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April 13, 2022
Home, Sweet Home
The Los Angeles Philharmonic’s new YOLA headquarters in Inglewood represents a commitment to free music-making for young people in an underserved neighborhood. It arrives as music education is becoming increasingly important for youth orchestras and communities.
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April 13, 2022
Coda: More than a Voice
Countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo is broadening the definition of the classical singer to include impresario, activist, organizer, and more.
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February 14, 2022
Latest Arts Policy News
In This Issue: Act Now: ERTC Reinstatement Gaining Support; States Now Processing FEMA Safe Opening Assistance; U.S. Copyright Office Opens Talks on 'Bots'; Shuttered Venue Grants in Action Nationwide; NEA American Rescue Plan Grants to Aid 24 Orchestras; New Engagement by U.S. Department of Education on Arts Learning; Engaging International Artists? Explore Consular Waivers, Confirm Approved Vaccines
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January 14, 2022
Forward Thinking: The Roots of Success
Pianist Lang Lang is an international star—but he forged his career here in the U.S., where he moved as a teenager to study and then performed with American orchestras large and small. It was a formative experience that he still values, as he resumes touring, runs a foundation that connects young people around the world with classical music, and takes on new artistic challenges. League President and CEO Simon Woods interviews Lang Lang.
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December 15, 2021
Engaging the Latinx Community
This 60-minute webinar, led by Arts Consulting Group, explores the changing demographics and opportunities with the growing Latinx community. We look at case study examples from the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and the San Francisco Symphony, as well as recommendations for inclusive practices and actionable insights from the LatinXperience Study. We also learn about the two mindsets identified by the study for engaging with the arts – the Pride mindset and the Progress mindset.
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November 3, 2021
Coda: Upbeat
Byron Stripling makes concepts like crossover irrelevant. He attended Eastman School of Music to study classical trumpet—and became an in-demand master of jazz trumpet. He played with legendary jazz bands—and guested with scores of American orchestras. He led jazz bands, played with pops stars—and now he’s the principal pops conductor of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.
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November 3, 2021
Helping Sounds
Five orchestra musicians are doing critically important work in their communities—work that is being honored by the League of American Orchestras’ Ford Musician Awards for Excellence in Community Service.
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November 3, 2021
Conference 2021: Embracing a Changed World
The League of American Orchestras’ 2021 National Conference featured new ideas, new voices, new formats, new music, and drew thousands of orchestra professionals—all online.
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November 3, 2021
In Memoriam: Conductor Michael Morgan
Michael Morgan (1957-2021) was committed to music education, community connections, and social justice—and he transformed the orchestras he conducted and the way we think about orchestras’ roles in the world. Members of the classical music community share their memories.
