Project Grant

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,134
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Buffalo Community Orchestra
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
September 2017
End Date
October 2017
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Wright
McLeod
Hennepin
Sherburne
Wright
McLeod
Hennepin
Sherburne
Project Overview

Project Grant

Project Details

Russian Treasures: Includes 8 rehearsals, a workshop with HS music students, co-performing on the BHS concert on October 26, and our concert.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Janice Courtney: Chair, Stearns County, arts adviser/assistant director of Saint Cloud State University Program Board, arts advocate, arts administrator; Linda Brobeck: Vice chair, Wright County, visual artist and owner of Crow River North, LLC, served on many non-profit boards; Leslie Hanlon: Secretary, Stearns County, Director of Fundraising and Marketing for College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University Fine Arts Series; Doug Lien: Stearns County, watercolorist; member of Central Minnesota Watercolorists, community education art class instructor; Ken Barry: blues musician, Victorian photographer proficient in digital imaging, platinum/palladium printing, a wet plate collodion process, bromoil printing, cyanotype printing, University of Wisconsin, certified nuclear engineer; George Minerich: Benton County, professional film, digital and nature photographer, local arts center and photography club volunteer; Mark Nelson: Wright County, public school music teacher, choral director, community theatre director, voice lessons instructor, American Choral Directors Association of Minnesota board member. Buddy King: Saint Cloud playwright, percussionist, teaching artist, Unit Director for Roosevelt Boys and Girls Club in Saint Cloud, engaged in numerous youth arts initiatives in the community.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Janice Courtney: Chair, Stearns County, arts adviser/assistant director of Saint Cloud State University Program Board, arts advocate, arts administrator; Linda Brobeck: Vice chair, Wright County, visual artist and owner of Crow River North, LLC, served on many non-profit boards; Leslie Hanlon: Secretary, Stearns County, Director of Fundraising and Marketing for College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University Fine Arts Series; Doug Lien: Stearns County, watercolorist; member of Central Minnesota Watercolorists, community education art class instructor; Ken Barry: blues musician, Victorian photographer proficient in digital imaging, platinum/palladium printing, a wet plate collodion process, bromoil printing, cyanotype printing, University of Wisconsin, certified nuclear engineer; George Minerich: Benton County, professional film, digital and nature photographer, local arts center and photography club volunteer; Mark Nelson: Wright County, public school music teacher, choral director, community theatre director, voice lessons instructor, American Choral Directors Association of Minnesota board member. Buddy King: Saint Cloud playwright, percussionist, teaching artist, Unit Director for Roosevelt Boys and Girls Club in Saint Cloud, engaged in numerous youth arts initiatives in the community.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage

2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,134
Other Funds Leveraged
$5,900
Direct expenses
$12,034
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Audience size, audience response to music, musician participation, student engagement, Buffalo High School faculty evaluation. We measure audience size by count, audience response by post-concert polling and conversation, musician participation by attendance, others conversationally.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Attendance at rehearsal averaged 88%. Our interaction during a workshop and concert with the Buffalo High School orchestra was thought to be successful both by students and faculty. Attendance at our October 28 concert included 125 seniors, 85 adults, 36 youth, and 27 invited guests. Our concert guest polling yielded a 2.98 out of a possible 3.0, while orchestra members gave an index of 2.82.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Bill Tregaskis: president; Jolyn Halvorson: vice-president; Laura Keller: secretary; Jeff Burns: treasurer; Gretchen Katzenberger: donations manager: Mike Walsh: board member; Veronica Lilly: board member;Evan Keller: board member; Mary Ellen Lundsten: board member; Kristi Wagner: board member; Kendel Kubasch: finance chair
Project Manager
First Name
Jeffrey
Last Name
Burns
Organization Name
Buffalo Community Orchestra AKA BCO
Street Address
PO Box 707
City
Buffalo
State
MN
Zip Code
55313
Phone
(612) 803-7198
Email
burns@cmab.net
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
Location

P.O. Box 458
220 4th Ave North 
Foley, MN 56329

Phone
Project Manager: Leslie LeCuyer
320-968-4290x 3