Community Arts
Community Arts
Balkan contemporary chamber music concert Balkanicus Funding to produce a free public concert of new Balkan chamber music that will include two world premieres written specifically for Balkanicus as well as numerous American premieres. The concert will take place at Lloyd Ultan Recital Hall on the University of Minnesota's West Bank in April 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.
Denise Prosek: Artistic, administration; Jeanne Morales: Finance, artistic, fundraising; Edie Abnet: Artistic; Jessie Roelofs: Education; Liz Lassiter: Youth programming, artistic, community education; Brittany Lynch: Artistic, organizational development, community service; Maja Wheeler: Artistic, general administration; Mike Alberti: Artistic, education, finance; Tom Loftus: General administration, audience development, artistic.
Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Greg Nielsen (651) 645-0402
ACHF Arts Access
150 people attend a special music event by 7 artists and a visiting composer. We will determine success through the audience reaction to the concert performance and conversations during the reception, a short survey, the interest of the media to cover and air some parts from the concert, and last but not least, we will evaluate the project's success by the level of professional satisfaction and enjoyment experienced by the participating artists.
75 audience, 7 performers, including 1 student, 1 guest composer, 4 American premiers, including 2 world premiers of pieces commissioned by Balkanicus. 6 pieces by 4 composers from 3 countries, at least 12 people came for the first time (16%), the rest are repeat audience. Contemporary art and Balkan music fans witnessed four American premieres and two World premieres.
Other, local or private