Music Publishers Barry Coburn (Ten Ten Music) and James M. Kendrick (Schott/Eam) Elected To ASCAP Board of Directors

New York, NY, December 19, 2007: The Board of Directors of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) has elected two new Publisher Directors, it was announced today by ASCAP President and Chairman Marilyn Bergman. The new Directors are Ten Ten Music Group co-President Barry Coburn and Schott/EAM President James M. Kendrick. Kendrick will serve as the Concert Music Publisher representative on ASCAP's Board.

Barry Coburn and his wife, Jewel Coburn, established Ten Ten Music Group in Nashville in 1984. Since that time, Ten Ten has emerged as one of Nashville's leading independent music publishers.

James Kendrick, a distinguished copyright attorney and longtime leader in the concert music publishing field, heads Schott/ EAM, a major publisher of concert music. The firm represents works by such composers as Kurt Weill, Nino Rota, Tobias Picker, Harry Partch and Stephen Paulus, among many others.

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