May 2014 Cantus Board Executive Summary

Finance/Q3 Projection
  • Line of credit paid off
  • Q3 has projection of $7000 in the black
  • Must meet goals:
    • Individual giving
    • Covers tickets

National
  • Lincoln Center date is now part of prestigious White Lights Festival at Lincoln Center. Cantus is in great company with other artists in the Festival. This year’s Festival includes Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic.
  • Other tour highlights for the coming year include the Krannert Center in Urbana, IL, Cal Performances in Berkeley, CA, the Met Museum, Houston and Dallas, TX, and a visit to the Wolftrap Festival (near Washington DC) in the spring.

Home Concerts
  • At 104.2% of season goal.

Development
  • Grants received:
    • NEA
    • Athwin Foundation
    • McKnight Foundation ($10,000 increase)
Idol
  • Idol 2014 very successful, projecting $8-9K over last year
  • Final numbers available in June

Artistic
  • We will welcome three new singers on June 16:
    • Zachary Colby and Blake Morgan, tenors
    • Matt Goinz (GO-inz), baritone

Press announcement: All is Calm; Cantus
  • Two important press releases will be sent at the end of the month. Our local publicist will be in touch with Strib in advance; Mary will be in touch with MPR in advance.
  • The All is Calm partners will send a press release on May 27 with the following information:
              Tickets on sale
              100th anniversary of WWI and Christmas truce
              Last year with Cantus
  •  Cantus will send a press release on May 29 with 
              our season announcement
              personnel changes
              Highlights of 14/15: APHC Cruise, Lincoln Center, Met Museum, Ordway opening 

Space
  • We now know that 1221 Nicollet will be closed by July 1, 2015. 
  • We have a meeting with Westminster’s Director of Operations at the end of May for more information about the plans for Westminsters’ new construction. Mary, Tim and Wendy will attend.