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October 7, 2021
Health and Safety Policies and Planning Survey Report, September 2021
This short Your Quick Take survey offers a snapshot of vaccination, testing, and masking requirements that orchestras have in place for musicians, staff, and audiences for this fall. 202 U.S. adult and youth orchestras across a range of orchestra budget sizes participated in the survey, which was open from August 25—September 10, 2021.
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June 24, 2021
Bandwagon is Back
With a mobile, state-of-the-art shipping container as a stage, the New York Philharmonic partnered with six organizations and more than 100 artists to present four weekend-long festivals across New York City and deepen their connection with communities as part of NY Phil Bandwagon 2.
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March 24, 2021
Musicians’ Voices: Adversity and Innovation in the Time of COVID
We are now beginning to slowly emerge from a pandemic that has changed our lives, our industry, and our relationship with technology forever. What have we gained? What gifts did we find? What will we take with us or leave behind?
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February 22, 2021
The League's COVID-19 Impact Survey
Since the start of COVID-19, the League has been collecting regular updates on the impact the pandemic has had on orchestras. Our third COVID-19 Impact Survey opened on February 22, 2021, with 198 orchestras across all budget groups participating by March 11. The survey collected information to help orchestras gain a better understanding of how, when, and what the rest of the current season and the 2021-22 season might look like.
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March 22, 2021
Overview of the Latest COVID-19 Relief Opportunities
The sixth federal COVID-19 relief package, the American Rescue Plan, will extend or expand nearly every form of federal assistance that has been available to orchestras amid the coronavirus pandemic, including the Shuttered Venue Operators Grants, Employee Retention Tax Credit, and National Endowment for the Arts funding. It also introduces new opportunities.
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May 20, 2020
Conference 2020 - How to Use Scenario-building to Plan for an Uncertain Future
As our organizations contemplate seismic change in an uncertain landscape, a strong scenario-building process can help us to find the way forward. By identifying and understanding the important yet unpredictable forces at play, how these forces converge, and how they will likely influence our reality going forward, scenario-building can help us to begin to tell new stories about the future, and shape new strategies in pursuit of new realities.
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May 6, 2020
Conference 2020 - Scenario Planning in the Time of COVID-19
The COVID-19 crisis is affecting the arts and culture sector in an unprecedented way. Amidst an uncertain and seemingly ever-shifting environment, organizations must continue to respond to immediate challenges presented by the crisis while attempting to understand the potential implications of the crisis for next month, next season, and beyond.
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May 5, 2020
Conference 2020 – Opening Session: Old vs. New Power with Deborah Borda, Anthony McGill, Jesse Rosen, and Henry Timms
We kicked off our online Conference with a performance by Anthony McGill, Principal Clarinet, NY Philharmonic and Board Member, League of American Orchestras.