Excelcia Music Publishing Announces Acquisition of Kendor Music

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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 of – and access to – all that Kendor Music offers for the music education community.  Kendor will continue to serve as the distributor for Doug Beach Music and Sammy Nestico Music.

Kendor Music President, Craig Cornwall says, “the wonderful legacy of Kendor Music lies in publishing accessible and educationally-minded music, especially for Jazz Ensemble and String Orchestra.  Excelcia Music Publishing is the perfect fit to carry our music into the future.”  Cornwall, who took over the reins of Kendor Music from his father, Ramon Cornwall, continues, “from its inception, like Kendor Music, Excelcia Music Publishing was started by and focused on music educators.  I am extremely confident that our music, our composers, and our legacy will be in good hands with Larry and his team.  Their passion for print and desire to become the caretaker of the Kendor Music brand confirmed my confidence that passing the torch to Excelcia Music Publishing was the perfect move for the company.”

“We are thrilled to be adding Kendor Music, now Kendor Music Publishing to our roster of exemplary publishing brands,” states Excelcia Music Publishing President, Larry Clark. “As an established leader in Jazz Ensemble and String Orchestra music, Kendor Music has a long history of publishing quality, educational and accessible pieces from highly-talented composers.  We are excited to carry that legacy forward and expand Kendor’s reach to more students, teachers, directors and audiences.”  

In addition to Kendor Music Publishing, Excelcia Music Publishing also owns Wingert-Jones Publications and RBC Publications. Excelcia Music Publishing will continue to publish, market and sell each of the four brands separately to emphasize their unique offerings to the music community.

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About Excelcia Music Publishing: As a composer-led publisher, Excelcia Music Publishing provides musical and educational communities with new, school performance music for concert band, string orchestra, jazz ensemble, and choir, as well as methods, solos, chamber music, and resources for music educators.  Based in Lakeland, FL, Excelcia Music Publishing is known for publishing artistic, meticulously-edited, accessible music by composers who are sensitive to and passionate about the needs and educational aspirations of young musicians. Excelcia Music Publishing’s music is sold throughout the United States and internationally. excelciamusic.com

 About Kendor Music Publishing: Since 1954, Kendor Music has been on the forefront of publishing educational editions for Jazz Ensemble, String Orchestra, instrumental solo & ensembles, and text/method books. The brainchild of three music teachers who recognized the need for student-level stage band publications, Kendor Music founders Les Chappell, Art Dedrick and Bob Hudson taught in the Western New York communities of Kenmore, Delevan, and East Aurora respectively, the combination of which accounts for the company name.  Known for being the first to publish school-level Jazz Ensemble music starting in the 1950s and for first publishing award-winning composers such as Thad Jones, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Sammy Nestico, Jeff Jarvis, and many others, Kendor has released thousands of works and gained international prominence. Kendor serves as distributor for Doug Beach Music and Sammy Nestico Music. https://www.kendormusic.com

 

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anne.sobel@excelciamusic.com

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