Arts Activities Support

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$10,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Allegro Choral Academy

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

Start Date

August 2014

End Date

May 2015

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Dakota

Project Overview

Arts Activities Support

Project Details

Funding for the Allegro Choral Academy Bel Canto and Prim Voce programs of vocal music instruction to students in grades 4 to 8 along with two performance opportunities. The activities will take place between September 2014 and May 2015.

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

Julie Andersen: Executive Director, Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director, Roseville Parks and Recreation; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and Performer; Kathy Busch: Realtor and Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Eastern Carver County Schools Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: Consultant and Grant Writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: Vocal Performer; Dameun Strange: Composer and Performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Gretchen Pick: Artistic, Education, Youth Programming; Lori-Anne Williams: Fundraising, Administration, Marketing; Laura Sorensen: Artistic, Administration, Organizational Development; Lori Janey: Administration; Carrie Vecchione: Administration, Artistic, Youth Programming; Kathryn Smith: Administration; Sherri Hildebrandt: Artistic, Marketing, Community Service; Mike Spellman: Administration.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

Project Details: 2014 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3

Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$10,000

Other Funds Leveraged

$47,700

Direct expenses

$57,700

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

We hope to have 90 students participating in these two programs this season, with an estimated audience of 1000. Our goal is to raise participant retention in the program 15% as we enter the following season (2015-2016).Evaluation of singers and their families will be conducted with a year-end electronic questionnaire. Further measures of success include the number of people involved as either a participant or audience member of an Allegro event (1200), as well as singer retention as we look to the following season.

Measurable Outcome(s)

We had over 900 individuals involved in this project, including performers and audience members. Our state representative and senator were two of those in our audience! Part of our mission is to give back to our community by holding a fundraiser at each of the concerts. This year we were able to donate over $800 to school music programs from which Allegro students come.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Melissa Goodman, Jennifer Newburg, Meg Krekeler, John Holtze, Joel Zylstra

Project Manager

Greg

Douma

Allegro Choral Academy

PO Box 241325

Apple Valley

55124