King of Prussia, PA — Theodore Presser Company is pleased to announce the release of Universal Edition’s Violin Project: New Pieces for Violin Solo (UE034680 • $34.95), an extraordinary collection of original compositions by some of today’s most celebrated composers. Officially selected by violin superstars Carolin Widmann, Daniel Hope and Ioana Petcu-Colan, the collection contains works by Luke Bedford, Victoria Borisova-Ollas, Cristóbal Halffter, Aleksey Igudesman, Ennio Morricone, Arvo Pärt, Daniel Schnyder, Salvatore Sciarrino and Johannes Maria Staud. Each have provided a short, approachable solo violin piece as a means of introducing young developing musicians to the musical sounds of their own time. The resulting collection embraces a wide variety of styles and musical colors. Some compositions are, in fact, easy to play, whereas others present new and intriguing challenges.

Offering music by today’s greatest composers and teachers, Theodore Presser Company is the leader in publishing educational and recital music. Theodore Presser Company is a full-range music publisher and distributes the music of over 30 publishers from around the globe, with a combined sales catalog that features over 60,000 available works. For more information about new publications from Theodore Presser Company or to locate a dealer near you, log on to www.presser.com or e-mail us at sales@presser.com. For a review copy of the publication listed in this release, please contact Heidi Vanderlee at (212) 777-0900, ext. 230 or send an e-mail to hvanderlee@presser.com.