ALBERT COOPER MUSIC CHARITABLE TRUST
Registered Charity number 1094767
The Laurels, Sunnybox Lane,
Slindon Common, Arundel, West
Sussex, BN18 0LX
Tel. 01243 814411 email
acmtrust@aol.com
The Albert Cooper
Music Charitable Trust was founded in 2002.
Our founder member, Albert William Cooper (1913-2007) left a legacy in
his Will to the Charity to benefit young persons “who play an
instrument with the bow”, i.e. violin, viola, cello and double bass.
The Charity provides funds for tuition, help towards the purchase of
an instrument, some living expenses incurred whilst in full time
education/studies at college/university. The ages we support are those
in fulltime education and college/university students up to about 30
years of age.
Applying for a grant.
Applicants who have reached at least grade 8 or higher are invited to
apply at any time during the year. The Trust requires the following
information from all applicants who wish to be considered for a grant:
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1 |
Personal summary of why you
should be given a grant or if the applicant is a child a letter
from his/her parent. |
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2 |
CV if
appropriate |
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3 |
Names and
addresses of 2 referees |
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4 |
Copies of any
acceptance letters from colleges/universities and any awards
received. |
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5 |
All successful applicants
will be required to attend an audition. |
We anticipate
holding auditions each year in the spring to coincide with the Easter
holidays.
Auditions
The trustees would like all applicants to bring two contrasting pieces
of their own choice, with or without accompaniment. We would like all
applicants to feel free in their choice to show us why they deserve
support from the Trust, so it is important to choose music that gives
us a chance to evaluate your musical skills, both in terms of
technique but equally if not more important, musicianship. So the word
'contrasting' is yours to interpret, we are not expecting fast/slow;
baroque/romantic; it is up to you. We try to make the auditions as
informal as possible, to give every applicant a chance to perform to
the best of their ability.
We are looking for applicants with a high level of achievement but
also an equal degree of potential, in their future studies and career.
The auditions take about 30 minutes; 10-15 minutes playing followed by
an informal interview.
For further information please write to the address above
[enclosing a SAE please] or email acmtrust@aol.com.
