Byron Stripling delivers his address at the Closing Luncheon and Plenary Session during the League of American Orchestras’ 2023 National Conference. Photo by Jason Cohn.
The League of American Orchestras’ 2023 National Conference this June was a landmark event for everyone in the orchestra field. Now the League has posted recordings and resources from the Conference at https://americanorchestras.org/envision/conference-2023-session-recordings/. Recordings of Conference sessions include the Opening Concert and Keynote, which featured performances by two youth orchestras and an address by National Endowment for the Arts Chair Maria Rosario Jackson; the League’s Annual Meeting and Gold Baton Presentation, which featured a discussion between Deborah Borda, recipient of this year’s Gold Baton award, and author and filmmaker Jamie Bernstein; the Closing Luncheon and Plenary Session, and recordings of many of the elective sessions, which focus on specific topics. Presentations and transcripts of multiple sessions are posted, and a photo slideshow captures the collegiality and connections among Conference delegates. A video of Byron Stripling delivering his inspirational address is online now and can be viewed for a limited time, through Thursday, August 17. Check it all out at https://americanorchestras.org/envision/conference-2023-session-recordings/.
