Music Department Chair's Notes 05/06

We have a total of $100,154.75 in Designated gifts.  We need to decide how best to spend it.  These funds are in addition to the two endowed Curd funds that are part of our annual budget.

 Designated gifts proposals

Purchasing fortepiano ($?)

Viols ($?)

Visiting Artist Program

$10,000 annually for five years to bring in artists of international stature for one- to three-week residencies.

Grinnell Composers Institute $12,000

Week-long summer program modeled on the Oxford University Press Summer Institute, now defunct.  Professional choir in residence performs works by participating composers.  Open to college students as well as professionals.  There is a strong likelihood that participants in the previous Oxford festivals would attend.

Other proposals

Curd Fund proposals

Verdi Requiem soloists $4,500 (three soloists @ $1,500)

Summer Jazz Camp (Russell)

Grinnell College Composers' Institute $8,000

Other

Possible designated gift related to cello

Cello master class

Cello scholarships

The treasurer's office suggests that we write a letter to be given to the Curd and Hill Award recipients.  In addition to congratulating the recipients, the letter would make it clear how the money can and cannot be spent.