Community Arts
ACHF Arts Access
The performances are attended by an audience of at least 200 people who enjoyed the concerts and who supported the project through their free will offering. 90% of the participants have a positive experience in the project. We will count the audience and will measure audience enjoyment through their post-performance feedback, both immediately following the concerts and through social media, and through their financial support of the project with a free will offering. Our evaluation plan for the participants includes a post project survey as well as post project verbal feedback.
Artistic goals for this project were to (1) engage audiences in a choral experience showcasing the music of women choral artists through the ages; and (2) enhance the education of student conductors, composers, and singers through ongoing feedback for the summer project. The project achieved our artistic goals. The audience’s response to the performances was enthusiastic. Both performances received standing ovations, and many of the attendees sought out the choir and composers to express their enjoyment of the performance. The project focus of Celebrating Women Composers, was well received. Our new composers worked with an experienced composer clinician to enhance their compositions. This is a strength of the process that we used for the project. All three new composers expressed how much they enjoyed the opportunity provided to gain an experienced analysis of their compositions and to make improvements to their work. The challenge of this project is to bring together the choral participants, new directors, and the artistic director, and to produce a high quality performance with a limited preparation time. The process used includes a combination of working with clinicians and a focused rehearsal schedule that pushes the participants to work together and to come prepared for rehearsal. We had over 250 people attend our free performances. They came largely from the Twin Cities and surrounding communities with a few of the attendees coming from greater Minnesota. The audience was provided programs which included information on each of the songs we performed. Through these notes we were able to educate the audience on the challenges and the successes of women composers. We also featured emerging women composers whose compositions were well received with one of the pieces now having been published as a result of the exposure it received from our concerts. Our audience survey indicated they were pleased with the program, the venue, and the overall quality of the performance. We had over 250 attend our performances. The choir consisted of 26 participants representing 9 choral college programs. Audience surveys revealed that 100% were thoroughly entertained and engaged. Many who attended were surprised by the quality of the performance. The project singers and composers and directors all enjoyed the project and 95% would do it again if asked.
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