Community Art Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,143
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Command Performance Choirs
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
August 2012
End Date
July 2013
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Sherburne
Wright
Sherburne
Wright
Project Overview
Community Art Support
Project Details
We are a non-profit 501 c3 organization dedicated to music education through choral performance for students grades K-12.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Chris Rasmussen: Minnesota Citizens for the Arts Board Member, College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University Fine Arts Programming Advisory Council Member; Mike Carlson: Art Teacher, Fall Musical Director, Potter; John Stander: active in Minnetonka Center for the Arts; Janice Courtney: Arts Adviser/Assistant Director of the Saint Cloud State University Program Board; Helene Woods: Board Member of the Monticello Arts Council; Leslie Hanlon: Director of Fundraising and Marketing for the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University Fine Arts Series; Doug Lien: Watercolorist, Member of the Central Minnesota Watercolorists, Member of Artists of Minnesota, Community Education Art Class instructor.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Chris Rasmussen: Minnesota Citizens for the Arts Board Member, College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University Fine Arts Programming Advisory Council Member; Mike Carlson: Art Teacher, Fall Musical Director, Potter; John Stander: active in Minnetonka Center for the Arts; Janice Courtney: Arts Adviser/Assistant Director of the Saint Cloud State University Program Board; Helene Woods: Board Member of the Monticello Arts Council; Leslie Hanlon: Director of Fundraising and Marketing for the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University Fine Arts Series; Doug Lien: Watercolorist, Member of the Central Minnesota Watercolorists, Member of Artists of Minnesota, Community Education Art Class instructor.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,143
Other Funds Leveraged
$3,142
Direct expenses
$6,285
Administration costs
$250
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Summary: Command Performance Choirs will maintain consistent weekly class and rehearsal schedules during the school year for younger groups on Saturday mornings, and for older students and young men on Monday evenings. All rehearsals cover a variety of age appropriate musical instruction and support activities to master musical material of increasing complexity and to prepare for many planned performance dates and community opportunities. Command Performance Choirs will maintain one fall concert opportunity, and one spring concert opportunity, with the likelihood for several more performing opportunities throughout the year in different venues. Command Performance Choirs will maintain scholarship funding, and enable all students who wish to participate in Command Performance Choirs programming to do so, regardless of financial ability to pay. Command Performance Choirs will maintain its presence in the region and allow for several free and low cost opportunities to view performances. Command Performance Choirs will steer for a 20% membership increase in the next calendar year.Command Performance Choirs will conduct regular reviews with staff and students to ensure choirs are learning material in preparation for concerts and performance opportunities. Command Performance Choirs will conduct parent meetings to ensure parents are informed of programming, choir progress, needed information, and that parent questions are answered and expectations are being met. Command Performance Choirs will retain a minimum of 30% or more of students who are unable to pay full tuition. Command Performance Choirs will maintain membership levels, maintain or increase audience levels, and maintain or increase number of performances. Command Performance Choirs will retain a recruitment director to pull together and administer a more organized recruitment program to achieve a minimum 20% increase in membership.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Because of the Community Support grant funding, Command Performance Choirs was able to maintain the organizations two essential functions: weekly educational programming and performance opportunities for girls ages kindergarten through high school and post voice change boys. In addition, Legacy funds helped us to provide free and low cost programming for students.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Brian Budahn, Greg Schied, Lori Thorpe, Patrick Lawrence, Cindy Inselmann, Beth Freund, Lisa Wilcox, Rebecca Sellman, Linda Swenson
Project Manager
First Name
Amy
Last Name
Herfindahl
Organization Name
Command Performance Choirs
Street Address
PO Box 95
City
Elk River
State
MN
Zip Code
55330
Phone
(612) 296-5652
Email
premierdirector@commandchoir.com
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
Email the Agency
Location

P.O. Box 458
220 4th Ave North 
Foley, MN 56329

Phone
Project Manager: Leslie LeCuyer
320-968-4290x 3