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January 11, 2022
FY22 NEA Grants to Orchestras
52 orchestras have been awarded FY22 Grants for Arts Projects (GAP), Part 1 and Challenge America support by the National Endowment for the Arts. These orchestras will present a wide variety of concerts and festivals including works by familiar as well as emerging composers, support composer and artist residencies, host community engagement and education programs, and support training programs for young students.
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August 13, 2020
Flex Seasons
How do you plan an orchestra season during a global pandemic, when planning is impossible? By having more than one script. As government agencies revise pandemic projections and health authorities issue new safety guidance, fixed plans are out, and flexible plans that outline multiple scenarios offering ways to move forward are in.
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March 29, 2023
Measuring Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
A 60-minute webinar on using data as a tool to transform commitments into results. Harold Brown of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Doris Parent of the Philadelphia Orchestra, Sara Vicinaiz of the Youth Orchestras of San Antonio, and the League’s Caen Thomason-Redus discuss what to track, how to measure it, how to move from measurement to action, and how to build consensus along the way.
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March 11, 2021
Massive COVID-19 Relief Bill Passes Congress
New and Extended Federal Relief Approved in American Rescue Plan!; Attend the League Webinar for an Overview of Federal Relief; Advocacy Work Continues!
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January 24, 2024
FY24 NEA Grants to Orchestras
52 orchestras are direct grant recipients of Grants for Arts Projects (GAP), Part 1 awards totaling $1.255 million and 15 orchestras are receiving Challenge America grants totaling $150,000, plus there are a great number of orchestral- and instrument training program-related projects receiving NEA grants.
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December 11, 2020
YOD Directors
The mission of the Youth Orchestra Division of the League is to promote youth orchestras as essential musical, educational, and cultural assets and to provide resources to help all youth orchestras build and maintain artistic and organizational excellence.
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January 29, 2021
Recruiting and Sustaining a Diverse Staff: Increasing Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion with Orchestra Staff and Boards
Organizations are most effective when their work is governed and delivered by people who represent the diversity of the communities they serve. The following resources are designed to support orchestras’ efforts to attract and retain diverse orchestra boards and staff.
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July 25, 2023
Envision Archive: July 2021
The League of American Orchestras serves as a thought leader, promoting the ideas and ideals that will help orchestras adapt and thrive in the future —among them, artistic vibrancy, healthy cultures, civic engagement, and equity and racial justice.
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May 27, 2022
Fang Man
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January 19, 2024
Free Member Webinar: Stories of Progress in Audience Engagement
In this webinar, hear firsthand from four orchestras working in four very different communities across the U.S. on how they are building diverse audiences and working toward a sustainable, inclusive future.