July 5, 2023

Conference 2023: Youth Perspectives on Engaging with Orchestras

Deepen your understanding of the priorities of the next generation as we review the findings of a nationwide survey of current high school youth orchestra students, undergraduate and graduate music majors, and recent graduates.

June 21, 2023

Conference 2023: Opening Concert and Keynote

We kicked off the League's 78th National Conference in beautiful Heinz Hall with performances by both the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra and the Three Rivers Young Peoples Orchestras, as well as a keynote by National Endowment for the Arts Chair Maria Rosario Jackson.

February 24, 2023

Putting Youth First

Whether your orchestra provides a one-time educational concert or an intensive instrumental training program, watch a 60-minute webinar designed to assist you in helping your students reach their full creative potential.

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.

January 14, 2022

The Score: Winter 2022

In this issue: Omicron Impact; · Symphony Magazine Article Wins Award; Messiah Reconsidered; Youth Orchestras Return

November 3, 2021

The Score: Fall 2021

In this issue: Orchestras Mark 20th Anniversary of 9/11; Sounds of Summer; New Homes for Orchestras; Women Composers on the Map

July 15, 2021

Opening Ears: New Music for Young Musicians

Research tells us that early experiences – including what young musicians hear and perform – "stick," but historically, repertoire for young musicians has not included contemporary works, especially not works from composers of diverse backgrounds.

April 28, 2021

Lockdown Learning

Though in-person instruction has been mostly shut down since the pandemic began in 2020, youth orchestras have been finding myriad ways to rehearse and perform, socially distanced. And some of the changes will likely be lasting, informing music education in the future.

April 28, 2021

The Score: Spring 2021