Quick Start Grants - Organizations

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$415
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Mesabi Community Orchestra AKA Mesabi Symphony Orchestra
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2017
End Date
February 2017
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
St. Louis
Lake
St. Louis
Lake
Project Overview

Quick Start Grants - Organizations

Project Details

Soloist for February 2017 concert series

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$415
Other Funds Leveraged
$10,929
Direct expenses
$11,344
Administration costs
$175
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The goal of the project is to present a concert that is entertaining for audiences while helping its members develop as musicians. Outcome 1: Mesabi Symphony Orchestra musicians will develop and practice their skills in accompanying a soloist. Outcome 2: Mesabi Symphony Orchestra will expand its audience by featuring a soloist who attracts a broad audience. The first outcome will be evaluated subjectively by the artistic director, concertmaster, and the board, who will review concert results and assess whether the outcome has been achieved. The second outcome will be evaluated by observing audience size. The outcome will be met if total audience exceeds 150 per performance, or 300 in total.

Measurable Outcome(s)

The goal of the project was to present a concert that was entertaining for audiences while helping its members develop as musicians. Outcome #1: MSO musicians will develop and practice their skills in accompanying a soloist. Outcome #2: MSO will expand its audience by featuring a soloist who attracts a broad audience. The first outcome was evaluated subjectively by the artistic director and the board, who reviewed concert results and found that the outcome was achieved. The second outcome was evaluated by observing audience size. The outcome was met because total audience exceeded 150 per performance, or 300 in total. In addition, MSO conducted audience surveys at both venues and learned that the soloist was a draw for many people.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Lynn Evenson, Karen McManus, Ben Johnson, Samantha Amys, Benjamin Nilles, Sheila Wilcox, Erik Honkanen, Jan Carey
Project Manager
First Name
Sarah
Last Name
Antanies
Organization Name
Mesabi Community Orchestra AKA Mesabi Symphony Orchestra
Street Address
PO Box 600
City
Virginia
State
MN
Zip Code
55792
Phone
(218) 365-3228
Email
karjack@frontiernet.net
Administered By
Administered by
Location

Griggs Midway Building, Suite 304,
540 Fairview Avenue North,
St. Paul, MN 55104

Phone
(651) 539-2650 or toll-free (800) 866-2787
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Location

424 West Superior Street, Suite 104
Duluth, MN 55802

Phone
Project Manager: Rebecca Graves
218-722-0952
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