
Press Releases
In This SectionContacts: Rachelle Schlosser, Media Relations and Communications
rschlosser@americanorchestras.org
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2022-2021
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June 21, 2022
New Report Finds Significant Increases in Works by Women and Composers of Color Performed by American Orchestras
A new report by the Institute for Composer Diversity, produced in partnership with the League of American Orchestras, confirms an increase in works by women and composers of color on stage.
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May 23, 2022
League of American Orchestras Launches Unprecedented 30-Orchestra Consortium, Commissions New Works by Six Women Composers
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).
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May 12, 2022
Forward Together: Orchestra Field Reunites In Person in Los Angeles for League of American Orchestras National Conference, June 1-3, 2022
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.
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April 4, 2022
Caen Thomason-Redus Joins League of American Orchestras Leadership Team as Vice President, Inclusion and Learning
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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March 24, 2022
Twenty U.S. Orchestras to Receive Three-Year Catalyst Fund Incubator Grants, Incorporating Elements from High-Tech Incubator Models to Accelerate Organizational Inclusivity and Field-Wide Learning
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.
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February 14, 2022
League of American Orchestras 2022 Bruno Walter National Conductor Preview To Showcase Six Next-Gen Conductors Leading the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductors Bertie Baigent, Tong Chen, Gonzalo Farias, Norman Huynh, Yuwon Kim, and François López-Ferrer will lead the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra at the League of American Orchestras’ Bruno Walter National Conductor Preview, March 16-17, 2022 at New Orleans’s Orpheum Theater. A free concert at 7:30 pm CST on March 17 caps the event.
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December 14, 2021
League of American Orchestras and Juilliard Extension Bring Hallmark Essentials of Orchestra Management Seminar to New York City, July 24-August 2, 2022
The League of American Orchestras' hallmark ten-day professional development seminar, Essentials of Orchestra Management, will return to New York City after nearly a decade, presented in collaboration with Juilliard Extension.
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September 21, 2021
$2.1 Million Leadership Gift from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Supports Next Phase of The Catalyst Fund
The League of American Orchestras announced today that it received $2.1 million from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to continue work through the League’s Catalyst Fund, a grantmaking program designed to develop and strengthen equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) practices in American orchestras.
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August 3, 2021
Carmen Amalia Corrales, Chris Doerr, Afa S. Dworkin, Gary Ginstling, Lina González-Granados, Andrea Kalyn, and Robert Naparstek Join League of American Orchestras Board of Directors
Seven new board members have joined the Board of Directors of the League of American Orchestras. Additionally, seven ex-officio members will serve on the Board for the 2021-22 fiscal year.
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July 22, 2021
July 2021 Media Briefing: Creativity Transcends Zip Code
Orchestras are at the epicenter of American artistic ingenuity. Our new series of periodic media briefings spotlights the stories and trends you might have missed, highlighting the spirit of innovation found at orchestras across the country.
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June 17, 2021
June 2021 Media Briefing: Creativity Transcends Zip Code
Orchestras are at the epicenter of American artistic ingenuity. Our new series of periodic media briefings spotlights the stories and trends you might have missed, highlighting the spirit of innovation found at orchestras across the country.
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June 3, 2021
Five Orchestra Musicians Will Receive Ford Musician Awards from League of American Orchestras for their Inspiring Work Outside the Concert Hall
Recipients to Share their Award-Winning Education and Community Engagement Work at the League’s 76th National Conference, Online June 7-17
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May 20, 2021
25 U.S. Orchestras to Receive Catalyst Fund Grants from League of American Orchestras to Advance Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Within Their Organizations
Disbursing 76 Grants over Three Years, $2.1 Million Grant-Making Program Has Helped Create Change in the Orchestra Field Through Programming and Policy Changes, Organizational Alignment, and Fostering of Community
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May 6, 2021
League’s 76th National Conference, Embracing a Changed World, Will Explore the Promise of a Post-Pandemic Future
Online Conference, June 7 – 17, Will Spotlight New Voices in Reflecting on Opportunities Ahead
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