FOR  IMMEDIATE  RELEASE  June  23,  2014    Dallas,  Texas  -­‐  Mary  Lynn  Lightfoot  has  joined  Choristers  Guild  as  Founding  Editor  of  the  publisher’s  new  educational  choral  line,  Sing!  Distinctive  Choral  Music  for  Classroom,  Concert  and  Festival.      2015  will  mark  the  inaugural  release  of  the  Sing!  line,  which  will  be  comprised  of  inspired  choral  works  in  a  variety  of  styles  and  voicings  to  meet  the  general  and  seasonal  needs  of  elementary,  middle  school  and  high  school  choirs.      Lightfoot  was  previously  Executive  Choral  Editor  for  Heritage  Music  Press,  the  educational  music  division  of  The  Lorenz  Corporation  in  Dayton,  Ohio.  In  addition  to  building  and  overseeing  one  of  the  most-­‐respected  catalogs  in  educational  choral  publishing,  she  is  a  noted  composer,  with  over  260  published  choral  compositions,  arrangements,  and  musicals,  and  is  a  sought-­‐after  guest  conductor  and  clinician.    Choristers  Guild  is  a  major  publisher  of  choral  and  handbell  music,  with  specialties  in  sacred  choral  and  handbell  music  and  resources  for  children’s  and  youth  choirs.    Founded  in  1949,  it  is  an  international  membership  organization  for  directors  of  young  singers  in  churches  and  church  school  settings.  Sing!  Edited  by  Mary  Lynn  Lightfoot  represents  a  major  expansion  of  Choristers  Guild’s  offerings  for  the  educational  market.      For  more  information  on  the  Sing!  educational  choral  line,  Mary  Lynn  Lightfoot,  or  Choristers  Guild,  visit  www.choristersguild.org/Sing  or  contact  Ellen  Yost  at  eyost@mailcg.org  or  800-­‐CHORISTER  (246-­‐7478)  x229.      

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   Mary  Lynn  Lightfoot