9:30am- 4:30pm
San Gabriel A
Lobby Level





Santa Barbara C
Lobby Level

Expanding the Vision: Forum for Music Directors* 
As a music director, you are always reevaluating your artistic and organizational goals. In this seminar, celebrate innovation and replenish your artistic vision while exploring the challenges and opportunities of being a music director in today’s world. This seminar, open only to conductors who have been titled music directors for at least five seasons, will include facilitated opportunities for participants to explore their own professional potential and realities.

Managing and Leading a Youth Orchestra* 
Directing a youth orchestra, whether as an executive director, music director, operations director, or as part of a team, involves all the skills necessary in an adult orchestra…and then some. This seminar will explore recruitment, retention, working with parents and adolescents, maximizing rehearsal time, programming, and much more. An executive director/music director/operations director team will work with you from both the administrative and artistic perspective to insure that your youth orchestra is run on the highest professional level, while retaining the excitement, passion, and spontaneity unique to the population it serves. (Continues on Wednesday, May 31)

7:00am- 6:00pm

Delegate Lounge Open
Innovation Stations in the Delegate Lounge sponsored by BMI

8:00am- 1:00pm

Santa Barbara A
Lobby Level







Los Feliz
Lobby Level



Los Cerritos
Lobby Level

Managing and Leading a Youth Orchestra* (Continued from Tuesday.)

Community Engagement: What Does It Really Mean?* 
Our orchestras can, and should, be fully engaged members of our communities. What does this really mean, and what is the skill set required to establish and maintain meaningful relationships with all segments of our communities? How do we build respectful relationships that honor our own strengths and limitations and those of our potential partners? What are the requirements of stewardship necessary to sustain the work over time? And what do the qualities of successful partnership have to teach us about our own internal orchestra cultures?

Talking About the Tough Stuff*
Facing the public during challenging times can tax even the most experienced leaders. Learn how to increase your ability to shape your message and shine in the most demanding public moments.

Teaching Artistry* 
Explore the attitudes, skills, and approaches that lead to success in an educational context – whether in a school setting, at a donor event, in the community, or in any other setting that draws on skills beyond performance alone. David Wallace, violist, teaching artist, and author of Reaching Out: A Musician’s Guide to Interactive Performance, and Sarah Johnson, oboist, teaching artist, and director of education at The Philadelphia Orchestra, will lead a hands-on workshop that will grow your skill, aptitude, and passion for teaching artistry. 

10:00am- 12:30pm
Walt Disney
Concert Hall

Los Angeles Philharmonic Open Rehearsal
Hear Esa-Pekka Salonen lead the Los Angeles Philharmonic in Disney Hall as they prepare repertoire for that evening’s concert.

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

Joint Luncheon with Artistic Administrators and Publishers*
Sponsored by CAMI Music

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

Meeting, Conductors, Artistic Administrators, and Publishers
Joint meeting in roundtable discussions about festival programming.

4:00pm- 5:30pm
Beaudry A
Lobby Level


Avalon
Level 3

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

5:45pm- 7:45pm

Dine-Arounds
Make new friends and enjoy Los Angeles’ fine downtown restaurants at the Dine-Arounds on Wednesday and Thursday evenings. Sign-up sheets will be on the bulletin board next to the Registration Area all day on Wednesday and Thursday, and at the Conference Orientation on Wednesday at 1:15 pm. Sign up for the restaurant or group that appeals to you, then meet in the hotel lobby at the time specified on the form. Dine-Arounds are dutch — pay your own way.

6:45pm
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

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
San Fernando
Lobby Level

Conductor Meeting
Heightening Expectations and Speaking in Performance
Richard Kaufman, principal pops conductor of the Pacific Symphony, the Florida Orchestra, and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra; and Mitch Gershenfield, director of presentations and theater operations, McCallum Theatre, discusses the role of the spoken word in contextualizing, humanizing, and bringing music to life for concert audiences. Bring a piece or program that you feel is ripe for exploration to discuss.

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




San Gabriel B/C
Lobby Level

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 venues as diverse as the legendary Hollywood Bowl, Yale University, and the Leipzig Gewandhaus.

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

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- 12:00am
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.

7:30am- 12:00pm

Delegate Lounge Open

7:30am- 8:45am

Coffee and Bagels in the Delegate Lounge
Sponsored by Community Counseling Services (CCS)

9:00am- 10:15am
San Fernando
Lobby Level

Conductor Meeting
Music Director's Changing Roles and Reponsibilities, with Henry Fogel, Robert Levine, and Peter Pastreich

10:30am- 11:45am
San Fernando
Lobby Level

Meeting, Conductors and Publishers
Festival/Themed Repertoire
An interactive presentation focusing on what musical and extra-musical offerings publishers can bring to your orchestra’s festivals and themed programs.

12:00pm- 1:30pm
San Jose/
Sand Diego
Level 2

Conference Luncheon*
Sponsored by Artsmarketing Services Inc.

1:45pm- 4:30pm

Delegate Lounge Open

1:45pm- 3:00pm
San Fernando
Lobby Level

Meeting, Conductors and Publishers
Aligning New Works with Available Rehearsal Time
Hear and discuss the latest new music available to orchestras, including minimum rehearsal/maximum results: short-rehearsal fare for youth, community, festival and professional orchestras. Presentations and Q&A.

3:15pm- 4:30am
Delegate Longe

Free Time in the Delegate Lounge
Gather with colleagues and business partners in the Delegate Lounge/Exhibit Area for informal discussions and networking and stimulate your imagination at Innovation Stations throughout the Lounge, sponsored by BMI.

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

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, baritone
Paul Smith Singers

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

10:00am- 3:00pm
San Gabriel C
Lobby Level

Forum for Women Conductors*
Join Rayona Sharpnack, founder and president, Institute for Women’s Leadership, to develop your capacity for leading in today’s changing world. Advance registrations required, RSVP eschneider@symphony.org