Opportunity: Essentials of Orchestra Management 10-day Program

For those among our readers who might be interested in learning more about orchestra operations, check out this exciting opportunity from the League of American Orchestras:

Essentials of Orchestra Management
February 4-13, 2014 – New York City

Essentials of Orchestra Management is a ten-day journey that will prepare you for the challenges orchestras are facing today and tomorrow. Arming yourself with the vital skills you need to be a great leader is the foundation for a great organization. The course is led by co-directors Brent Assink, executive director of the San Francisco Symphony and Deborah Rutter, president and CEO of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. They will be joined by a faculty of over 40 additional experts. The seminar provides an overview of how the complex jigsaw puzzle of an orchestra comes together to produce extraordinary musical results and critical service to its community.

Applications are now being accepted. The deadline is November 29, 2013.

Here is a link to the application and information about the program.

About the author

Stephen Danyew
Stephen Danyew

Steve Danyew is a composer, saxophonist, teacher, and arts administrator based in Rochester, NY. Danyew composes works for chamber ensembles, large instrumental ensembles, choirs and more, and currently serves as Managing Editor of Polyphonic.org. His music has been hailed as “startlingly beautiful” and “undeniably well crafted and communicative” by the Miami Herald, and has been praised as possessing “sensitivity, skill and tremendous sophistication” by the Kansas City Independent. Steve received a B.M. cum laude, Pi Kappa Lambda from the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami and holds an M.M. in Composition and Certificate in Arts Leadership from the Eastman School of Music.