Our members are committed to sharing best practices as they’re developed. We share them in weekly meetings and training sessions, but also through the resources found below.
ChorAmor Shared Folder of All Resources
Composer, Publisher, and Distributor Copyright Resources
If you are a composer, publisher, or distributor and would like to share your information on our site, please contact Dr. Troy Robertson: Troy@ChorAmor.com
Thanks to advisor Matthew Workman for his efforts in creating this page.
List of Copyright Resources:
Variations of copyright licensing management are due to the myriad of agreements with distributors, composers/arrangers, poets & lyricists, and various legal entities. Though the music publishing industry has also suffered, publishers are working to support choral musicians. In an interview with Matthew Workman, Rob Monath, an attorney in Raleigh, North Carolina, urged choral directors to reach out to publishers for plain-language agreements to allow for virtual-choir-typerehearsal and performance. Workman, a ChorAmor advisor, compiled the following information for our membership. Other than JW Pepper, which is a distribution company, the entries are arranged alphabetically by company name.
jw pepper, distributor
JW Pepper has worked with publishers to generate a huge list of titles for which, if physical copies have been purchased, digital copies may be shared with ensembles. Details at the following link: JW Pepper
Beckenhorst
https://www.beckenhorstpress.com/licensing
PREF FORM: https://www.beckenhorstpress.com/content/licenses/SYNCHRONIZATION%20LICENSE.pdf
Boosey & Hawkes
Sync rights: managed through a commercial 3rd party.
https://concord.com/licensing/
Carl Fischer, BriLee
https://www.carlfischer.com/licensing
PREF EMAIL: licensing@carlfischer.com
EC Schirmer, Morningstar
https://www.morningstarmusic.com/copyrights/
PREF EMAIL: copyrights@morningstarmusic.com
Edition Peters
https://edition-peters.com/licensing
PREF EMAIL: rightsclearance.us@editionpeters.com
Live stream - no fee
Sync rights: ($25 discount): K-12 - $50/year, $100/perpetuity Higher Ed - $75/$125
Fred Bock, Hinshaw, Gentry, Jubal House, National
Bundle license good for 1yr: $100/octavo.
PREF EMAIL: INFO@FREDBOCK.COM
G Schirmer (Wise Music)
https://www.wisemusicclassical.com/licensing/
PREF EMAIL: kimberly.cooper@wisemusic.com
GIA, Walton
Currently offering bundled license to music educators on their octavos: 1yr unlimited views: $50 In perpetuity: $100
PREF EMAIL: reprints@giamusic.com
FORM: https://www.giamusic.com/waltonmusic/contact-walton-music-licensing-electronic.cfm
Graphite Publishing
Currently waiving fees for bundled rights to post virtual performances of titles they publish for one year. However, for those titles they distribute, there may be a fee.
PREF FORM: https://graphitepublishing.com/contact-us/
Hal Leonard
The Hal Leonard publishing group includes Curnow Music Press, De Haske Publications, Emersongs, Hal Leonard-Milwin Music Corp., Jenson Publications, King's Singers / KS Music, MJQ Music, Musicworks, & Rubank, Inc.
Sync rights: Currently extending discounted rates to music educators generally ranging from $0-$25. However, in rare cases, some titles are much higher.
PREF FORM: https://www.halleonard.com/licensing/zendesk/editRequestInfo.action
Santa Barbara Music
Currently waiving fees for bundled rights to post virtual performances. They simply ask for a link to the performance. Additionally: Offering licensed PDF versions of everything in our catalog when customers purchase(d) the printed scores.
PREF EMAIL: Licensing@sbmp.com
https://sbmp.com/Copyright.php
Shawnee Press
PREF FORM: www.halleonard.com/permissions