Arts Activities Support
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Great Northern Union Chorus
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2013
End Date
October 2013
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Project Overview
Arts Activities Support
Project Details
Funding for Real Men Sing, a one-day workshop and performance celebrating the young male voice at Benson Great Hall at Bethel University in September 2013.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Julie Andersen: Executive Director of Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director at Roseville Parks and Recreation; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Libraries Director; Bethany Brunsell: music teacher and performer; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Erika Eklund: HGA Architects; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Independent School District 112 Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: consultant, grant writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: vocal performer; Dameun Strange: composer, performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
LaDonna Morrison: finance, administration, organizational development; Carrie Vecchione: administration, artistic, youth programming; Jeff Hnilicka: youth programming, administration, artistic; Christina Ham: artistic, administration; Anthony Galloway: education, administration; Jessica Huang: artistic, fundraising, community education; Don Mabley-Allen: artistic, administration, disabilities specialist; Scott Spinks: artistic, organizational development, marketing; Brenna Brelie: marketing, organizational development, fundraising.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Project Details: 2013 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
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$14,244
Direct expenses
$24,244
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
Provide an atmosphere in which young men can have fun singing with other men; Provide positive male role models of a widely diverse group of good men who sing; allow them to experience a measure of artistic success as singers in a male ensemble; be the first step in a pathway to a lifetime of singing.Feedback through youth surveys; post event follow-up with choral directors.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Two-hundred and twenty-five young men and their vocal teachers attended the activity; members of Great Northern Union Chorus interacted with participants; a master class with the group The Limestones was presented; teachers indicated that the young men experienced pride and confidence.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Alex Donaldson, Brent Buresh, Kevin Lynch, Dan True, Bob Dowma, Roger Wambheim, Rick Hurd
Project Manager
First Name
Kevin
Last Name
Lynch
Organization Name
Great Northern Union Chorus
Street Address
3909 Dartmouth Dr
City
Minnetonka
State
MN
Zip Code
55345
Phone
(612) 723-4209
Email
Klynch@ljj.com
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