Composers Collaborative Inc.

“Form 990-EZ, Part 3Organization's Primary Purpose:COMPOSER'S COLLABORATIVE, INC. (CCI) was formed to make new music an integral part of our diverse culture. Through productions on stage, film & video; seminars; and workshops for children, CCI is engaging today's audiences with the music of their contemporaries. Form 990-EZ Part 3 Program Service Accomplishments:Composer's Collaborative, Inc. presented eight Serial Underground shows at the Cornelia Street Cafe, five of them curated by guest programmer Demetrius Spaneas, all featuring artists new to the series. With the venue deciding to cut back the series' 2013/4 season by half, artistic director Jed Distler decided that this season would be the last, to be replaced by a regular monthly piano program beginning in the fall of 2014. However, the major CCI event in terms of public presence and community outreach was the annual outdoor Make Music New York presentation on Cornelia Street, June 21st 2013. Jed was commissioned by Make Music New York to create a performance involving 175 electronic electronic keyboard players with the intension of breaking the Guinness Book Record for world's largest keyboard ensemble. With help from co-producers Make Music New York, the Cornelia St. Cafe, Peppergreen Media and the Yamaha Corporation, 175 students, professionals, family members, teachers and even bystanders of all ages joined forces to rehearse and perform Jed's composition called Broken Record, as well as a special arrangement Jed created of the Pachelbel Canon. Nearly all of the participants pitched in to help set up the keyboards according to a specific street plan designed by artist Maria Scarpini. The result was that if one walked in different areas of the street, one could hear the music evolve from various spatial perspectives. Following the performance, the participants also helped disassemble the 175 keyboard instruments donated by Yamaha for the occasion, which were then distributed all over New York City schools for music programs in need. The event generated enormous preconcert publicity, and was fully documented from first rehearsal to clean up.”

“Description AmountAccounting 225Administrative Fees 300License Fees 456Other Production Expense 565General Office 398Miscellaneous 549Depreciation 83”

“Category Beginning of Year End of YearDemo and Archival Tapes 28,836 28,836Furniture-Net 228 144”

“Category Beginning of Year End of YearAdvances From Officers 39,647 40,137Other Liabilities 490 0”