Youth Engagement – Chapter 6: Evaluating Impact
When it comes to youth engagement as a form of inclusion, signs of success are often subjective.
Youth Engagement – Chapter 7: Communicating with Gen Z
Engaging with Gen Z requires new modes of communication and new ways of thinking about building relationships.
Youth Engagement – Chapter 8: Integrating Youth Engagement
Youth engagement is essential to audience experience, audience development, equitable community engagement, talent recruitment, and strategic planning, as well as learning.
Protected: Virtual Town Hall: October 2024
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A Post-Election Message from Our CEO and President, Simon Woods
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.
League of American Orchestras Launches Three Year Inclusive Stages Program, Aiming to Increase Musician Racial Diversity at American Orchestras
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.
U.S. Department of Education Message to School Officials: Access Support for Arts Education
In a culmination of years of advocacy, earlier this month the U.S. Department of Education’s Deputy Secretary issued a letter to state education officials reinforcing the ways federal funding can be used to support arts education within the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).
2024 Orchestra Repertoire Report
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.
Protected: Taking Another Listen: Engaging New Audience Members of Color
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Taking Another Listen: Engaging New Audience Members of Color
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.