Community Arts

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Bloomington Chorale
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
December 2016
End Date
June 2017
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview

Community Arts

Project Details

Celebrating 35 Years of Music with the Community Funding to prepare for and perform the Spring 2017 Concert entitled "Celebrating 35 Years of Music with the Community" with guest conductor, Dr. David Docter, the founder of the Chorale. The performance will include the chorale and a pit orchestra, and will be held in Bloomington Center for the Arts Schneider Theater in May 2017.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher, performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair at El Arco Iris; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of Minnesota Founder and Executive Director; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support, Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Djenane Saint Juste: Afoutayi Dance Company Founder; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer, Performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Bob Bierscheid: General administration, community service, organizational development; Stanton Wood: Fundraising, administration, artistic; Erin Lewis: Fundraising, organizational development, community education; Martha West: General administration, fundraising, community service; Julie Benda: Artistic; Rose Garcia: Artistic, community service, youth programming; Chris Cloud: Audience development, artistic, organizational development; Nathan Soland: Fundraising, general administration, organizational development; Paige Priolo: Organizational development, fundraising, community service.

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

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$13,100
Direct expenses
$18,100
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

We would like to achieve at least our average of 400 - 450 tickets sold for our Spring performances, with a perceptible increase in sales above this average due to the project's additional focus of the Bloomington Chorale's historical highlights, Dr. David Docter as our guest conductor, the performance focus of a broad spectrum of music, and the outreach to past members. Additionally, we want audience surveys to show a positive to very positive rating of their experience listening to our Spring concert, with positive responses to the question about possibility of attending more future performances. We will have a ticket count per each Spring performance (2) to determine the attendance rate. We will conduct a voluntary audience paper survey with questions that address their level of satisfaction with the performance and a question as to their motivation to attend future performances based on their current satisfaction. Additionally, we will use post-performance feedback from audience members and conductors as to their further satisfaction and enjoyment of artistic and technical aspects of the performance.

Measurable Outcome(s)

The most significant positive outcome from our program was the resulting audience survey results, especially concerning the question: How satisfied were you with the elements of tonight's program? With a very high 95-100% 'Highly Satisfied' response to all the following elements -- Theme/music selections, Balance of choir and orchestra, Soloists, Musicality, Appearance, Sound, and Overall.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Lori Sorenson, Dianne Wubbena, Val Tetzlaff, Don Compton, Kasey Johnson, Susan Jewell, Donna Marien
Project Manager
First Name
Joanna
Last Name
Prokes
Organization Name
Bloomington Chorale, Inc
Street Address
1800 Old Shakopee Rd W
City
Bloomington
State
MN
Zip Code
55431
Phone
(952) 563-8582
Email
carrie.chapman@mnsu.edu
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
Email the Agency
Location

PO Box 14106
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55114 

Phone
Project Manager: Kathy Mouacheupao
651-645-0402
Email the Agency