Sandscape Publications


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    Dates of Establishment

    Sandscape Publications was founded by Valarie Morris in 1994 to publish her compositions and sell print music and recordings. The company evolved from Skyblue Productions, founded in 1989 in the San Francisco Bay Area to produce recordings of Ms. Morris' compositions.

    Commissions

    Sandscape Publications is now accepting commissions for new works by Valarie Morris. Listen to sound clips from her recent commissions.

    The Scott Joplin International Ragtime Foundation commissioned Valarie Morris to arrange these Scott Joplin tunes for their annual festivals:

  • Maple Leaf Rag
  • Fig Leaf Rag
  • Gladiolus Rag
  • Leola
  • The Cascades

    Many of the Joplin arrangements are available for two levels of pianists and for accordionists.

    The Royal Conservatory of Music in Canada selected Ms. Morris' intermediate level arrangement of The Entertainer, by Scott Joplin, for their Popular Selection List 2005-2009.

    Music Publications

    Valarie Morris composes music for all levels of players, from beginners to professionals, for all instruments and voice, and for ensembles of all sizes, including big bands and symphonic orchestras. In 2004, Sandscape Publications expanded to publish the music of Roberta Mandel and Joe Rodney. However at this time, we are not adding any composers to our catalog.

    Music Instruction

    Valarie Morris teaches privately and also offers workshops and classes. Private instruction is available for music theory and for music composition and arrangement. Ms. Morris also gives instrumental instruction for piano, accordion, clarinet, and saxophone.

    International Airplay

    Music from CDs produced by Skyblue Productions has been aired in Bucuresti in Romania; London and Kingston, Ontario in Canada; Brussels and Gent in Belgium; Toulouse, France; Viitasaari, Finland; Freudenstadt, Baiersbronn, Munich, Nordspessart, Bayersbronn, and Osnabruck in Germany; and Cortina D'Ampezzo, Rome, South Tyrol, and Torino in Italy.

    BMI and ASCAP Affiliations

    Valarie Morris is a writer member of Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI), one of the major performing rights organizations. Sandscape Publications is a publishing member of BMI and the American Association of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP).

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