Arts Activities Support

2015 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 2015

End Date

June 2016

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Ramsey

Project Overview

Arts Activities Support

Project Details

Funding for the 2015 - 2016 Season of five concerts at Sundin Music Hall in St Paul. Concerts will take place between September 2015 and April 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

$34,905

Direct expenses

$44,905

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

An average of 200 people will attend each of Lyra's 5 concerts. 30 of these audience members will be young adults (18 and under). Audience surveys will show that 15% are first-time attenders, and 90% will show that they enjoyed the performance. Audience assessment will be invited through a simple survey and through conversation. Quantitative assessment will be based on ticket counts at each event.

Measurable Outcome(s)

An average of 178 people attended each of Lyra's 5 concerts. Approximately 60% of our audience stayed for post-concert receptions, interacting positively with Lyra's musicians and building relationships. Lyra received 100% positive feedback from audience members about their concert experience. Based on their feedback, concert start time will change, and we will add pre-concert talks next year.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Ellen Rider, Lowell Anderson, Joan Rabe, Bonnie Turpin, Nancy Levine

Project Manager

Johanna

Lorbach

Lyra, Inc. AKA Lyra Baroque Orchestra

275 4th St E Ste 280

St Paul

55101