JOHN SCHOFIELD - MEMBER OF THE BOARD

Born in 1949 in South London and brought up on a musical diet of American and British musicals. Earliest ambitions were to be an actor but having started to learn the violin at the relatively late age of 12 quickly acquired a taste for classical music, particularly opera. Following a four-year period at Trinity College of Music, London studying violin and piano he joined the theatrical music publisher, Josef Weinberger Ltd, in 1972, which, with its rich catalogues of music-theatre works, proved to be
the ideal working environment.

Having worked in most departments in the company, he was appointed Director and Company Secretary in January 1986, Managing Director in September 1998 and Chairman of the Weinberger group of companies in 2005.

He has served on the Classical Publishers Committee of the Music Publishers' Association since 1980 and was its Chairman for three years from 2000 as well as being on the Board of the MPA since 1998. He has also been active on numerous sub-committees and working groups of the MPA, Mechanical Copyright Protection Society and the Performing Right Society.

Connections with the NYMT go back to its beginnings as the Children's Music Theatre Group when the Ballad of Salomon Pavey was first being performed. Josef Weinberger publish many of the works written for the NYMT and is one of the NYMT's staunchest supporters. The importance of the organization to us as a company cannot be overestimated. Numerous performers on the British stage received their first training and inspiration as members of NYMT. The company is also a source of aspiration for young people interested in music theatre. The study and performance of music theatre in music education should be encouraged not just for its entertainment value but the interactive social skills it teaches children which are vital for their successful integration into society."
 

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