Speaker(s): Kinan Azmeh, Composer and Clarinet Player; Martha Gilmer, President and CEO, San Diego Symphony Orchestra; Alan Mason, Board Chair, League of American Orchestras; and Simon Woods, President and CEO, League of American Orchestras

Performance: Kinan Azmeh, Clarinet; Jason Hardink, Piano

During the closing luncheon on Friday, June 13, following the League’s annual meeting, the conclusion of the Conference will feature a performance by and conversation with Kinan Azmeh—Syrian clarinet player, composer of contemporary classical music, and frequent guest artist at orchestras—and a conversation with him and Martha Gilmer, President and CEO of the San Diego Symphony Orchestra, on the themes of home, freedom, and belonging. A champion of artistic freedom, Azmeh plays in his own Arab-Jazz Quartet CityBand and his Hewar trio as well as with the Silkroad Ensemble since 2012, whose 2017 Grammy Award-winning album “Sing Me Home” features Azmeh as a clarinetist and composer.

No additional cost. The Closing Luncheon is included in your Conference registration!

The Closing Luncheon has been generously sponsored by Threshold Acoustics.