ALBERT COOPER MUSIC CHARITABLE TRUST
Registered Charity number 1094767
The Laurels, 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 died in 2007. Albert’s wish was that a legacy from his estate should be bequeathed to the Charity for the benefit of 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 from those in fulltime education and college/university students up to about 30 years of age.

The Charity is very grateful to Sotheby’s [www.sothebys.com] for their help and expertise in selling Albert’s collection of instruments for the benefit of the Charity.

Applying for a grant.
Applicants 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 they 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, or more often if necessary.

Auditions
The Trustees would like all applicants to play 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 their musical skills, both in terms of technique but equally if not more importantly, musicianship. The word 'contrasting' is theirs to interpret, we are not expecting fast/slow; baroque/romantic; it is up to them. 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.

For further information please email acmtrust@aol.com or write [enclosing a SAE] to

The Albert Cooper Music Charitable Trust
The Laurels, Sunnybox Lane, Slindon Common, Arundel, West Sussex BN18 0LX.