Arts Activities Support
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Lyra, Inc. AKA Lyra Baroque Orchestra
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
September 2012
End Date
May 2013
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Project Overview
Baroque music concerts
Project Details
Funding for the 2012-2013 season of six baroque music concerts at Sundin Music Hall and Olivet Congregational Church in St Paul between September 2012 and May 2013.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Elin Anderson: Sound Designer, Park Square Theatre; Scott Pakudaitis: Board President, Bedlam Theatre; Pat Teiken: Executive Director, Twin Cities Womens' Choir; Janna Knittel: Institutional Giving Manager, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Amy Rummenie: Artistic Director, Walking Shadow Theater Company; Joe Hagedorn: artist, Minneapolis Guitar Quartet; Bill Cottman: Artistic Director, Salon 106; Steve Busa: Artistic Director, Red Eye Collaboration; Rebecca Cline: Assistant Director of Development, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Jill Anfang: City of Roseville assistant parks and recreation director; Heather Beal: free-lance architectural writer; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Library system director; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits director of operations and human resources; Paul Creager: Gordon Parks High School teacher and administrator, Square Lake Film Festival director; Erika Eklund: Playwrights'Center director of external relations; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Community Theatre Managing Director; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake-Savage school district program specialist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy executive director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation Project Manager; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Childrens Theatre Company director of institutional giving; Margaret Rog: free-lance grant writer and organizational development consultant; Beth Starbuck: retired consultant; Dameun Strange: free-lance musician and composer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law assistant director of Career and Professional Development.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Project Details: 2012 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language
ACHF Arts Access
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$44,100
Direct expenses
$54,100
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
To re-interpret seldom-heard music; to educate audiences in musical and cultural understanding.Media reviews; audience survey and direct feedback; board feedback; musician evaluations; ticket sales.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Six concerts were presented; one concert featured rarely heard Sephardic music; audience members interacted with musicians at each concert; program notes were information, fun to read and easy to understand; 1150 individuals attended concerts.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Richard Schieffer, Judge Bruce Willis, Joanna Shelton, Ginna Watson, Kevin Geraghty, Lester Horntvedt, Bethany Berry, Judge Bert Poritsky, Debra Sittko, Dr. Andrew Wilson
Project Manager
First Name
Tami
Last Name
Morse
Organization Name
Lyra, Inc. AKA Lyra Baroque Orchestra
Street Address
275 E 4th St Ste 280
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55101
Phone
(651) 321-2214
Email
tami@lyrabaroque.org
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