Conference 2026: A Guide to Spotting Financial Risks in Orchestras
In this session, participants learned how to identify red flags in financial management, including financial statements, audits, and policies, that may indicate underlying risks.
Conference 2026: Establishing Your Own AI Policy and Protocols
Your team is probably already using AI, and the tools keep evolving at lightning speed. This workshop explored how to build an AI framework for your orchestra that will support innovation while providing clear guidelines for navigating an ever-changing tech landscape.
Conference 2026: Creating Healthy Orchestral Work Environments
This session explored the cultural roots of the challenges orchestras face and presents practical tools to address them.
Conference 2026: Community Impact Through Mission-Aligned Partnerships
Learn about two orchestra case studies illustrating the journey from having only occasional touchpoints with students to developing a sustained youth pathway program by partnering with other organizations in the community.
Conference 2026: Building Equitable Practices in Auditions and Tenure
This interactive session explored how orchestras across the country are reimagining their audition and tenure practices.
Conference 2026: “The Art of the Ask” in Today’s Donor Landscape
This highly interactive session presented a practical flow for donor conversations, transforming the “ask” into a guided dialogue that builds trust.
Conference 2026: Advocacy and the Art of Creative Partnerships
Learn from fresh examples of how orchestras and partners are literally putting the arts on the map, centering live events as a community asset, and working to protect human creativity and performances as technology rapidly advances.
Conference 2026: Annual Meeting and Closing Luncheon
Conference 2026’s Closing Session featured pianist and NPR host Lara Downes and jazz musician and composer Arturo O’Farrill in performance and conversation, as well as the presentation of the League’s Gold Baton award to David Hyslop.
Conference 2026: Opening Session
Conference 2026’s Opening Session featured youth performances, a keynote given by arts and culture leader Deborah Rutter, and the presentation of the League’s Gold Baton award to the Sphinx Organization.
Policy Roundup: Artist Visas, Giving Trends, Protected Species FAQ, and More
In This Issue: Speaking Up for Artist Visas; Know Your Bow: Details on U.S. and EU Policies; Stay Informed As Federal Grant Rules Shift; New Earnings Test Narrows Student Loans; and Tax Policy’s Links to Latest Giving Trends