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October 25, 2021
Returning to Performances with Live Audiences
Webinar recording; registration required.
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June 24, 2021
The Music of Community Change
Centered on the question “What is, and what should be, the role of creative placemaking in communities undergoing change?” a new report from Slover Linett about a major placemaking project in Denver holds significant learning for orchestras about how to enter into community work with humility and build toward outcomes that create belonging and social cohesion.
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January 29, 2023
2023 Midwinter Managers Meeting
Join us in January for two days of professional development and peer connection. You’ll hear from a panel on audience development in the newly renovated David Geffen Hall’s Kenneth C. Griffin Sidewalk Studio, interact with other CEOs in your budget group, and examine the role you play in key aspects of your orchestra’s operations.
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May 5, 2020
Conference 2020: Building and Sustaining Equity
We are at a pivotal time for combating the injustices that have plagued our field. Conference was infused with frank conversations on equity within our organizations, gender representation, creative youth development, and the history and impact of anti-Black racism in the classical world.
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June 13, 2022
Conference 2022 Session Recordings
After three long years, the orchestra field reunited June 1-3 to re-envision how we move ahead into a sustainable future through effective business practices, healthy and inclusive cultures, and leadership development.
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February 25, 2021
Mental Health & Wellness: A Conversation
Mental health and wellness are extremely important yet frequently overlooked and stigmatized. In a 90-minute panel discussion moderated by Stephanie Wagner, a trainer and program specialist at Healthy Minds Innovations (affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison), we will open the dialogue to normalize conversations about mental health for those in the orchestra field and beyond.
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January 4, 2024
Catalyst Guide: Audience Diversification
In this Catalyst Guide, learn from fifteen orchestras that are making progress towards engaging younger and more racially diverse audiences.
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December 4, 2019
Engage With Policymakers
Raising your voice about key issues before Congress is essential. Contacting Congress is easy to do, and your communication with elected officials will ensure that communities nationwide continue to benefit from orchestral music.
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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 23, 2021
NEA Announces Guidelines for American Rescue Plan Grants
Today, the National Endowment for the Arts announced guidelines for American Rescue Plan Grants, which are intended to help support jobs in the arts sector, keep the doors open to arts organizations, and assist the field in responding to and recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic.