Agenda for the 2007 MOLA Conference

As of March 29, 2007

25^th Anniversary MOLA Conference

Hyatt Regency Hotel, Chicago IL

April 13 – 16, 2007

Pre-Conference Seminar

Presented by the Major Orchestra Librarians’ Association and the American Symphony Orchestra League Orchestra Leadership Academy

9:30-9:45 Welcome and Announcements

9:45-11:15 “The Hands”

A panel discussion about the first steps that must be taken to get the music from the composer’s brain to the music stands.

Ken Bonebrake, Librarian, Los Angeles Philharmonic

Cliff Colnot, Principal Conductor, Civic Orchestra of Chicago, MusicNOW

Rob Monath, Copyright Attorney and Legal Counsel, Hinshaw Press

Douglas Richard, Chief Arranger, US Military Academy Band, West Point

Augusta Read Thomas, Composer and former Mead Composer-in-Residence for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra

11:30-12:30 Breakout Sessions

Ken Bonebrake, Librarian, Los Angeles Philharmonic

Lawrence Tarlow, Principal Librarian, New York Philharmonic

B. Self-publishing pros and cons

Augusta Read Thomas, Composer and former Mead Composer-in-Residence for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Michael Runyan, Principal Librarian, Indianapolis Symphony

C. Artistic administrators, artist managers, and librarians – on the same page?

Martha Gilmer, CSOVice President Artistic Planning & Audience Development

James M. Fahey, CSO Director of Programming, Symphony Center Presents

Ed Matthew, Senior Promotion Manger and Internet Manager, G. Schirmer and Associated Music Publishers

D. An introduction to being a performance librarian

Paul Gunther, Principal Librarian, Minnesota Orchestra

Russ Girsberger, Ensemble Librarian, The Juilliard School

12:30-1:30 Lunch

1:30-2:30 Breakout Sessions

A. Digital copyright laws and their impact on composer and performer

Rob Monath, Copyright Attorney and Legal Counsel, Hinshaw Press

Donald Fraser, Composer and Arranger

B. Composer-submitted works for MUSIC PREPARATION evaluation

Ken Bonebrake, Librarian, Los Angeles Philharmonic

Douglas Richard, Chief Arranger, US Military Academy Band, West Point

Augusta Read Thomas, Composer and former Mead Composer-in-Residence for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Ronald Whitaker, Principal Librarian, Cleveland Orchestra

C. Library 101 – basics in library maintenance and music preparation

Deborah Nelson, Principal Librarian, North Carolina Symphony

Robert O’Brien, Principal Librarian, Atlanta Symphony

2:30-3:30 “The Stands”

A panel discussion on how works are chosen to be programmed and performed

Martha Gilmer, CSO Vice President Artistic Planning & Audience Development

Cliff Colnot, Principal Conductor, Civic Orchestra of Chicago, MusicNOW

Ed Matthew, Senior Promotion Manger and Internet Manager, G. Schirmer and Associated Music Publishers

Augusta Read Thomas, Composer and former Mead Composer-in-Residence for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Ronald Whitaker, Principal Librarian, Cleveland Orchestra

3:45-4:45 MOLA Pamphlet for Music Preparation

Michael Runyan, Principal Librarian, Indianapolis Symphony

Lawrence Tarlow, Principal Librarian, New York Philharmonic

John Van Winkle, Principal Librarian, San Francisco Symphony

4:45-5:20 Open discussion/Q&A facilitated by the MOLA Education Committee

5:20-5:30 Closing Remarks

[Please note that the seminar requires an additional fee]

Conference participants will receive packets upon check-in at the Hyatt

1:00 – 5:00 OPAS Training (Roosevelt University)

Center for Professional Advancement, Room 201, 18 S. Michigan

[Please note that this session requires an additional fee]

4:00 – 5:30 Finance Committee Meeting (President’s Suite)

7:00 – 9:00 Board of Director’s Meeting (President’s Suite)

8:00 – 11:00 Welcome Reception

(Grant Park Orchestra Library – Pritzker Pavilion at Millennium Park)

8:00 CSO Concert

9:00 – 10:15 Business Meeting [MOLA Members Only]

10:30 – 11:45 Business Meeting [MOLA Members Only] (cont’d)

12:00 – 1:15 Official Welcome Lunch (Open to all)

Remarks by Deborah R. Card, President, CSO Association

1:30 – 2:30 Breakouts A

Union/Orchestra Committee & Librarians

Gary Matts, President, AFM Local 10-208

Steve Lester, Chairman, CSO Orchestra Committee

Conservatories Roundtable

Russ Girsberger, The Juilliard School

Summer Festivals Roundtable

Crozet Duplantier, Louisiana Symphony

Paul Beck, Metropolitan Opera

Justin Vibbard, Florida West Coast Symphony

2:45 – 3:45 Breakouts B

Back to Basics

Marcia Farabee, National Symphony

European current topics

Richard Payne, London Philharmonic

Opera preparation how-to

John Rosenkrans, Lyric Opera of Chicago

4:00 – 5:00 Breakout C

David Sitrick, President, E-Stand

Cliff Colnot, Principal Conductor, Civic Orchestra of Chicago

Musicians from the Civic Orchestra of Chicago

5:00 – 6:00 Presidents Council Meeting (Breakout A room)

7:30 – 8:45 Committee Chairs and Board Meeting (President’s Suite)

9:00 – 10:15 Our Digital Future

A panel discussion about new legal agreements being constructed to address emerging technologies, non-traditional usage of copyrighted music, and licensing

David Lennon, Former President, AFM Local 802, NYC

10:30 – 11:30 Our Digital Future (cont’d)

11:30 – 1:00 Lunch

11:30 – 1:00 Outgoing and Incoming Boards Lunch Meeting (President’s Suite)

1:00 – 3:00 Keynote Session: Critical Editions

A discussion about how critical editions are created, the sources used, and how editors come to the decisions they make about a composer’s intent

Jonathan Del Mar,Beethoven and Elgar editor for Bärenreiter

Larry Todd, Mendelssohn editor for Carus and Bärenreiter

Douglas Woodfull-Harris, Bärenreiter

Philip Gossett, Verdi editor for University of Chicago Press and Ricordi and Rossini editor for Bärenreiter

Hugh MacDonald, Berlioz editor for Bärenreiter

3:15 – 4:30 25^th Anniversary:A Look Back

Karen Schnackenberg, MOLA President 2006-07

Marcia Farabee, MOLA Vice President 2006-07

Peter Conover, Chicago Symphony, Host Orchestra 2007

(Photo location will be directly outside of the hotel)

6:00 – 7:30 Cocktails in Rotunda and CSO Library (Symphony Center)

7:30 Banquet (Grainger Ballroom, Symphony Center)

9:00 – 10:00 Beyond the Score – Chicago Symphony Orchestra Project

Martha Gilmer, Vice President for Artistic Planning and

10:15 – 10:45 Remarks by Henry Fogel, President, American Symphony Orchestra League

11:00 – 12:00 Remarks by Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Music Director, Fort Worth Symphony, Guest Conductor, Chicago Symphony Orchestra Latin-American music publishing

12:00 – 12:30 Conference Wrap-Up and Adjournment

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Rosenthal Archives

Center for Black Music Research

Newberry Library

Art Institute

Chicago Architecture Foundation Tours

Sears Tower

Hancock Tower

Please note that this agenda is subject to change.