[Fishwrap] As allegations of serial sexual misconduct against Catholic composer David Haas continue to mount, a leading supplier of sacred music has vowed an investigation into how one of the church's best selling musicians' record of predatory behavior avoided scrutiny and accountability.
GIA Publications, which distributed the Gatherhymnals that included some of Haas' best known works, told NCR in a statement that "a third-party assessment will create a strong survivor-centered structure to report incidents of alleged harassment or abuse."
"In addition to the assessment, we are in the process of establishing a Code of Conduct for all composers and authors we publish," said Kate Williams, senior managing editor of GIA Publications. "These changes will facilitate the community's ability to take prompt action in response to reports of behavioral misconduct."
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4 comments:
Get thee to a TLM and avoid all V2 schmaltzy music.
GIA and their ilk are simply awful. They have been know to paraphrase Psalms and slightly re-word classic traditional hymns SPECIFICALLY so they can copyright them and receive the proceeds. All while destroying Catholics' understanding of sacred music. Nothing like cashing in on the destruction of Holy Church...
A "Catholic" music publisher wants to establish "a code of conduct" for its producers? How do you even unpack a loaded statement like that?
Aaron—Amen and Amen. No one could have said it better. These awful publishers are the No 2 reason for the deplorable state of music in the RCC. The No 1 being the accursed V2 council and/or the “way it was implemented”...take your pick. After taking over the music director position at a local parish, their stupid quarterly choral packet still shows up even tho I haven’t paid for it in months. Who would’ ever want to support a publisher whose ridiculous ditties are orchestrated for triangle, wood block, and I dunno...snake charmer flute? Disgusting.
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