Community Arts Support
Community Arts Support
The Youth Chorale of Central Minnesota is an auditioned, non-profit chorus for students in grades 9-12 from the Central Minnesota area who wish to sing in an advanced choral ensemble. Youth Chorale of Central Minnesota singers represent 23 high schools and 27 communities.
Janice Courtney: Assistant Director of the Saint Cloud State University Program Board, arts advocate, an arts administrator; Linda Brobeck: Visual artist, owner of Crow River North, LLC, served on many of non-profit boards; Al Hams: Founder of Al's Music, author, served on a number of Boards of Directors; Leslie Hanlon: Director of Fundraising and Marketing for the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University Fine Arts Series; Doug Lien: Watercolorist, member of the Central Minnesota Watercolorists, Community Education Art Class instructor; Mark Nelson: Public School Music Teacher, choral director, community theatre director, voice lessons instructor, American Choral Directors Association of Minnesota Board Member.
Janice Courtney: Assistant Director of the Saint Cloud State University Program Board, arts advocate, an arts administrator; Linda Brobeck: Visual artist, owner of Crow River North, LLC, served on many of non-profit boards; Al Hams: Founder of Al's Music, author, served on a number of Boards of Directors; Leslie Hanlon: Director of Fundraising and Marketing for the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University Fine Arts Series; Doug Lien: Watercolorist, member of the Central Minnesota Watercolorists, Community Education Art Class instructor; Mark Nelson: Public School Music Teacher, choral director, community theatre director, voice lessons instructor, American Choral Directors Association of Minnesota Board Member.
Central Minnesota Arts Board, Leslie LeCuyer (320) 968-4290
ACHF Arts Access
Survey: 89% of Youth Chorale of Central Minnesota singers satisfied with Youth Chorale of Central Minnesota; 250 high school singers reached with 35 new auditions; with online pre-sales, able to track ~15 new patrons/concert. Survey Youth Chorale of Central Minnesota singers/parents on program offerings and satisfaction; new auditions counted after school runouts and final joint concert; post-concert surveys sent to online ticket buyers with all responses read and evaluated for future programming.
100 Youth Chorale of Central Minnesota singers surveyed; 71% indicate satisfaction with Youth Chorale of Central Minnesota engaged and sense of belonging; satisfaction responses increased from 3.4 to 3.5 (on a scale of 4); Record number of auditions (134)
Other, local or private