Press Releases

Lakeland, Florida (March 19, 2025) – A storied publisher with a strong tradition, Kendor Music Publishing moves forward in releasing 23 String Orchestra works for 2025-2026. Six composers new to the publisher’s String Orchestra roster join veteran voices in carrying forward the Kendor Music Publishing legacy. The new catalog features original and arranged pieces ranging in accessibility from Grades 0.5 through 5, carefully selected to suit performance occasions such as fall and spring concerts, holiday…

Lakeland, Florida (January 7, 2025) – Kendor Music Publishing announces the new release of Lick Library: Jazz Patterns for Beginning Improvisers by Peter Blair. Created to give developing musicians a reliable start to learning Jazz improvisation, Lick Library contains over 250 example licks that work their way through major, minor, and dominant chords. Packed with resources, Lick Library includes accompaniment tracks at a variety of tempos for all the licks as well as unique “echo…

  Learn More Lakeland, Florida (May 29, 2024) – Kendor Music Publishing is thrilled to announce the release of its Jazz Ensemble music for 2024-2025 featuring new charts from Kendor Music Publishing, including the release of seven new full-score editions in the Sammy Nestico Jazz Series, as well as Doug Beach Music. Four new composers join veteran voices in the Kendor Music Publishing line-up, expanding the tradition of this beloved and storied publishing house. “I…

Learn More Lakeland, Florida May 1, 2024 – Kendor Music Publishing is thrilled to announce the release of its newest collection of String Orchestra music. Seven composers, new to Kendor Music Publishing, join veteran voices in expanding the tradition of this beloved and storied publishing house. The new release features original and arranged pieces ranging from Grade 0.5 through 3.5, carefully selected to suit performance occasions such as fall and spring concerts, holiday concerts, and…

Lakeland, Florida (March 13, 2024) – Kendor Music Publishing is excited to announce String Theory, a music fundamentals workbook from experienced string educator, Caryn Wiegand Neidhold. Written for the beginning string musician, this interactive workbook presents exercises on clefs, note-naming, time signatures, and counting in a consumable write-in format. A student- and instrument-focused supplement for the classroom or private lessons, String Theory contains a wealth of information on the fundamentals of string music. “String Theory…

Lakeland, Florida (January 3, 2024) – Kendor Music Publishing is thrilled to announce the second edition of The Jazz Educator’s Handbook by veteran jazz educators and composers Jeff Jarvis & Doug Beach. First published in 2002, The Jazz Educator’s Handbook is known as the most comprehensive yet accessible how-to handbook for jazz educators and band directors to build and maintain a successful jazz program.  An indispensable resource, The Jazz Educator’s Handbook is filled with field-tested…

Lakeland, Florida (June 6, 2023) – Kendor Music Publishing, long-known for its educationally-focused Jazz Ensemble music, has released its 2023-2024 Jazz Ensemble Music Catalog, including 13 new charts from Doug Beach Music. With an interactive online component to streamline easy and thorough selection, band directors can access free professional recordings and full ScoreVideos for each piece of new music, as well as Composer Insights videos where composers share inspiration and details about their new pieces.…

Lakeland, Florida (May 10, 2023) – A robust array of music debuts in Kendor Music Publishing’s 2023-2024 String Orchestra Music release. New pieces from well-respected Kendor composers and talented new voices represent a broad spectrum of grade levels and genres, offering options for a variety of concert programs. Directors will find that the new release ranges from easy 6-note holiday music to a difficult transcription of a Brahms Violin Sonata.  This year’s release can be…

Browse Collection Lakeland, Florida (March 15, 2023) – Kendor Music Publishing is thrilled to release The Latin American String Collection, 30 Songs in Authentic Styles with Accompaniment Tracks, a collection of original pieces for string instruments in traditional Latin American styles, such as Tango, Rumba, Merengue and Salsa, written by composer Mark Contreras Gómez. A highlight included in the collection are the carefully-curated accompaniment tracks for each piece – both Play-Along and Full Recording versions…