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Symphony, the signature publication of the League of American Orchestras, covers the critical issues, developments, trends, and people of the orchestra world. Published online year-round, with a special Symphony magazine print edition for the League’s National Conference, Symphony features breaking news, cutting-edge research, provocative essays, interviews, and in-depth articles that take readers behind the scenes to examine how orchestras are innovating to meet the challenges of the 21st century.

Symphony has reported on the orchestra field—from audience trends to personnel changes to digital innovations—since its founding by the League of American Orchestras in 1942, while also giving the latest thinking and newest ideas their first exposure. Symphony’s awards include multiple ASCAP Foundation Deems Taylor/Virgil Thomson Awards for outstanding coverage of orchestras. Most recently, Symphony received awards for music journalism in 2020 and 2021.

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