Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2026 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$24,857
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Choral Arts Ensemble of Rochester
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
In Progress
Start Date
July 2025
End Date
June 2026
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Olmsted
Olmsted
Project Overview

Operating Support

Project Details

To inspire, educate, and enrich the community at large through outstanding choral performance.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Mary Ann Aufderheide: former arts administrator; Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Philip McKenzie, adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Mary Ann Aufderheide: former arts administrator; Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Philip McKenzie, adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota, 2025 regular session, chapter 36, article 4, section 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2026 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$24,857
Other Funds Leveraged
$286,507
Direct expenses
$298,936
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Under new artistic leadership, Choral Arts Ensemble singers and audiences will learn and grow through exposure to diverse and enriching vocal repertoire. CAE will measure the success of the new artistic leader's ability to expand the singers' vocal skills and the singers' and audience's learning and appreciation of new vocal styles by surveying singer and patron participation and enthusiasm.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Karen
Last Name
Sessler
Organization Name
Choral Arts Ensemble of Rochester
Street Address
810 3rd Ave SE
City
Rochester
State
MN
Zip Code
55904-7303
Phone
(507) 252-8427
Email
ExecDir@choralartsensemble.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
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