Community Collaboration – Bows, Bowlers & Bassoons; SEMYO’s Silent Movie Event

2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$3,886

Project of

Southeastern Libraries Cooperating Legacy Grant SFY 2012 - SFY 2013

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Southeastern Minnesota Youth Orchestras (SEMYO)

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

Start Date

March 2012

End Date

March 2012

Activity Type

Education/Outreach/Engagement

Counties Affected

Olmsted

Project Overview

Bows, Bowlers & Bassoons brought the Southeastern Minnesota Youth Orchestras (SEMYO; Rochester, MN) to the Rochester Public Library’s community room to provide an encore presentation of their silent movie themed concert. This encore performance was free and open to the public whereas the original SEMYO concert series required attendees to purchase tickets. There was a brief introduction about the silent film era by the Rochester International Film Group. The ensemble of 80 student musicians performed the original scores to accompany the showings of The Immigrant with Charlie Chaplin and Cops by Buster Keaton.

Project Details

105

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

The following are members of the SELCO/SELS Board of Directors. All appointments are made locally by legally constituted governing authorities: library boards, city councils, and/or boards of county commissions. Leo Aeikens - Albert Lea, Sally Baker - Austin, Martha Hauschildt - Brownsdale, Liz Wanschura - Caledonia, Carol Price - Cannon Falls, Denise Mullen - Chatfield, Nancy Smith - Dodge Center, Clint Patterson - Dodge County, Mary Jane Holland - Faribault, Judy Webster - Harmony, Kurt Carlson - Hokah, Marilyn Frauenkron Bayer - Houston, Lori Hopkins - Kasson, Rhana Olson - Kenyon, Robin Yaffe Tschumper - LaCrescent, Andru Peters - Lake City, Barb Payne - LeRoy, Robert Elliott - Lonsdale, Deanna Larson - Mabel, Robert Bruce - Northfield, Thomas Sherman - Olmsted County, John Pfeifer - Owatonna, Kim Aarsvold - Pine Island, Mary Schneider - Plainview, Charles Sparks - Preston, Sara Hoffman - Red Wing, Galen Malecha - Rice County, Diane Moench - Rochester, Valerie Hasleiet - Rushford, Jill Mueller - St Charles, Pat Falbo - Spring Grove, Carol Gross - Spring Valley, Janice Welch - Stewartville, Judith Schotzko - Wabasha, Dave Harms - Wabasha County, Judy Rusert - Winona County, Ann Goplen - Zumbrota

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

The Legacy Review Committee serves as an advisory committee. The committee shall consist of 11 members representing each county within the SELCO/SELS region, with a majority being current or recent members of the SELCO/SELS Board Of Directors and the remaining coming from the arts and cultural heritage communities. Diane Moench - Olmsted County, Clint Patterson - Dodge County, Gretchen Schade - Fillmore County, Pat Mulso - Freeborn County, Don Regelman - Goodhue County, Drue Ferguson - Houston County, Scott Anderson - Mower County, Marcy Irby - Rice County, Sharon Stark - Steele County, Judith Schotzko - Wabasha County, Jill Mueller - Winona County

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

Project Details: 2012 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 4

2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$3,886

Other Funds Leveraged

$1,852

Direct expenses

$5,738

Administration costs

$99

Number of full time equivalents funded

0.023

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Audience members will learn about the genre of silent films as they have the opportunity to view two classic movies.
The audience will come away with knowledge and appreciation of this art form as well as the experience of hearing a live performance.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Highlights of what people learned from the program varied but included:
Everything in modern film is based on [silent films]; No minorities were depicted; Charlie Chaplin wrote and directed the films he made; Many silent film stars lost jobs after sound came to movies because they weren’t good talkers. Comments about the overall program included: “Thank you. It was excellent!” “Super good. Love the music by the orchestra,” and “Very funny. Good actors.”

Source of Additional Funds

Rochester International Film Group, Rochester Public Library

Recipient Board Members

The following are members of the SELCO/SELS Board of Directors. All appointments are made locally by legally constituted governing authorities: library boards, city councils, and/or boards of county commissions.
Leo Aeikens - Albert Lea, Sally Baker - Austin, Martha Hauschildt - Brownsdale, Liz Wanschura - Caledonia, Carol Price - Cannon Falls, Denise Mullen - Chatfield, Nancy Smith - Dodge Center, Clint Patterson - Dodge County, Mary Jane Holland - Faribault, Judy Webster - Harmony, Kurt Carlson - Hokah, Marilyn Frauenkron Bayer - Houston, Lori Hopkins - Kasson, Rhana Olson - Kenyon, Robin Yaffe Tschumper - LaCrescent, Andru Peters - Lake City, Barb Payne - LeRoy, Robert Elliott - Lonsdale, Deanna Larson - Mabel, Robert Bruce - Northfield, Thomas Sherman - Olmsted County, John Pfeifer - Owatonna, Kim Aarsvold - Pine Island, Mary Schneider - Plainview, Charles Sparks - Preston, Sara Hoffman - Red Wing, Galen Malecha - Rice County, Diane Moench - Rochester, Valerie Hasleiet - Rushford, Jill Mueller - St Charles, Pat Falbo - Spring Grove, Carol Gross - Spring Valley, Janice Welch - Stewartville, Judith Schotzko - Wabasha, Dave Harms - Wabasha County, Judy Rusert - Winona County, Ann Goplen - Zumbrota