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Western's Griffon Junior Singers Receive Grant
Contact: Kent Heier
Phone: (816)-271-4124
Title: Assist. Public Relations/Marketing Director
Email: kheier@missouriwestern.edu
WESTERN’S GRIFFON JUNIOR SINGERS RECEIVE GRANT
St. Joseph, Mo. —Aug. 1, 2008—The Missouri Arts Council recently awarded a $9,010 grant to the Western Institute’s Center for Community Arts at Missouri Western State University. The grant will be used to support the Griffon Junior Singers throughout the coming year by providing funds for teaching artists and educational materials.
“This is fantastic,” said Karen Jensen, one of the Griffon Junior Singer directors. “I can’t tell you how gratifying it is to be noticed for our quality choral program for the children of this area. I am excited to be a part of the Griffon Junior Singer’s continued growth.”
The Griffon Junior Singers, which began in 1990, is an educational choral music program coordinated by the Center for Community Arts and consists of three levels – preparatory, grades two – four; prelude, grades three – six; and premiere, grades five – eight. The program, offered to all students in St. Joseph and surrounding community, consists of weekly practices, classes, rehearsals and performances throughout the community. Last year, 120 students were involved in the program.
“The hard work and dedication of the directors, Karen Heyde-Lipanovich and Karen Jensen, and their students, have made the Griffon Junior Singers a program that deserves to be recognized for its artistic excellence and educational enrichment,” said Martha Greer, director of the Center for Community Arts. “We are very excited to receive this grant.”
According the their website, the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency and division of the Department of Economic Development, provides grants to nonprofit organizations to encourage and stimulate the growth, development, and appreciation of the arts in Missouri. Funds are available through the Missouri General Assembly, Missouri Cultural Trust, and National Endowment for the Arts.
The grants are based on criteria that includes artistic excellence, education and outreach, community support, administrative ability and diversity of audience served.
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