The League of American Orchestras is offering a 10-day leadership program for musicians in July and August of 2024 at New York's Juilliard School, the New York Times reports.
The Essentials of Orchestra Management is "America's flagship program for early- and mid-career orchestra and arts professionals," per the League of American Orchestras, and it's designed "to provide them the knowledge they need to inspire, and challenges tomorrow's leaders."
Topics for the international cohort of 36 orchestra and arts professionals include "artistic planning and leadership," as well as finance, strategic planning, equity, diversity, and inclusion, education, community engagement, and youth programs; human resources and organizational culture; leadership and governance; advocacy, marketing, and communications; digital and electronic media; orchestra operations, and negotiations, per the League of American Orchestras.
The program includes two Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center concerts and a tour of David Geffen Hall, as well as peer discussions, mentoring, and a breakout session on women in the arts field. Read the Entire Article
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