The Lorenz Corporation Explained

The Lorenz Corporation
Predecessor:	Lorenz Publishing Company
Founded:	1890
Founder:	E.S. Lorenz
Country:	United States
Headquarters:	Dayton, Ohio
Distribution:	GIA Publications^[1]
Publications:	sheet music, magazines, books
Topics:	church music, education
Owner:	Lorenz family

The Lorenz Corporation, previously known as Lorenz Publishing Company, is a music publisher located in Dayton, Ohio, United States. It is best known for its publication of church music for smaller congregations served by amateur musicians. It also publishes other varieties of music and general education materials.

History

The company was founded by E.S. Lorenz in 1890 and has been under the management of E.S. Lorenz and his descendants since that time. The idea came in 1889 "when he had compiled a hymnal for the United Brethren Publishing House located in downtown Dayton."^[2] In the 1970s and 1980s, the company changed its name to Lorenz Industries, and then The Lorenz Corporation. Reiff Lorenz, a great great grandson of the founder, operates the company today.^[3]

The company filed for federal bankruptcy protection on August 19, 2020.^[4]

Current business

Some of its active imprints are dedicated to music publishing and others focus on general education.

Music publishing

Copyrights/Imprints^[5]

• Heritage Music Press
• Lorenz
• The Roger Dean Company^[6]
• SoundForth
• Word Music & Church Resources^[7]

Subscriptions

The Lorenz Corporation has nine bi-monthly publications for musicians,^[8] including the following:

Keyboard

• The Organist

• The Organ Portfolio

• The Sacred Organ Journal

• The Church Pianist

• Keyboard Worship & Praise

Handbell

• Ring and Rejoice

Choral

• The SAB Choir

• The Volunteer Choir

Classroom

• Activate!

Educational publishing

The Lorenz Corporation started publishing general education materials under Lorenz Educational Press in 2008.^[9]

Copyrights/Imprints^[10]

• LEP Interactive
• Lorenz Educational Press
• Milliken Publishing
• Teaching and Learning Company
• Show What You Know® Publishing

External links

• Company web site
• Company Listing, Music Publishers Association of the United States
• NAMM Oral History Interview with Geoffrey Lorenz, April 30, 2005
• NAMM Oral History Interview with Reiff Lorenz, April 29, 2016

Notes and References

1. https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.giamusic.com/page_files/GIA%20Lorenz%20PR%20-%20FINAL-%20FINAL.pdf
2. Web site: scastudent. 2016-07-27. Lorenz Publishing Company's Female Editor. 2020-06-25. Out of the Box. en-US.
3. Web site: About Us. The Lorenz Corporation. 2011-10-06. 2011-08-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20110810141204/http://lorenz.com/about-lorenz. dead.
4. https://www.dayton.com/news/just-in-daytons-historic-lorenz-corp-files-for-bankruptcy-protection/67EOFH22FJDTTFBHXXY5IGC6HI/ Dayton’s historic Lorenz Corp. files for bankruptcy protection
5. Web site: Imprints and Copyrights List. The Lorenz Corporation. 7 February 2014. 21 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140221220147/http://www.lorenz.com/copylist.aspx. dead.
6. Web site: Charles Bruffy. Manhattan Concert Productions. 7 February 2014. 22 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140222182800/http://mcp.us/conductors-clinicians/charles-bruffy/. dead.
7. Web site: Lorenz Acquires Word Music and Church Resources (WMCR). 2018-02-10. 2017-02-01.
8. Web site: Subscriptions. The Lorenz Corporation. 2011-10-06. 2011-09-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20110925124659/http://www.lorenz.com/Subscription.aspx. dead.
9. Web site: Lorenz to Add Jobs Following Building Renovations. BizBites. 7 February 2014. 17 September 2009. 23 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150923204312/http://www.cityofdayton.org/PressReleases/publications/Biz%20Bites/Lorenz%20to%20Add%20Jobs%20Following%20Remodeling.pdf. dead.
10. Web site: About Us. Lorenz Educational Press. 7 February 2014.