Art Project Grant
Art Project Grant
Holiday Jubilations and Traditions
Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; 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; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.
Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; 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; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.
ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage
Goals: Establish the Arrowhead Chorale's December performance as an annual holiday tradition in the Twin Ports area. "Holiday Jubilations and Traditions," will focus on providing performances of traditional and contemporary Christmas choral works and carols that reflect the cultural heritage of the area. Conduct two concert performances the weekend of December 15-17, 2017. Collaborate with other area choral and instrumental groups and/or soloists from the Arrowhead region. Outcomes: Exceed average ticket sales/attendance (over the past five years) for our Fall/December concert. Positive audience feedback about the concert. Positive review of the concert by the Duluth News Tribune. Submit a report to the Chorale Board comparing average ticket sales (over the past five years) for our Fall/December concerts to ticket sales for December 15-17, 2017. Conduct audience surveys, post-concert and via email, to obtain feedback about the concert. Review of the concert by the Duluth News Tribune will be another indicator of success for this project. A recent positive review of the 2016 fall concert resulted in an increase of donations to the Arrowhead Chorale. (See attached review by Duluth News Tribune of the fall 2016 concert.)
A survey taken by audience members indicated an average level of enjoyment of 4.9/5. Responses to the question "What did you like best?" included:The variety of styles and instruments was very enjoyable. The length was perfect!"; "The quality of the performers and conductors"; "The collaboration with the bell choir"; "the variety, the bell choir was such an amazing visual as well as lovely sound. The cookies were delicious. What a lovely, lovely concert!!", "It included more familiar tunes, but introduced some wonderful new ones. Voices are wonderful! Liked the instrumentation." WDIO provided coverage of the event (http://www.wdio.com/neighborhood/arrowhead-chorale-duluth-depot/4711538/). Analysis of the concert at the January 2018 board meeting concluded that the theme of the concert was extremely well-received, and many audience members commented on their way out that the reception with refreshments added to their enjoyment of the event. The collaboration with StrikePoint was a high point and something we plan to continue in future seasons.
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