Klarinet Archive - Posting 000102.txt from 2007/02

From: retiredprof55@-----.net
Subj: [kl] Grants for Performers
Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2007 13:04:17 -0500

Are you interested in commission a piece written especially for you? =20
Would you like to provide educational outreach opportunities where =20
your audiences and students can learn from an experienced composer, =20
performer, author and educator? Are you interested in producing a CD =20
for distribution to the public and for sale to your audiences? If you =20=

are, then the Co-op Press Fund Grant Programs, which strongly support =20=

the College Music Society's Community Engagement initiative, whose =20
goal is to encourage all musicians to "create more environments where =20=

more people can Live Through Music ", can help you achieve your goals =20=

of reaching out to your audiences to share your enthusiasm for your art.

The Commission Assistance Grant Program enables performers to have a =20
piece composed especially for them by composer, Sy Brandon, in order =20
to generate audience and performer excitement about a world premiere. =20=

The Commission Assistance Grant includes a residency where the =20
composer works with the musicians and speaks to the audience. This =20
grant is available to performers (elementary through professional) in =20=

the continental United States. Deadlines for receipt of the =20
application are April 1, July 1 October 1, and January 1 of each year.

The Residency Assistance Grant enables performers to have composer, =20
Sy Brandon, work closely with them on a pre-existing composition of =20
his, to speak to audiences and instruct in individual and group =20
settings. This grant is available to performers (elementary through =20
professional) in the continental United States. Applications are =20
accepted throughout the year.

The Recording Grant enables talented performers to produce a =20
professional quality CD through Emeritus Recordings. The CD will =20
receive commercial distribution through physical and digital retail =20
outlets and promotion through broadcast, advertisement and reviews. =20
The CD will also be made available to the artists on a consignment =20
basis for sale to their audiences. The CD must include at least one =20
composition of composer, Sy Brandon, and can include a piece written =20
by him especially for this recording. This grant is available to =20
performers throughout the world and has deadlines for receipt of the =20
application of April 1, July 1 October 1, and January 1 of each year.

For application, further information, and to sample Sy Brandon=92s =20
music, visit cooppress.hostrack.net or contact:

Co-op Press Grant Programs
P.O. Box 204
Wrightsville, PA 17368-0204
Email: cooppress@-----.net

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