Artist Initiative
Artist Initiative
Sewell will record a CD of works for cello and piano by Stephan Paulus, Paul Schoenfield, and David Evan Thomas. All three distinguished composers have strong Minnesota ties and two of the works were written for Sewell.
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
I will grow as an artist by sharing these wonderful additions to the cello repertoire with audiences and then professionally recording them. The CD will be evaluated by radio stations and other streaming music services. All three pieces will be performed for live audiences in Minnesota throughout the year and listeners will have the opportunity to interact with the performers.
Laura Sewell grew as an artist by recording and performing three important works for cello and piano by current and former Minnesota-based composers. The CD is being played on the radio and can be purchased on major streaming platforms. Reviews are currently being written for several music publications. Performances and interactions with audience members took place both online and in person.
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