Community Arts
Community Arts
Access to Choir Initiative Funding for the Access to Choir Initiative, a project by the Allegro Choral Academy in partnership with two elementary schools in Dakota County to bring a choral music opportunity to students. The program will create weekly choir rehearsals over an 11-week period at Oak Ridge Elementary in Eagan and at Diamond Path Elementary in Apple Valley with culminating concerts at each school in May 2017.
Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher, performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair at El Arco Iris; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; 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; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of Minnesota Founder and Executive Director; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support, Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Djenane Saint Juste: Afoutayi Dance Company Founder; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer, Performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.
Stephani Atkins: Youth programming, volunteerism, artistic; Rachel Bender: General administration, community service, development, youth programming; Janelle Doyle: Education, community education, youth programming; Paul Eastwold: Disabilities specialist, education, general management, administration; Bob Graff: Education, general management, administration, youth programming; Alejandra Iannone: Artistic, education, youth programming; Larry Neumann: Education, community education; Jeanne Schwartz: General administration, fundraising, organizational development; Christy Spillman George: General administration, organizational development, audience development, marketing.
ACHF Arts Access
Our aim is to see at least 35 students enrolled in each of the two choirs (70 children in total). Qualitatively, the choir director will monitor student learning progress toward music learning, memorization and artistic skills such as expression, dynamics and ensemble skills. An important evaluation of the outcome of this project is the number of students involved, as our aim is to bring a choral experience to children who are currently not offered such an activity (goal of 70 singers total). Furthermore, a summative meeting will be held in May 2018 including adult artists associated with the project (Lisa, Kellie, Nicole, Greg, April and Mary Anne) in which the various aspects of the project will be evaluated for their efficacy.
We had hoped to see 35 children participating in each of the two project choirs. We ended up with 43 students in the Oak Ridge choir and 50 in the Diamond Path choir, surpassing our goal. Each choir performed in two concerts. The estimated size of the combined audience for EACH choir is 750. There was no cost for a student to participate or for a parent to attend this musical experience.
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