The Lorenz Corporation, previously known as Lorenz Publishing Company, is a

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located in

Dayton, Ohio Dayton () is the sixth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County. A small part of the city extends into Greene County. The 2020 U.S. census estimate put the city population at 137,644, while Greater Day ...

, United States. It is best known for its publication of

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for smaller congregations served by amateur musicians. It also publishes other varieties of music and general education materials.

History

The company was founded by E.S. Lorenz in 1890 and has been under the management of E.S. Lorenz and his descendants since that time. The idea came in 1889 "when he had compiled a hymnal for the United Brethren Publishing House located in downtown Dayton." In the 1970s and 1980s, the company changed its name to Lorenz Industries, and then The Lorenz Corporation. Reiff Lorenz, a great great grandson of the founder, operates the company today. The company filed for federal bankruptcy protection on August 19, 2020.

Current business

Some of its active imprints are dedicated to music publishing and others focus on general education.

Music publishing

Copyrights/Imprints * Heritage Music Press * Lorenz * The Roger Dean Company * SoundForth * Word Music & Church Resources Subscriptions The Lorenz Corporation has nine bi-monthly publications for musicians, including the following: :Keyboard :* The Organist () :* The Organ Portfolio () :* The Sacred Organ Journal () :* The Church Pianist () :* Keyboard Worship & Praise () :Handbell :* Ring and Rejoice () :Choral :* The SAB Choir () :* The Volunteer Choir () :Classroom :* Activate! ()

Educational publishing

The Lorenz Corporation started publishing general education materials under Lorenz Educational Press in 2008. Copyrights/Imprints * LEP Interactive * Lorenz Educational Press * Milliken Publishing * Teaching and Learning Company * Show What You Know® Publishing

References

External links

Company web site

Company Listing
Music Publishers Association of the United States
NAMM Oral History Interview with Geoffrey Lorenz
April 30, 2005
NAMM Oral History Interview with Reiff Lorenz
April 29, 2016 American companies established in 1890 Publishing companies established in 1890 1890 establishments in Ohio Music publishing companies of the United States Companies based in Dayton, Ohio Companies that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2020 {{US-publish-company-stub