Community Arts

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$5,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

The Dream Songs Project

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

Start Date

April 2014

End Date

March 2015

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Hennepin

Project Overview

Community Arts

Project Details

Funding to commission and perform a new work for classical voice and guitar by Minnesota composer Randy Bauer. The piece will be included in three concerts and two outreach premiere performances for seniors and high school youth in January and February 2015.

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

Julie Andersen: Executive Director, Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director, Roseville Parks and Recreation; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and Performer; Kathy Busch: Realtor and Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Eastern Carver County Schools Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: Consultant and Grant Writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: Vocal Performer; Dameun Strange: Composer and Performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Loren Niemi: General Management, Artistic, Organizational Development; Maryam Yusefzadeh: Artistic, General Management; Jessica Briggs: Artistic, General Management; Pete Driessen: Visual Arts, Media Arts, Community Arts; Laura Leffler-McCabe: General Management; Lindsy Halleckson: Artistic, Fundraising, General Management; Paul Rudoi: Artistic, General Management; Rachel Wandrei: Artistic, General Management; Joan Vorderbruggen: General Management.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

Project Details: 2014 Fiscal Year

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

$5,000

Other Funds Leveraged

$1,250

Direct expenses

$6,250

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Creation of a substantial new musical work for voice and guitar. 85 people will attend the January performances of the commissioned work of which 30% will be new The Dream Song Project audience members.Creation of new work evaluation: post-premiere feedback from composer and performers. Attendance: audience count at outreach and ticketed performances and audience surveys.

Measurable Outcome(s)

A total of 144 audience members and 4 artists participated in this project; Audience surveys showed that 30% of our audiences were new to the organization's concerts and 100% were somewhat or very likely to attend a future performance; the commissioned work Nature Stories proved to be very popular and exciting for young audiences, and will be a great piece for future educational outreach.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Alyssa Anderson, Joseph Spoelstra, Matthew McCright, Julian Ward, Emily Macey

Project Manager

Alyssa

Anderson

The Dream Songs Project

30 W 22nd St Ste 105

Minneapolis

55404