About Gems Music Publications

Gems Music Publications was founded in 2008 by Dr. Kenneth Martinson, while he was viola professor at the University of Florida. The goal of the company is to provide an expansion on the available music for violists, and make available rarely performed "gems" that are only available in manuscript form found in difficult to visit music libraries from various parts of the world. Gems Publications strives to publish music in the cleanest Urtext form as possible, free of editor's bowings and fingerings, so that the viola performer can have an interpretation as close to the composer's intentions as possible.

2012 Paul Revere Award Winner, 2nd Prize Collated Music Notesetting Telemann "Violetta Concerto in A" GPL 181.

2014 Paul Revere Award Winner, 2nd Prize Full Scores Notesetting Rolla "Divertimento in F for Viola and Strings" GPL 201.

2015 Paul Revere Award Winner, 2nd Prize Chamber Ensemble Notesetting Rennie "The Gathering: African Suite for massed violas in 6 voices (2009)" GPL 206.

2017 Paul Revere Award Winner, 3rd Prize Unaccompanied Solo Work Notesetting John Harbison "Sonata for Viola Alone (1961)" GPL 223.

2020 Paul Revere Award Winner, 2nd Prize Chamber Ensemble Notesetting Rolla "Serenate for String Quintet, BI. 428" GPL 260.