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June 3, 2020
Your Orchestra and COVID-19 Federal Relief (April 1, 2020)
Join this free webinar for a topline overview of what is known as of now about paid leave requirements and relief, economic injury loans, payroll relief, and expanded unemployment benefits available for employees and independent contractors – 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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September 10, 2021
U.S. Artist Visas and International Travel in the Age of COVID: Latest Update
In this free 75-minute webinar, experts from Tamizdat and the hosts of ArtistsfromAbroad.org – the Association of Performing Arts Professionals and the League of American Orchestras – describe what it takes to secure U.S. artist visas and navigate COVID-19 travel restrictions right now.
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November 3, 2021
Voices of Hope
Last spring, as coronavirus positivity rates dipped in the U.S. and COVID-19 vaccines became widely available, orchestras’ fall season announcements included a hopeful sign: programs featuring orchestra and chorus. The sound of massed voices and orchestra has been sorely missed for more than a year, but with worries about the health risks of singing and uncertainty over Delta and other new variants, presenting Beethoven’s Ninth or Mahler’s “Resurrection” Symphony can be a tricky balancing act.
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June 10, 2020
Conference 2020 - Engaging Audiences in the Post-pandemic World: the Evidence for Change
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?
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May 12, 2020
Conference 2020 - Is Your Organization a 21st Century Communicator?: Four Critical Questions to Ask Right Now
The time is NOW. The coronavirus crisis requires orchestras to leave behind many of the old-fashioned ways we communicate, both internally and externally.
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April 24, 2020
Congress Acts on New Funds for PPP and SBA Loans
Congress and the White House are taking final action on a narrowly-tailored "interim" COVID-19 relief bill.
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April 17, 2020
Latest News and Action on COVID-19 Federal Relief Efforts
In This Issue: White House to Defer to States on Re-Opening; League Calls on Congress to Expand COVID-19 Relief; Weighing In on the Fine Print of Loan Programs; Reminder! League Federal Relief Resources
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January 15, 2021
Newest Federal COVID-19 Relief Options (January 15, 2021)
The $900 billion COVID-19 relief package that was signed into law on December 27 offers new federal relief options for orchestras and musicians amid the COVID-19 crisis. Join us for a 60-minute webinar that is free for League members.
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January 14, 2022
Coping with COVID-19
The League of American Orchestras is helping orchestras by researching and reporting how orchestras—and their audiences—are dealing with the pandemic.