Project Grant
ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage
There are two focal groups- the musicians and concert attendees. Our focus on American music should enhance awareness in both groups of the breadth and significance to our lives of music generated by American composers. Concert attendance of 350 (youth and adult), engaging and satisfying rehearsals (measured by rehearsal attendance) and a quality performance, as reflected in post-concert conversations over cookies and punch. Our primary outcome will be an expansion of guest and member awareness of the repertoire of American music. Post-concert visits with guests will yield anecdotal data about increased awareness. Rehearsal attendance will tell us about relevance. Board survey for Buffalo Community Orchestra concert October 2015. We will count tickets purchased. We will also survey the board to evaluate how practice sessions went. Our mission statement focuses both on musicians and concert guests. Our corporate by-laws ask that section principals take attendance at rehearsal, with a high rehearsal attendance being just as desirable as high numbers of concert tickets sold. Quality of performance can be asked of guests, either formally by survey or informally by dialogue. We survey about once every other year. We ask all board members to visit with guests after the concert (cookie time) so that we can get a sense of satisfaction.
We completed six rehearsals, a dress rehearsal and a concert. We measured participation at rehearsals for the first time, with all instrument groups reflecting acceptable participation (90%). Concert attendees reported to board members that the music was interesting and well performed. Attendance was lower than anticipated (330 versus 207), possibly because of another local theater event the same evening.
Other, local or private