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Ellena Spirrett
Ellena has been Sheet Music Specialist at Presto Music since 2018 and now she is Sheet Music and Books Manager. She graduated from Birmingham Conservatoire with a first-class BMus (Hons) degree in 2016. Specialising in the flute, she has a wide-ranging interest in music, not only in classical but also popular and jazz genres.
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New Sheet Music Titles - 22nd September
22nd Sep 2026
Uplifting works for solo piano, choral works by John Rutter, Antonio Caldara, and John Høybye, Paul Harris's Improve your theory!, orchestral music by Hans Rott and Johann Strauss II, and new editions of Shostakovich works by Boosey and Hawkes and Sikorski.
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New Digital Sheet Music Publications - September
18th Sep 2026
Welcome to our monthly round-up of new digital sheet music titles. Here you will find the latest titles for piano, solo vocal, choral, instrumental, and ensemble playing. Browse some of our favourite selections here.
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Sheet Music Downloads from Seolta Music now available!
15th Sep 2026
Seolta Music is the home of many unique and beautiful Irish-themed sheet music titles for concert band, choir and solo voice. Find out more.
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America 250 - Roots, Global, & Screen Innovators
11th Sep 2026
As we celebrate the past 250 years of American music, we look at some of the most prominent and influential composers in American history. In this article, we explore the work of Christopher Tin, Osvaldo Golijov, Bela Fleck, and Edgar Meyer.
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New Sheet Music Titles - 8th September
8th Sep 2026
Encore Plus, Melanie Spanswick's Bright Start, new titles from Edition Peters, Poco Studio's Sight Reading for Young Pianists Grade 3, Olivia Rodrigo's You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love, and two new Sher Music titles.
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Author Focus: Melanie Spanswick - Sightreading and Snapchats Duets & Trios
7th Sep 2026
In part five of our Author Focus series, Melanie Spanswick discusses the importance of learning to sight-read and her Snapchats series.
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America 250 - Jazz & Blues Infused Modernists
4th Sep 2026
As we celebrate the past 250 years of American music, we look at some of the most prominent and influential composers in American history. In this article, we explore the work of three composers who infuse their music with jazz and blues idioms: Courtney Bryan, Andrew Hill, and Paquito D'Rivera.
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Sheet Music Special Offers - September
1st Sep 2026
Up to 25% off Bärenreiter; Up to 25% off Chester Novello; up to 25% off Boosey & Hawkes; 25% off ChoraLine rehearsal CDs; and 20% off Musica Britannica.
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New Pop & Rock Digital Sheet Music - August
27th Aug 2026
Welcome to our monthly round-up of new pop and rock sheet music titles. Browse some of our favourite songs here.
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America 250 - Vocal and Choral Connoisseurs
21st Aug 2026
As we celebrate the past 250 years of American music, we look at some of the most prominent and influential composers in American history. In this article, we explore the work of three vocal and choral connoisseurs: Meredith Monk, Francisco Núñez, and Eric Whitacre.
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New Sheet Music Titles - 18th August
18th Aug 2026
Graded Disney songs for piano, Next Stop: Chopin, Fanny Hensel's Ostersonate, new titles from Nimbus Music Publishing, Breitkopf & Härtel, and Bärenreiter, and Ailbhe McDonagh's Dance Suite for Solo Violin.
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New Digital Sheet Music Publications - August
17th Aug 2026
Welcome to our monthly round-up of new digital sheet music titles. Here you will find the latest titles for piano, solo vocal, choral, instrumental, and ensemble playing. Browse some of our favourite selections here.
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America 250 - Minimalists & Post-Minimalists
14th Aug 2026
As we celebrate the past 250 years of American music, we look at some of the most prominent and influential composers in American history. In this article, we explore the work of four minimalists and post-minimalists: Steve Reich, John Adams, Sean Shepherd, and Anna Clyne.
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America 250 - Rock-Infused Orchestral Heavyweights
7th Aug 2026
As we celebrate the past 250 years of American music, we look at some of the most prominent and influential composers in American history. In this article, we explore the work of three rock-infused orchestral heavyweights: Steven Mackey, Christopher Rouse, and Oscar Bettison.
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Author Focus: Melanie Spanswick - Play it Again Piano
5th Aug 2026
In part four of our Author Focus series, Melanie Spanswick discusses how her book series, Play It Again - Piano, covers everything from the prep stage to advanced material.
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New Sheet Music Titles - 4th August
4th Aug 2026
Anime themes for piano, Melody Bober's new series My Best Performance, piano music for two fingers, Studio Ghibli music collections, choral music by Panufnik, Todd, and Briggs, instrumental music by Casken, Mustonen, and Saint-Saëns, and new Omni Music Publishing titles.
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Sheet Music Special Offers - August
3rd Aug 2026
Up to 25% off Chester Novello; up to25% off Boosey & Hawkes; 25% off ChoraLine rehearsal CDs; 20% off Musica Britannica; and 25% off Faber Music.
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Celebrating 75 Years of Musica Britannica
1st Aug 2026
Launched in 1951, Musica Britannica celebrates its 75th anniversary in 2026. To mark the anniversary, in collaboration with Stainer & Bell, we are offering 20% off selected Musica Britannica titles. Find out more.
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America 250 - Symphonic Post-Modernists
31st Jul 2026
As we celebrate the past 250 years of American music, we look at some of the most prominent and influential composers in American history. In this article, we explore the work of four symphonic post-modernists: Leonard Bernstein, David Del Tredici, Michael Daugherty, and Sebastian Currier.
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Samantha Ege on Piano Music of the Black Renaissance
28th Jul 2026
As a leading authority on the work of Florence Price and her contemporaries, Dr Ege shares her expertise on the piano repertoire of the Black Renaissance, discussing her sheet music publications Piano Music of the Black Renaissance and Florence Price: Fantasie Nègre, and her books The Cambridge Companion to Florence B. Price and South Side Impresarios.
