Project Grant - Round 1

1. The orchestra performed a concert with the Great River Chorale. This is the first time these two groups have been in concert together. 2. Clinton Smith conducted his first concert as the Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the Saint Cloud Symphony Orchestra. Smith presented a pre-concert discussion explaining the concert program. 3. Musicians performed music many had not performed in their careers before this concert. 4. Audience members heard a live orchestra / chorus performance in St Cloud.The Evaluation Plan includes both quantitative and qualitative analysis. Quantitative analysis includes: the number of musicians involved in this project; the number of audience members attending this event; the number of chorus members participating in this concert; the number of audience members who attend the preconcert discussion. These numbers are gathered by members of the Saint Cloud Symphony Board of Directors who count the number of attendees at events. Qualitative analysis includes: written and verbal feedback from musicians, audience members and chorus members; post-event discussion and evaluation with staff; and feedback via our web site. In August 2012, the symphony will launch a new web site to provide a method for audience members to provide feedback to the symphony staff.