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November 24, 2020
Finance
In addition to offering the toolkits and webinars that you'll find on this page, the League of American Orchestras offers an online discussion forum on its League360 platform for orchestra finance professionals.
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November 24, 2020
Artistic Programs
The League of American Orchestras champions the great music of the past, with a steadfast commitment to the new and Black, Brown, and female-identifying voices that will shape and re-imagine our artform in the future.
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April 18, 2018
National Alliance for Audition Support
The League of American Orchestras is thrilled to be a co-founder of the National Alliance for Audition Support, an unprecedented national initiative to increase the number of Black and Latinx musicians in American orchestras.
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January 21, 2021
From Now to Next: The 2021 Online Midwinter Managers Meeting
The beginning of 2021 promises to be a tough time in the life of our country, even as we begin to see progress towards coronavirus vaccination for all. In the past year, the ground has shifted under our feet, giving us reason to reconsider our mission and strategies. Join us for the Midwinter Managers Meeting, taking place online Thursday-Friday January 21-22, 2021, to explore with your colleagues how the experience of 2020 affects the work ahead.
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May 12, 2020
David Styers
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March 23, 2020
Orchestra Boardroom: March 2020
Dear Colleague, As you are no doubt aware, Congress is in final negotiations today on the terms of a third COVID-19 relief package. The League of American Orchestras has been a leading partner across the arts and nonprofit sectors in Washington, D.C. and nationwide to ensure federal relief is available to the arts and culture sector and its workforce.
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January 23, 2020
Digital Media Digest: January 2020
The NSO plans a new record label; Classical streaming service IDAGIO launches free tier; Is classical music ahead of the streaming curve?; DSO reveals state-of-the-art tech and camera upgrades for "Live from Orchestra Hall" webcast series; Residuals can make up 75% of a musician's movie score paycheque—but not on streaming; YouTube says it can delete your account if you're not 'commercially viable'; YouTube update makes it easier to deal with copyright claims; Facebook is actively licensing music videos for its YouTube rival, report claims; Billboard changes its mind: YouTube will now factor into the Billboard 200; Spotify's 'pay-for-play' advertising program has a price tag: $0.55 per click; The end of owning music: how CDs and downloads died; Mechanical Licensing Collective hands a juicy contract to HFA—critics call the deal crooked; Congress introduces the 'AM-FM Act' to overhaul terrestrial copyright laws
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June 13, 2018
Conference 2018 Highlights
More than 1,300 orchestra stakeholders met in Chicago, June 13-15, for the League's 73rd National Conference, hosted by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. See below for videos, presentations, handouts, and more.
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November 13, 2020
International Coalition of Performing Arts Organizations Aerosol Study
The third round of preliminary results from the Performing Arts Aerosol Study have been released. Key findings indicate that wearing an appropriate mask and using recommended bell covers can decrease aerosol emissions from between 60 to 90 percent when playing wind instruments, and that using plexiglass partitions can interfere with HVAC systems in rooms.
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November 20, 2020
Orchestras Feeding America
The League of American Orchestras first joined forces with Feeding America, the nation’s largest hunger relief organization, in 2009. More than 215 orchestras in all 50 states originally participated in an unprecedented coordinated effort by collecting and donating food to their local food assistance agency or food bank within Feeding America’s network of more than 200 food banks and 60,000 agencies.