The Martha Lee Cain Tranby Music Enrichment Fund

History of the Martha Lee Cain Tranby

Music Enrichment Fund

Martha Lee Cain Tranby, a Kansas City, Missouri resident for more than fifty years, was a high school music teacher who also gave private piano lessons, played the organ at her church, and was a choir director for two other churches. She was a charter member of the Sigma Alpha Iota Music Fraternity chapter at the University of Kansas City (now the University of Missouri-Kansas City), was the chapter’s first president, and was a member for 58 years. She had a deep belief in the power of music to affect people’s lives for the better.

Although she was a person of modest means, careful planning allowed her to establish the Martha Lee Cain Tranby Music Enrichment Fund in 1991. The purpose of the fund, which is managed by the Greater Kansas City Community Foundation, is “to promote, inspire, foster, encourage, assist with and engage in, either alone or with others, the promotion of music education, composition, performance or any other music endeavor by individuals, groups or institutions.” She envisioned a fund that would assist people in every field of music endeavor, from scholarships for music camps or music educational institutions; to preparations for performances, conducting or composition; to the purchase of musical instruments and work in the field of acoustics. Her foresighted estate planning and insurance meant that, after her death in October 2004, her Fund grew to more than $1 million.

Previous beneficiaries of the Martha Lee Cain Tranby Music Enrichment Fund have included the Kansas City Chamber Orchestra (in an educational project with the Paseo Academy for the Visual and Performing Arts), the Youth Symphony (for travel to Spain), the Kansas City Chorale, Music/Arts Institute scholarship students, the Kansas City String Quartet Program, a University of Missouri-Kansas City piano student for participation in the International Liszt Piano Competition in Poland, a student for a scholarship to complete a master of music degree in organ performance, the William Jewell College Hymn Festival dedicating its new pipe organ, Summerfest, Friends of Chamber Music and the Declarations of Independence (the community chorus of Independence, Missouri).

Grants are restricted to fund the production or presentation of music performancesGrant applications are submitted to a Selection Committee designed by the Board of Trustees of the Fund. The Selection Committee considers applications submitted by the deadline of February 15, and makes recommendations to the Board of Trustees for grants or scholarships to projects or students that will benefit the greater Kansas City metropolitan area. The Selection Committee may schedule auditions and interviews. Inclusion of recordings is required for individual scholarship applicants only and grant applicants may include recordings or videotapes, although it is not required.

MARTHA LEE CAIN TRANBY MUSIC ENRICHMENT FUND

SCHOLARSHIP OR GRANT APPLICATION – INDIVIDUAL

PART 1. PERSONAL DATA (all applicants)

Name: ______Date of Birth: ______

Address: ______

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Phone: (____) ______Fax: (____) ______Email: ______@______

Social Security No.: ______-______-______

IF YOU ARE 18 OR UNDER, give the name and address of your parents or guardian:

Name(s)______

Address: ______

PART 2. EXPERIENCE (all applicants)

a) List any organizations or activities in which you have been a member or jobs in which you have been employed which are relevant to your interest in music. Organizations may include academic, athletic, civic, religious, or social groups. Jobs may also include volunteer work or internships. Supplemental information can be attached.

Positions or

ActivityNo. of YearsOffices Held

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b) List and describe your training and experience in music. What have been your most important achievements? Have you had any awards, honors, or recognition related to your interest in music? Please list these. Supplemental information can be attached.

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IF YOU ARE APPLYING FOR A SCHOLARSHIP, please fill out Part 3 and Part 5 below. IF YOU ARE APPLYING FOR A GRANT, please fill out Part 4 and Part 5 below.

PART 3. SCHOLARSHIP REQUEST (For camp, school, or program tuition involving production or presentation of music performances)

(for project grant go to Part 4)

High School: ______Your GPA: ______College, if applicable: ______Your GPA: ______

Name and address of the school or other educational institution you will attend using the scholarship funds for which you are applying:

Name of School or Institution: ______

Address: ______

Anticipated dates of attendance: Beginning [month] ______20__ and ending ______20__.

Amount Requested: $______

How will this training benefit your music education? ______

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In what way will your training benefit the Kansas City community? ______

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At this time, what are your future plans in music? ______

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Include the following with your application:

a) an audio CD or tape of the student

b) a grade report

c) two letters of recommendation from individuals, specifying their qualifications and

their connection with the applicant

Final reports will be sent to the committee by both me (the scholarship recipient) and by my supervising instructor or other appropriate representative of the educational institutions by [month] ______20__. (Note: Final reports are required for all scholarships, certifying completion of the school term(s) for which the scholarship was granted and describing any particular accomplishments, awards, successes, performances, etc.)

PART 4. GRANT REQUEST (IF APPLICABLE)

a) For what specific project do you want a grant? When did the project begin or when is it expected to begin? Please describe in reasonable detail and attach an additional sheet if necessary. (Note: grants are restricted to fund the production or presentation of music performances).______

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b) Amount requested: $______

Please attach a one-page budget for your project, listing income and expenses by line item. When will funding be required? [month] ______20__

c) When will the project be completed? [month] ______20__. A final report will be sent to the committee by [month] ______20__. (Note: Final reports are required for all grants, describing the completed project and attaching any materials relating to it.)

d) How do you feel that this project will benefit the Kansas City metropolitan area? ______

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e) Previous experience in this specific field: ______

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f) Give your current employer’s name, address, telephone number and e-mail address (whether or not your employment is music-related):

Employer name: ______

Contact person: ______

Employer address: ______

Employer telephone: (_____) ______E-mail: ______@______

Note: Some or all of this grant may be taxable income to the recipient. The recipient should check with his/her tax advisor for further information.

PART 5. REFERENCES (all applicants)

Please enclose at least one letter from a reference that the committee can contact and write the name, address, telephone number and e-mail address. Please also list two other references. At least one reference should be able to speak to the applicant’s musical abilities.

Primary reference:

Name: ______

Address: ______

Telephone: (____) ______E-mail: ______@______

Secondary references:

(1)Name: ______

Address: ______

Telephone: (____) ______E-mail: ______@______

(2)Name: ______

Address: ______

Telephone: (____) ______E-mail: ______@______

PART 6. CONFIRMATION AND SIGNATURE

I hereby confirm that all information provided on this application is correct, and I understand that any false information automatically disqualifies me from eligibility. I understand that my name and the grant amount will be public information and may be used by the Martha Lee Cain Tranby Music Enrichment Fund for purposes of grant listings and publicity. I agree that any publicity or printed material, or information posted on any web site or otherwise made available to others, which relates to any production, performance or other appearance which is funded in whole or in part by any grant or scholarship which I may receive will contain the phrase: “This ------made possible in part by a grant from the Martha Lee Cain Tranby Music Enrichment Fund.”

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Signature of applicantDate

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Signature of parent or guardian, if applicant is 18 or underDate

Mail completed application form and any attachments to:

Martha Lee Cain Tranby Music Enrichment Fund

c/o Don Dagenais, Secretary

Lathrop & Gage L.C.

2345 Grand Boulevard, Suite 2800

Kansas City, Missouri64108

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