Locating Latin American art song can be a challenge. Published scores are hard to find and many have been out of print for decades. Frequently, the only option left to the serious researcher is to travel to Latin American countries and find these pieces in public and private collections. Several LAASA Members have glowing collections of songs collected from years of such research, but the majority of these titles are presently unavailable for purchase.

LAASA wants to fundamentally change this difficult sitution by legally editing and distributing Latin American art song through print and digital means.

1. LAASA works with existing music publishers throughout the world who own the rights to Latin American art songs. Publishers who do not have the time to promote their entire catalog find it refreshing to see that at least some of their niche-market holdings are circulated through the global marketplace. Digital publication has been shown to not only prepare the market for future sales of traditional print volumes, but also to augment sales of their printed equivalents. The LAASA Shop currently offers one print anthology of Latin American art song by Kathleen Wilson. The LAASA Digital Music Storefront is in its formative stages, but does offer two Argentine songs available for purchase.

2. LAASA works with living Latin American composers to publish and distribute their songs for voice and piano via the LAASA Digital Music Storefront.

Music publishers and composers interested in a non-exclusive agreement to make Latin American songs available to the global marketplace should contact allison@laasa.org for more information.