Arts Activities Support
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Kantorei, Inc.
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2012
End Date
May 2012
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Project Overview
Singing for a Lifetime
Project Details
Funding for Singing for a Lifetime, the 2012 û 2013 subscription season featuring six full concerts divided into three series. Concerts will take place between November 2012 and May 2013.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Danielle Schumann: Public Relations, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Suzanne Roberts: Advisor, Obsidian Arts; Meaghan Disciorio: Artistic Director, Swandive Theatre; Delta Giordano: Company Member, Theatre Unbound; Ruth Stephens: Board President, Textile Center of Minnesota; Joe Jones: Conductor, Saint Paul Postal Band; Michael Brink: Grant Writer, Angel Foundation; Kris Sorensen: Executive Director, In Progress; Jenea Rewertz-Targui: Arts in Education Coordinator, VSA Minnesota.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Jill Anfang: City of Roseville assistant parks and recreation director; Heather Beal: free-lance architectural writer; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Library system director; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits director of operations and human resources; Paul Creager: Gordon Parks High School teacher and administrator, Square Lake Film Festival director; Erika Eklund: Playwrights'Center director of external relations; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Community Theatre Managing Director; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake-Savage school district program specialist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy executive director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation Project Manager; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Childrens Theatre Company director of institutional giving; Margaret Rog: free-lance grant writer and organizational development consultant; Beth Starbuck: retired consultant; Dameun Strange: free-lance musician and composer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law assistant director of Career and Professional Development.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Project Details: 2012 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language
ACHF Arts Access
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$42,483
Direct expenses
$52,483
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
To expose Twin Cities audiences to familiar and unknown works from around the world; to strengthen the skills of ensemble members; to deliver high-quality artistic performances. Audience feedback; audience surveys; feedback from ensemble members.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Over 1030 audience members attended performances; rarely heard repertoire was performed; singers were challenged and improved their musicianship skills; new audiences were reached using social media.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Raj Chaphalkar, Kimberly Kuhl, Maggie Akhavan, Tyler Forsythe, Tom Vacek, James Haas, William Hughes, Nathan Eliot Rowan, Molly Rowan
Project Manager
First Name
Raj
Last Name
Chaphalkar
Organization Name
Kantorei, Inc.
Street Address
PO Box 40114
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55104
Phone
(612) 217-4647
Email
raj.chaphalkar@kantorei.net
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