 123 progressive exercises and is divided into three sections, focusing on Rhythms, Etudes, and Chorales.…

Lakeland, Florida (June 11, 2024) – Excelcia Music Publishing is elated to announce the new full-time status of Choral Music Editor Jamey Ray. A beloved composer of Choral music as well as an accomplished singer, arranger, teacher, producer, and founder of the a cappella group Voctave, Jamey has served Excelcia Music Publishing in a part-time capacity as Choral Music Editor since 2018. The Excelcia Music Publishing Choral Music catalog, now in its sixth year of…

Lakeland, Florida (June 5, 2024) – Excelcia Music Publishing is proud to announce the release of its versatile new collection of Jazz Ensemble Music for 2024–2025. Whether directors are introducing their students to the Jazz idiom for the first time or seeking to expand and elevate their skills and knowledge, a full range of grade levels and a variety of styles are featured in the release. The new catalog includes a mix of straight-ahead swing,…

Lakeland, Florida (May 15, 2024) – Excelcia Music Publishing is thrilled to announce its annual new release of Concert Band music for 2024-2025. Bearing themes of hope and resilience, the new release features a variety of works for all levels of skill and musicianship, as well as a wide gamut of occasions, from back-to-school, seasonal, and holiday to contest and festival performances. As in prior years, the publisher’s new Concert Band music includes professional recordings…

Lakeland, Florida (April 24, 2024) – Story-driven works with themes of emotions, strength, and dreams, are featured in this year’s String Orchestra Music 2024-2025 new release from Excelcia Music Publishing. Filled with pieces from many popular composers as well as exciting new voices, the new works are fun and engaging, making them excellent teaching pieces as well. Orchestra Directors will find sophisticated works for the earliest to the highest grade levels. The new release offers…

Lakeland, Florida (April 10, 2024) – Excelcia Music Publishing is excited to announce the release of over 30 new choral pieces with a full range of voicings and styles, including songs for holiday, festival, spring concerts, and more. The 2024-2025 Choral Music catalog is packed with new original songs and arrangements from beloved voices, including Derric Johnson, Jamey Ray, Patti Drennan, Russell Robinson, Kara Stacy Bedwell, Connor Warren Smith, and many others, and includes new…

Lakeland, Florida (March 19, 2024) Excelcia Music Publishing is delighted to announce the appointment of Heather Payne to the position of Marketing Manager. As a musician and visual artist with a wealth of experience in school music programs, Heather brings a unique creative vision to the marketing team. Heather joins the existing Marketing and Sales team for Wingert-Jones Publications, Kendor Music Publishing, RBC Publications and Excelcia Music Publishing, which includes Anne Sobel, Senior Marketing Consultant,…

Lakeland, Florida (February 7, 2024) Daylight Rhapsody, a new release from Excelcia Music Publishing, is an emotive new duo work from treasured composer and pianist Yukiko Nishimura. Originally written for the Euphonium and Piano, Daylight Rhapsody is also available as a duo between Trumpet and Piano, each version expressing the atmospheric nature of the piece while showcasing each instrument’s unique sound. This collaborative Grade 4 work is perfect for chamber performances, recitals and collegiate auditions.…

Lakeland, Florida (December 5, 2023) Excelcia Music Publishing is pleased to announce that, starting January 1, 2024, it will be the exclusive distributor of the music of innovative and popular American choral composer, Michael John Trotta. In a newly-signed arrangement, Excelcia Music Publishing will distribute past, present and future works of Hampton Roads Music Group, publisher of Trotta’s music, making all of it readily available to Choir directors for purchase from music retailers around the…