The Delaware Symphony Orchestra with Music Director David Amado in 2023. Members of the Delaware Symphony staff attended the League of American Orchestras’ 2024 Conference in Houston, June 6-8. Photo by Joe del Tufo/Moonloop Photography.
In Tuesdays’ (6/11) Delaware Public Media, a segment reports, “The Delaware Symphony Orchestra’s staff attended the 79th Annual League of American Orchestras National Conference in Houston, Texas June 6 through the 8th. The annual gathering of orchestra professionals and advocates offers sessions and workshops on topics ranging from funding to technology. Audience development is always on the agenda with orchestras sharing successful ideas for building audiences. Delaware Symphony Orchestra CEO J.C. Barker says … ‘What orchestras give … to the audience [is] an acoustic, live experience like no other’… Conference topics included volunteering, community engagement, marketing, financial planning and music education. Barker says … ‘I am hopeful that in Delaware we are on the right track to working toward a better foundation in the arts, especially in education—early education, all the way through high school, and, of course, in secondary education as well.’ Barker says these peer gatherings serve to remind orchestras that while audiences attend for the whole experience, they are consistently drawn to the music and the musicians. The DSO is preparing for next season as four conductors will vie … for the full-time baton.”
