Pulitzer winning composer Aaron Jay Kernis uses Sibelius® for Windows™

Sibelius Software is pleased to announce that 1998 Pulitzer Prize winning composer, Aaron Jay Kernis, has selected Sibelius® for Windows™ as his music notation software.

An accomplished musician and composer, Kernis is one of the youngest recipients of the coveted Pulitzer. His distinctive compositions run the gamut of creative style and are rich in poetic imagery, brilliant instrumental color, distinctive musical wit, and infectious exuberance. Kernis has written for many of America's foremost musical institutions including the New York Philharmonic, American Public Radio, and the San Francisco Symphony. Mr. Kernis has recently completed a momentous choral symphony for the Millennium commissioned by the Disney Company. Currently, Mr. Kernis is New Music Advisor to the Minnesota Orchestra.

"I've deliberately stayed away from notation software in the past," explains Kernis. "Traditionally they have been too time consuming and difficult to work with. But when I saw Sibelius for Windows I was pleasantly surprised. It is a wonderful tool - extremely easy to learn and the program is very intuitive. Sibelius also has the features that I need and feels very natural to work with. I'm sure I'll be using it for years to come."

Sibelius for Windows handles music of all kinds and complexities, from keyboard and vocal music to complex orchestral scores with over 100 instruments. Offering full Internet compatibility, playback feature options and publishing quality printing, Sibelius for Windows is the most comprehensive composition tool available.

Sibelius for Windows is available through better musical instrument retailers in the United States and Canada. Sibelius for Macintosh® and Sibelius for Windows are bundled together on one CD-ROM, making it easy for composers to install the version of their choice. Sibelius is distributed in the US and Canada by ThinKware. ThinKware's telephone is 800-369-6191. For further information, please visit www.sibelius.com or call 1-888-4-SIBELIUS.

Sibelius Software Ltd., is owned and operated by identical twin brothers, Ben and Jonathan Finn who are both composers and computer programmers. Sibelius Software is based in Cambridge, England with offices in San Francisco, Dallas, Boston and London. Sibelius products are available in over 30 countries worldwide.