Community Arts
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Ensemble 61
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
June 2013
End Date
June 2013
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Project Overview
Community Arts
Project Details
Funding for Sounds From Scandinavia, a contemporary music event featuring music from five Nordic countries. The concert will take place in the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Music Room in the Hamm Building in St Paul in June 2013.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Julie Andersen: Executive Director of Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director at Roseville Parks and Recreation; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Libraries Director; Bethany Brunsell: music teacher and performer; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Erika Eklund: HGA Architects; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Independent School District 112 Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: consultant, grant writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: vocal performer; Dameun Strange: composer, performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Charles Campbell: artistic, administration, marketing; Daniel Pinkerton: artistic; Louis Porter II: artistic, organizational planning, education; Heather Everhart: artistic, administration, marketing; Hayley Johnson: general management; Jamil Dwan Jude: artistic; Lindsy Halleckson: artistic, general management; Elizabeth Simonson: artistic, administration; Hilary Smith: fundraising.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Project Details: 2013 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language
ACHF Arts Access
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$6,097
Direct expenses
$11,097
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
To present only the best of contemporary music being composed around the globe at the highest level possible; participant learning; audience engagement; quality of the artistic experience.Audience evaluations.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Eight artists presented five new works from Scandinavia of high caliber; 47 audience members experienced new music; parents and students from MacPhail Center inquired about the repertoire and open rehearsal will be considered in the future.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Kirsten Broberg, Erik Barsness, Alison Young
Project Manager
First Name
Erik
Last Name
Barsness
Organization Name
Ensemble 61
Street Address
277 Sidney St E
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55107
Phone
(651) 357-0297
Email
erikbarsness@gmail.com
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