Bringing Somali Culture to the Concert Stage Through Story, Poetry, Song, and Art

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$23,750
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Saint Paul Civic Symphony
Status
In Progress
Start Date
May 2024
End Date
May 2025
Activity Type
Education/Outreach/Engagement
Counties Affected
Anoka
Dakota
Hennepin
Ramsey
Anoka
Dakota
Hennepin
Ramsey
Project Overview

St. Paul Civic Symphony will help to develop a multidisciplinary arts project for its free 2025 Children's Concert inspired by a recent publication, The Rhythm of Somalia: A Collection of Songs, Stories, and Traditions by Qorsho Hassan, Minnesota Teacher of the Year (2020), and music specialist Becca Buck, both educators at Gideon Pond Elementary, Burnsville. The goals of the project are: 1) expand the artistry of Somali youth at Gideon Pond Elementary, grades 4-5, through artist residencies in art, drumming and poetry that bring to life an original music composition by Minnesota composer Jan Gilbert based on a Somali folktale and performed by the SPCS; 2) increase understanding of Somali culture through an original composition for symphony orchestra that brings Somali musicians, artists, a narrator, and Somali youth as performers to the concert stage.

Legal Citation / Subdivision
M.L. 2023, Regular Session, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subd. 8
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$23,750
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Recipient Board Members
Julie Henry (Chair), Carol Sirrine (Vice-Chair), Franklin Hotzel (Recording Secretary), Sherry Marsh (Treasurer), Jared Anderson, James Fox, Carol Henesler, Al Hester, Amy Hinrichs, Joyce Carlson-Rioux, Jenni Ryan
Project Manager
First Name
Carol
Last Name
Sirrine
Administered By
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Location

987 Ivy Avenue East
St. Paul, MN 55106

Phone
651-774-0205
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