NYC: January 5-15, 2009. An intense eleven-day curriculum focusing on the challenges facing leaders and staffs of tomorrow’s orchestras.
Cost: $1900 (includes tuition and concert tickets; does not include room and board; $60 application fee; scholarships available)
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Application Deadline: November 3, 2008
If you are new to the field or considering a career in orchestra management, the Essentials course is for you. In this intensive, eleven-day curriculum, you will focus on the challenges facing leaders and staffs of tomorrow’s orchestras. Orchestra field experts offer you an insider’s view of the profession. This highly interactive seminar is designed for those who are currently employed at an arts organization but have less than three years of experience (including new executive directors); for graduate school students who are considering a career in orchestra management; and for those who are performing in an orchestra and are considering an administrative role.
Seminar Director: Peter Pastreich, former executive director, San Francisco Symphony
Additional Faculty: Brent Assink, executive director, San Francisco Symphony; Eliot Bailen, artistic director, The Sherman Chamber Ensemble, faculty, Columbia University; Deborah Borda, president, Los Angeles Philharmonic; Wayne Brown, director of music and opera, National Endowment for the Arts; Katy Clark, vice president and managing director, Orchestra of St. Luke's; Henry Fogel, senior advisor, League of American Orchestras; David Foster, president & ceo, Opus3 Artists; Gino Francesconi, museum director and archivist, Rose Museum and Archives, Carnegie Hall; Clive Gillinson, executive and artistic director, Carnegie Hall; Gary Ginstling; general manager, The Cleveland Orchestra; Barry Goldberg, executive director, New York Youth Symphony; Barbara Govatos, violin, The Philadelphia Orchestra; Ara Guzelimian, dean, The Juilliard School; Sarah Johnson, director, The Weill Music Institute, Carnegie Hall; Alan Jordan, executive director, Vermont Symphony Orchestra; Polly Kahn, vice president, learning & leadership development, League of American Orchestras; Judith Kurnick, vice president for strategic communications, League of American Orchestras; Michael Lawrence, director of artistic programs, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center; Michael Manley, director, artistic programs, League of American Orchestras; Zarin Mehta, executive director, New York Philharmonic; Thomas W. Morris, artistic director, Ojai Festival; Lowell Noteboom, chair, board of directors, League of American Orchestras; Vanessa Rose Pridemore, major gifts coordinator, The Metropolitan Opera; Bruce Ridge, musician, North Carolina Symphony, chair, ICSOM; Jesse Rosen, president & ceo, League of American Orchestras; Barry Schwartz, former chair, New York Philharmonic Volunteer Council; David Snead, vice president, marketing, New York Philharmonic; Ari Solotoff, executive director, Portland Symphony Orchestra; Bill Thomas, senior vice president, New York Philharmonic; Cory Toevs, director of development, The Metropolitan Opera; Robert Wagner, principal bassoon, New Jersey Symphony Orchestra; Pat Walker, vice president of human resources, Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Nick Webster, board member, League of American Orchestras; Diane Wittry, music director and conductor, Allentown Symphony Orchestra, Norwalk Symphony Orchestra; Karen Wix, board member, York Symphony Orchestra Association, volunteer council member, League of American Orchestras
Orchestra Leadership Academy seminars are made possible by grants from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Argosy Foundation, The Hearst Foundation, Inc., National Endowment for the Arts, The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Con Edison, and Target.
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