Marc Ostrow appointed General Manager of Boosey & Hawkes, Inc.
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October 24, 2007—Boosey & Hawkes announced today that Marc Ostrow has been promoted to become general manager of Boosey & Hawkes, Inc., its New York-based affiliate company. The promotion follows Jenny Bilfield’s departure after twelve years with B&H to take up a position as artistic and executive director at Stanford Lively Arts. Ostrow was previously the vice president of business affairs and will continue to oversee all licensing and contractual matters while assuming responsibility for B&H’s North American operations.
Marc Ostrow came to B&H in 2004 from BMI, where he was a senior attorney in their legal department. He was previously in private practice and later served as in-house counsel for the jazz publisher Second Floor Music. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, where he studied music and English literature, Ostrow went on to pursue his law degree from the University of Chicago Law School while remaining active as a composer of musical theater. He has continued his musical endeavors during his professional career, writing incidental music for several off-off Broadway productions. Ostrow is a board member of the Music Publishers’ Association and has spoken on copyright law and music industry topics before bar and industry organizations.
In addition to Ostrow’s promotion, there have been several other staff changes. The role of Promotion Manager Helane Anderson has also been expanded. Newly appointed as director of composers and repertoire, Anderson will take over a number of composer management responsibilities, including commission negotiation in North America, previously handled by Jenny Bilfield. Anderson will work closely with Janis Susskind, the group’s overall publishing director. Steven Swartz, who served as B&H’s publicity manager, and Frank Korach, who served as business affairs assistant—both of whom worked at B&H for many years—have left the company to pursue other opportunities in the industry. Swartz, however, has agreed to continue working with B&H on a consultant basis.
Boosey & Hawkes is the principle publisher of many prominent living American composers, among them: John Adams, Dominick Argento, Jack Beeson, Elliott Carter, Chick Corea, Michael Daugherty, David Del Tredici, Carlisle Floyd, Aaron Jay Kernis, Barbara Kolb, Benjamin Lees, Steven Mackey, Edgar Meyer, Meredith Monk, Steve Reich, Ned Rorem, and Christopher Rouse.
[Ed. Note: The following information was primarily culled from a press release issued by Boosey & Hawkes, Inc., on October 24, 2006—FJO.]