Arts Activities Support
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Bach Society of Minnesota
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
October 2013
End Date
March 2014
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Project Overview
Arts Activities Support
Project Details
Funding for three concerts in their 2013 – 2014 season, featuring Baroque, Jazz, solo harpsichord and rarely heard choral works. Performances will take place at various metro area venues between December 2013 and March 2014.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Julie Andersen: Executive Director, Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director, Roseville Parks and Recreation; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and Performer; Kathy Busch: Realtor and Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Eastern Carver County Schools Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: Consultant and Grant Writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: Vocal Performer; Dameun Strange: Composer and Performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Kenna Cottman: Artistic, Administration; Sha Cage: Artistic, Youth Programming, Community Service; Jessica Tritsch: Community Education, Fundraising, Administration; Ethan Turcotte: Administration, Organizational Development, Web Design; Kristin Cooper: Fundraising, Artistic, General Management, Computer Systems; Steve Floyd: Artistic, Education, Youth Programming, Community Service; Emily Cole-Jones: Fundraising, Artistic, Organizational Development.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Project Details: 2014 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3
Appropriation Language
ACHF Arts Access
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$32,100
Direct expenses
$42,100
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
Qualitative: We will present three high quality concerts of music by J.S. Bach and his contemporaries. Quantatative: We will increase our audience at these concerts by 10% over precious concerts.Formal and informal audience feed back; Formal and informal performer feedback; audience count and comparison with statistics from previous seasons.
Measurable Outcome(s)
The concerts were of a uniformly high musical level as shown through both formal and informal audience feedback; through formal and informal musician feedback, and through the feedback of the board of directors; we were able to increase our audience members by over 10%; Attendance at two of the concerts, though higher than last year, was lower than estimated.
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Jay Kurtz, Christine Laughlin, Tomohiko Yamada, Paul Boehnke, Buffy Larson, Takuzo Ishida, Sarah Schmalenberger, Katherine Wasylik, Nancy Werner, L Ronald French
Project Manager
First Name
Buffy
Last Name
Larson
Organization Name
The Bach Society of Minnesota
Street Address
1043 Grand Ave Ste 229
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55105-3002
Phone
(651) 428-5170
Email
events@bachsocietymn.org
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