Artist Initiative
Artist Initiative
Bertsch will create new arrangements of traditional Romanian Colinde (carols) for advanced singers and instrumentalists and present a public performance of this repertoire. The performance will be recorded and released on CD.
Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.
Jason Allen: Electronic performance artist and producer; assistant professor at Augsburg; Paul Dove: Cofounder and artistic director, Northern Light Opera Company; Douglas Harbin: Assistant professor of music theory and composition, Concordia College; Gaosong Heu: Musician, writer, educator; Andrea Leap: Singer and music teacher; Mitchell McCarthy: Luthier, independent violin maker; Scott Miller: Composer; professor of music at St.Cloud State; David Stoddard: Award-winning lyricist, composer, folk musician, and teacher
ACHF Arts Access
The artist will develop her skills in creating musical arrangements. Success will be evaluated by the addition of ten to twelve new songs to her musical arrangements portfolio, and the response to those pieces by singers, instrumentalists, and audiences. 2: The artist will increase public awareness of her work in Romanian folk music traditions. Success will be evaluated by the attendance numbers at the Romanian Colinde concert and the number of CDs sold.
The artist developed her skills in creating musical arrangements and in problem solving during the creative process. The artist added four songs of longer duration (rather than ten) to her musical arrangements portfolio to successfully accomodate the choir she was working with. 2: The artist is increased public awareness of her work in Romanian folk music traditions. Live in-person concerts were canceled due to the pandemic and replaced by music videos viewable on YouTube and shareable on all social media platforms.
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