Events and Webinars
In This SectionMark your calendar! The League of American Orchestras offers regular events and webinars on a variety of timely topics that are relevant to orchestra administrators, board members, volunteers, and musicians. The presenters are thought leaders from the orchestra field and beyond, and the programs offer opportunities to learn from and share common problems and concerns with peers. Our National Conference is the annual capstone, engaging the full breadth of thousands of American orchestra professionals, volunteers and other participants from across the world.
Many of our online events are recorded for on-demand viewing at your convenience, and all events and webinars are either free or discounted for members.
Are there topics that you think the League of American Orchestras should address in webinars or at our annual Conference? Presenters who you think would be valuable assets to the work of orchestras? Which issues do you find most interesting, pressing, and important these days? We want your ideas!
Please use this online form to submit a mini-proposal. The deadline and notification dates are rolling, and the process will be highly competitive; only a small number of proposals can be accepted.
Upcoming Events
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Event | Executive Leadership & Management Conference | January 26 – 27, 2025
2025 Midwinter Managers Meeting, New York City
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On-Demand Webinars
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Learn | Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Member-only Content
Tenure Policies: New Developments from the American Federation of Musicians and Black Orchestral Network
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Learn | Development & Fundraising
Making Your Annual Appeals Count
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Learn | Audience Engagement
Taking Another Listen: Engaging New Audience Members of Color
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Learn | Audience Engagement
Redefining Relevance: A New Lens for Audience Development
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Learn | Audience Engagement
Adapting to Changing Audience Tastes and Preferences
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Learn | Advocacy
Travel Rules for Protected Species and Musical Instruments
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Learn | Youth Orchestras
Activating Artistry to Improve Youth Outcomes
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Learn | Marketing & Communications
Maximizing Video in Your Orchestra’s Digital Strategy
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Learn | Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Member-only Content
Free Member Webinar: Stories of Progress in Audience Engagement
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Learn | Marketing & Communications
Sure, You’re Talking, But What Are You Saying?
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Learn | Finance
Benefits of Multi-Year Forecasting
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Learn | Mental Health & Wellness
Comprehensive Fundraising Campaign Success for the Upcoming Season
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Learn | Mental Health & Wellness
Exploring Audience Attitudes about Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
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Learn | Mental Health & Wellness
Positive Leadership from the Science of Happiness
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Learn | Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
Measuring Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
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Learn | Youth Orchestras
Putting Youth First
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Learn | Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
We Are What We Play, Part 2: How to Diversify Orchestra Programming
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Learn | Human Resources
Attracting, Retaining, and Engaging Top Talent
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Learn | Audience Engagement
Post-Pandemic Engagement: How to Reach Out to NextGen in the Digital Age
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Learn | Executive Leadership & Management
Leadership from the Middle
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Learn | Marketing & Communications
Handling Burnout and Improving Mental Health in Your Organization
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Learn | Marketing & Communications Member-only Content
Reshaping the Patron Experience: The Shift from Printed to Digital Program Books
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Learn | Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
How Far We’ve Come: What’s Working and What Isn’t
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Learn | Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
Getting Started on the EDI Journey with the Kennett Symphony
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Learn | Audience Engagement
Understanding Audience Motivations in a Time of Ongoing Uncertainty
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Learn | Audience Engagement
Engaging the Latinx Community
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Learn | Development & Fundraising
Emerging Challenges and Solutions in Orchestra Fundraising
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Learn | Marketing & Communications
Returning to Performances with Live Audiences
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Learn | International Artists & Visas
U.S. Artist Visas and International Travel in the Age of COVID: Latest Update
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Learn | Development & Fundraising
Redefining the Donor Proposition
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Learn | Audience Engagement Member-only Content
Audience Attitudes about Returning to Live Concerts – A Summary of Results from the Audience Outlook Monitor Study
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Learn | Climate Change
Climate Emergency: Artistic Responses and a Call to Engagement
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Learn | COVID-19
Musicians’ Voices: Adversity and Innovation in the Time of COVID
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Learn | Mental Health & Wellness
Mental Health & Wellness: A Conversation
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Learn | Operations
2020-21: The Resiliency Season
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Learn | Operations
Navigating Uncertain Times
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Learn | Marketing & Communications
Coming Back Stronger – Using the Shutdown to Rebuild Audience Loyalty
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Learn | COVID-19
Ask CI Anything
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Learn | Operations
Shifting from Stage to Screen
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Learn | Operations Member-only Content
Balancing Acoustics and Physical Distancing as Orchestras Return to their Halls
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Learn | Development & Fundraising Member-only Content
Women are Now Driving Philanthropy. Are Orchestras Engaging Them?
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Learn | Education & Community Engagement
The New Ecosystem for Community-Centered Commitments
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Learn | Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
EDI as an Imperative in Stakeholder Engagement and Fundraising
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Learn | Audience Engagement Member-only Content
In It for the Long Haul: From Reimagining to Financial Sustainability
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Learn | COVID-19 Member-only Content
Paycheck Protection Program Update: Flexibility, Forgiveness, and Forms (June 29, 2020)
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Learn | COVID-19 Member-only Content
What Now, and What Next: Your Orchestra and COVID-19 Federal Relief, Part 2 (April 8, 2020)
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Learn | Marketing & Communications Member-only Content
Using Wallace Case Studies to Develop New Audiences
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Learn | Operations
Four Steps to an Open Communications Culture for Orchestras
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Learn | Development & Fundraising
Opportunities in Arts Giving Through Next-Gen Philanthropy
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Learn | Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
Building a Race Equity Culture in Classical Music Organizations
Past Events
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Event | Executive Leadership & Management Course | July 24 – August 2, 2024
2024 Essentials of Orchestra Management
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Event | Executive Leadership & Management Conference | January 28 – 29, 2024
2024 Midwinter Managers Meeting, Detroit
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Event | Executive Leadership & Management Seminar | January 28, 2024
Midwinter Seminar, Detroit: Organizational Resiliency in Times of Change
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Event | Executive Leadership & Management Course | July 26 – August 4, 2023
2023 Essentials of Orchestra Management
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Event | Executive Leadership & Management Meeting | January 29 – 30, 2023
2023 Midwinter Managers Meeting
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Event | Executive Leadership & Management Course | July 24 – August 2, 2022
2022 Essentials of Orchestra Management
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Event | Repertoire & Commissions Conference | March 16 – 17, 2022
2022 Bruno Walter National Conductor Preview
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Event | Executive Leadership & Management Virtual Meeting | January 31 – February 1, 2022
Leading in a Time of Change: The 2022 Online Midwinter Managers Meeting
Banner: Knoxville Symphony Orchestra musicians. Photo: Eric Smith & Bill Foster
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