The League’s 2024 National Conference included “Communicating with Gen Z,” a session presented by the League’s Student Leadership Council. Pictured: Lorin Green and Julia Jacobsen. Photo by Asaeda Badat.
The League of American Orchestras has received several new grants for future initiatives aimed at driving youth engagement, leadership development, musician and composer diversity, and orchestra governance.
Newly announced grants include:
Sakana Foundation
Major support for the League’s Inclusive Stages program, aimed at increasing musician racial diversity at American orchestras.
–Now expanded to include youth orchestras, educational institutions, and pathway programs
–Helping orchestras establish best practices and processes for musician recruitment and tenure
–Providing data-driven insights to help fuel change
The Clinton Family Fund
$100,000 in new support for:
–Updating the League’s Effective Orchestra Governance handbook
–Governance Roundtables
–Youth engagement initiatives
–Supporting the League’s role in the National Alliance for Audition Support
Julian Family Foundation
$100,000 in support of youth engagement initiatives:
–Free League memberships and Conference attendance for students
–Support for the League’s new Student Leadership Council
–Youth-focused digital learning and Conference content
Patricia A. Richards
$125,000 to renew the Anne Parsons Leadership Program.
–Program supports women and non-binary orchestra professionals in their career progressions
–In 2023-24, six participants were paired with mentors from the orchestra field
–Participants attend Leadership Forums and Workshops featuring executive and professional development coaches, performing artists, and executives
New York State Council on the Arts
$40,000 to support regional initiatives in New York State.
–Discounted webinars for lower-budget New York State orchestras
–Fall forum for small-budget orchestras north of New York City
–Scholarships for League professional development programs
