League Forward: Summer/Fall 2024
Updates from the League, behind-the-scenes insights, and highlighting some of our wonderful donors across the country.
League of American Orchestras Elects Alan Mason as New Board Chair
Alan Mason has been elected Chair of the League of American Orchestras’ Board of Directors, the League has announced. The California-based finance executive and musician recently retired as a Managing Director at BlackRock and is the Prior President of the Association of California Symphony Orchestras Board. Mason currently serves as a board member of the Monterey Symphony and is a prior board member of the Oakland Symphony, Santa Rosa Symphony, and Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra.
Protected: Redefining Relevance: A New Lens for Audience Development
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Redefining Relevance: A New Lens for Audience Development
Former opera singer Ruth Hartt—now Chief of Staff at the Clayton Christensen Institute for Disruptive Innovation—leverages the powerful lens of customer centricity to challenge traditional assumptions and reveal untapped growth opportunities.
2024 Renewal Instructions
Instructions for renewing your orchestra’s League membership.
Protected: Adapting to Changing Audience Tastes and Preferences
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Adapting to Changing Audience Tastes and Preferences
The session explores the larger landscape of musical tastes, types of orchestral experiences, interest in music appreciation (educational) programming, interest in thematic programming, receptivity to immersive formats, and other topics.
House Defeats Brecheen Amendments, Senate Acts Next
After supportive remarks by Interior Subcommittee Chair Mike Simpson (R-ID) and Ranking Member Chellie Pingree (D-ME) on behalf of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), the House defeated a pair of amendments offered by Rep. Josh Brecheen (R-OK).
Conference 2024: Creative Partnerships to Maximize Youth Learning and Development
Now in its eighth year of collaboration, Houston Youth Symphony (HYS) partners with the professional wind quintet, WindSync, in a yearly school residency and performance with the HYS Coda Program, Houston’s first after-school El Sistema-inspired program.
House Amendment Would Reduce NEA Funding by 25%
After swift subcommittee and committee passage, the full House of Representatives is expected to consider Interior funding next week, which includes the annual budget for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).