GIA Publications

GIA Publications, Inc. is a major publisher of hymnals, other sacred music, and music education materials.[1][2] Headquartered first in Pittsburgh and now Chicago, GIA is affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church. GIA originally stood for Gregorian Institute of America, founded in 1941 by Clifford Bennett[1] with a focus on Gregorian chant. The company has been owned since 1967 by the Harris family, who purchased the company after the previous owner retired in response to the decision of the Second Vatican Council to shift the liturgy from Latin to vernacular.[3] GIA acquired choral music publisher Walton Music in 2013.[4] GIA acquired music education publisher and sacred music competitor World Library Publications in 2020.[5][6] Also in 2020, GIA acquired music education publisher Meredith Music from Hal Leonard.[7]

GIA Publications
Founded1941
FounderClifford Bennett
Headquarters locationChicago, Illinois
Publication types
  • Sheet music
  • books
  • CDs
ImprintsWalton Music
Official websitewww.giamusic.com

Publications

Hymnals

Worship is a series of traditional hymnals first introduced in 1971, with about 80% of the music intended for organ. The fourth edition published in 2011 addressed changes in the English translation of the Roman Missal.[8]

  • Worship (1971)
  • Worship, 2nd ed. (1975)
  • Worship, 3rd ed. (1986)
  • Worship, 4th ed. (2011)

Gather is a series of contemporary hymnals, with the two earliest editions intended to be used as a supplement to Worship. The second edition was expanded into a full hymnal in 1994 called Gather Comprehensive with the addition of the most popular traditional hymns and service music from Worship. Following a second edition of Gather Comprehensive in 2006, the series was collapsed into a single third edition in 2011 titled simply Gather but continuing with the mix of contemporary and traditional music from the Comprehensive volumes. A fourth edition was published in 2021.[9][10]

  • Gather (1988)
  • Gather, 2nd ed. (1992)
  • Gather Comprehensive (1994)
  • Gather Comprehensive, 2nd ed. (2006)
  • Gather, 3rd Ed. (2011)
  • Gather, 4th Ed. (2021)

Others:[11]

  • RitualSong (1996, 2nd Ed. 2018) - a compromise between the traditional focus of Worship and the contemporary lean of Gather.
  • Lead Me, Guide Me (1987, 2nd Ed. 2011) - intended for African American congregations
  • Oramos Cantando/We Pray in Song (2011) - bilingual Spanish-English
  • One in Faith (2014) - acquired with World Library Publications (WLP) in 2020
  • Voices - contemporary hymnal acquired from WLP and previously published in three volumes
  • One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism - African American ecumenical hymnal
  • African American Heritage Hymnal - African American ecumenical hymnal
  • Total Praise - Acquired with Meredith Music in 2020; co-published with the Sunday School Publishing Board of the National Baptist Convention
  • Santo, Santo, Santo/Holy, Holy, Holy - Bilingual Spanish-English
  • Sound the Bamboo - Asian hymnal
  • Our Growing Years - retirement community hymnal
  • Singing Our Faith - for children in kindergarten through eighth grade
  • Cross Generation (2009) - for young adults

Missals
  • Seasonal Missalette - published quarterly with traditional music
  • We Celebrate Missal - three times a year with a balance of traditional and contemporary music
  • ¡Celebremos!/Let Us Celebrate! - quarterly bilingual missal
  • Word & Song - Annual missalette and hymnal with a balance of traditional and contemporary music[12]


References
  1. White, James F. (2003). Roman Catholic Worship: Trent to Today. Liturgical Press. p. 118. ISBN 978-0-8146-6194-9.
  2. "Professional Concerns Forum". The American Organist. 29: 29.
  3. Ed Harris. National Association of Music Merchants. Retrieved 2015-01-12.
  4. "GIA Publications - Walton Music joins the GIA family".
  5. "GIA Publications - Meredith Music About".
  6. "GIA to Acquire WLP". 2 December 2019.
  7. "GIA Publications - Meredith Music About".
  8. "GIA Publications - Hymnals Worship 4". GIA Publications. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  9. "GIA Publications - Hymnals - Gather 4". GIA Publications. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  10. "GIA Publications - Hymnals Gather 3". GIA Publications. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  11. "GIA Publications - hymnals and missals long term". GIA Publications. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  12. "GIA Publications - hymnals and missals renewable". GIA Publications. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
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