Arts Activities Support

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$10,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Kenwood Symphony Orchestra

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

In Progress

Start Date

September 2015

End Date

May 2016

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Hennepin

Project Overview

Arts Activities Support

Project Details

Funding for four live symphony orchestra programs, including a soloist competition, designed to bring concerts of classical music to a diverse audience. Performances will take place at metro area venues and assisted-living facilities between August 2015 and May 2016.

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Jill Anfang: Roseville Parks and Recreation Program Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and performer; Kathy Busch: Realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Eastern Carver County Schools Community Education; Anthony Galloway: Actor, storyteller, West Metro Education Program; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Minnesota Public Radio Development Officer; Dameun Strange: Composer and performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Erinn Liebhard: Artistic, marketing, administration; Kathryn Murray: Artistic, administration, organizational planning; Betty Mackay: Artistic; Rachel Levitt: Marketing, fundraising, community development; Susan Bernstein: Artistic, administration; Don Mabley-Allen: Artistic, administration, disabilities specialist; Natalie Wass: Artistic, volunteerism, education; Edie Abnet: Artistic, education, community education; Harry Sapienza: Education, administration, finance.

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

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$10,000

Other Funds Leveraged

$13,990

Direct expenses

$23,990

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

We aim to have a total of 1500 people attend the concerts planned for the season, and to perform with at least 10 new musicians who have never played with Kenwood Symphony Orchestra before. We also aim to attract new audience members and strive to provide performances that are technically well executed, as well as valued and enjoyed by the community. Kenwood Symphony Orchestra performs an audience count of each concert, and maintains guest and member musician rosters. Dr. Ivan will review DVD recordings of the concerts for technical execution, and the Kenwood Symphony Orchestra will also conduct an audience member demographic and informational survey during at least 1 concert during the season which will be reviewed by the organization to evaluate the quality of the concerts and audiences served.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Anne Swarts, Patrick McCarthy, Anne Cheney, Juliana Pronovici, Clair Tyra, David Otero, Ellen Maas-Pratt, Jim Olcott

Project Manager

Erika

Neely

Kenwood Symphony Orchestra

PO Box 19591

Minneapolis

(763) 535-9824