Community Arts

The Velvet Tones chorus will provide 9 free concerts to a diverse, underserved audience of 1000 people across the greater metropolitan area while providing the challenge for 80 senior adults to learn and perform a variety of choral music. Based on recommendation by the MRAC Program Director, the choir will attempt to gather statistics of the audience make-up at each venue. These statistics might include; number of disabled, number on food assistance, diversity, and more. Quantitative data on the supported concerts includes the number of concerts and attendance. An audience response questionnaire in the Festival of Music concert program provides some numerical information and allows open-ended audience comments. In addition, individual comments to choir members are shared at the rehearsal following each performance. All this information is analyzed, synthesized and summarized for the Board to determine how to report the project experience accurately in the final report. For each of the nine free concerts, the choir will compile the number of choir members and audience count; plus, collect unsolicited post-performance audience verbal comments. Written surveys will be conducted at some concerts through use of a form with both check-off answers and space for open comments.