Project Grant

1. At least 25 youth orchestra students attend the performance. 2. Audience members and performers gain insight into the lives and works of Gilbert and Sullivan. 3. High school students join Minnesota Center Chorale by performing solos at the performance, gaining experience. 4. A majority of audience members use positive language to describe their experience at the performance. 5. Minnesota Center Chorale members who previously performed Gilbert and Sullivan choruses under the direction of Steve Eckblad reflect fondly upon the experience. 6. An audience of 285 attend the performance. 7. Roger Towler responds positively to the experience of performing his original work with choir and orchestra for a central Minnesota audience. 8. 10 area composers attend the performance.1. Minnesota Center Chorale provides 50 complimentary tickets to younger orchestra students of Steve Eckblad and Beverly Williams, as well as young orchestra students from other area programs. Minnesota Center Chorale’s Operations Coordinator determines the number of redeemed tickets. 2. A short film on Gilbert and Sullivan is shown pre-concert, informing audience members and performers of the history and relevance of the choruses they are about to hear. 3. Artistic director Jody Martinson invites area high school students, Abria Stewart, soprano, and Tony Hommerding, tenor, to perform select solos with Minnesota Center Chorale. Ms. Martinson requests post-concert feedback from the students to assess the success of this particular outreach. 4. 3 or 4 volunteers are provided brief survey questions to collect patron feedback. During the post-concert reception, the volunteers will go through the crowd randomly asking patrons the provided questions. The information will provide a random sampling of crowd reactions. 5. Minnesota Center Chorale member experiences are collected and evaluated by Ms. Martinson at the next post-concert rehearsal. 6. Minnesota Center Chorale keeps track of ticket sales to determine how many patrons attend. 7. Ms. Martinson has a post-concert conversation with Mr. Towler, discussing his response to the reception of his piece by both audience members and performing artists. 8. Minnesota Center Chorale provides 10 complimentary tickets to area composers, Minnesota Center Chorale’s operations coordinator determines the number of redeemed tickets.