April 28, 2021

The Score: Spring 2021

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 17, 2024

Conference 2024: Opening Session and Gold Baton Award

Conference 2024's Opening Session showcased the Houston Youth Symphony, a keynote address from Gabriela Lena Frank, and the presentation of the Gold Baton Award to Lee Koonce.

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.

July 17, 2024

Conference 2024: CPR for Growing Audience (Care, Programming, Reinvention)

TRG Arts' Eric Nelson and leaders from three orchestras discussed strategies in audience engagement and development.

January 14, 2022

The Score: Winter 2022

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

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.

April 12, 2024

Activating Artistry to Improve Youth Outcomes

Accomplished teaching artists Eric Booth and Hassan Anderson share their expertise in successful creative youth development through the tools of quality teaching artistry.

July 19, 2024

Conference 2024: Creative Partnerships to Maximize Youth Learning and Development

Now in its eighth year of collaboration, Houston Youth Symphony (HYS) partners with the professional wind quintet, WindSync, in a yearly school residency and performance with the HYS Coda Program, Houston’s first after-school El Sistema-inspired program.

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.