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



Santa Barbara B
Lobby Level




San Gabriel C
Lobby Level

Acquiring and Retaining Subscribers*
Optimize your marketing investment and develop measurable, cost-effective strategies to acquire, keep, and grow a loyal subscriber base. Explore best practices among orchestras of different budget sizes, and develop strategies that work for you. (Continues on Wednesday, May 31)

Music Director Search Seminar*
The choice of music director is the single most important decision your orchestra can make. Assess artistic needs, define the role of your music director, and explore a variety of search strategies. Plan on sending a team to this seminar. (Continues on Wednesday, May 31)

What’s So Special About Orchestras?*
For those new to the orchestra world, an informative look at its inner workings. Discuss how orchestras are structured, how they function, and what some of the pitfalls and challenges are to working effectively inside the institution. (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







San Gabriel A
Lobby Level


Los Feliz
Lobby Level

San Pedro
Lobby Level

Acquiring and Retaining Subscribers*(Continued from Tuesday.)

Music Director Search Seminar* (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?

Everything You Need to Know About Endowments*
Just what is an endowment and what can it do for your orchestra? Explore the opportunities – and the limitations.

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.

Trustees as Donors and Fund Raisers: Building Skills, Confidence, and Commitment*
Trustees are critical to the financial stability of their orchestras, yet fundraising comes naturally to very few. In this seminar, trustees will develop confidence in their role as fundraisers, and staff will understand how to prepare trustees for this role and increase their effectiveness.

1:15pm- 2:00pm
Emerald Bay
Level 3

Conference Orientation!
Connect with Michelle Hall, executive director, Victoria Symphony Orchestra; Darlene Dreyer, executive director, Garden State Philharmonic Orchestra; and first-time delegates.

2:15pm- 3:30pm
Santa Barbara A
Lobby level

Meeting, Managers Groups 7 and 8
Welcome, Best Practices, Projects
Share your orchestra’s best stories and get to know your colleagues and their orchestras.
Chair:
Michelle Hall, executive director, Victoria (TX) Symphony Orchestra and chair, League Policy Committee C

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




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 identify 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

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

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 at Ciudad
Join fellow Group 7 and 8 managers for lunch at Ciudad, 455 S. Figueroa Street (northwest corner of 5th and Figueroa)

2:00pm- 3:30pm
Santa Barbara A
Lobby Level

Meeting, Managers Group 7 and 8
Development Plan Design, with Eileen Gill, Arts Consulting Group, Inc.

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




Avalon
Level 3

The Price Is Right. Or Is It?
As the cost of doing business escalates, should ticket prices keep pace? How to offer a range of price points so that live symphonic music remains available to anyone who is interested? Is cost a factor when music lovers select concerts? The League shares the latest research on pricing, attendance, and revenue as well as new approaches to ticket pricing.

Strong Board – Strong Orchestra
It’s a simple equation, yet one that’s difficult to achieve: dynamic, insightful boards of directors = successful orchestras. How to get there? An expert in nonprofit governance reveals the steps necessary to building a strong orchestra board.

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- 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- 8:45am
San Bernardino
Lobby Level

Managers, Meeting Groups 7 and 8
Collaborative Data Project - Darlene Dreyer, executive director, Garden State Philharmonic
Progressing from Volunteer to Paid - Reed Wallace, executive director, Wilmington Symphony
Continental Breakfast provided

9:00am- 10:15am
Santa Barbara B
Lobby Level

Managers, Meeting Groups 5 - 8
Enhancing Nonprofit Governance, with David Nygren, Mercer Delta Consulting

10:30am- 11:45am
Santa Barbara A
Lobby Level

Managers, Meeting Groups 7 and  8
League Strategic Plan discussion
Difficult Boards/Difficult Questions, with Fred Bronstein, preseident and CEO, Dallas Symphony Orchestra

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

Conference Luncheon*
Sponsored by Artsmarketing Services, Inc.

1:45pm- 3:00pm

Free Time in the Delegate Lounge
Gather with colleagues and business partners in the Delegate Lounge/Exhibit Area for informal discussions and networking.

3:15pm- 4:30pm
Santa Barbara A
Lobby Level

Managers, Meeting Groups 7 and 8
Building Demand, with Jack McAuliffe, vice president and COO, American Symphony Orchestra League

4:45pm– 7:15pm
Santa Barbara A
Lobby Level

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: Concerto for Percussion
Gershwin (Arr. Bennett): Selections from Porgy and Bess