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This project was completed on Feb 4, 2019
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Website Construction (CMS-Based)
Lakes Area Music Festival
Website Construction (CMS-Based)
Project details
What we need
- Development of a new website using a Content Management System (CMS)
- Training to ensure Organization's staff members can update content and manage the site post-launch
- Note: This project is for a website built with a Content Management System (CMS), such as Wordpress, Squarespace, Joomla, Drupal, or Weebly . A CMS-based website can be maintained and updated easily (no coding required!)
What we have in place
- We currently have a well-thought-out, working website with most all of the necessary content outlined and uploaded. We have ideas for the enhancements we would like, including shifting to a more event-based theme, but are open to fresh ideas. Our past volunteer web designer may be a resource for programming questions about the existing site, and we have an offer for pro bono help with copywriting.
How this will help
This project will save us $16,822 , allowing us to sponsor professional musicians' visits to rural public schools to perform for, educate, and inspire 2,500 students next school year.
The Lakes Area Music Festival organization enlists all-star musicians from the nation's top orchestras and opera companies- and we need a website that matches that level of artistic excellence. Our website is the primary source of information for our audience and the most important resource for developing new audiences to our classical music series.
Our wordpress site needs a facelift as we enter our 10th anniversary season. And as we lose our volunteer web designer we also need a more user-friendly theme which can be maintained by our programming-novice staff.
Project plan
Posted by
Scott L.
Executive & Artistic Director
Our mission
The Lakes Area Music Festival sparks connections between its central Minnesota community and the nation's top classical performers to create transformative musical experiences.
This mission is carried out with three fundamental core values:
EXCELLENCE. We believe in creating the highest quality of experience for our musicians and audiences as measured against any international standard.
ACCESSIBILITY. We believe in eliminating cultural, economic, and geographic barriers that often make classical music inaccessible.
COMMUNITY. We believe that creating lasting relationships between artists and audiences leads to a shared sense of purpose and long-term commitment to our region.
What we do
Over three weeks each August, 200 all-star musicians from the nation's top orchestra and opera companies converge in central Minnesota to collaborate on chamber music, symphony orchestra, opera, and ballet performances. Each performance is offered without tickets or set fees in order to make the Arts accessible to everyone, regardless of socioeconomic status.
In addition, year round concert, education, and outreach activities connect our musicians with our community in unique ways. We transform our region through unique cultural excellence and economic development as a result of arts tourism.
Testimonials
Daniel was very organized and went beyond the web redesign we had originally planned on to help with web security, SEOs, and analytics. It was very helpful to have him get our website into better working order.
It was a pleasure working with Scott! He provided me clear notes on what he was looking for to have updated on his website.
