Artist in Residence
Artist in Residence
The Broadway in the Park Vocal Director Artist in Residence program will feature Mary Ann Boniface, who will both share her talents with the cast of the BITP production and, as a mentor, the student vocal director.
Linda Brobeck: vice chair Wright County, visual artist, owner of Crow River North, LLC.; served on a number of non-profit boards; Mark Nelson: public school music teacher; choral director; community theatre director; voice lessons instructor; American Choral Directors Association of Minnesota board member; Leslie Hanlon: secretary Stearns County, director of fundraising and marketing for the College of Saint Benedict/ Saint John's University Fine Arts Series; Ken Barry: Blues musician; Victorian photographer proficient in Digital imaging and, Platinum/Palladium printing and Wet Plate Collodion process and Bromoil printing and Cyanotype printing; University of Wisconsin; certified nuclear engineer; Buddy King: Saint Cloud playwright, percussionist, teaching artist, unit director for the Roosevelt Boys and Girls Club in Saint Cloud, engaged in numerous youth arts initiatives in the community; Jo McMullen-Boyer: Central Minnesota Arts Board board member, station manager of KVSC Radio, music concert producer, community events organizer; Roger Reinardy: Central Minnesota Arts Board board member, fine and commercial artist, board member for Sauk Center Area Community Foundation.
Linda Brobeck: vice chair of Wright County, visual artist, owner of Crow River North, LLC.; has served on a number of non-profit boards; Mark Nelson: public school music teacher; choral director; community theatre director; voice lessons instructor; American Choral Directors Association of Minnesota board member; Leslie Hanlon: secretary for Stearns County, director of fundraising and marketing for the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University Fine Arts Series; Ken Barry: Blues musician; Victorian photographer proficient in digital imaging and platinum/ palladium printing and wet plate collodion process and bromoil printing and cyanotype printing, University of Wisconsin Certified Nuclear Engineer; Buddy King: Saint Cloud playwright, percussionist, teaching artist, unit director for the Roosevelt Boys and Girls Club in Saint Cloud Minnesota, engaged in numerous youth arts initiatives in the community; Jo McMullen-Boyer: Board Member for the Central Minnesota Arts Board, station manager of KVSC Radio, music concert producer, community events organizer; Roger Reinardy: Board Member for the Central Minnesota Arts Board, fine and commercial artist, board member for Sauk Center Area Community Foundation.
ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage
Students gain better understanding of vocal and musical performance skills and terminology; student vocal director works closely with artist in residence to gain skills; sense of pride for high quality performance. Artist in residence records same song at beginning and end of program and creates rubric; pre-and post-participation surveys to indicate improvement in knowledge, skills, and abilities; in-depth survey and evaluation by student vocal director.
Mary Ann worked with the teens to Increase vocal performance quality, including (but not limited to) rhythmic accuracy, note accuracy, dynamics, phrasing, breath support, posture, tone, and blend. She also worked with a student vocal director to increase her skills to achieve the desired quality. Surveys were given to the participants and Mary Ann evaluated a song before and after learning.
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