Conference 2025: Disaster Preparation and Recovery
Orchestras, like any business or home, need to prepare in advance for disruption that can result from emergencies like natural disasters and public safety threats.
Conference 2025: Follow the Music for Systemic Change
Drawing from their lived experiences in and around orchestras, session leaders highlighted successes, challenges, and the degree to which orchestras can embrace freedom of creative expression as a pathway for transformation, while also adhering to advocacy constraints, anti-discrimination laws and policies, and other internal and external forces.
Conference 2025: Orchestras as Partners in Community Health and Wellness
This session provided the practical insights your orchestra needs to take its first steps or deepen its role in community health and wellness.
Conference 2025: Building a Compelling Case
Regardless of your orchestra’s staff and budget size, learn how your orchestra can communicate and measure its relevance and address real time community needs and priorities.
Conference 2025: Creating an Environmentally Sustainable Future for Your Orchestra and Community
This session discussed innovative solutions and how to build sustainability into our operations, from global efforts to protect endangered woods to changes in offices, performance venues, and touring practices.
Conference 2025: Culture of Philanthropy and Best Practices for Institutional Funding
This session addressed how to create and sustain a culture of philanthropy, examine these best practices, and demonstrate the lifecycle of an institutional gift, highlighting case studies with lessons learned and commentary from panelists along the way.
Conference 2025: Music and Mind: A Panel Discussion
Following her keynote at the Opening Session, Soprano Renée Fleming was joined by leading experts from the music and health field for a free-ranging conversation about the power of music to improve health and support brain development.
Conference 2025: The New Subscription Economy
This Insight Session explored the encouraging trend of growing subscription sales in orchestras, positioning it within the broader context of the rising demand for subscription-like products across industries.
Conference 2025: Annual Meeting and Closing Luncheon: Home, Freedom, and Belonging with Kinan Azmeh
Conference 2025’s Closing Session featured a performance by and conversation with Kinan Azmeh—Syrian clarinet player, composer of contemporary classical music, and frequent guest artist at orchestras.
Conference 2025: Opening Session, Gold Baton Award, and Keynote
Conference 2024’s Opening Session featured youth performances, a keynote given by American soprano Renée Fleming, and the presentation of the League’s Gold Baton award to American conductor Marin Alsop.