The League of American Orchestras’ 2019 Essentials of Orchestra Management program. Photo by Abigail R. Collins.
Twenty orchestra professionals from across the U.S. have been selected for the first Orchestra Intensive from the League of American Orchestras. A four-day, deep-dive professional development program, the Orchestra Personnel Management Intensive will be the first in a series of Intensives focused on specific roles in orchestra administration. This program is presented in collaboration with Arts Administration programs at the O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University, and will take place March 16-19, 2026, in Bloomington, IN. Orchestra Intensives are intended to be complementary to the League’s long-running Essentials of Orchestra Management program. Demand for similar programs with more specialized approaches drove the League to develop these new opportunities. The Orchestra Personnel Management Intensive will be the first in the series, to be followed by an Orchestra Artistic Administrators Intensive in Fall 2026 and an Orchestra Operations Management Intensive in Spring 2027. Curriculum topics at the Orchestra Personnel Management Intensive will include musician management and hiring, collective bargaining agreements, the audition and tenure process, building inclusive cultures, conflict resolution, crisis problem-solving, employment law, and more. The program also emphasizes networking and leadership development, with time for peer exchange and guided reflection.]
For more about the League’s Orchestra Personnel Management Intensive, including complete lists of participants and faculty, visit https://americanorchestras.org/event/orchestra-personnel-management-intensive/.
