Community Arts
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Summer Singers, Inc.
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
May 2015
End Date
August 2015
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Project Overview
Community Arts
Project Details
Funding for the 20th Concert Season, including four free concerts of a cappella music. Performances include a Family Concert and a journey through a cappella music history, concluding with world premieres of the organization's first selection in a Young Composers Initiative and a commission by an established Minnesota composer. Concerts will take place at metro area venues in summer 2015.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Jill Anfang: Roseville Parks and Recreation Program Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and performer; Kathy Busch: Realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Eastern Carver County Schools Community Education; Anthony Galloway: Actor, storyteller, West Metro Education Program; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Minnesota Public Radio Development Officer; Dameun Strange: Composer and performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Cassandra Shore: Artistic, community service, administration; Mark Kausch: Artistic, audience development, organizational planning; Jeanne Morales: Finance, artistic, fundraising; Jonna Kosalko: Fundraising, audience development, administration; Justine Pearson: Artistic, administration, audience development; John Allen: Finance, administration; Laura Krider: Administration, artistic; Chris Garza: Artistic, administration, audience development; Sam Stahlmann: Artistic, youth programming, organizational development.
Project Details: 2015 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3
Appropriation Language
ACHF Arts Access
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$15,000
Direct expenses
$20,000
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
We hope to impact 1000 people between participants and audience members, including families at our two Family Concerts. We hope to provide a fulfilling experience for our singers. We will measure attendance and participant count at each performance. We will survey the singers to obtain feedback on their experience.
Measurable Outcome(s)
The Summer Singers successfully celebrated their 20th Season celebration by presenting three high quality performances of a varied program and enhanced their usual activities with the inauguration of an annual Young Composer Initiative and introduction of a new commission. Over 650 audience members were uniformly enthusiastic, with 10% indicating that they were hearing us for the first time.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Helen Lockhart, John Hanson, Jill McKinley, Linda Neuman, Dave Nickel, Jeff Tunseth, David Afdahl
Project Manager
First Name
Russell
Last Name
Adrian
Organization Name
Summer Singers, Inc.
Street Address
4721 Aldrich Ave S
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Phone
(612) 253-7674
Email
summersingers@gmail.com
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