The fund was established by friends and admirers of a remarkable couple who, jointly and individually, promoted the research and publication of (at least) two generations of American musicologists. Barry Brook (1918-1997) was a pioneer in the field of musicology whose interests extended from the Classical symphony in France to music bibliography and editorial practice to computing in music research. A faculty member at Queen's College, the Juilliard School, and the École Normale Supérieure, he helped establish Ph.D. study at the City University of New York. His works remain widely consulted, notably La Symphonie française dans la seconde moitié du XVIIIe siècle (Paris, 1962) and Thematic Catalogues in Music: An Annotated Bibliography (Pendragon Press, 1972; 2nd edn. 1997). He was saluted in the 1985 Festschrift Music in the Classic Period: Essays in Honor of Barry Brook,ed. Allan Atlas (Pendragon); the Center for Music Research and Documentation at CUNY, which he founded, was renamed in his honor after his death.

Claire Brook was vice president and music editor of W. W. Norton & Co. in New York, in a distinguished lineage that included Paul Henry Lang, Nathan Broder, and David Hamilton. She sponsored the publication of many dozens of Norton's "Books That Live in Music," including seminal works on the music of Africa, jazz, and contemporary music as well as fresh editions of Machlis and Grout that have kept them at the forefont of the industry ever since. She was the author of a spirited contribution on "Music Publishing Today" in Notes (1975) and subject of an equally spirited interview in MadAminA! by George Sturm. In 1999 she was awarded the degree of Doctor of Music, honoris causa, by the New England Conservatory.

as of 1 November 2007:

Balance: $30,030

Donors (22):

Carol Baron
Claire Brook**
Frank D'Accone**
Raymond Erickson
Miriam Frankel*
Dr. & Mrs. William Frosch
Sandra & Philip Gordon*
Maureen Gupta
David Hamilton
John Hajdu Heyer
Barbara Heyman
D. Kern Holoman*
Joyce Lindorff
Marita P. McClymonds
W. W. Norton & Co.**
Michael Ochs
Keith Polk
Emilio Ros-Fábregas
Jeanne Ryder
Colin Slim**
Larry Stempel
Susan Stockel*

  * = $1,000 or more
** = $5,000 or more