The MMG family honors the publishing legend Beebe Bourne who passed away on the 1st of November. Beebe was one of the first publishers who chose MMG to represent her in Israel. In loving memory of Beebe.

Beebe Bourne

Beebe Bourne was the CEO of Bourne Co. and its affiliates. Amongst Bourne Co.'s many standards are SOME DAY MY PRINCE WILL COME, SMILE, UNFORGETTABLE and WHEN YOU WISH UPON A STAR. It has diversified and expanded and its acquisitions include such songs as Burke and Van Heusen's GOING MY WAY, SWINGING ON A STAR and HERE'S THAT RAINY DAY; the “Better Half” publications of lyricist Bob Hilliard and his collaborators including BOUQUET OF ROSES, MOONLIGHT GAMBLER and IN THE WEE SMALL HOURS OF THE MORNING and Murbo Music's BLACK MAGIC WOMAN. Bourne's vast choral catalogue includes, among other works the late Jester Hairston's AMEN and MARY'S LITTLE BOY CHILD.

In addition to Beebe's involvement with popular and educational music, she operate the prestigious serious music catalog, International Music Co., which was acquired by Bourne. IMC is one of the most important publishers of classical music in the world. Among the editors of its nearly 3,000 publications are such renowned musicians as Pablo Casals, Fritz Kreisler, Mstislav Rostropovich and Jean-Pierre Rampal.

Beebe was a member of the Board of Directors of the Music Publishers Association as well as Chairman of its Copyright Committee for the last nine years and was currently its lst Vice-President. Having been Executive Secretary of the New York Chapter of the Association of Independent Music Publishers for the last seven years, she was serving as its Executive Director.

Beebe was on the Board of Directors of the National Music Publishers Association and serve on its International and Legislative Committees. She was a member of the Copyright Society of the U.S.A., the Country Music Association, and in 2002, received the Women in Music Touchstone Award given for Distinguished Service to the Music Industry.

Previously Beebe was President and COO of the THinc Consulting Group; CEO. of Seversky Electronatom; Special Assistant to the President of The United States; and Executive Assistant to the Administrator of the Small Business Administration.

She will be missed by all of us.

Bourne Co. and its affiliates will continue to operate as an independent music publisher under the direction of Marco Berrocal.