[MASTA Board] Fwd: MASTA Grant Proposal - Teachers Orchestra

[Michael Hopkins]

Hello all,

Scott is obviously a top-tier presenter and clinician. I do support this 
proposal, but perhaps it is not necessary....Could we bring him in to be 
the MASTA headliner and also direct the teacher's orchestra? Perhaps we 
could have him do 3 conference sessions and the orchestra. When I 
directed the orchestra in 2013 I don't recall if there was a separate 
honorarium from the one I received to be the MASTA Headliner. I did 4 
sessions and conducted the orchestra. It was a bit much. Three sessions 
may be better if he will also be conducting.

Moving forward, at the next board meeting we should discuss if we want 
an additional line item on the annual MASTA budget to support bringing 
in an out-of-state conductor for the MASTA Teacher's Orchestra. 
Personally, I liked that we were selecting the conductor from within our 
own state, but I could also see combining it with the MASTA Conference 
Headliner. All the headliners from the past several years - Bergonzi, 
Woolstenhulme, Meyer - would have been great directing the orchestra.

Thanks,

Mike




On 3/13/18 6:29 PM, janis peterson wrote:
> Dear MASTA Board:
> Below is a proposal from Joel Schut for a special grant to fund Scott 
> Laird’s return to the MMC as teacher orchestra conductor and 
> clinician. He’s asking for $1500 from MASTA.
> Let’s Reply All with comments and motions.  I will call for an email 
> vote this weekend.
> Thanks for all you do - Janis
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
>> *From:* Joel Schut <joel.schut at gmail.com <mailto:joel.schut at gmail.com>>
>> *Date:* March 13, 2018 at 1:28:09 PM EDT
>> *To:* janis peterson <janispeterson at hotmail.com 
>> <mailto:janispeterson at hotmail.com>>
>> *Subject:* *Re: MASTA Grant Proposal - Teachers Orchestra*
>>
>> Thanks Janis!
>>
>> On Tue, Mar 13, 2018 at 12:15 PM, janis peterson 
>> <janispeterson at hotmail.com <mailto:janispeterson at hotmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>>     So sorry...I was supposed to talk about this last week...and
>>     didn’t!  I’m on a ferry to Fort Sumter(!) right now...I promise
>>     to act this evening and will get back to you tonight!  Thanks- janis
>>
>>     Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>     On Mar 13, 2018, at 8:30 AM, Joel Schut <joel.schut at gmail.com
>>     <mailto:joel.schut at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>>>     Hi Janis,
>>>
>>>     Hope you are well! Just wanted to check in to ensure that you
>>>     received the previous email with an attached grant proposal. Is
>>>     this something you feel the board might consider? Do you need
>>>     anything submitted in another format or a different approach to
>>>     be considered? Thanks for any thoughts you may have.
>>>
>>>     Best,
>>>     Joel
>>>
>>>     On Fri, Mar 2, 2018 at 10:11 AM, Joel Schut
>>>     <joel.schut at gmail.com <mailto:joel.schut at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>
>>>         Dear Janis,
>>>
>>>         I hope you are well. Attached is a proposal for a "special
>>>         grant" with MASTA. I have spoken with Abby Alwin about the
>>>         grants available and unfortunately this project doesn't fall
>>>         cleanly into either of the categories yet greatly
>>>         encompasses elements of both. Can you please let me know if
>>>         you feel this is something MASTA would consider voting on?
>>>
>>>         Thank you!
>>>         Joel Schut
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>
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