Art Project
Art Project
Worthington Area Symphony Orchestra 9th Anniversary Concert May 2019.
John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor, director, teacher; Anna Johanssen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women’s Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Kristen Kuipers: musician, private lesson and K-12 classroom music instructor, theater, writing, volunteer with Jackson Center for the Arts; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Michele Knife Sterner: theater actor, Southwest Minnesota State University Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Lisa Hill: musician, Crow River Singers, attorney; Joyce Aakre: visual arts, writing, Discover Dassel committee, Board member for Litchfield Community Education, Exhibit committee for Dassel Area Historical Society; Emily Petersen: visual artist, art teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician; Anne O’Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Scott Wessels: theater actor, director, writing, media, communications, board member for Green Earth Players; Brett Lehman: musician, social worker, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Director of Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee.
Anne Dybsetter: visual art, writing; John Ginocchio: music, education; Brett Lehman: musician, social worker, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board; Jane Nygaard: arts advocate; Michele Knife Sterner: theater actor, Southwest Minnesota State University associate director for Access Opportunity Success program, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board; Tom Wirt: visual art.
ACHF Arts Access
1. To remain dedicated to providing an opportunity for life-long musical expression and the enjoyment of orchestral music for musicians and audiences of all ages. 2. To perform orchestral literature which presents a technical and artistic challenge to its players. 3. To feature orchestral masterworks by Czech, German and American composers from the Classical, Romantic and Contemporary musical eras. 4. To feature a local artist by having Kurt Haag play the piano solo and to organize a community choir to sing on Beethoven's Choral Fantasy. 5. To expand our outreach to the under-served and diverse population in our community, Worthington Area Symphony Orchestra will offer a free pass for the concert to band, choir and orchestra students in grades 4-12, and also advertise with posters that are translated into the Spanish language in an effort to better communicate our concert opportunity. 6. To provide bus transportation for Adult Basic Education students in our community to attend a rehearsal and encourage their participation in the arts in our community. For outcomes from this project, Worthington Area Symphony Orchestra desires to provide an opportunity for local musicians to actively participate in the arts while creating an educational, entertaining and engaging program for an audience to enjoy. Worthington Area Symphony Orchestra continually seeks to expand its audience and include new attendees to experience the arts. Rehearsals and music selections will be evaluated by the players through a written evaluation at the conclusion of the season as well as ongoing conversation between Worthington Area Symphony Orchestra's conductor(s), the Leadership Team and musicians. Surveys will also be available at the concert for the audience to give feedback regarding the concert experience, the musical selections, what was learned or new to the listener, what was enjoyed the most, etc. Students in grades 4-12 that participate in their school's band, choir or orchestra will be eligible for a free pass from their music teacher to attend the concert. A tally of free passes will be collected and tallied in the box office to determine the number of students that will attend this symphony concert. Feedback from player and audience surveys along with information gathered from the box office regarding demographics of ticket holders will help the Worthington Area Symphony Orchestra Leadership Team to determine future projects and guide future decisions for this organization.
WASO members responded enthusiastically and positively in their written evaluations regarding the programming for this concert. They loved this project and were very proud of what they could accomplish through their performance. Featuring our local musicians and regional artists highlight their talents and are excellent examples of what can be developed musically and artistically. Our concert audience is growing to include more students through free passes that are made available to music students in our public school system. We are reaching a diverse population through this offering. and we have seen our audience expand to include first time attendees from different ethnic backgrounds and cultures.
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