FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Alexandria, Virginia– September 10, 2006

Contact: Eileen Lawrence
Alexander Street Press, LLC
800-889-5937 extension 211
lawrence@alexanderstreet.com

Today, Alexander Street Press, the publisher of online music listening and reference databases including Classical Music Library, Smithsonian Global Sound for Libraries, and African American Song, acquired University Music Editions (UME), a major publisher of music titles in microform, founded by Christopher Pavlakis.

As part of the agreement, Alexander Street acquires the rights for more than 40 years of UME publications, including such gems as The National Tune Index, The Bibliography of American Hymnals, The Dictionary of American Hymnology, as well as the complete published works of major composers.

“For some 40 years, Christopher Pavlakis and his colleagues at University Music Editions painstakingly compiled complete copies of music scores, journals, and reference works. His attention to detail and insistence on quality make UME’s publications particularly valuable. It’s a privilege to be continuing his work in electronic form,” said Tim Lloyd, Chief Operating Officer at Alexander Street.

Starting in 2007, Alexander Street expects to publish facsimile versions of UME’s scores as part of their Classical Scores Library online reference database. In many cases, users who also subscribe to Alexander Street’s Classical Music Library will be able to browse a score and listen to the track at the same time. Other Alexander Street publications drawing on the rich resources of the UME catalog will follow.

Chris Pavlakis said, “When we look back over the last forty years, I think about how I built the company and there are so many fantastic memories. It’s a miracle that Alexander Street Press found us—because the company is such a perfect fit for ours. It’s a company of quick thinking, fast acting, creative professionals. I’m happy to be handing our resources over to them.”

Alexander Street Press, L.L.C., is an academic publisher of electronic online databases, including collections in music, history, literature, women’s studies, black studies, sociology, psychology, ethnic and diversity studies, religion, social theory, popular culture, film studies, the arts, and other areas. Alexander Street databases have won numerous awards, and the company is known for its unique and powerful organizing and indexing methods. Alexander Street Press is located in Alexandria, Virginia.

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Editors: For additional information on Alexander Street Press and its products, please contact Eileen Lawrence, vice president of sales and marketing, 800-889-5937 ext. 211 or lawrence@alexanderstreet.com. Or visit http://alexanderstreet.com.

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