Arts and Cultural Heritage

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale AKA Rochester Symphony
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2016
End Date
April 2016
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Dodge
Fillmore
Goodhue
Mower
Olmsted
Wabasha
Dodge
Fillmore
Goodhue
Mower
Olmsted
Wabasha
Project Overview
Arts and Cultural Heritage
Project Details
Concert for area 4th grade students
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
John Becker: art business owner; Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Winona State University; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Words Players; Julie Fakler: education coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board member; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Scott Roberts: arts administrator; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Kathy Peterson: playwright; Kathy Rush: thespian; Mary Ruth: artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator; Joan Sween: playwright; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: arts administrator; Tom Willis: potter.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
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

2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$1,992
Direct expenses
$11,992
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

We hope that 2,000 4th grade students in the region will experience a live high-quality classical symphony concert. For most, this will be their first time attending a concert this type, observing professional musicians performing orchestral music. Teachers will register their classroom to participate so we will have an accurate attendance number. In addition, follow-up surveys will be sent to classroom teachers to collect responses from both teachers and students.

Measurable Outcome(s)

1,901 audience members were registered. Because students came with their classrooms, traditional barriers were overcome. Surveys indicated that "many students said that they hadn't really heard music like that before--and they liked it."

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Abram Albee, Hayward Beck, Andrew Good, Deneene Graham, James Gross, Rafael Jimenez, Brad Krehbiel, Jere Lantz, Jodi Melius, Joseph Mish, Eric Ofori-Atta, Mary Beth Sancomb-Moran, James Sloan
Project Manager
First Name
Jere
Last Name
Lantz
Organization Name
Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale
Street Address
400 Broadway S Ste 302
City
Rochester
State
MN
Zip Code
55902
Phone
(507) 286-8742
Email
jerel@rochestersymphony.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

2778 D Commerce Drive NW
Rochester, MN 55901-2262 

Phone
Project Manager: Anastasia Shartin
(507) 281-4848
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