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Pennine Music leading Christmas composer call

Pennine Music is looking to give composers a head start for the festive season.

Pennine Music
  Pennine Music offers composers a Christmas head start

Pennine Music is seeking exciting compositional and arranging talent to submit Christmas music and repertoire to the company ready for release to bands to use for the busy festive season.

Planning

It may be summer but forward planning is so important — and Pennine Music is the perfect place to ensure that composers and arrangers do not miss out on their new works

Prepared in time

Owner, Gavin Somerset told 4BR: "It can take time to prepare works for publication, which is why we're always looking a few months ahead.

Copyrights can also take a few months to clear and work through, so now really is the time to send us Christmas music ready for release later in the year."

Copyrights can also take a few months to clear and work through, so now really is the time to send us Christmas music ready for release later in the yearGavin Somerset

Submitting works

Submitting works could not be easier — so if you'd like to see your work in print and published, visit www.penninemusic.com and log into the 'Submitting Scores' section.

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