Arts and Cultural Heritage, Arts Project

Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra

Quick Facts

Recipient: 
Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra
Source: 
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient Type: 
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status: 
Completed
Activity Type: 
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected 
Blue Earth
Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra

Project Details

They will present four concerts for their 2011-12 season.
Status: 
Completed
Start Date: 
October 2011
End Date: 
March 2012

Project Details by Fiscal Year

Fiscal Year(s): 
2012
Legal Citation / Subdivision: 
Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language 
ACHF Arts Access
Fiscal Year Funding Amount: 
$6,500
Other Funds Leveraged: 
$12,350
Direct expenses: 
$18,850
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s) 
To prepare and present concerts with new, challenging music and assist student musicians to grow in their musical skills. To increase audience attendance by 10% at concerts. To increase community awareness of the youth orchestra through marketing and outreach into new venues.An evaluation form similar to last year will be used. Students will be surveyed at the end of the season and audiences will be surveyed at the spring concert. There will be a self-assessment by the organization to determine if they expanded their marketing and outreach.
Source of Additional Funds: 
Other, local or private

Project Manager

Roslyn
Sieh
Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra
PO Box 4311
Mankato
MN
56002-4311
(507) 217-7687
Email: 
info@mayso.net

Competitive Grant Making Body

Information on the entities that award competitive grants
Board Members and Qualifications 
Denice Evers| retired teacher, and volunteer with Springfield Community Theater| Mary Jane Glawe| visual artist| Sara Krassin| arts administrator for the Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota| Joe McCabe| St. James City Manager, volunteers with the St. James Community Theater| Mary Motter| 5th grade teacher at Eagle Lake Elementary, arts volunteer| Pat Potzler| retired teacher, singer in the Minnesota Valley Sweet Adelines| Lill Robinson| retired Language Arts teacher, volunteer with the Blue Earth Community Theater| Paula Scheffler| substitute teacher in LeSueur| Melanie Schmidt| high school speech coach, Program Director for Mankato Community Education| Bonnie Taplin| volunteer with the Interlaken Heritage Days Festival| Elizabeth Traxler| teacher, playwright, director| Gina Wenger| professor of Art Education at Minnesota State University| Greg Wilkins| Director of Student Activities at Minnesota State University.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications 
Denice Evers; retired teacher, and volunteer with Springfield Community Theater; Mary Jane Glawe; visual artist; Sara Krassin; arts administrator for the Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota; Joe McCabe; St. James City Manager, volunteers with the St. James Community Theater; Mary Motter; 5th grade teacher at Eagle Lake Elementary, arts volunteer; Pat Potzler; retired teacher, singer in the Minnesota Valley Sweet Adelines; Lill Robinson; retired Language Arts teacher, volunteer with the Blue Earth Community Theater; Paula Scheffler; substitute teacher in LeSueur; Melanie Schmidt; high school speech coach, Program Director for Mankato Community Education; Bonnie Taplin; volunteer with the Interlaken Heritage Days Festival; Elizabeth Traxler; teacher, playwright, director; Gina Wenger; professor of Art Education at Minnesota State University; Greg Wilkins; Director of Student Activities at Minnesota State University.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed: 
No
Related Topics: 
Minnesota State Arts Board, Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council , Arts, Arts Access, Grants/Contracts, Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund, Non-Profit Business/Entity, Blue Earth