Here is the press release I just received from FJH concerning the selling of the Faber catalogue.
On November 30, 2009, The FJH Music Company Inc. (“FJH”) announced the sale of the Piano Adventures® catalog and other publications written by Nancy and Randall Faber to a corporation controlled by Nancy and Randall Faber.
FJH is a premier publisher of educational print music products for piano, band, string orchestra, and guitar. Founded by Frank J. Hackinson, one of the most recognized and respected names in the print music publishing industry, FJH has come to symbolize today’s new standard of excellence, to which teachers and students have turned in ever increasing numbers.
“After an unparalleled 20+ years of success, the sale presented an exceptional opportunity for both FJH and the Fabers to pursue their own creative endeavors. FJH will continue to focus on the needs of teachers and educational institutions, in expanding its innovative core curriculum and new publication offerings,” says Frank J. Hackinson, President and Chief Executive Officer.
About The FJH Music Company Inc.
FJH is a privately owned educational music print publishing company with offices in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
The FJH catalog of keyboard education products includes: In Recital®, Succeeding with the Masters®, The Festival Collection®, Sight Reading and Rhythm Every Day®, Write, Play, and Hear Your Theory Every Day®, in addition to many other exceptional publications written by its roster of talented composers and arrangers. FJH has an innovative new piano method, Helen Marlais’ Succeeding at the Piano™ to be launched in March 2010, call, email, write or register at www.fjhmusic.com/SATPRegister to reserve your complimentary copy of each Lesson & Technique Book today. Writers for the FJH Keyboard Catalog include: Kevin Olson, Timothy Brown, Mary Leaf, Edwin McLean, Kevin Costley and Jason Sifford.
FJH’s catalog of instrumental material includes: an exciting new band method, Measures of Success™ for Band, to be launched at the MidWest Band Clinic 2009, New Directions® for Strings, and an extensive library of performance and supplemental material. Writers for the FJH Instrumental Catalog include: Brian Balmages, Soon Hee Newbold, William Owens, Timothy Loest, Carrie Lane Gruselle, Robert D. McCashin, Erik Morales, Chris Sharp, and Travis J. Weller.
FJH’s catalog of guitar publications includes: the two methods, Everybody’s Guitar Method, and The FJH Young Beginner Guitar Method, as well as a carefully graded library of supplemental material for both pick and classical style performance. Writers for the FJH Guitar Catalog include: Philip Groeber, David Hoge, Rey Sanchez and Leo Welch.
For more information on FJH, please visit us at www.fjhmusic.com.
