Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$32,701
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Honors Choirs of Southeast Minnesota
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2020
End Date
June 2021
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Dodge
Goodhue
Houston
Mower
Olmsted
Wabasha
Dodge
Goodhue
Houston
Mower
Olmsted
Wabasha
Project Overview

Operating Support

Project Details

To promote the highest standard of excellence in the preparation and performance of choral music, seeking to provide artistic challenge and growth opportunities for youth throughout the region and enjoyment for the community at large.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$32,701
Other Funds Leveraged
$511,677
Direct expenses
$511,677
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Honors Choirs will provide a formal music theory education component with the purpose of improving the musical knowledge of participants. Proficiency in age-appropriate music theory will be measured by testing at the beginning of the season, and compared to test scores at the conclusion of the season.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Honors Choirs kept singers actively engaged in music throughout the pandemic. The number of singers enrolled in the program; the attendance at rehearsals; commentary from singer families.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Anjanette Bandel, Bradley Nuss, Anna Sanchez, Charles Johnson, Jr., Melissa Saunders, Emily Andersen, Bruce Bonnicksen, Heidi Dieter, Simon Glaser, Jolene Hansen, Rafael Jimenez, MD, Dorothy Loutfi, Binnur Ozkececi-Taner, Valerie Presa, Christopher Rowen, Kate Walters, Janine Yanisch
Project Manager
First Name
Jayne
Last Name
Rothschild
Organization Name
Honors Choirs of Southeast Minnesota
Street Address
1001 14th St NW Ste 920
City
Rochester
State
MN
Zip Code
55901-2534
Phone
(507) 252-0505
Email
jayne@honorschoirs.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