Arts Learning
Arts Learning
Singers Of This Age is a nine-month choral/multiarts apprenticeship for metro high schoolers, who will learn from and create alongside master artists, celebrating African American, Mexican, African, Eastern European, and other arts in our communities.
Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, 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; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.
Julie Ahasay: Director and actor, Duluth Playhouse; retired faculty member, University of Minnesota Duluth; Melissa Cuff: Director of development, marketing and communications for Conservation Corps Minnesota and Iowa; Caitlin Drayna: Director of bands, Minnewaska Area High School; principal trombonist, Central Lakes Symphony; Larry Gavin: Poet; teacher at Faribault high school; Carla-Elaine Johnson: Poet and nonfiction writer; faculty member, Saint Paul College; Jeffrey Prauer: Former executive director of MRAC and COMPAS; trombonist; Maryam Yusefzadeh: Vocalist; cofounder of Minnesota Global Arts and Global Knowledge Through Cultural Awareness
Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600
ACHF Arts Education
50 Metro Area high school students will develop new musical skills in Singers Of This Age, a 9-month chorus/arts apprenticeship program. 100% of participating students will indicate that they developed new musical skills; 75% will indicate they will continue to participate in choral activities in the future. 2: 50 Metro Area High School students will contribute to creating original works of literary, musical, theatrical, and movement-based arts. 100% of students will contribute to creating performance-based choral arts; 75% will indicate interest in creating original art works in the future.
Of the 53 VESOTA students, 96% indicated they experience expanded musical skills, and 100% noticed development in their singing voice. A mixed methodology of event reflections, journaling, music theory and vocal skills assessments, and a year-end survey comprise the elements from which data has been collected and analyzed. 2: 100% of students created new artistic works, are likely to participate in the choral arts, AND will create original works of art in the future. A mixed methodology of event reflections, journaling, music theory and vocal skills assessments, and a year-end survey comprise the elements from which data has been collected and analyzed.
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