The Lorenz Publishing Company is a music publisher best known for its publication of church music

Church music

Church music may be defined as music written for performance in church, or any musical setting of ecclestiacal liturgy, or music set to words expressing propositions of a sacred nature, such as a hymn. This article covers music in the Judaeo-Christian tradition. For sacred music outside this...

 for smaller congregations served by amateur musicians. It is located in Dayton, Ohio

Dayton, Ohio

Dayton is the 6th largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County, the fifth most populous county in the state. The population was 141,527 at the 2010 census. The Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 841,502 in the 2010 census...

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History

The company was founded by E.S. Lorenz in 1890 and has been under the management of E.S. Lorenz and his descendants since that time. In the 1970s and 1980s the company changed its name to Lorenz Industries, and then The Lorenz Corporation. Reiff Lorenz, a great great grandson of the founder, operates the company today.

Current business

The Lorenz Corporation still runs Lorenz Publishing Company as a publishing imprint. Lorenz Publishing Company is best known for its bi-monthly publications for church musicians, including:

• The Organist
• The Organ Portfolio
• The Sacred Organ Journal
• The Church Pianist
• Keyboard Worship & Praise
• The Volunteer Choir
• The SAB Choir
• Ring and Rejoice