{"id":12676,"date":"2016-06-16T19:46:00","date_gmt":"2016-06-16T19:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/?p=12676"},"modified":"2022-08-08T14:32:21","modified_gmt":"2022-08-08T14:32:21","slug":"conference-2016-highlights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/conference-2016-highlights\/","title":{"rendered":"Conference 2016: Highlights"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This year, nearly 1,000 orchestra administrators, musicians, trustees, and volunteers gathered in Baltimore for the League&#8217;s 71st National Conference, in 2016. Here are some of the highlights. Check back soon!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"openingplenary\"><a name=\"#openingplenary\"><\/a>Opening Plenary<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Our opening plenary, at Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, began with a celebratory performance by the Baltimore Youth Symphony Orchestra and members of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra\u2019s renowned OrchKids program. This included the moving work &#8220;One Baltimore,&#8221; composed by Baltimore Symphony Orchestra percussionist Brian Prechtl, one of five recipients of the League of American Orchestras&#8217; new Ford Musicians Award for Excellence in Community Service. League president and CEO Jesse Rosen gave introductory context to our meeting. An address by keynote speaker Earl Lewis, president of the Mellon Foundation, followed, as well as a panel discussion moderated by Jamie Bennet, executive director, ArtPlace in America featuring Marin Alsop, music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Alex Laing, principal clarinet, Phoenix Symphony; and Lewis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Full Opening Plenary<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>Including introductory remarks by Jesse Rosen, President and CEO, League of American Orchestras and address by keynote speaker Earl Lewis<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Richness of Difference: Opening Plenary, League of American Orchestras 71st National Conference\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_kEofi3i-1k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Jesse_Rosen_Opening_Plenary_Remarks_Baltimore_Conference_2016.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;The Richness of Difference&#8221;: Transcript of League of American Orchestras&#8217; President and CEO Jesse Rosen&#8217;s introductory remarks<\/a><\/strong> (PDF)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Speakers: Marin Alsop, music director, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Jamie Bennett, executive director, ArtPlace in America; Alex Laing, principal clarinet, Phoenix Symphony; Earl Lewis, president, Mellon Foundation<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Excerpt of Opening Plenary<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>Address by keynote speaker Earl Lewis, President of the Mellon Foundation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Richness of Difference: Opening Plenary, League of American Orchestras 71st National Conference\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_kEofi3i-1k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Brian Prechtl: &#8220;One Baltimore&#8221;<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>Performed at the Opening Plenary by the Baltimore Youth Symphony Concert Orchestra; members of OrchKids; Nicholas Hersh, associate conductor, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; and Brian Prechtl, percussion and OrchKids teacher, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;One Baltimore&quot; by Brian Prechtl at League of American Orchestras&#039; 71st National Conference\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x8KUacc6_U4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-gray-dark-color has-blue-light-background-color has-text-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>SD&amp;A Teleservices, Inc. and Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) generously co-sponsored the Opening Plenary.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/SDAAppPic-150x150-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12705\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sdats.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SD&amp;A Teleservices, Inc.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"205\" height=\"130\" src=\"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/BMIlogo.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12094\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmi.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"luncheon\"><a name=\"#luncheon\"><\/a>League Luncheon and Annual Meeting<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The League Luncheon and Annual Meeting included the presentation by Brent Assink, executive director,&nbsp;San Francisco Symphony,&nbsp;of the Gold Baton, the League&#8217;s highest honor,&nbsp;to Kris Sinclair,&nbsp;executive director, Association of California Symphony Orchestras (ACSO), who is retiring this year after thirty-one years at ACSO\u2019s helm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Five musicians were awarded the Ford Musician Awards for Excellence in Community Service:&nbsp;Penny Anderson Brill,&nbsp;Viola,&nbsp;Michael &amp; Carol&nbsp;Belier&nbsp;Chair, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra;&nbsp;Sharon Orme,&nbsp;Bass Clarinet,&nbsp;Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Jeff Paul,&nbsp;Principal Oboist,&nbsp;South Dakota Symphony Orchestra;&nbsp;&nbsp;Brian Prechtl,&nbsp;Percussion,&nbsp;Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; and&nbsp;Beth Vandervennet,&nbsp;Cello,&nbsp;Oakland Symphony.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Patricia A. Richards, chair, Board of Directors, League of American Orchestras, hosted the Annual Meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;event was capped by a&nbsp;performance featuring highlights from Porgy &amp; Bess and My Fair Lady, sponsored by Uzan International&nbsp;Artists, and featuring&nbsp;Patrick Dunn, UIA Performer; Aaron Gandy, UIA Performer;&nbsp;Laquita Mitchell,&nbsp;UIA Performer;&nbsp;Victor Ryan Robertson, UIA Performer; Elena Shaddow, UIA Performer; Matthew Stephens, UIA Performer; and Tom Wopat, Chaplin Entertainment Performer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The League Luncheon and Annual Meeting was emceed&nbsp;by Peabody Award winning broadcaster and producer,&nbsp;Elliott Forrest.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-gray-dark-color has-blue-light-background-color has-text-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The League of American Orchestras\u2019 Annual Meeting was sponsored by CCS Fundraising and The Luncheon Showcase was sponsored by Uzan International Artists.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:57px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"81\" src=\"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/CCS.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12724\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/ccsfundraising.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">CCS Fundraising<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/1519163733754.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12728\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/1519163733754.png 200w, https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/1519163733754-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uzanartists.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Uzan International Artists<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"closingluncheon\"><a name=\"#closingluncheon\"><\/a>Closing Luncheon<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Our closing luncheon, the capstone of the conference, featured a forum focused on identifying key actions orchestras can take, individually and collectively, to help our institutions and art form become more responsive to and reflective of the diversity and dynamism of 21st century America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We heard from a renowned national policy leader, a remarkable civil rights activist as well as a senior leader within the U.S. Department of Education about the context and systems that dramatically shape efforts to increase diversity, inclusion, and equity. Their remarks were followed by a dynamic panel discussion with four members of our orchestral community deeply committed to enhancing orchestras&#8217; relevance to the broadest possible public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Address from The Honorable Elijah Cummings, U.S. Representative (MD-7)<br>Closing Luncheon<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Hon. Elijah E. Cummings, U.S. Representative, League of American Orchestras\u2019 71st Conference\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/veogZDz6Ang?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Address from DeRay Mckesson, civil rights activist; Address from Dr. Monique Chism, deputy assistant secretary for policy and programs, OESE, U.S. Department of Education; Closing Luncheon Remarks and Panel<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Richness of Difference: Closing Plenary, League of American Orchestras 71st National Conference\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-Acy9NVOirA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Speakers: Marin Alsop, music director, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Jamie Bennett, executive director, ArtPlace in America; Dr. Monique Chism, deputy assistant secretary for policy and programs, OESE, U.S. Department of Education; The Honorable&nbsp;<em>U.S. Representative Elijah Cummings (MD-7);<\/em>&nbsp;Alex Laing, principal clarinet, Phoenix Symphony; DeRay Mckesson, civil rights activist, We The Protestors; Anne Parsons, president and CEO, Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Gayle S. Rose, board chairman, Memphis Symphony Orchestra<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-gray-dark-color has-blue-light-background-color has-text-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/akustiks.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Akustiks<\/a> generously sponsored the Closing Luncheon.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"209\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/akustiks.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12233\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"preconference\"><a name=\"#preconference\"><\/a>Pre-Conference Seminars<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pb-accordion-item c-accordion__item js-accordion-item no-js\" data-initially-open=\"false\" data-click-to-close=\"true\" data-auto-close=\"true\" data-scroll=\"false\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\"><h2 id=\"at-126760\" class=\"c-accordion__title js-accordion-controller\" role=\"button\">Education and Community Engagement (EDCE) Pre-Conference Convening<\/h2><div id=\"ac-126760\" class=\"c-accordion__content\">\n<p>This year&#8217;s conference focused on diversity, particularly as it relates to increasing the involvement of members of underrepresented communities in all aspects of our orchestras\u2014on stage, in the board room and the executive offices, and in the audience. This half-day convening, for all those interested in orchestras&#8217; education and community engagement efforts, was held at a Baltimore Symphony Orchestra&#8217;s OrchKids site. Using OrchKids (the nation&#8217;s largest El Sistema-inspired program) as a case study, we observed two ensembles in action; heard directly from kids, parents, school personnel, partners, and BSO personnel; and engaged in a dynamic conversation about the key dimensions of music education programs that strive for social change, as well as critical questions to be addressed as the field develops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-coral-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/OrchkidsFinalPresentation.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View the PowerPoint presentation for this convening (PDF)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Speakers: Carol Bogash, vice president, education and community development, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Eric Booth, president, Everyday Arts, Inc; Camille Delaney-McNeil, site coordinator, Lockerman-Bundy Elementary School, OrchKids; Ayanna Hudson, arts education director, National Endowment for the Arts; Dennie Palmer Wolf, principal, WolfBrown; Dan Trahey, artistic director, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra OrchKids<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pb-accordion-item c-accordion__item js-accordion-item no-js\" data-initially-open=\"false\" data-click-to-close=\"true\" data-auto-close=\"true\" data-scroll=\"false\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\"><h2 id=\"at-126761\" class=\"c-accordion__title js-accordion-controller\" role=\"button\">Getting Your Board on Board with Donor Development and Fundraising<\/h2><div id=\"ac-126761\" class=\"c-accordion__content\">\n<p>If there is a shared dream of board leaders, executive directors, and chief development officers, it is one in which every board member is taking part in donor development and fundraising. The good news is that this is not an impossible dream. AAA, a program for boards and volunteer councils that engages all members as Ambassadors and some as Advocates and\/or Askers, is being used with great success by boards and volunteer councils across the country and around the world. In this seminar, the program\u2019s developer, Kay Sprinkel Grace, introduced the program, provided tools for implementation, and shared her trusted approach to the philanthropic process and unique transaction to transformation giving model. Kay\u2019s recent work with orchestras includes coaching major gift leadership committees at the LA Phil and San Francisco Symphony and working on board development and strategic planning with orchestras ranging from the Wichita Symphony Orchestra to the Oakland East Bay Symphony. She is on the board of Philharmonia Baroque.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>View the materials for this seminar:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-coral-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Orchestra2016AAAGenericSurvey.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sample AAA Survey (Kay Sprinkel Grace) (PDF)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Faculty: Kay Sprinkel Grace, organizational consultant, Transforming Philanthropy, LLC<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>This seminar was made possible by generous grants from the Mellon Foundation, The Hearst Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pb-accordion-item c-accordion__item js-accordion-item no-js\" data-initially-open=\"false\" data-click-to-close=\"true\" data-auto-close=\"true\" data-scroll=\"false\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\"><h2 id=\"at-126762\" class=\"c-accordion__title js-accordion-controller\" role=\"button\">Seminar for New Executive Directors<\/h2><div id=\"ac-126762\" class=\"c-accordion__content\">\n<p>You&#8217;re a new executive director, in your first few years on the job, or about to become one. Not only are you navigating your way as the new CEO, but you are expected to be proficient in virtually every area of management, from fundraising and finance to governance, artistic programming, human resources, and everything in between. This seminar explored the myriad relationships an orchestra executive director must cultivate, surveyed the technical nuts and bolts of the position, and discussed strategies for keeping heads above water in what can be an all-consuming job. It provided participants with tools to be a more effective leader and suggestions on how to get off to a great start. Participants explored how orchestras are structured and how they function, as well as what is unique to their culture and what sets them apart from other types of organizations. Participants were introduced to a number of best practices for working with the board, staff, music director, musicians, donors, and community stakeholders. Participants had an opportunity to discuss specific challenges, share ideas, and strengthen relationships with peers at other orchestras. Participants were also provided with a bibliography of helpful readings and resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>View the materials for this seminar:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-coral-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/ChairExpectationsofCEO_ChairPromisestoCEO.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Chair Expectations of CEO, Chair Promises to CEO (PDF)<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-coral-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/ScottFaulknersOrchestraManagementNuggets.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Scott Faulkner&#8217;s Orchestra Management Nuggets (PDF)<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-coral-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/SuggestedResources-bibliographyEDs.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Suggested Resources: Bibliography (PDF)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Faculty: Scott Faulkner, principal bassist, Reno Philharmonic &amp; Reno Chamber Orchestra, general manager, Classical Tahoe, former executive director, Reno Chamber Orchestra; Pat Richards, interim president &amp; CEO, Utah Symphony | Utah Opera; chair of the board of directors, League of American Orchestras; William Quillen, director of development, Berkeley Symphony; John Verdon, vice president and chief financial officer, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>This seminar is made possible by generous grants from the Mellon Foundation, The Hearst Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"friday9\"><a name=\"#friday9\"><\/a>Friday Sessions, 9:00am-10:15pm<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pb-accordion-item c-accordion__item js-accordion-item no-js\" data-initially-open=\"false\" data-click-to-close=\"true\" data-auto-close=\"true\" data-scroll=\"false\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\"><h2 id=\"at-126763\" class=\"c-accordion__title js-accordion-controller\" role=\"button\">Building a Dynamic Individual Giving Program<\/h2><div id=\"ac-126763\" class=\"c-accordion__content\">\n<p>In today\u2019s highly competitive philanthropic environment, fundraising programs must engage donors in more creative ways, be responsive to changing donor behaviors and trends, and utilize the most effective fundraising techniques that deliver maximal results. This session explored some of the best practices, strategies, and creative techniques seen in highly performing fundraising programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-coral-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/BuildingDynamicIndividualGivingProgramJH.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View the PowerPoint presentation for this session (PDF)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Speaker: Jane Hargraft, vice president for development, Seattle Symphony<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pb-accordion-item c-accordion__item js-accordion-item no-js\" data-initially-open=\"false\" data-click-to-close=\"true\" data-auto-close=\"true\" data-scroll=\"false\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\"><h2 id=\"at-126764\" class=\"c-accordion__title js-accordion-controller\" role=\"button\">Developing Your Diversity Plan<\/h2><div id=\"ac-126764\" class=\"c-accordion__content\">\n<p>It can be a daunting task to define, articulate, and prioritize the actions necessary to advance orchestra diversity. During this session, we explored a framework for diversity and inclusion planning. Panelists from the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra shared how they have applied the framework to build momentum around diversity and inclusion work. Opportunities and challenges encountered during the planning process were discussed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-coral-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/DevelopingYourDiversityPlanJune102016.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View the PowerPoint presentation for this session (PDF)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Speakers: Jessica Schmidt, director of education and community engagement, Boston Symphony Orchestra, consultant; Susan Stucker, chief operating officer, New Jersey Symphony Orchestra; Bob Wagner, principal bassoonist, New Jersey Symphony Orchestra<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Made possible by a generous grant from Ford Foundation.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pb-accordion-item c-accordion__item js-accordion-item no-js\" data-initially-open=\"false\" data-click-to-close=\"true\" data-auto-close=\"true\" data-scroll=\"false\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\"><h2 id=\"at-126765\" class=\"c-accordion__title js-accordion-controller\" role=\"button\">Electronic Media Strategy and Implementation in an Age of Continuous Change<\/h2><div id=\"ac-126765\" class=\"c-accordion__content\">\n<p>Production, distribution channels, and revenue models change at a dizzying rate, requiring ever greater clarity of electronic media goals and strategy. This session explored critical strategic questions for orchestras of all sizes, unpacked the Integrated Media Agreement, and provided insights into current and evolving implementation models.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-coral-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/ElectronicMediaStrategyElective.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View the PowerPoint presentation for this session (PDF)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Speakers: Vince Ford, director of digital media, New York Philharmonic; Joe Kluger, principal, WolfBrown<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pb-accordion-item c-accordion__item js-accordion-item no-js\" data-initially-open=\"false\" data-click-to-close=\"true\" data-auto-close=\"true\" data-scroll=\"false\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\"><h2 id=\"at-126766\" class=\"c-accordion__title js-accordion-controller\" role=\"button\">Taking Out the Guesswork: Using Research to Build Arts Audiences<\/h2><div id=\"ac-126766\" class=\"c-accordion__content\">\n<p>Cultivating new audiences and strengthening bonds with current attendees is a top priority for most arts organizations. Audience research can advance those goals by helping you understand barriers preventing potential audiences from attending; discover potential points of engagement; develop more effective promotional materials; and assess progress toward audience-building goals. Even so, many orchestras shy away from research, often citing lack of money, time, or skills to carry it out. Drawing from a new guide published by The Wallace Foundation, this session with marketing and research expert Bob Harlow demonstrated how research is helping organizations build audiences, with guidance on how to carry it out effectively, even on a small budget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the&nbsp;<strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wallacefoundation.org\/knowledge-center\/Pages\/How-Audience-Research-Can-Help-Build-Arts-Audiences.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">accompanying video<\/a><\/strong>, speaker Bob Harlow delivers his&nbsp;<em>Taking Out the Guesswork<\/em>&nbsp;presentation at the 2016 conference of Arts Reach, an association of arts professionals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to Build a Better Audience\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/D73FcoasRQc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-coral-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Guesswork2016LAOConference.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View the PowerPoint presentation for this session (PDF)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Speaker: Bob Harlow, Bob Harlow Research &amp; Consulting, LLC<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Made possible by the generous support of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wallacefoundation.org\/pages\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Wallace Foundation<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"friday11\"><a name=\"#friday11\"><\/a>Friday Sessions, 11:00am-12:15pm<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pb-accordion-item c-accordion__item js-accordion-item no-js\" data-initially-open=\"false\" data-click-to-close=\"true\" data-auto-close=\"true\" data-scroll=\"false\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\"><h2 id=\"at-126767\" class=\"c-accordion__title js-accordion-controller\" role=\"button\">Building a Healthy Organizational Culture to Attract and Retain Talent<\/h2><div id=\"ac-126767\" class=\"c-accordion__content\">\n<p>Finding the right people for your board, staff, or volunteer council can be a challenge. So can keeping them. Cultivating an organizational culture that empowers individuals and teams to do their best work and that ensures people feel valued is essential. In this session, we unpacked practices you can employ to improve productivity and morale back home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>View the materials for this seminar:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-coral-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/BuildingOrganizationalCultureHandout.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Handout (PDF)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Speaker: Pratichi Shah, founder and CEO, Flourish Talent Management Solutions (FTMS)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Sponsored by&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/partnersinperformance.us\/\" target=\"_blank\">Partners in Performance.<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pb-accordion-item c-accordion__item js-accordion-item no-js\" data-initially-open=\"false\" data-click-to-close=\"true\" data-auto-close=\"true\" data-scroll=\"false\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\"><h2 id=\"at-126768\" class=\"c-accordion__title js-accordion-controller\" role=\"button\">Capitalizing a Reimagined Subscription Model<\/h2><div id=\"ac-126768\" class=\"c-accordion__content\">\n<p>There is much talk today about reimagining subscription models. In this session, Susan Nelson of TDC helped delegates understand the implications of making a change in your subscription programs, drawing on examples from TDC\u2019s practice. She noted the key questions an organization must address and review expense and revenue models. Participants left with a clearer insight into potential options and the resources required to support new ways of packaging your subscriptions \u2014both in terms of risk capital as well as long-term liquidity needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-coral-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/League-of-American-Orchestras-TDC-Session-1-vF.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View the PowerPoint presentation for this session (PDF)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Speaker: Susan Nelson, executive vice president, TDC<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pb-accordion-item c-accordion__item js-accordion-item no-js\" data-initially-open=\"false\" data-click-to-close=\"true\" data-auto-close=\"true\" data-scroll=\"false\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\"><h2 id=\"at-126769\" class=\"c-accordion__title js-accordion-controller\" role=\"button\">Exemplary Community Service: Ford Musician Awardees in Action<\/h2><div id=\"ac-126769\" class=\"c-accordion__content\">\n<p>Delegates met the musicians whose exemplary community service earned a Ford Musician Award for Excellence in Community Service from the League of American Orchestras. They experienced samples of the musicians&#8217; work and learned what motivated them to go above and beyond. Delgates learned how to foster and recognize the full range of potential for musicians to make a difference through community engagement activities<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>View the materials for this session:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-coral-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/PittsburghMusicAndWellness.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Music and Wellness at the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PDF)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Speakers: Eric Booth, president, Everyday Arts, Inc; Penny Anderson Brill, viola, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra\u2019s Music and Wellness Program; Shannon Orme, bass clarinet, Detroit Symphony Orchestra\u2019s Neighborhood Residency Initiative; Jeffrey Paul, principal oboe, South Dakota Symphony Orchestra\u2019s Lakota Music Project; Brian Prechtl, percussion, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra\u2019s OrchKids; Beth Vandervennet, cello, Oakland Symphony\u2019s Music for Excellence Program (MUSE)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Made possible by the generous support of&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/corporate.ford.com\/company\/community\/ford-fund.html\" target=\"_blank\">Ford Motor Company Fund.<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pb-accordion-item c-accordion__item js-accordion-item no-js\" data-initially-open=\"false\" data-click-to-close=\"true\" data-auto-close=\"true\" data-scroll=\"false\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\"><h2 id=\"at-1267610\" class=\"c-accordion__title js-accordion-controller\" role=\"button\">Resourcing Diversity Work (VIDEO)<\/h2><div id=\"ac-1267610\" class=\"c-accordion__content\">\n<p>In an age of rapid demographic change, many funders and arts organizations are challenged to be more reflective of and responsive to increasingly diverse communities. We heard from a panel of leading institutional funders about their efforts to support arts organizations pursuing inclusive and equitable practices in governance, administration, and programming. We discussed promising strategies that cultural organizations and supporters are exploring and employing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Resourcing Diversity Work: Janet Brown, Susan Feder, Marian Godfrey, Edwin Torres\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QLI4XmkvaY0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Speakers: Janet Brown, president &amp; CEO, Grantmakers in the Arts; Susan Feder, program officer, performing arts, Mellon Foundation; Marian Godfrey, cultural advisor, Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation; Edwin Torres, deputy commissioner, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Made possible by a generous grant from Ford Foundation.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"saturday\"><a name=\"#saturday\"><\/a>Saturday Sessions, 9:00am-10:15am<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pb-accordion-item c-accordion__item js-accordion-item no-js\" data-initially-open=\"false\" data-click-to-close=\"true\" data-auto-close=\"true\" data-scroll=\"false\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\"><h2 id=\"at-1267611\" class=\"c-accordion__title js-accordion-controller\" role=\"button\">Inclusive Leadership (VIDEO)<\/h2><div id=\"ac-1267611\" class=\"c-accordion__content\">\n<p>Ensuring that people with different backgrounds and perspectives are able to contribute fully to your organization, regardless of the role they play, is a key leadership challenge. During this session we explored leadership practices that can bring diverse groups of people together to move things forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Inclusive Leadership: Andr\u00e9s Tapia, League of American Orchestras 71st Conference, Baltimore\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Fvr2XwjW_b4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Speaker: Andr\u00e9s Tapia, senior client partner, Korn Ferry Hay Group<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>View the materials for this session:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-coral-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/HowDiversityCanHelpSaveClassicalMusic.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How Diversity Can Help Save Classical Music (PDF)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Andr\u00e9s Tapia is the author of&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/The-Inclusion-Paradox-Transformation-Diversity\/dp\/0989098001\" target=\"_blank\"><em><strong>The Inclusion Paradox &#8211; 2nd Edition: The Obama Era and the Transformation of Global Diversity<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, now available.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pb-accordion-item c-accordion__item js-accordion-item no-js\" data-initially-open=\"false\" data-click-to-close=\"true\" data-auto-close=\"true\" data-scroll=\"false\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\"><h2 id=\"at-1267612\" class=\"c-accordion__title js-accordion-controller\" role=\"button\">Music Education for All<\/h2><div id=\"ac-1267612\" class=\"c-accordion__content\">\n<p>Alarming disparities in public school music education shortchange too many students of essential learning opportunities and result in less arts participation throughout their lives. You can do something about it. Recent passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) shifts decision-making about education priorities from the federal government to the state and school district level, providing unprecedented opportunities for orchestras to take action to increase music education in public schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-coral-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/MusicEducationforAllPPT.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View the PowerPoint presentation for this session (PDF)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>View the materials for this session:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-coral-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/every-student-succeeds-act-resources-for-orchestras\/\">Every Student Succeeds Act: Resources for Orchestras<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-coral-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.ed.gov\/2016\/06\/everyone-owns-place-arts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ed.gov Coverage of Boston Public Schools<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Speakers: Doug Herbert, special assistant, office of innovation and improvement, U.S. Department of Education; Ayanna Hudson, arts education director, National Endowment for the Arts; Scott D. Jones, senior associate, Arts Education Partnership, Education Commission of the States; Theodore Wiprud, vice president, education, New York Philharmonic<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pb-accordion-item c-accordion__item js-accordion-item no-js\" data-initially-open=\"false\" data-click-to-close=\"true\" data-auto-close=\"true\" data-scroll=\"false\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\"><h2 id=\"at-1267613\" class=\"c-accordion__title js-accordion-controller\" role=\"button\">Music Unwound: Connecting Underrepresented Communities to Orchestras through the Humanities<\/h2><div id=\"ac-1267613\" class=\"c-accordion__content\">\n<p>Since 2010, the National Endowment for the Humanities has invested $1 million in Music Unwound, a national consortium of orchestras, music festivals, and institutions of higher education that has dynamically linked orchestras to African-American, Native-American, and Mexican-American communities. The project\u2019s thematic, multi-media programs (which are also available to orchestras outside the consortium) match orchestras with high schools, universities, and museums. The themes include immigration, race, and the never-ending quest for American identity. JoAnn Falletta, music director of the Buffalo Philharmonic, testifies: \u201cMany concertgoers told us that [Music Unwound\u2019s Dvorak and America] was their favorite concert of the year. What was truly astonishing was how many said that Dvorak\u2019s New World Symphony had been transformed for them \u2013 revealed as a work with deep American literary roots and steeped in Dvorak\u2019s empathy for Native-Americans and African-Americans. The composer himself emerged not only as a consummate artist but as a great humanitarian and visionary.\u201d Recently, under Music Unwound, the South Dakota Symphony took Dvorak\u2019s symphony to an Indian reservation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>View the materials for this session:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-coral-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/spark.adobe.com\/page\/ROcZh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Thematic Programming for Orchestras, Festivals, and Schools<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Speakers: Donato Cabrera, resident conductor, San Francisco Symphony; Delta David Gier, music director, South Dakota Symphony; Joe Horowitz, executive director, PostClassical Ensemble<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-coral-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/conference-2016-constituency-meetings\/\">Constituency Meetings<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-coral-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/conference-2016-volunteer-meetings\/\">Volunteer Meetings<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WHO ATTENDED CONFERENCE 2016?<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>View a list of delegates by&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/ConferenceRegistrantsbyOrganizations519.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">organization<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;(PDF) or&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/ConferenceRegistrantsByLastName0519.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">last name<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;(PDF).<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year, nearly 1,000 orchestra administrators, musicians, trustees, and volunteers gathered in Baltimore for the League&#8217;s 71st National Conference, in 2016. 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