Jeffrey Madison Performance Sponsored by the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$1,797

Project of

Arrowhead Library System Legacy Grant SFY 2014 - SFY 2015

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient Type

Libraries

Status

Completed

Start Date

July 2014

End Date

July 2014

Activity Type

Education/Outreach/Engagement

Counties Affected

Carlton

Cook

Lake

St. Louis

Project Overview

Free event tickets to Jeffrey Madison’s performance as part of the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra 2014 season at the Weber Music Hall at UMD, tickets were distributed by 13 libraries. Baritone Jeffrey Madison has performed a varied repertoire from grand opera, operetta, and musical comedy around the Midwest and at Carnegie Hall debut as the baritone soloist in Neilson's Symphony No. 3 with the Minnesota Orchestra.

Project Details

60 attended

Project Details: 2014 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

Laws of Minnesota for 2013 Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$1,797

Other Funds Leveraged

$603

Direct expenses

$2,400

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The intended outcome of the event tickets program is to create access to professional art (music and theatre) by providing free tickets to a live performance. Live art is dynamic; patrons can experience and be inspired by the energy that comes from a live performance.

When patrons pick up free event tickets at the library they fill out a short survey answering questions about how many Legacy events they have attended, who they are attending with, how they heard about the tickets, if they could attend without these tickets and if they knew that Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund paid for these tickets. Only one survey is filled out regardless of how many tickets are picked up at the library.

Measurable Outcome(s)

60 tickets were used for a 24% return rate. 13 libraries distributed tickets in 4 counties. Our surveys indicated 37 of the patron groups that attended had never attended a Legacy funded event or had only attended one other event. 24 groups also indicated they would not be able to attend if these tickets were not available.

Source of Additional Funds

The Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra agreed to a 20% reduction in ticket price for reimbursement of tickets. This savings allows us to participate in more ticketed programs and issue more tickets to live performances.
The following public libraries distributed tickets and provided additional promotion for the program: Aurora, Babbitt, Buhl, Carlton, Cloquet, Duluth, Gilbert, Grand Marais, Hibbing, Moose Lake, Silver Bay, Two Harbors, and Virginia and approximately 12 regional newspapers.