Community Arts

We will be successful if we involve 48 different composers from diverse aesthetic backgrounds, and if those composers indicate that the experience was valuable not only to their artistic entrepreneurship, but to their growth and sense of purpose as an artist. Audience attendance and satisfaction is another criterion, and we will be expecting to serve approximately 250 people. We will be successful if our audience members indicate that the experience was rewarding and helped them gain new insight into the creative process. As we proceed throughout the year, we will track/count participation of composers and audience members and engage in dialogue with both groups to improve our program. We will ask participating composers to fill out a simple evaluation after their Composer Nights experience. Whenever possible, we will meet in person with composers to discuss what elements they most valued from the program and receive suggestions as to changes we might make. There is time after every Composer Night performance for informal conversation with audience members, and we use this time to investigate what attracted audience members, and how we might further expand attendance.