Shawnee Press
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Founded | 1939 |
Founder | Fred Waring |
Defunct | 2009 |
Country of origin | United States |
Headquarters location | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
Publication types | Sheet music |
Official website | www |
Shawnee Press, Inc., was an independent print and recorded music publisher and for a time, the largest educational music publisher in the world. The Company published several music types including choral, vocal, keyboard, handbell, instrumental, and classroom in a variety of styles. The Company added sacred music offerings with the acquisition of Harold Flammer, Inc., followed by launching GlorySound, an imprint targeted to the growing contemporary Christian market.
Shawnee Press was founded in 1939 by famed bandleader/choirmaster from the Golden Age of radio and television, Fred Waring. Waring and his famous singing group “The Pennsylvanians” achieved national prominence on radio and television in the 1930s through the 1970s. As the group grew in popularity, school and church choral directors began requesting copies of Waring’s unique arrangements, and Waring responded by starting a music publisher based in New York City.
Originally named "Words and Music" the new venture included
After Waring's death in 1984, his widow, Virginia Waring, retained ownership of the company until selling it in 1989 to the
In September 2005, the company relocated to
References
- Waring, Virginia (1997). Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 0-252-02295-5.