Community Arts

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
The Gregorian Singers
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2017
End Date
October 2017
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Dakota
Hennepin
Dakota
Hennepin
Project Overview

Community Arts

Project Details

A Taste of Burgundy Funding to present two performances of unusual choral music of the Burgundian School of the early Renaissance, accompanied by period instruments. The performances will include projections of famous visual art of the period and will be preceded by informative lectures about the music and how it relates to the art of the early Renaissance. Concerts will take place in March 2017.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

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.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

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.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$11,860
Direct expenses
$16,860
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

300 audience members attend the concert series (20% of whom will be students or seniors receiving free or reduced tickets, as indicated by box office data); in post-concert informal discussions, audience members report feeling engaged and interested in the work. 60 individuals attend our workshops; concert audience members interact and engage with early Renaissance art presented with the concerts; in post-concert and workshop informal conversations, audience members report greater understanding of the relationship between early Renaissance artists. We plan to track audience numbers through ticket sales and live" head counts, and will hand out response/contact cards at the performances and at the workshops. We will also survey audience members and participants through email contacts with links to an online survey (e.g., Survey Monkey)."

Measurable Outcome(s)

Approximately 75 people attended the two concerts, which involved 20 performers. The audience members were primarily adults, approximately 15% of whom were senior citizens. At receptions held following both performances, and subsequently, we received very positive comments about the music, the performance and the art presentation.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Monte Mason, Paul Thatcher, Kathryn Eakright, Blake Eakright, Tiffany Skidmore, Mary Mason
Project Manager
First Name
Monte
Last Name
Mason
Organization Name
The Gregorian Singers
Street Address
4542 Blaisdell Ave S
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55419-5031
Phone
(612) 823-1688
Email
tgs@thegregoriansingers.org
Administered By
Administered by
Location

Griggs Midway Building, Suite 304,
540 Fairview Avenue North,
St. Paul, MN 55104

Phone
(651) 539-2650 or toll-free (800) 866-2787
Email the Agency
Location

PO Box 14106
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55114 

Phone
Project Manager: Kathy Mouacheupao
651-645-0402
Email the Agency