The Cooper
Collection
CHARITABLE TRUST

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:

1 Personal summary of why you should be given a grant or if the applicant is a child a letter from his/her parent.
2 CV if appropriate
3 Names and addresses of 2 referees
4 Copies of any acceptance letters from colleges/universities and any awards received.
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.