Technology/Equipment Grant

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$635

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Mina W. Kaiser

Recipient Type

Individual

Status

Completed

Start Date

November 2016

End Date

August 2017

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

St. Louis

Lake

Carlton

Project Overview

Technology/Equipment Grant

Project Details

Desktop Computer, Monitor and Music Composition Software

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director - KUMD.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director - KUMD; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

Project Details: 2017 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3

Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$635

Other Funds Leveraged

$815

Direct expenses

$1,450

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

My goal is to score new work in a more streamlined, manageable fashion. In addition, the appearance of my scores will be much more legible (than the hand-written versions I've often been forced to do). The outcome could be measured in the amount time saved along with a new level of complexity. I have a commission coming up for an orchestral work celebrating the anniversary of a chamber orchestra. The new computer and software will allow me to develop the individual parts more quickly and efficiently.

Measurable Outcome(s)

The grant provided me the support to acquire a computer, monitor and music composition software. The faster processing speed of the computer and the greater flexibility of the software have helped me in my composing. The most recent large project was the completion of a concerto for flute, recorder and string orchestra. These items enabled me to create the music, disseminate the parts to the musicians in a timely and concise manner.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Project Manager

Tyler

Kaiser

Tyler W. Kaiser AKA Mina Kaiser

(218) 341-3528

tyk1451@gmail.com

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