G. Henle Publishing

Sigrun Jantzen has been playing piano and cello since her childhood and holds a Ph.D. in History of Fine Arts. She has also worked for a book publisher which focuses on classical music books. In 2012, Sigrun was hired as the Head of Sales by G. Henle Publishers in Germany. The company was established in 1948 by Günter Henle who sought to produce sheet music of the highest quality based on all available original sources, a process known as Urtext Editions. Among the many exciting projects Sigrun has been involved with while at Henle was the 2016 release of the Henle Library App. Th

Hans Kuhner has followed long traditions in print music by engraving musical notes on lead plates to reproduce songs – hearkening to the days and the style in which Germany’s music publishing industry was formed some 500 years ago. In this clip from his NAMM Oral History interview, Hans demonstrates the craft of hand engraving, thus showing the mastery required in the production of sheet music plates. Although computers have modernized this task, the art of handcrafted plate engraving is kept alive for use in special collections, such as those produced by the G. Henle Music Publis

Dr. Wolf-Dieter Seiffert is the president of G. Henle Publishers, a noted publishing firm located in Germany. Dr. Seiffert is also a musicologist and historian, who took great pride in our interview to discuss the rich history of the company and that of its founder, Mr. Henle. The Henle company, which was established after World War II and soon created the respect of musicians the world over, specializes in Urtext editions of sheet music in which every effort is made to ensure the text used is original and exactly what the composer wrote rather than what was later arranged or chan

Holger Siems had a prolific career in music publishing. Beginning in his native Germany, Holger worked for several top publishing firms in key positions. Among his many accomplishments included establishing the United States branch of G. Henle Press. Relocating to Missouri, Holger helped bring the Henley catalog to America, where he worked closely with the Retail Print Music Dealers Association (RPMDA) and others in supporting music making by promoting method books and music training publications.  He was a mentor to many and a friend to many more.