Agenda September 6, 2005
1) Visiting Artist Budget
2) Division of Labor:
Hill/Curd Awards Coordinator: Eric McIntyre
Alumni Newsletter Editor
Senior Honors Concert Organizer
Representative to Humanities Personnel Board (usually done by the chair)
Social coordinator
Steiner Award Competition coordinator
Lead writer for revising Major Handbook
Ninth Semester Fellowship Coordinator
Other?
3) Request from Jackie Puretz to have Jazz History fulfill her historical studies requirement
4) McIntyre complete review plans (fall): Departmental letter and other Materials must be completed by October 11
5) Ewoldt Complete Review Plans (spring): teaching visitations should occur in the fall
Curd Fund Proposals and commitments: a) Ewoldt: additional accompanists $4,000(?) (committed) b) Contribution to MTC Stucky commission (committed) Quotation from October 26, 2004 minutes: "Considering Steven Stucky with a cost to Curd fund $2000 to write three short pieces for Grinnell Singers, Seattle Pro Musica, Kansas City Chorale, and Phoenix Bach Choir consortium. Department approves $1,000 for commission fee and $1,000 for travel and fee for Stucky visit to campus if MTC grant doesn’t cover visit." source: http://web.grinnell.edu/music/chair/minutesoct.26.html
c) Proposed: Todd Coleman: Orchestration Class trip to CSO, April 2006; d) Committed but not spent until 06-07: Ninth Semester Fellowship
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6) Designated Gifts Proposals: a) Instrument Purchases: $9,000 for two Natural Horns ($4500 each) b) Need for piano renovation obiated by recent gift (update by gene Gaub) c) Grinnell Singers concert tour to Bulgaria, Romania, and Istanbul Turkey (approved): $60,000. d) other?
7) Looking ahead: future Faulkoner exhibits and possible coordinated concerts: from L. Wright: "The Finnish Photography show would be Fall 2006. Kay is working on a show of Moroccan art for Fall 2007, and I’m hoping to do a show with some Portuguese artists in Spring 2008."
Senior Project Organization (who is doing a project with whom)
Ninth Semester Fellowship organization