GEMC is the association of Sheet Music Publishers in Catalonia, comprising virtually all the companies in the sector.

Founded in 1498, Publicacions de l’Abadia de Montserrat is the oldest of them. Editorial Boileau was founded in 1913, and Clivis Publications was active between 1946 and 2016. La Mà de Guido was founded in 1984, DinsicPublications Musicals in 1988, Brotons& Mercadal in 2001, and Ficta in 2016.

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These publishers catalogues contain the most choral works Catalan composers.It is a wide catalogue, true to the production of our composers, with works for a wide range of choral ensembles (mixed choirs, children’s, men’s, women’s, white voices’, etc.), featuring a capella works, and pieces with the accompaniment of piano, organ, small instrumental ensembles, or bigger ensembles, such as the cobla, brass band, string orchestra, and symphonic orchestra. GEMC is a professional non-profit organisation, counting with the presence of virtually all sheet music publishers in Catalonia. GEMC members essentially offer music by Catalan composers, to make their works known and to make them available to musicians, choirs, orchestras and music stakeholders, such as distributors, agents, and publishers worldwide. Of the many kinds of music publishers, GEMC members publish both hard-copy and digital sheet music of not only classical music, but also contemporary music, traditional Catalan music such as sardanes, books about music in general, and educational materials. GEMC aims to assist and coordinate the work of its members in Catalonia, promoting the sector and defending its interests in terms of technical, labour, tax, organisational, and commercial issues. Also, GEMC aims to promote its members internationally.

BIO

President Francesca Galofré holds a superior level degree in early music, and has done post-graduate studies in the creation of didactic materials for virtual learning platforms, and also in the techniques of long-distance studying and learning. She is author of more than 50 music educational publications which are in wide use throughout Catalonia and the rest of Spain. Founder and director of DINSIC Publications, S.L. she is also president of the Catalonian Music Publishers Guild (Gremid’Editorials de Música de Catalunya). She is also an ICT enthusiast and CEO of Notes in Cloud, a technology company that brings solutions to the challenges of commercialization and distribution of music content in the digital age.