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47 orchestras are direct grant recipients of Grants for Arts Projects (GAP1) awards totaling $1,445,000 million and 14 orchestras are receiving Challenge America grants totaling $140,000, plus there are numerous orchestral- and instrument training program-related projects receiving NEA grants.
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The collaboration aims to unite orchestras throughout the Americas for dialogue and the sharing of ideas, make the League’s resources available to Latin American orchestras, and provide impetus to the development of Spanish language content on the League’s website.
Are you a new board member of an orchestra? Watch a free webinar designed specifically for you, led by Simon Woods, President and CEO of the League of American Orchestras, and Doug Hagerman, the League’s immediate past board chair and former Chair of the Milwaukee Symphony.
The most effective advocacy is between a constituent and a member of Congress. Simply put, it is in every orchestra’s best interest to show your elected officials – at all levels – the kinds of programs you offer and the variety of partners with which you work.
On Friday, December 5, the 185 global parties to Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) will vote on final approval of new international rules for the pernambuco wood used for bows for stringed instruments.
Updates from the League, behind-the-scenes insights, and highlighting some of our wonderful donors across the country.
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Sarah Generes will join the League of American Orchestras’ Leadership Team as Vice President of Development, League President and CEO Simon Woods announced today.