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Demystifying Performance Licensing for Choral Ensembles: Understanding PROs

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Whether you’re new to the topic of Performing Rights Organizations (PROs) or looking to deepen your understanding, this session will guide you through the essentials of securing and managing performance licenses for concerts, websites, and live streaming. Discover how licensing supports composers, strengthens the music community, and ensures the future of the choral art form. Participants will leave with practical knowledge about why PROs like BMI & ASCAP matter, when a license is necessary and who is responsible, and the positive impact of blanket licensing on ensembles and audiences alike.

Speakers

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Chris McCormick
Chris McCormick is Senior Director of Classical Music in the Creative department at BMI, working from their New York City office. Chris oversees royalty distributions for orchestral and large ensemble...
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Loki Karuna
Loki Karuna (formerly Garrett McQueen) is a New York City-based musician, producer, and activist whose work sits at the vital intersection of classical music, Black liberation, composer advocacy, and...
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Shawn Crouch
Gramophone Magazine has praised Shawn Crouch as a “gifted composer,” while The New York Times describes his music as “gnarling atonal energy.” The Miami Herald hailed his Road from Hiroshima: A...
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Mark Lawson
Chair; CEO, ECS Publishing Group
Mark W. Lawson is CEO of ECS Publishing Group, parent company for E.C. Schirmer, Galaxy Music Corporation, MorningStar Music Publishers and the ARSIS Audio recording label. Mr. Lawson has been active...