New York, NY (November 7, 2019) – Charles Dickerson III, Jerrold Eberhardt, Mary Louise Gorno, Jennifer Koh, Isaac Thompson, and Sheila Williams have joined the League of American Orchestras’ Board of Directors, the League announced today. Each will serve three-year terms.
New York, NY (October 31, 2019) – Twelve orchestra professionals will participate in the League of American Orchestras’ Emerging Leaders Program, the field’s prime source for identifying and cultivating the leadership potential of talented orchestra professionals.
New York, NY (July 11, 2019) – Nineteen U.S. orchestras have received grants from the League of American Orchestras to support innovation and organizational learning. The two-year American Orchestras’ Future Fund grants, in the amount of $80,000–$150,000 each, are made possible by the generous support of the Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation.
New York, NY (July 8, 2019) – Essentials of Orchestra Management, the League of American Orchestras’ premier educational course for preparing early career orchestra professionals to be effective and innovative administrators and leaders, runs from July 8-18 in Los Angeles at the University of Southern California campus. To many, the 10-day seminar represents the gold standard of orchestra management training, offering a powerful management curriculum and providing the cohort of 35 participants an invaluable career network for the future.
New York, NY (June 4, 2019) – The League of American Orchestras announced today that Jesse Rosen, President and CEO of the League of American Orchestras, has extended his contract through September 2020, at which time he will retire from the League.
New York, NY (May 23, 2019) –The League of American Orchestras has awarded grants to twenty-three U.S. orchestras to help deepen understanding of equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI), improve practice, and strengthen organizational culture. Ranging from $15,000 to $25,000 each, the one-year grants comprise the first round of The Catalyst Fund, the League’s new three-year, $2.1 million grant-making program made possible by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
New York, NY (May 16, 2019) – Two concerts taking place during the League of American Orchestras’ 74th National Conference in Nashville (June 3-5) illustrate orchestras’ increasingly innovative programming, including poignant new works based on topical events that edge towards social justice.
New York, NY (May 9, 2019) – Five orchestra musicians will receive Ford Musician Awards for Excellence in Community Service from the League of American Orchestras at the League’s 74th National Conference in Nashville, June 3-5, 2019. The awards, supported by Ford Motor Company Fund, celebrate professional orchestra musicians who provide exemplary service in their communities and make a significant impact through education and community engagement.
New York, NY (April 16, 2019) – The League of American Orchestras’ 74th National Conference, in Nashville, June 3-5, 2019, will place music, musicians, and community at the heart of its programming. MUSIC CentriCITY will highlight field-wide advances in equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) and focus on the centrality of music, culture, and collective action in orchestras.
New York, NY (February 28, 2019) – Composers Courtney Bryan, Cindy Cox, and Fang Man will each receive orchestral commissions of $15,000 as part of the 2018 Women Composers Readings and Commissions program, an initiative of the League of American Orchestras, in partnership with American Composers Orchestra (ACO) and supported by the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.
New York, NY (February 26, 2019) – Composer Joan Tower, one of America’s most significant living composers, will receive the League of American Orchestras’ highest honor, the Gold Baton, at the League’s 74th National Conference in Nashville, June 3-5, 2019.
New York, NY (January 9, 2019) –The League of American Orchestras announced today the launch of The Catalyst Fund, a three-year pilot program of annual grants to adult and youth orchestras that aims to advance their understanding of equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) and to foster effective EDI practices. The Catalyst Fund is supported by a three-year, $2.1 million grant to the League from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
