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Catalyst Guide: Youth Engagement and the Future of Orchestras

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This Catalyst Guide from the League of American Orchestras outlines how member orchestras are taking steps to center youth creativity, empower their voices, and create career pathways. Explore the Guide to gain insights on engaging younger, more diverse audiences, and learn from successful case studies that showcase what’s possible when we embrace the energy and ideas of the next generation.

Youth Engagement – Foreword from Contributing Author Megan Delatour

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Many conversations about youth engagement in orchestras center on the need to pull in young people to secure the survival of the orchestra. But in reality, we must ask ourselves: what can an orchestra do for young people?  The purpose of an orchestra is to share, create, and uplift through our instruments, establishing and preserving …

Youth Engagement – Foreword from Contributing Author Suzanne Perrino

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What a wonderful opportunity to learn from each other. In this guide, you will find a wide spectrum of programming, ways of interacting authentically with youth, and words of hope and gratitude from young people who are finding ways to express themselves freely and find belonging in safe and creative spaces. The concert hall is …

Youth Engagement – Introduction

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As orchestras work toward greater equity, diversity, and inclusion, can any group be more important to the future of the art form than youth? Each successive generation of Americans is more diverse in terms of race and ethnicity, sexual orientation, and gender identity, and each is increasingly concerned for equity in the workplace. To engage …

Youth Engagement – Executive Summary: Key Takeaways

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In this section: Empowering Youth by Fostering Growth and Inclusion Youth, professional, and community orchestras all have the ability to foster young people’s growth as artists and leaders, in ways that promote ownership of the artform and an authentic sense of belonging. By building trust, respect, and collaboration through music, orchestras help create inclusive communities …