Operating Support
Operating Support
The mission of the Lyra Baroque Orchestra is to inspire and enrich the community through exceptional performances of baroque music on historic instruments.
Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.
Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.
ACHF Arts Access
Lyra will continue to be the Midwest's premiere period instrument orchestra while supporting the local community of period instrument players. 1) Track number of musicians hired, 2) Ask for feedback from musicians, 3) Audience count and surveys, 4) Observing/participating in conversations with audience, 5) Tracking numbers at post-concert receptions. 2: Develop programming that expands the traditional classical music concert experience to engage audiences in more depth and in a variety of ways. In addition to above methods, Lyra will create an effective evaluation plan, with emphasis on the hard-to-measure quality and depth of experience that staff can carry out.
Continue to be the Midwest's premiere period instrument orchestra while supporting the local community of period instrument players. Track number of players, request feedback from musicians through surveys and their players representative. 2: Developed programming that expands the traditional classical music concert experience, engaging the audience in depth and in a variety of ways. Track audience numbers; Audience surveys; Observation of and conversation with audience members at post-concert receptions.
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