7:00am- 6:00pm

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

8:00am- 1:00pm
San Fernando
Lobby Level

Volunteer Seminar: The Right Person for the Right Job*
Learn to assess the skills and capacities of your volunteer force, and deploy the right people in the right jobs.

1:15pm- 2:00pm
San Jose
Level 2

Conference Kick-Off: Lights, Camera, Action!
Meet the Volunteer Council and learn how to get the most out of your Conference experience. You’ll also meet and greet other volunteer delegates.
Volunteer activities sponsored by the Volunteer Sustainers

2:15pm- 3:30pm
San Jose
Level 2

Networking in the Fast Lane
Get to know your fellow delegates at discussions on topics that are central to all volunteer groups.

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

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

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. 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.

12:15pm- 1:45pm
Avalon
Level 3

Volunteer Networking Lunch and Keynote Address: SYMPHONIC HOLLYWOOD!*
Richard Kaufman, principal pops conductor of the Pacific Symphony, the Florida Orchestra, and Dallas Symphony Orchestra, discusses the value of film music to orchestras. 

2:00pm- 3:30pm
Emerald Bay
Level 3

And the Gold Award Goes to…
Come see—and hear—about this year’s best of the best in Fund-raising, Membership, Audience Development, and Education projects. You’ll also have the opportunity to get more details on your favorites.

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


Emerald Bay
Level 3

So You’re Directing the Show…
Discuss leadership techniques to make your presidency satisfying for you and successful for your volunteer organization, with Volunteer Council President Pam Weaver, President-Elect Lois Margolin, and Past President Sunny Lungren.

And the Excellence in Innovation Award Goes to...
Join Gigi Leffler and members of The Symphony Guild of Charlotte, Inc. as they share their process to assess and stabilize volunteer activities.

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)
Recognizing donors to the League’s Annual Fund of $600 or more.

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.

7:30am- 12:00pm

Delegate Lounge Open

7:30am- 8:45am



Emerald Bay
Level 3

Avalon
Level 3

Hollywood
Level 3

The Breakfast Club – Volunteer Networking Breakfast*
Enjoy a plated breakfast with delegates from similar-sized orchestras, and share your challenges and successes.

Orchestra Meeting Groups 1and 2


Orchestra Meeting Groups 3 and 4


Orchestra Meeting Groups 5  through 8

9:00am- 10:15am
Emerald Bay
Level 3

Avalon
Level 3

Show Me the Money
Learn the FUNdamentals of fund raising. Develop, replicate, and enhance your current and future projects for maximum results.

Pay It Forward
Discover strategies for building a cohesive volunteer community and engaging your membership.

10:30am- 11:45am
Emerald Bay
Level 3

Introducing the Stars of the Silver Awards…
Looking for a new project? Does your event just need “tweaking”? At these interactive roundtables, Silver Award winners will energize your thinking about successful projects in Audience Development, Education, Membership, and Service.

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

Conference Luncheon*
Sponsored by Artsmarketing Services, Inc.

1:45pm- 3:00pm
Avalon
Level 3

I Wanna Be a Producer
Take home the tools you need to empower your group to raise the big bucks. Dolores Barzune, former President of AMSOV and the Dallas Symphony Association, and a renowned expert on fund raising, will answer your questions and stimulate your ambitions!

7:30am- 12:00pm

Delegate Lounge Open

3:15pm- 4:30pm
Emerald Bay
Level 3

Meet the Silver Stars of Fund Raising
Whether your group is large or small, there are ideas here for everyone. Join these roundtables, think out of the box, and learn all you can about these exciting Silver Award-winning fund-raising projects.

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 Dead, bass
Paul Smith Singers

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