June 28, 2021

The Score: Summer 2021

January 27, 2021

The Score: Winter 2021

News and updates from orchestras everywhere. In this issue: League helps secure federal COVID-19 relief package that includes support and resources for orchestras; concert halls and performing arts centers serve as polling places and orchestra musicians play as voters cast their ballots; orchestras perform in parks, drive-ins, and an airport hangar; advancing the careers of women in classical music.

January 14, 2022

Time Signatures

Composers have never shied from difficult subject matter or recent tragedies, but the period that began in March 2020 has been particularly challenging. Five creators share how they are documenting, reflecting, and responding with new orchestral works.

April 28, 2021

The Score: Spring 2021

November 3, 2021

In Memoriam: Conductor Michael Morgan

Michael Morgan (1957-2021) was committed to music education, community connections, and social justice—and he transformed the orchestras he conducted and the way we think about orchestras’ roles in the world. Members of the classical music community share their memories.

July 1, 2022

The Score: Summer 2022

News and updates from orchestras everywhere. The Classical Music · An Orchestral Requiem for George Floyd, Ukrainian Musicians Head Abroad, Black Orchestral Network Launches, Lizzo Debuts Her New Golden Flute

January 27, 2021

Creating Authentic, Community-Driven Partnerships

As the country copes with the pandemic and faces a longoverdue reckoning with racism, orchestras are seeking fresh ways to forge genuine connections with communities. How can orchestras collaborate with public education and community partners and offer social-emotional support and engagement? The League’s “New Ecosystem for Community-Centered Commitments” webinar gathered experts to propose new directions.

April 13, 2022

Catalyzing Progress

The League’s new Catalyst Guide, Promising Practices: Actions Orchestras Can Take to Make Progress Toward Equity, provides concrete advice and real-world examples from orchestras that are working to expand equity, diversity, and inclusion.