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The Summer Issue reports on recent paradigm shifts at orchestras from the perspectives of the people who make classical music come to life.

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Advancing the Orchestral Experience for All

Learn how the League leads, supports, and champions America’s orchestras and the vitality of the music they perform.

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Join Us in Celebration and Solidarity

In Pride Month and beyond, the League celebrates and stands in solidarity with LGBTQIA+ people.

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Welcome to Our New EDI Resource Center!

Find new resources that are better organized, offer concrete advice, and are easier to use with your board, staff, and musicians. And there’s much more to help you advance equity, diversity, and inclusion!

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We’ve Updated the Envision Section

Learn about the ideas and ideals that will help orchestras adapt and thrive!

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We help members thrive and achieve long-term success through our programs, research, and learning resources.

News & Events

OSR: Orchestra Statistical Report

This year’s substantially abbreviated survey is available to orchestras of all sizes. League member orchestras that participate in the 2019-20 OSR survey will receive a detailed benchmarking report containing financial and operating data about peer orchestras and the ability to request custom analyses. The survey also helps academics, funders, and arts researchers who can use the information to advocate for the orchestra field and to create a better understanding of it.

Learn Equity, Diversity & Inclusion

June 3, 2021

How Orchestra Boards Can Advance Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: A Guide from the League of American Orchestras

This new Guide makes the case for the vital importance of equity, diversity, and inclusion at orchestras—from the board perspective. The authors, board members themselves, discuss the urgency of this work and offer practical advice, contextual information, and strategies for boards and orchestras to become truly representative of the communities they serve.

Spotlight

Janet Chen, Chief Executive Officer of ProMusica

Musicians have all the reflexes that will come naturally in a transition to arts administration, because you innately know what it takes to deliver a program or performance—putting the music first.

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Symphony, the quarterly magazine of the League of American Orchestras, reports on the critical issues, trends, personalities, and developments of the orchestra world.

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  • Artists from Abroad

    Resources for navigating the visa and tax rules for performances by international artists in the U.S.