Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$16,229
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Great Northern Union Chorus
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2014
End Date
June 2015
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Aitkin
Anoka
Beltrami
Benton
Blue Earth
Carver
Cass
Chisago
Crow Wing
Dakota
Douglas
Hennepin
Hubbard
Itasca
Le Sueur
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Nicollet
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Pope
Ramsey
Scott
Sherburne
Sibley
Stearns
Steele
St. Louis
Todd
Wadena
Washington
Wright
Aitkin
Anoka
Beltrami
Benton
Blue Earth
Carver
Cass
Chisago
Crow Wing
Dakota
Douglas
Hennepin
Hubbard
Itasca
Le Sueur
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Nicollet
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Pope
Ramsey
Scott
Sherburne
Sibley
Stearns
Steele
St. Louis
Todd
Wadena
Washington
Wright
Project Overview
Operating Support
Project Details
General operating support
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; 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.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Melissa Brechon: Faculty member, Masters of Library and Information, Saint Catherine University; Nolita Christensen: Marketing and operations consultant, Great North Show Providers; Janis Lane-Ewart: Long-time arts administrator; most recently as executive director of KFAI, Fresh Air Radio; Kathleen Maurer: Professor, Anoka-Ramsey Community College.; William Miller: History professor at the College of Saint Scholastica; former MSAB board member; Gary Peterson: Managing Director, Anaya Dance Theatre; board chair, Southern Theater; independent consultant; Anat Shinar: Program manager, BodyCartography Project; instructor, Young Dance; Bonnie Stewart: Cofounder, SistersSojourn; Patricia Zurlo: Attorney specializing in services for artists, small businesses and nonprofits; former professional musician|Jeanne Zwart, Board member, Elysian Area Library; chair, Elysian Fourth of July Parade
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$16,229
Other Funds Leveraged
$178,265
Direct expenses
$194,494
Administration costs
$3,853
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.2
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Audiences will be viscerally affected by our unique performance style, which creates a deep emotional connection between artist and audience. Audience evaluation tools will assess not just objective and demographic information, but also query for emotional impact factors. We will benchmark artistic quality by being judged in competitions. 2: Men of all ages will engage in a lifetime of singing as valued members of an intergenerational ensemble that performs with passion and excellence. We will track the age distribution of our ensemble and compare it to norms. We will look for continued progress in increasing the numbers of young men who join our community of artists.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Audiences were viscerally affected by a unique performance style, which created a deep emotional connection between artist and audience. Emotional impact statements were collected, including through a formal evaluation. Artistic benchmarks were achieved when the chorus finished with the highest third place score ever recorded at the barbershop international competition. 2: This intergenerational ensemble performed with passion and excellence, engaging men, ages twelve to 89, to create a lifetime of singing. Evaluators determined that 19% of members were under the age of 30, while by comparison only 7% of the broader barbershop chorus community is under the age of 30. Tracking also shows that current member ages range from twelve to 89.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Jeff Taxdahl, Dan True, Rick Hurd, Kirk Lindberg, Alex Donaldson, Robert Dowma, Kevin Lynch, Roger Wambheim, Tom Semple, Eric Dove, Jerod Guida, Brent Benrud, Joe Cossette, Bryan Langren, Eric Renz, Jim Emery, Kyle Weaver
Project Manager
First Name
Kevin
Last Name
Lynch
Organization Name
Great Northern Union Chorus
Street Address
3909 Dartmouth Dr
City
Minnetonka
State
MN
Zip Code
55345
Phone
(612) 723-4209
Email
Klynch@ljj.com
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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