Project Grant

The Dali Quartet will have performed a formal concert and several outreach programs that provided engaging, enjoyable, enriching, and enlightening listening experiences that met or exceeded expectations. At the formal concert, an audience of 175 people will have experienced a live performance of chamber music of the highest quality, performed by a young rising quartet. An overall outcome we expect to achieve is engaging the public with diverse and excellent art. We plan for the Dali Quartet to perform music by Latin American composers. Many people will be introduced to the genre of chamber music, or have their experience or knowledge enriched. The audiences will have heard a highly skilled and accomplished group perform and discuss their music, their instruments, composers, music history, careers in music, etc. Specific expected outcomes include: ? new audiences will be introduced to chamber music, and specifically Latin American chamber music ? our core audience will hear works they would not have heard otherwise, and will learn about the Latin American cultures which produced them ? we will develop connections with the Latino community in Central Minnesota including LatinX students ? increase visibility for the CMS ? CMS connects with LatinX, Hispanic and Spanish-speaking members of our community and organizations who serve them ? the short Latin dance works in outreach events serve as entry points to the full-length concert ? some audience members will be coming to their first Chamber Music Society concert ? audience member expectations of the performance and repertoire will be met or exceeded ? audience members will learn something new about chamber music and have an enriching musical experience ? have learned about the works performed, the composers, and the quartet members and the instruments they play ? at least 300 adults and 250 youth will have a chance to hear, learn from, and meet a truly world-class ensemble ? for 15% new audience members at the formal concert ? our revenue covers our expenses ? we achieve a survey response rate of greater than 25% ? at the post-concert reception, people will get to know the artists and each other and deepen their shared experience an understanding of the program We strive to inspire some of the people who hear the Dali Quartet in outreach activities to come to the formal concert as a result. We hope all of the audiences will enjoy the performances, contributing to understanding and appreciation of chamber music in general and Latin American music for string quartet specifically. Understanding and appreciating different cultures is the ultimate goal, but difficult to measure. We expect that many audience members will experience music they have never heard before. We hope all of the activities lead to a close relationship between the audience or participants and the music involved. And we hope the personalities of the performers, which will come through in interactive activities, leave audience members realizing that professional chamber musicians are also normal people.; Access ; Learning ; Community We will be able to measure and document the number of people reached by these activities by counting the attendees at the concert and the outreach activities. We will use audience surveys to determine the audiences' opinions about the performance, the repertoire, and how the event compared with their expectations. We will take photos at the outreach activities so that there will be a record of the events. Following the concert, the CMS staff and board speak with the artists and audience members and sponsors. We also request additional feedback by offering an online feedback form via our email newsletter following the concert. At the board meeting following the concert, the board and executive director review the feedback responses and reflect on and evaluate the observations as well as attendance, ticket sales, income, and expense for the events.