Conference Highlights

We can’t wait to welcome you to Salt Lake City!

All general and insight sessions have been designed to be relevant for a wide range of orchestra roles and budget sizes. Those associated with member orchestras are invited to attend role-specific constituency meetings. Critical Conversations are conversation-based sessions and open to all Conference attendees.

View the schedule overview to get a sense of the flow of the event, then navigate over to the Conference schedule to see full details. Scroll down to browse general sessions, insight sessions, critical conversations, business perspectives, performances and networking, and pre-Conference events.

General Sessions

Wednesday, June 11

Tech Fair half-day event with showcases of products and services and sharing of technology best practices.

Opening Session and Gold Baton Award with performances by the Utah Youth Philharmonic and Utah Youth Symphony, a keynote by American soprano Renée Fleming, and the presentation of the Gold Baton Award, the League’s highest honor, to Marin Alsop.

Friday, June 13

Closing Luncheon and Annual Meeting with a performance by and conversation with Kinan Azmeh, Syrian clarinet player and composer of contemporary classical music.

Pre-Conference Seminars

Tuesday, June 10

• Best Practices for Collaborative Orchestra Management and Musician Relationships

• Demystifying Strategic Planning

• Education and Community Engagement (EdCE) Pre-Conference Meeting

Insight Sessions

Thursday, June 12, 9:00am: Insight Sessions and Business Perspectives

• Follow the Music for Systemic Change

• Fundraising Fundamentals to Secure Your Orchestra’s Financial Future (Business)

• The Art of Orchestral Storytelling and its Impact Through Video (Business)

Thursday, June 12, 11:00am: Insight Sessions

• Catalyzing Inclusion for a Thriving Organization

• Culture of Philanthropy and Best Practices for Institutional Funding

• Disaster Preparation and Recovery

• Music and Mind: A Panel Discussion

Friday, June 13, 8:30am: insight Sessions

• Building a Compelling Case

• Creating a Sustainable Future for Your Orchestra and Community

• Embedding Culture Change Through Design Thinking Principles

• Orchestras as Partners in Community Health and Wellness

Critical Conversations

Critical Conversations are conversation-based sessions and open to all Conference attendees. These begin with a short presentation focused on a particular topic, followed by facilitated discussions where audience members come prepared to share thoughts, ideas, questions, and successes of their own.

thursday, June 12, 1:45pm

• Building the Case for Strategic Inclusion

• From the Ground Up, Reimagining and Redefining the Perfect Volunteer Group

• Organizational Success Through Musician Engagement

• Working in Harmony: A Common Vision for Artist Managers and Artistic Planners

Performances and Networking

Tuesday, June 10 (Pre-Conference)

• Eden Festival Presents Clarice Assad and Friends

Wednesday, June 11

• Tech Fair

• Volunteers Meeting

• Orientation

• All-Delegate Reception

• Opening Session and Gold Baton Award

• LGBTQIA+ Reception

• Networking Event

Thursday, June 12

• Networking Break

• ALAANA Affinity Group Lunch

• Lunch Break

• Dinner Break

• Utah Symphony: Korngold’s Violin Concerto

• Post-Concert Tune-Up Party

Friday, June 13

• Coffee Catch-Up in the Exhibit Hall

• Networking Break

• Closing Luncheon and Annual Meeting

Banner: Inside the Maurice Abravanel Hall lobby. Courtesy of Utah Symphony | Utah Opera.