Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$57,690
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
The American Composers Forum
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2011
End Date
June 2012
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Anoka
Benton
Carver
Chisago
Carver
Clay
Dakota
Hennepin
Olmsted
Ramsey
Renville
Rice
Sherburne
Stearns
Washington
Winona
Anoka
Benton
Carver
Chisago
Carver
Clay
Dakota
Hennepin
Olmsted
Ramsey
Renville
Rice
Sherburne
Stearns
Washington
Winona
Project Overview
Operating Support
Project Details
General operating support
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., 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. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., 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. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$57,690
Other Funds Leveraged
$1,643,010
Direct expenses
$1,700,700
Administration costs
$2,827
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

1. Record and distribute the first ChoralQuest piece by Saint Paul composer Stephen Paulus. 2. Market and distribute the latest BandQuest piece by Alex Shapiro and begin a new commission and residency with composer Christopher Theofanidis. 3. Train and prepare ten to twelve Minnesota composers for classroom instruction in music creation. 4. New performance pieces proposed by Minnesota-based choreographers and composers will be selected by a national panel and will receive Live Music for Dance funding. 5. innova will release twenty-eight new titles and expand distribution through its partnership with Naxos of America. 6. Create and promote a chorus composer track to the Chorus America conference with an expected audience of 100 composers. 7. Residencies and performances in Fargo-Moorhead and Sartell will be take place through 2012, and two additional Minnesota faith communities will be identified for Faith Partners, resulting in active residencies and performances in 2012. 8. Design programming for the seven selected composers for the next Composer Institute scheduled for January 2012. Utilize participant evaluations, attendance numbers, and financial data.

Measurable Outcome(s)

1. The American Composers Forum recorded the first two pieces in the new ChoralQuest series and marketed them to schools across the country through distributor Hal Leonard. 2. American Composers Forum marketed and distributed the two latest BandQuest pieces. 3. American Composers Forum trained ten Minnesota composers for classroom instruction in music creation. 4. American Composers Forum's Live Music for Dance granted four awards to teams of composer/choreographers, two awards to dance companies to commission composers, and three awards to hire live musicians. 5. American Composers Forum's record label, innova, released thirty-one new titles and expanded distribution through its partnership with Naxos of America. 6. American Composers Forum held its first conference for ninety-six choral composers in June 2012 in Minneapolis. 7. Faith Partners residencies and performances took place in Fargo-Moorhead and Sartell. 8. American Composers Forum designed programming for seven composers of the January 2012 Composer Institute.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
David O'Fallon, Evans Mirageas, Nancy Uscher, Bill Sands, John Orenstein, Carol Heen, John Nuechterlein, Meredith Alden, Dawn Avery, Carol Barnett, James Berdahl, Pearl Bergad, Karen Brooks, Patrick Castillo, David Conte, Jon Deak, Jorja Fleezanis, Ken Freed, Stephen Green, Leaetta Hough, Nancy Huart, Steven Ovitsky, David Ranheim, Eugene Rogers, James Stephenson, Dan Thomas, Kathleen van Bergen.
Project Manager
First Name
Bonnie
Last Name
Marshall
Organization Name
The American Composers Forum
Street Address
522 Landmark Ctr 75 W 5th St
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55102-1439
Phone
(651) 251-2822
Email
bmarshall@composersforum.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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