Community Arts

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$5,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Vox Nova Chorale

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

Start Date

June 2015

End Date

September 2015

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Ramsey

Project Overview

Community Arts

Project Details

Funding for A Choral Pilgrimage, a choral concert touching on music from the medieval age up to and including new compositions from emerging composers. Performances will take place at Saint Michael’s Lutheran Church in Roseville and Saint Mary’s Chapel in St Paul in August 2015.

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Jill Anfang: Roseville Parks and Recreation Program Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and performer; Kathy Busch: Realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Eastern Carver County Schools Community Education; Anthony Galloway: Actor, storyteller, West Metro Education Program; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Minnesota Public Radio Development Officer; Dameun Strange: Composer and performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

David Harris: Artistic, administration, finance; Carolyn Phelps: Administration, organizational development, community development; Andrea Sjogren: Community education, youth programming, community development; Shauna Dee: Administration, community development, fundraising; Dana LeMoine: Artistic, youth programming, community education; Brie Jonna: Community development, administration; Sarah Paquin: Administration; Ian Cook: Artistic, education; Kate Mohn: Fundraising, administration.

Project Details: 2015 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3

Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$5,000

Other Funds Leveraged

$2,110

Direct expenses

$7,110

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The performances are attended by an audience of at least 200 people who enjoyed the concerts and who supported the project through their free will offering. 90% of the participants have a positive experience in the project. We will count the audience and will measure audience enjoyment through their post-performance feedback, both immediately following the concerts and through social media, and through their financial support of the project with a free will offering. Our evaluation plan for the participants includes a post project survey as well as post project verbal feedback.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Our concerts were attended by over 200 people. 100% of the surveys received from the audiences all expressed their enjoyment of the concerts and for the program notes. The audiences also exceeded expected free will offering by $600 demonstrating their enjoyment of the concert. 42% higher than the budget estimate. All of the performers, composers and directors were pleased with the project.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Jill Brown, Scott Peters, Benjamin Cramer, Vicki Peters, Chris Paulson, Matthew Culloton

Project Manager

Scott

Peters

Vox Nova Chorale

1480 Myrtle Ct N

Maplewood

(651) 770-6716