Arts Tour Minnesota
Arts Tour Minnesota
Oratory Bach Ensemble will perform J. S. Bach's secular comedies in New Ulm and Northfield as part of its Bach & Brews series. Tour stops will include master classes and performance collaborations with youth string musicians in each community.
Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.
Darcey Engen: Coartistic director, Sod House Theater; theater professor, Augsburg University; Nathan Hanson: Composer and saxophonist; Arts Board grantee; Kurt Kwan: Actor; Pillsbury House Theatre artistic associate; David Marty: Former President, Reif Arts Council; Christine Murakami Noonan: Marketing and advertising supervisor, Minnesota State Fair; former MRAC board chair; Sara Pillatzki-Warzeha: Freelance director, actor and theater educator; James Rocco: Director and producer; former producing artistic director, Ordway
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Audiences will experience Baroque music in an accessible and enjoyable way that increases their overall classical music appreciation. Email and printed surveys will be collected from audience members. Presenting partners will also offer feedback via email that will be utilized for future Bach and Brews performances. 2: Musical partners will feel encouraged to program concerts that reach new audiences or engage with existing audiences in new ways. A survey will be sent via email to co-presenters, participating youth musicians, and participant's music instructors who participated in the masterclass.
Over 350 Minnesotans experienced Bach and Brews, and the majority found the program to increase their enjoyment of classical music. Email survey of ticket holders, written feedback from presenting partners, and verbal feedback following each concert. 2: Many audience members were musicians themselves and expressed renewal in concert programming following the uniqueness of Bach and Brews. Email correspondence and conversations with musicians present at both performances.
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