Community Arts
Community Arts
ESR/Singing Heart Music Education and Performance Project Funding for the ESR/Singing Heart Music Education and Performance Project which provides multicultural music instruction for adults with disabilities and guides them through the process of creating a performance piece. Working with music therapists from Singing Heart, up to 20 individuals will participate in 20 week-long education sessions culminating in a public performance(s) during the holiday season of 2017. The program will take place in ESR's program sites in Washington County.
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
At least 15 individuals with disabilities will participate in multicultural music programming and will perform their original compositions at a public performance. The success of our project will be measured by the number of participants and by the completion of music classes and the final performance.
We were able to greatly expand the opportunity for music education, song writing, and public performance; and nearly double the number of participants from 15 to 28. All of the musicians expressed absolute joy about being involved in this project. The performance included 10 songs from 4 countries, 4 of which were original compositions. The performance occurred on November 27, 2017.
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