Generating an infusion of new music by women on orchestra stages over the next several seasons, the League of American Orchestras will commission orchestral works from six women composers and form a consortium of thirty U.S. orchestras to perform the works across the country (five orchestras will be paired with each composer).
After online convenings in 2020 and 2021, the League of American Orchestras National Conference will take place in person again, hosted this year by the Los Angeles Philharmonic in partnership with the Association of California Symphony Orchestras (ACSO). Nearly 1,000 orchestra administrators, musicians, board members, and volunteers will explore the theme “Forward Together” at Los Angeles’ Westin Bonaventure Hotel and Suites, June 1-3, 2022.
The League of American Orchestras supports the Black Orchestral Network and shares its goals for change. The scarcity of Black musicians on orchestral stages harms us all, and we must move urgently to address this as a field.
Trish Bryan is a member of the League’s Emeritus Board. A long-time donor to the League, and passionate arts philanthropist, Trish served on the League’s Board of Directors from 1995 to 2004.
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In this final 60-minute Catalyst Webinar, we discuss with the Detroit Symphony what it means to go the distance in this work with a renewed sense of purpose and vision for what the future may hold.
The League of American Orchestras has transformed its Leadership Team, led by President and CEO Simon Woods, in order to bring new voices to the organization and support a renewed focus on serving its more than 1,800 orchestra, institutional, and individual members.
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The League of American Orchestras has awarded three-year, $75,000 grants to twenty U.S. orchestras to help create more equitable organizational cultures through collaborative, peer-driven learning opportunities.
In This Issue: NEA and Arts Education Funds Increase for Fiscal Year 2022; Continued Calls for Relief as Research Charts COVID-19’s Impact on the Arts; League Speaks Up on Travel with Musical Instruments; Charitable Giving and Nonprofit Sector Take the Spotlight in Senate Hearing