Gaining the trust of local young people, learning about their needs, and responding to their interests with relevant programmatic offerings is work that is often best achieved in partnership with schools and other youth-serving organizations.
When it comes to youth engagement as a form of inclusion, signs of success are often subjective.
Engaging with Gen Z requires new modes of communication and new ways of thinking about building relationships.
Youth engagement is essential to audience experience, audience development, equitable community engagement, talent recruitment, and strategic planning, as well as learning.
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Across the country, individuals and organizations are processing the outcome of another deeply polarizing election and looking for meaning and guidance for the times ahead.
The League of American Orchestras’ pioneering Inclusive Stages program will launch into a full three year cycle, following a successful pilot year in 2023-24. Made possible by the Sakana Foundation, the program is aimed at increasing racial diversity among musicians in American orchestras.
The Orchestra Repertoire Report from the Institute for Composer Diversity, produced in partnership with the League of American Orchestras, examines the programming of BIPOC, women, non-binary and living composers by U.S. orchestras.
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Two researchers from Slover Linett at NORC, Dr. Tanya Treptow and Dr. Michelle Ernst, shared key findings from their recent in-depth study, sponsored by Classical KING FM, identifying actions the classical music sector can take to engage potential new audience members of color. Three leaders and changemakers—Dr. Mieko Hatano, Jennifer Arnold, and Emilio Alvarez—reflected on the findings and have a candid conversation about how to create a more inclusive experience for orchestra audiences.