League News

Learning and leadership

Learning Online

We are pleased to announce the 2009-2010 Learning Online season from your friends in LLD.

Meet The 2009-10 Orchestra Management Fellows!

The League is pleased to announce the 2009-2010 class of our Orchestra Management Fellowship Program

Two New Assessment Tools

For Civic Engagement and your orchestra's Board of Directors

League Launches ELP Class 2

Leadership Program for Marketing and Development Professionals

League Announces Inaugural Development Fellows

Modeled after the prestigious Orchestra Management Fellowship Program, the Development Fellowship is designed to identify and prepare those who aspire to senior-level careers in the orchestra development area.

Advocacy and government

Nation's Arts Report Card Released (06/15/09)

The 2008 Nation's Arts Report Card details how much eighth-grade students know and are able to do in music and the visual arts.

Advancing the Arts in the Next Administration (11/24/08)

Recommended actions the new administration can take to strengthen support for the arts in communities nationwide.

Participate in Post-Election Advocacy (11/06/08)

Record participation in this year's elections should fuel ongoing public engagement in the political process.

Congress Approves IRA Rollover Extension (10/03/08)

Congress Approves Historic NEA Increase

NEA funding will grow by $20.3 million in FY08, the largest single increase for the agency in more than 30 years. Click here for complete info.

General

Audience Participation Presentations from Mid-Winter Managers Weekend

Two recent national studies, the National Endowment for the Arts 2008 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts, and the League’s Audience Demographic Research Review, offer statistically reliable national demographic information about audience participation.

Live NEA Webcast on Arts Participation Survey!

Airing live at 11am on Thursday Dec 10

Orchestras Feeding America 2010

March 2010 is Orchestras Feeding America month and the need in our communities has never been greater.

Introducing SymphonyOnline

Starting in January, for the first time ever, the complete contents of every new issue of the award-winning Symphony magazine will be available on the League’s website ...

2009-10 Premieres List

212 compositions by 197 composers