Each year the Music Publishers Association recognizes outstanding examples of graphic design for the music industry with its Paul Revere Awards. Hal Leonard garnered top honors for two publications in the latest competition. 101 Flute Tips (HL00119883) placed first in “Book Design in Educational Folios,” and Steve Vai – The Story of Light (HL00110385) won in the category of “Guitar Music.” Another new Hal Leonard instructional guitar folio, Journey Through the Classics – Complete (HL00123124) won second prize for “Book Design in Popular Folios.”
The awards are named in honor of American Revolutionary War hero Paul Revere, who was a celebrated engraver and printer by profession.
Metropolitan Opera Chief Librarian Robert Sutherland, who chairs the Paul Revere Awards committee, announced the winners. The adjudicators for the 2014 awards were: New York Philharmonic Principal Librarian Lawrence Tarlow; graphic designer Dennis Suplina; composer/music editor Philip Rothman of New York Music Services; and composer George Boziwick, chief of the music division at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
An exhibition of the award-winning publications will tour music libraries across the nation from September to May.
