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May 17, 2023
Spotlight: Lowell Noteboom
Lowell Noteboom is a Partner at Stinson Leonard Street LLP. He is also a Member and Former Chair of the Board of Directors of The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra.
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July 1, 2022
Board Room: California States of Mind
Board chairs of seven California orchestras speak out about what they see as today’s most pressing issues—for their own orchestras and the field at large.
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July 1, 2022
Forward Together
The pandemic has been a time of unprecedented collaborative learning among orchestras. But the post-pandemic environment will require orchestras to go further, finding ways to integrate departmental goals and organizational aspirations with new clarity.
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April 13, 2022
Cementing Flexibility
Will the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra’s new collective-bargaining agreement, with more flexible work rules, usher in permanent changes in how orchestras and musicians work together?
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April 13, 2022
Catalyzing Progress
The League’s new Catalyst Guide, Promising Practices: Actions Orchestras Can Take to Make Progress Toward Equity, provides concrete advice and real-world examples from orchestras that are working to expand equity, diversity, and inclusion.
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April 13, 2022
Board Room: The View from the Chair
Our tumultuous era presents an opportunity for board chairs to lead their orchestras in rebuilding and renewing their organizations. What do today’s leaders expect as they look forward?
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January 14, 2022
Changing the Face of Volunteerism
Volunteer groups at orchestras are seeking younger and more diverse volunteers to better reflect today’s society and to connect their message and mission with their communities.
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January 14, 2022
Managing Change
Essentials of Orchestra Management has long been one of the League of American Orchestras’ signature professional-development courses: an immersive, intensive boot camp in how to succeed at running an orchestra. Now Essentials is getting an update, staying relevant to the present—and future—of orchestras.
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November 3, 2021
Anti-Asian Discrimination at American Orchestras
Musicians of Asian descent are visible on orchestra stages across the country, but their numbers do not reflect their voice, power, or influence, and many experience maltreatment or marginalization in their professional lives.
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November 3, 2021
Forward Thinking: Power in Sharing
Arts organizations have long been dominated by the singular artistic leader at the top whose vision sets the course for the organization. As society changes and expectations for the sharing of power grow, that model is shifting in exciting ways. The Public Theater in New York is embracing a model of shared artistic leadership, with new voices and perspectives at the top—and is finding fresh success. What might orchestras learn? League President and CEO Simon Woods interviews Oskar Eustis, artistic director of the Public Theater.
