Community Arts
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Twin Cities Youth Chorale
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
December 2012
End Date
April 2013
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Project Overview
Community Arts
Project Details
Funding for Singing Lights the Fire, a children’s choir festival featuring four metro area choirs. The festival will take place at Beautiful Savior Church in Plymouth in March 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
Dan Reed: visual arts, community service, audience development; Connie Martin: music, artistic, fundraising, general management; Jeanne Souldern: literature, visual arts, theatre, fundraising, general management, audience development; Alison Heimstead: puppetry, theatre, artist; Owen Henry: dance, music, artist, general management, organizational development; Betty Mackay: music, general management; Christina Chang: visual arts, curatorial, general management; Laura Krider: music, general management, artist.
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
$2,170
Direct expenses
$7,170
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
To preserve a local opportunity for youth choirs to share their love of the choral arts and perform well rehearsed, artistically challenging, and culturally varied repertoire for a large, diverse audience of adults, children and their families.Feedback from artists; in-program surveys.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Six-hundred and fifteen audience participated in the project exceeding the projection of 500; 285 singers participated; artists numbers were lower to accommodate a third choir; audience response was positive and mentioned the increase artistic quality from previous years.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Jennifer Gillespie, Rebecca Cummins, David Brown, Michael Clark, Scott Faust, Jason Bradshaw, Kelly Davis, Bill Etter, Karen Hansen, Rachel Klancher, Liz Pangerl, Mark Stannard, Jenn Weiss
Project Manager
First Name
Jennifer
Last Name
Haugen
Organization Name
Twin Cities Youth Chorale
Street Address
PO Box 2081
City
Maple Grove
State
MN
Zip Code
55311
Phone
(763) 494-4440
Email
execdir@twincitiesyouthchorale.org
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