European American Music Distributors Company is a member of the Schott Music Group

A Message to Our Friends and Colleagues

Apr. 01, 2020

Dear Friends,

On behalf of the entire Schott Music family worldwide, I hope this finds you and your colleagues, friends and family members healthy and safe. 

Unprecedented events of the last few months have changed our lives in ways we could not previously imagine. Our diverse community of creative music makers, whose livelihood is so deeply entwined with public engagement, has been dramatically altered. But the power of music to lift our collective souls together, even in these times of necessary separation, remains palpably evident. Opera companies, orchestras, ensembles, composers and performing artists around the globe are sharing music widely online, and multiple new initiatives aimed at providing vital emergency funding to musicians impacted by COVID-19, such as the New Music Solidarity Fund, have been organized. Inspired by the creativity of the artistic community we serve, we have chosen to highlight in our April News and Notes some of the extraordinary ways artists and performing arts organizations worldwide are helping us navigate the challenges of the present moment.

While the safety and health of all must remain our principal focus, music has become perhaps more than ever our spiritual focus and guide. Here at Schott/EAM, our mission to identify, develop and support the creation of new music by the most gifted composers of our time remains our beacon and we are here to support your collective efforts to remain connected with your public through great music. If you have rented music for a concert which has had to be cancelled or postponed or are considering streaming alternatives, please contact rental@eamdc.com so that our colleagues in the Rental Library can assist you. We are conscious of the huge strain that the current situation is placing on your organizations and will be as supportive as we can when facilitating the necessary changes.

While we may be physically isolated at the moment, we look forward to reconnecting and enjoying the incomparable frisson of live performances  together with you as soon as we are all able to do so. 

With best wishes,
Norman D. Ryan
Vice President – Composers & Repertoire

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