Project Grant

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Chamber Music Society of Saint Cloud, Inc.
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
September 2019
End Date
October 2019
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Benton
Sherburne
Stearns
Wright
Hennepin
Benton
Sherburne
Stearns
Wright
Hennepin
Project Overview

Project Grant

Project Details

The Chamber Music Society presents Hub New Music in concert and community outreach. In addition to the full-length concert, Hub New Music will perform several community outreach programs at area K-12 schools and at SCSU and a free family concert.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Linda Brobeck: vice chair Wright County, visual artist, owner of Crow River North, LLC.; served on a number of non-profit boards; Ken Barry: Blues musician; Victorian photographer proficient in Digital imaging and, Platinum/Palladium printing and Wet Plate Collodion process and Bromoil printing and Cyanotype printing; University of Wisconsin; certified nuclear engineer; Buddy King: Saint Cloud playwright, percussionist, teaching artist, unit director for the Roosevelt Boys and Girls Club in Saint Cloud, engaged in numerous youth arts initiatives in the community; Joyce Lyons: actress, singer, educator, member of Buffalo Community Orchestra Advisory Board; Jo McMullen-Boyer: Central Minnesota Arts Board board member, station manager of KVSC Radio, music concert producer, community events organizer; Roger Reinardy: Central Minnesota Arts Board board member, fine and commercial artist, board member for Sauk Center Area Community Foundation;Denise Todd: Central Minnesota Arts Board board member, Business Administration with a Minor in Dance from Valdosta State University, U.S. Air Force veteran, geospatial intelligence analyst; Saint Cloud State University pursuing a Major in Community Health and Planning and Community Development with a Minor in Ethnics and Human Relations; Joe Scapanski: Minnesota State Ag Society Board of Managers; Minnesota State Fair liaison for arts division; responsible for bringing artists to exhibit and perform at the Benton Co Annual Fair; 2014 International Fairs and Expositions award for promoting arts and heritage.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Linda Brobeck: board chair for Central Minnesota Arts Board, visual artist, owner of Crow River North, LLC., served on a number of non-profit boards; Ken Barry: board treasurer for Central Minnesota Arts Board, Blues musician, Victorian photographer proficient in digital imaging and platinum/ palladium printing and wet plate collodion process and bromoil printing and cyanotype printing, certified nuclear engineer; Buddy King: board secretary for Central Minnesota Arts Board, Saint Cloud playwright, percussionist, teaching artist, unit director for the Roosevelt Boys and Girls Club in Saint Cloud Minnesota, engaged in numerous youth arts initiatives in the community; Joyce Lyons: board member for Central Minnesota Arts Board, CMA actress, singer, educator, member of Buffalo Community Orchestra Advisory Board; Jo McMullen-Boyer: board member for Central Minnesota Arts Board, station manager of KVSC Radio, grant writer, music concert producer, Community Events Organizer; Roger Reinardy: board member for Central Minnesota Arts Board, fine and commercial artist, served as a board member for Sauk Center Area Community Foundation; Denise Todd: board member for Central Minnesota Arts Board, dance at Valdosta State University; U.S. Air Force Veteran, geospatial intelligence analyst; undergraduate at Saint Cloud State University pursuing a Major in Community Health; Joe Scapanski: Minnesota State Ag Society Board of Managers; Minnesota State Fair liaison for arts division; responsible for bringing artists to exhibit and perform at the Benton Co Annual Fair; 2014 International Fairs and Expositions award for promoting arts and heritage.

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 Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage

2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$2,145
Direct expenses
$8,425
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Audience members will have increased knowledge and understanding of and appreciation for chamber music and the composers of the music performed by Hub New Music at outreach programs and a formal concert. Evaluation will be based on written surveys and verbal feedback from audience members, the performers, staff, and board members. Concert and outreach program attendance figures and ticket sales are also evaluated.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Audience members have increased knowledge and understanding of and appreciation for chamber music and the composers of the music performed by Hub New Music at outreach programs and a formal concert. We used student feedback forms for school outreach programs, emails and conversations with the school teachers, and a survey and face-to-face interaction with the concert audience.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved most of the proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Rob Lavenda: president; David Arnott: vice president; Barbara Banaian: secretary; Richard Albares: treasurer, Tamara Hobbs: board member
Project Manager
First Name
Rebecca
Last Name
Scheele
Organization Name
Chamber Music Society of Saint Cloud
Street Address
25 Allendale Dr PO Box 205
City
St Cloud
State
MN
Zip Code
56301
Phone
(320) 292-4645
Email
rebecca@chambermusicstcloud.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
Email the Agency
Location

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

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