Art Project Grant

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$3,375

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

Start Date

June 2015

End Date

September 2015

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

St. Louis

Project Overview

Art Project Grant

Project Details

Two Concerts featuring Duluth Artists. In July 2015 the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra will present two concerts at University of Minnesota-Duluth's Weber Hall as part of its 29th season. Like many Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra concerts, these concerts will celebrate the talent of the region: On July 16th violinist Paul Bagley and 'cellist Aleksander Tengesdal will solo in Brahms' DOUBLE CONCERTO IN A MINOR. The concert on July 30 will feature Emily Van Evera as soprano soloist, repertoire to be announced. Also appearing on that concert will be students of the Quartet Project.

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.

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 ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$3,375

Other Funds Leveraged

$20,975

Direct expenses

$24,350

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The mission of the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra is to produce a summer series of professional caliber chamber orchestra concerts in Duluth. From its inception nearly thirty years ago the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra has sought to support and celebrate talent from the region. All of our orchestral musicians are either Twin Ports area residents or in some instances natives come home for the season to visit family and play with the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra. The same is true for many of our featured soloists - including the three soloists supported by this grant proposal. The Quartet Project - the bulk of which is already funded by a separate educational grant from Arrowhead Regional Arts Council - is an educational endeavor of the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra that further supports area talent. The artistic evaluation will be made by the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra's Artistic Director and Board of Directors based on formal and informal evaluations from participant musicians, from comments of audience members and from reviews in the press.

Measurable Outcome(s)

The Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra judged both concerts to be successful events in a very successful total season.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Ann Hodge, Aaron Bransky, Tom Eling, Brenda Schrader-Johnson, Geoff Popham, Ted Harwood, John Fochs, Pamela Benson, Anne Cotter, Jason Branham

Project Manager

Warren

Friesen

Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra

PO Box 434