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Midwinter Managers Meeting

Join us January 29-30 with executive directors and youth orchestra administrators in New York City.

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Event Executive Leadership & Management

January 29, 2023 - January 30, 2023

2023 Midwinter Managers Meeting

Join us in January for two days of professional development and peer connection. You’ll hear from a panel on audience development in the newly renovated David Geffen Hall’s Kenneth C. Griffin Sidewalk Studio, interact with other CEOs in your budget group, and examine the role you play in key aspects of your orchestra’s operations.
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Learn Equity, Diversity & Inclusion

June 30, 2022

Catalyst Snapshots: EDI Case Studies from American Orchestras

In the Catalyst Snapshots series, League member orchestras share stories of the tangible progress they’ve made towards their equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) goals. Read about EDI actions taken and lessons learned by seven orchestras that have faced opportunities and challenges similar to your own.

Learn Repertoire & Commissions

June 16, 2022

2022 Orchestra Repertoire Report

A new report from the Institute for Composer Diversity, produced in partnership with the League of American Orchestras, finds significant increases in works by composers of color and women composers being performed by American orchestras.
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Sonja Thoms, Vice President of Operations for the Nashville Symphony

I am only realizing now how much my musicianship can teach me about leadership, teamwork, community, mission alignment, diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.

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