Iconic flutist and composer Valerie Coleman shared inspiration and innovation for hope, harmony, and unity as we engage our communities. Through the lens of her own journey with music, she reflected on how artists address our shared humanity and the relationship of the arts to where we are today as a society. We also awarded the Gold Baton, the League’s highest honor.
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) awarded 101 grants to orchestras through the Grants for Arts Projects categories in FY2020, totaling $2,337,000.
The decisions as to when and how orchestra musicians will gather again – in rehearsal, for performances, and in smaller groups and large ones – are informed first and foremost by the health and safety of all participants. Musicians will come together to rehearse before doors are opened to concert halls and other public spaces, and the use of varied musical instruments has unique implications.
How is our relationship with arts and culture being reshaped by the pandemic and its legacy? What will the audiences and communities we serve need from us in the future? And how might the orchestral experience evolve in order to best meet these needs?
Topics to include audience development, lessons learned from failed ideas, and a presentation on a messaging framework that helped align the Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s sales messaging with broad-based fundraising, patron stewardship, storytelling, and communications.
Today’s youth will be creating the future in which orchestras thrive, and—through creative practice—orchestras can support the new reality in which students live by offering an integrated approach to young people’s creative, social, emotional, and intellectual development.
Naming and centering organizational values of equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) is more important than ever in the current crisis. This session offers an overview of the San Francisco Symphony’s efforts over almost two years to build a more inclusive and equitable organizational culture.
The League’s digital media consultants, Joe Kluger and Michael Bronson, will cover strategic and practical issues relating to the digital distribution of music for news, audience engagement, and promotional purposes during the COVID-19 pandemic. This session will be applicable for both EMA and non-EMA orchestras.
Speaker: Kyle Miller, Pryor Cashman, LLP Moderator: Heather Noonan, League of American Orchestras This session provides new information on the loan forgiveness process for the Paycheck Protection Program, which has been a key form of relief for orchestras and musicians amidst the COVID-19 crisis. We will provide essential background on the loan forgiveness process for …
Drawing from the expertise of facility management leaders at Minnesota Orchestra and the San Diego Symphony, as well as an architect, a mechanical engineer, and a building sustainability expert with expertise in performance venues, this panel shared immediate facility management steps you can take today to support the health and well-being of your staff, patrons, and facility during COVID-19.