Art Project
Art Project
10th Anniversary Concert May 2020
Cheri Buzzeo, theater, music, The Barn Theatre administration, Willmar Main St participant; Carisa Clarke: graphic design/web development, arts volunteer, board member DAC of Murray County; Lauren Carlson, poetry, film, COMPAS roster artist, Dept. of Public Transformation board; Lisa Hill: musician, Crow River Singers, attorney; Anna Johanssen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Kristen Kuipers: musician, private lesson and K-12 classroom music instructor, theater, writing, volunteer with Jackson Center for the Arts; Brett Lehman: musician, social worker; Alison Nelson: art, music, and dance teacher, KMS Community Ed director, Kerkhoven Fire Department Auxiliary fundraiser; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Betsy Pardick, musician, actor, Dept. of Public Transformation committees; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist.
Mary Kay Frisvold, music; Reggie Gorter, music, theater; Beth Habicht, music; Lisa Hill, music, SMAC board; Daryl Hrdlicka, theater, film; Alison Nelson, visual art, dance, SMAC board; Alan Stage, theater; John Voit, music, theater; Jessica Welu, writing; Tom Wirt, visual art.
Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, Nicole DeBoer (507) 537-1471
ACHF Arts Access
5: "Regional artists connect to new audiences and/or build relationships that provide artistic growth." As a result of WASO's 10th Anniversary May 2020 concert project, WASO musicians will grow through each rehearsal and the technical training that is demanded from the Russian repertoire programmed for this concert. Each of the three pieces is high caliber orchestral literature composed by Russia's most famous composers - Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff and Borodin. Our WASO audience members will gain a greater understanding and appreciation for these prominent pieces from the Romantic Era of music history. A new connection will be made as we build a musical relationship when working with our talented and highly trained pianist, Dr. John Walker. The audience will see, hear and experience the mastery of his piano skills. 8: "Regional residents learn new arts skills and techniques." As a result of WASO's 10th Anniversary May 2020 concert project, WASO musicians will learn new skills and techniques through three of the most challenging and demanding pieces they have studied so far (Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Op. 17; Borodin's "In The Steppes Of Central Asia"; Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18). This concert will premiere three Russian pieces that are highly regarded in the symphonic world and mark a new milestone of achievement for Worthington Area Symphony Orchestra and its musicians. WASO will evaluate their rehearsals and concerts through written surveys taken by WASO musicians and concert attendees that give feedback about what was experienced. Results from these evaluations will be gathered, recorded and summarized by the WASO Leadership Team. An additional part of the success of this project will come from the number of people attending the project's concert. Reserved seating tickets will be sold through Memorial Auditorium's Box Office allowing WASO to have accurate attendance numbers and the ability to learn about the demographics of ticket holders. Results will aid WASO in determining future endeavors and guide future decisions for their organization.
WASO musicians grew through their exposure to Romantic, Late Romantic and Jazz genres of music to learn their styles and techniques more confidently. Our player evaluations indicated that the music of Tchaikovsky and Ravel were some of the most challenging pieces of repertoire they had worked on but were also the most rewarding and looked forward to in performing. Playing the Artie Shaw Concerto for Clarinet was a fun learning experience for the musicians to play a jazz piece and work with our talented soloist, Dr. Audrey Miller. Through the recruitment of new musicians and the addition of dancers, we were able to reach new attendees that these performers invited to the concert. Concert attendees were able to enjoy a LIVE orchestral performance that exposed them to a wide variety of classical music.
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