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The Co-op Press Fund Grant Programs

The Co-op Press Fund was established in 2000 as a means of encouraging performers to experience the excitement of collaborating with a composer and to share that excitement with their audiences by having the composer present and discussing the composition. It offered two competitive grant programs, a Commission Assistance Grant and a Residency Assistance Grant. In 2005, the Fund branched out to include a Recording Grant Program, whose recipients are the best new talent on the concert circuit. To date, over forty grants have been awarded.

The Commission Assistance Grant enables performers to have a piece composed especially for them by Sy Brandon and includes a residency where the composer works with the musicians and speaks to the audience.  This grant is available to performers (elementary through professional) in the continental United States. Deadlines for application are January 1, April 1, July 1, and October 1 of each year.

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

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