Community Arts
Community Arts
JazzMN Orchestra Spring 2017 Concerts Funding to present two concerts completing the JazzMN 2016-2017 season. The NexGen Jazz concert features Minnesota Youth Jazz Bands, the Dakota Jazz Combo, and guest artists from LA?s Urban Renewal Project. The second concert features 5-time Grammy award-winner and Minnesota native Maria Schneider. Both performances will be held at the Hopkins High School Auditorium during March and April 2017.
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.
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.
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Measurable outcomes include successful planning and execution of tasks associated with putting on our two spring concerts including flight/hotel arrangements for guest artists, conducting band rehearsals, executing marketing strategies for both concerts, final arrangements for the concert hall, compensating musicians and sound crew. Measurable outcomes will also include audience attendance (ticket sales) and positive feedback from patrons, performers and the community at large. We will compare attendance, ticket revenue and audience demographics for these two performances vs earlier concerts to better understand our financial position and audience trends. We also plan to conduct surveys of key stakeholders and one on one stakeholder interviews to ascertain how we are doing and future direction.
Our April concert featuring Maria Schneider was one of the most successful concerts in JazzMN's history. At $16,397.00 in ticket sales, it was our highest grossing concert ever. It was the 4th largest in attendance, with 551 tickets sold. After expenses, we realized a net profit of $9,935.00, which greatly improved JazzMN’s financial results for the year.
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