{"id":50199,"date":"2019-12-02T15:17:23","date_gmt":"2019-12-02T21:17:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/?p=50199"},"modified":"2019-12-08T09:35:15","modified_gmt":"2019-12-08T15:35:15","slug":"gia-to-acquire-wlp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/index.php\/2019\/12\/02\/gia-to-acquire-wlp\/","title":{"rendered":"GIA to Acquire WLP"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Gregorian Institute of America (GIA) announced today that World Library Publications (WLP) will become a division of GIA Publications, Inc., effective January 2, 2020. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/gia-logo-index.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50200\" width=\"240\" height=\"115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/gia-logo-index.png 522w, https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/gia-logo-index-300x144.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>GIA expressed itself honored to be the\nsteward of such a respected catalog of publications, subscription services,\nand other sacred resources, and thrilled to announce this new development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Omer Westendorf founded World Library Publications in 1950 in Cincinnati, Ohio, as World Library of Sacred Music. In 1971, the J.S. Paluch Company acquired WLP. Currently, the company produces choral music, music collections and songbooks, recordings, books, resources for the RCIA, and artwork. WLP also provides clinicians for workshops and choral reading sessions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/WLP-logo.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50203\" width=\"165\" height=\"165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/WLP-logo.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/WLP-logo-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 165px) 100vw, 165px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Mary Lou Rafferty, owner of World Library Publications, said, \u201cI am so grateful and proud of the quality and richness World Library Publications has shared with the Catholic Church for almost 50 years as the music and liturgy division of J.S. Paluch. The legacy of WLP will continue to enhance the singing and praying Catholic Church as part of GIA. We have provided wonderful pastoral resources to parishes and homes worldwide since 1971 and&nbsp;I&nbsp;am indebted to the World Library of Sacred Music founder Omer Westendorf, as well as to J.S. Paluch\u2019s foreparents, founder John S. Paluch and former owners Chester J. and Margaret \u2018Mickey\u2019 A. Paluch.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alec Harris, President of GIA, said, &#8220;We\nare humbled by the opportunity to build on the legacy of World Library\nPublications. We are committed to being dedicated stewards of this truly great\nliturgical music catalog, as well as of the wonderful composers that WLP\nrepresents. We look forward to a future of continued innovation and\ngrowth.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GIA continues to be a leader in church music\nand liturgical music publishing, and is a recognized publisher of cutting-edge\nmusic education resources, including a growing catalog of music for school and\ncommunity choirs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&#8220;Acquiring the catalog of World Library Publications will significantly enhance our ability to serve the singing church across this nation and abroad,&#8221; Harris said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWith a continued commitment to build upon\nthe strong foundation of sung prayer, GIA is excited to collaborate with some\nof the most prominent names in the Catholic music publishing industry,\u201d said\nGIA Senior Managing Editor Kate Williams. \u201cThe subscription services provided\nby WLP will continue without pause and the WLP and GIA editorial teams will\ncombine forces to preserve a lasting\nlegacy of sacred music, while developing high-quality musical resources for the\nvarious worship styles and modes of today\u2019s church.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Founded in 1941, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.giamusic.com\/\">GIA Publications, Inc.<\/a> is a family-owned\ncompany with more than 10,000 choral and instrumental editions in print, as\nwell as hymnals, recordings, and a wide variety of music education resources. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Gregorian Institute of America (GIA) announced today that World Library Publications (WLP) will become a division of GIA Publications, Inc.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":47521,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3116,7,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-50199","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-new-ws","category-announcements","category-music-general"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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