Artistic Administrators

Check this page regularly for a detailed day-by-day Conference schedule from an artistic administrator’s perspective, including networking opportunities and sessions geared specifically to you.

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Tuesday, May 30

9:30am- 4:30pm

Choose from five Orchestra Leadership Academy seminars


Wednesday, May 31

8:30am- 12:30pm
Choral Hall
Walt Disney
Concert Hall

Artistic Administrators Meeting
Meet with fellow artistic administrators to discuss artistic successes and challenges. This session will include full group and breakout sessions. Additional contend to be determined.

12:45pm- 2:00pm
Choral Hall
Walt Disney
Concert Hall

Joint Luncheon with Conductors and Publishers*
Sponsored by CAMI Music

2:15pm- 3:30pm
Choral Hall
Walt Disney
Concert Hall

Joint Meeting with Conductors and Publishers
Conductors and Publishers will join the Artistic Administrators in roundtable discussions on Festival and Thematic programming.


Choose from six Orchestra Toolbox sessions, including:

4:00pm- 5:30pm
Santa Anita B/C
Lobby Level




Beaudry A
Lobby Level



Avalon
Level 3





Emerald Bay
Level 3

Best Practices in Successful Partnerships
Forging relationships with people inside and organizations outside of your orchestra is key to building support and reaching new constituencies. In this Toolbox session, you will identity the principles that characterize outstanding partnerships, and find out what works and what doesn’t. Share your own experiences and ideas, too, at roundtable discussions. Speakers

Breaking Through!
How do breakthroughs happen? It’s not just the “lone genius” acting in isolation. Learn how to nurture individual mindsets and organizational practices that create a culture ripe for new ideas and the capacity for successful innovation. Speakers

The Community of Musicians — Musicians for the Community
What needs to be done to provide a really satisfying life for an orchestral musician? How can musicians deepen their roles in audience development and education? What changes are called for from training institutions, orchestra managements, and musicians themselves to create opportunities for ongoing artistic growth and meaningful engagement with new audiences? Speakers

Emerging Strategies for the Online Audience
Orchestras are forging new partnerships to exploit digital technology, aiming to make music available in ways that didn’t exist even a few years ago. Learn how three orchestras are engaging new audiences through digital downloads, making recordings available through iTunes and other online music stores – and what these strategies may mean for you. Speakers

6:30pm
Walt Disney
Concert Hall

Los Angeles Philharmonic Pre-Concert Discussion
Esa-Pekka Salonen, music director, and Deborah Borda, president and CEO, discuss the evening’s program.

8:00pm
Walt Disney
Concert Hall

Los Angeles Philharmonic Concert*
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Hila Plitmann, soprano
Cyndia Sieden, soprano

Sibelius: Pohjola’s Daughter
Salonen: Wing on Wing
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring

10:00pm
Walt Disney
Concert Hall

Tune-Up Party*
Mingle with colleagues and friends at the Tune-Up Party, hosted by the Los Angeles Philharmonic.


Thursday, June 1

8:30am- 11:45am
Walt Disney
Concert Hall

Opening Session
Young Musicians Foundation Debut Orchestra
Sean Newhouse
, conducting works by Diamond
and Childs

Welcome
Henry Fogel, president and CEO, American Symphony Orchestra League
Deborah Borda, president and CEO, Los Angeles Philharmonic
Jerrold L. Eberhardt, chairman, Los Angeles Philharmonic
Antonio R. Villaraigosa, mayor, City of Los Angeles

Gold Baton Award
John Williams
, composer and conductor

Orchestras in the Wider World – Voices that Matter
Consider the crucial currents shaping our environment through a stimulating roundtable discussion with NYC Commissioner of Cultural Affairs Kate D. Levin, composer Daniel Bernard Roumain, music critic Justin Davidson, and former Disney creative executive Barry Braverman, moderated by Russell Willis Taylor, president and CEO of National Arts Strategies.

New Visions for New Times
In conversation with Justin Davidson, Esa-Pekka Salonen, music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, discusses his vision for the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and how it embodies the Conference theme.

Keynote Address
Iconoclastic opera and theater director Peter Sellars will challenge orchestras to reconsider their role in today’s world.

Sponsored by Classical Movements Inc.

12:00pm- 5:30pm

Delegate Lounge Open

12:15pm- 1:45pm

Lunch on your own

2:00pm- 3:30pm
Santa Anita C
Lobby Level

Joint Meeting with Artist Managers
Artist Management in a Changing Environment
A Panel of artist managers and artistic administrators discuss how the new realities pose both challenges and opportunities for greater understanding and positive synergies.

Choose from seven Toolbox sessions, including:

4:00pm- 5:30pm
San Diego
Level 2



San Jose
Level 2





San Gabriel B/C
Lobby Level

Beyond the Hall — The LA Phil Story
Building a great new hall or introducing a new music director can get an orchestra a lot of attention. But how to keep your orchestra in the spotlight beyond that initial burst of interest? Leaders from the Los Angeles Philharmonic share strategies for keeping a positive focus on the orchestra and extending the duration of the news cycle. Speakers

Genre Buster – Conversation with John Mauceri
Programming a season can be a challenge – or an opportunity. In a candid talk, John Mauceri reveals his programming philosophy, which incorporates visual and philosophical principles, and how his approach has attracted large audiences to orchestra performances as diverse as the legendary Hollywood Bowl, Yale University, and the Gewandhaus Orchestra.

Getting to Vision
Keeping the big picture in mind, so that everyone involved works as a team toward a unified goal, is essential to the success of any organization. For orchestras, determining and articulating an overarching vision leads to internal cohesion and renewed energy. Orchestra leaders share their wisdom and practical tactics in this Toolbox session. Speakers

6:30pm
Zipper
Concert Hall

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Concert*
Zipper Concert Hall, 200 South Grand Avenue
Jeffrey Kahane, conductor and piano

Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 15 in B-flat major, K. 450
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 22 in E-flat major, K. 482

8:00pm

off-site

Dine-Arounds (See Wednesday at 5:45pm)

National Friends of the League Dinner (by invitation only)
For donors of $600 or more to the League's Annual Fund

8:30pm- 10:00pm
Delegate Lounge

Manager/Exhibitor Reception
Network at this traditional party! Share stories, advice, anecdotes, and dessert. Look for your invitation and drink ticket in your onsite registration packet.

11:00pm
Hollywood
Level 3

Gone, But Not Forgotten II
Back by popular demand. League president and CEO Henry Fogel hosts this lively reminiscence of bygone days with venerable guests.

Friday, June 2


7:30am- 12:00pm

Delegate Lounge Open

9:00am- 10:15am
San Diego
Level 2

Joint Meeting with Education and Community Engagement:  New Models for Youth Concerts – An Integrated Approach
How can dialogue between these stakeholders help to ensure that the programming we offer for our education/family/youth concerts has strong artistic and educational content that works both for the orchestra and its audiences? What are some of the competing priorities that sometimes make these partnerships challenging? How, together, can we learn to address them and, as a result, deliver concerts that work well on multiple levels?
Moderator and Panelist: Jessica Balboni, director of educational initiatives, Los Angeles Philharmonic

Additional Panelists:
Bryan Davidson, scriptwriter, Los Angeles Philharmonic's Youth Concerts
Alexander Mickelthwate, associate conductor, Los Angeles Philharmonic
Chad Smith, vice president for artistic planning, Los Angeles Philharmonic Association 

10:30am- 11:45am

Networking/Free time in the Delegate Lounge
Explore the Innovation Stations, visit with business partners at their booths, and chat informally with colleagues. Take advantage of this opportunity to meet with artist managers and business partners.

12:00pm- 1:30pm

Conference Luncheon*
Sponsored by Artsmarketing Services Inc.

4:45pm- 7:15pm
San Jose/
San Diego
Level 2

Awards Celebration and Reception
Celebrate the field's achievements.
Reception sponsored by ASCAP

8:00pm
Walt Disney
Concert Hall

Pacific Symphony Concert*
Carl St. Clair, conductor
Evelyn Glennie, percussion
Min Xiao-Fen, pipa
Xu Ke, erhu
Raymond Kobler, violin
Timothy Landauer, cello
Cynthia Haymon-Coleman, soprano
Kevin Deas, bass
Paul Smith Singers

Zhou Long: Two Poems from T’ang
Kevin Puts: Percussion Concerto
Gershwin (Arr. Bennett): Selections from Porgy and Bess 

Saturday and Sunday, June 3 and 4


Enjoy L.A. – Consider extending your stay to take advantage of all the city has to offer.*


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