Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$26,311
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Lyra AKA Lyra Baroque Orchestra
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2019
End Date
June 2020
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Fillmore
Hennepin
Olmsted
Ramsey
Fillmore
Hennepin
Olmsted
Ramsey
Project Overview

Operating Support

Project Details

Lyra inspires and enriches the community through exceptional performances of baroque music on historic instruments.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

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.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

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.; 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.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$26,311
Other Funds Leveraged
$277,323
Direct expenses
$277,323
Administration costs
$18,100
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.77
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Lyra will continue to be the Midwest's premiere period instrument orchestra while supporting the local community of period instrument players. 1) Track number of musicians hired, 2) Ask for feedback from musicians, 3) Audience count and surveys, 4) Observing/participating in conversations with audience, and 5) Tracking numbers at post-concert receptions. 2: Develop programming that expands the traditional classical music concert experience to engage audiences in more depth and in a variety of ways. In addition to above methods, Lyra will hire a specialist to create effective evaluation methods that staff can carry out. Especially to evaluate the hard-to-measure quality and depth of experience.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Lyra will continue to be the Midwest's premiere period instrument orchestra while supporting the local community of period instrument players. Track number of musicians hired, feedback from musicians and audience through paper and on-line surveys, conversations with audience, tracking numbers at pre-concert talks and post-concert receptions. 2: Develop programming that expands the traditional classical music concert experience to engage audience members in more depth and in a variety of ways. Feedback from musicians and audience through paper and on-line surveys, conversations with audience at post-concert receptions, individual conversations with new and regular concert-goers.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Ellen Rider, Margaret Sullivan, Phoebe Haugen, Bonnie Turpin, Sara Thompson, Susan Flygare, Stuart Holland
Project Manager
First Name
Tami
Last Name
Morse
Organization Name
Lyra, Inc. AKA Lyra Baroque Orchestra
Street Address
275 4th St E Ste 280
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55101
Phone
(651) 321-2214
Email
tami@lyrabaroque.org
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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