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Wednesday, June 20
| 7:00am-4:00pm | Exhibit Area and Internet Café Open |
| There are 13 Orchestra Leadership Academy seminars available (starting Tuesday, June 19). While, of course, you can enroll for any of them, here is one that was created specifically for volunteers. | |
| 8:00am-1:00pm Convention Center Room 104 |
Volunteers:
Working Effectively with Diverse Leadership Styles* This seminar will focus on you as a volunteer leader, giving you the tools to more fully understand the leadership styles of those with whom you work—and helping them, in turn, to motivate and lead in a demanding and rapidly changing environment. Faculty: Vicki Clark, consultant and trainer, Building the Capacity of Organizations |
| 1:15pm-2:00pm Convention Center Room 206 |
Volunteer Orientation: Understanding
the Process Gather with Volunteer Council members to set the stage for a platinum Conference experience. Check the basics for getting the most out of Conference. Connect with seasoned attendees and first-time delegates. Volunteer Activities sponsored by the Volunteer Council Sustainers and Lewis, King, Krieg and Waldrop, P.C. |
| 2:15pm-3:30pm Convention Center Room 206 |
Volunteer Networking: Jam Session Meet and mix with other delegates. Explore volunteer issues and share ideas in a speed-jamming session. |
| 4:00pm | Exhibit Area and Internet Café Close |
| 4:00pm-6:00pm Ryman Auditorium | OPENING SESSION "EVERY CITY, MUSIC CITY" How can every city become a music city? A panel discussion around "The Role of Arts and Culture in the Creation of Smart/Destination Cities and Communities" includes Nashville's own mayor, the Honorable Bill Purcell; publisher Austin Kiplinger; Elizabeth Burmaster, president, Council of Chief State School Officers; Mac Crawford, chairman, CVS/Caremark; and moderator Adrian Ellis, founder and managing principal, AEA Consulting. Keynote Speaker Marin Alsop, music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, addresses "Defining Community and Maximizing Opportunity." One route to reinforcing community connectivity is through our work with young people, reaching across generations to build a better future through music. A selection from the Peabody Award-winning HBO Family television series The Music in Me, featuring Nathan Chan, a cellist in the San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra will be featured. The Opening Session places orchestras in a musical and societal perspective as we explore different musical genres through appearances by Amy Grant, Vince Gill, the Fisk University Jubilee Singers®, the Curb Youth Orchestra, and young fiddler Maddie Denton of Murfreesboro, TN, who will be featured in the HBO Family documentary The Music in Me2, A Family Special. All this will make this a stirring and tuneful session you won't want to miss! Click here for full session. The Opening Session is sponsored by NAMM |
| 6:00pm-8:00pm Convention Center Level 2 Foyer, Hallway, and Rooms 209-210 |
Opening Reception Mingle with colleagues, presenters, and business partners at the opening reception. Refreshments, hors d’oeuvres and cash bar available. Open to all. Open to all Sponsored by Fisher Dachs Associates—Theatre Planning and Design |
| 7:00pm-10:00pm Offsite |
National Friends of the
League Dinner (by invitation only) For Donors of $600 or more to the League's Annual Fund. Sponsored by Steinway & Sons and Gaylord Hotels |
| 9:30pm Renaissance Hotel Belmont 3 and Ryman 1 |
Songwriting Workshops Write a hit in true Nashville style! Express your creativity through a unique collaboration and co-write a song with one of Nashville's hit-writing singer/songwriters. Experience first-hand the Nashville Chamber Orchestra's award winning and GRAMMY® nominated Kid Pan Alley education project! Read all about one songwriter/teacher, Jason Blume, on his web site at www.jasonblume.com. |
| 9:30pm Offsite |
Almost Famous (35 and under) You work in the music business… You are under 35... You have great ideas about the future of orchestras and want to share them with your equally open-minded peers, free from the prying eyes of "authority" and "tradition"... This laid back, late night off-site session on Wednesday, June 20 is your chance! Contact Anastasia Boudanoque (aboudanoque@symphony.org; 646 709 6910) or Jayson Greene (jgreene@symphony.org; 518-810-6257) for details. Sponsored by Young Concert Artists, Inc. and The J. Stephen Turner Foundation |
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Thursday, June 21
| 7:00-7:45am Renaissance Hotel Belmont 1 and Belmont 2 |
Yoga* Relax and renew with some early morning yoga! A great opportunity to stretch, strengthen, and clear your mind. All levels welcome. |
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| 7:30am-8:45am
Conv. Center Rooms 201, 202, 203 |
Volunteer Networking Breakfast:
Grooving to Identify Great Production Techniques* Volunteers gather by group size and interact over a served breakfast. Semi-structured discussions on volunteer issues are facilitated by Volunteer Council members. |
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| 9:00am-10:15am Conv. Center Room 206 |
Volunteer Leadership Development:
Charting Top Performances in Leadership Organization Panelists will present innovative models of board structure, followed by small group discussions and consultation, designed to improve the effectiveness of your volunteer association's board. |
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| 10:15am-10:30am | Volunteer Coffee Break | ||||
| 10:30am-Noon
Conv. Center Room 205 |
Volunteer Gold Awards: Cutting
a Gold Winner The Top Eight on the charts deliver their Gold Award winning projects. Additional discussion and one-on-one conversations follow formal project presentations. |
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| 12:15pm-1:30pm Conv. Center Room 206 |
Volunteer Networking Luncheon
and Keynote Address: Volunteers Go Platinum* Volunteers Go Platinum, with Joan Tower, world-renowned composer |
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| 2:00pm |
Exhibit Area and Internet Café Close We encourage all delegates and business partners to attend this important plenary session. |
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| 2:00pm-5:00pm Renaissance Hotel Grand Ballroom, Center and West |
Plenary Session: "Engaging Art: Research, Practice, and Innovation" Bring your laptop to join the live online discussion at this session! Bill Ivey, former chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, and Steven Tepper, a prominent cultural policy scholar and sociologist, the co-editors of "Engaging Art: The Next Great Transformation of America's Cultural Life" and researchers Lynne Conner and Vanessa Bertozzi will present key findings focusing on the newest data around arts engagement and usage. Brent Assink, executive director, San Francisco Symphony; Clive Gillinson, executive and artistic director, Carnegie Hall; and Gerard McBurney, artistic programming advisor, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, will respond, providing a window into the practical implications of this information. Delegates will have the opportunity to respond to the findings, exploring their implications for our orchestras. Sponsored by BMI, The Wallace Foundation, and Curb Records |
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| 5:15pm-6:15pm Convention Center Room 201, Rooms 204—206, Rooms 208, 209 and 210 |
*NEW this year!
INNOVATIONS
EXPO Orchestras everywhere are doing original and stimulating work. New at Conference this year is the INNOVATIONS EXPO, a forum where innovative projects, presented by their owners, will be showcased. You will have a choice to view one hour-long presentation or several shorter roundtable discussions on different programs. Click here for a full list of topics covered. |
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| 6:15pm-8:00pm | Dine-Arounds Make new friends and enjoy Nashville's fine restaurants at a Dine-Around this evening. Sign-up sheets will be on the bulletin board next to the Registration Area all day on Wednesday and Thursday, and at the Conference Orientation on Wednesday at 1:15 pm. 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 pay-your-own-way. |
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| 8:00pm Laura Turner Concert Hall, Schermerhorn Symphony Center |
Nashville Symphony Concert* Leonard Slatkin, conductor Peng Peng, piano
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| † Ms. Tower's work is part of
Ford Made in America, made possible by Ford Motor Company Fund. Additional funding is provided by the National Endowment for the Arts. |
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| Gold Baton Award Presented posthumously to Kenneth Schermerhorn, accepted by Martha R. Ingram. The League’s highest honor, the Gold Baton Award, is presented annually in recognition of an individual or organization whose distinguished service to music and the arts has had national impact and significance. |
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| Immediately following the concert | Insights on the Acoustics
of Schermerhorn Symphony Center Meet at the front of the orchestra seating area to hear acousticians Christopher Blair, Paul Scarbrough, and C. Russell Todd from Akustiks, LLC. Sponsored by Akustiks, LLC |
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| Post Concert Schermerhorn Symphony Center |
Tune-Up Party Open to all. Mingle with colleagues and friends at the Tune-Up Party. Your name badge serves as your admission. Sponsored by the Nashville Symphony and Culinaire |
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Friday, June 22
| 7:00-7:45am Renaissance Hotel Belmont 1 and Belmont 2 |
Yoga* Relax and renew with some early morning yoga! A great opportunity to stretch, strengthen, and clear your mind. All levels welcome. |
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| 7:00am-8:15am | Continental breakfast available in the Exhibit Area | ||||||||||||
| 7:00am-Noon and 1:45pm-5:00pm | Exhibit Area and Internet Café Open | ||||||||||||
| 8:00am-9:45am
Conv. Center Room 205 |
Volunteer Silver Award Roundtables:
Edit and Mix to Create a Winner Volunteer leaders present tips on synthesizing project information so you can transform your own projects. Then participate in roundtable presentations by the Silver Award Winners in Membership, Audience Development, and Education to integrate winning ideas. |
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| 9:45am-10:30am Conv. Center Foyer and Hotel Grand Ballroom East |
Volunteer Coffee Break
Volunteer Coffee Breaks sponsored by Dr. Gordon and Carole Mallett |
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| The following 3 sessions run simultaneously. "Producing Your Show" will run the entire 75 minutes. The sessions on "Vision" and "Fiduciary Practices" will occur twice within the 75 minute time frame so participants can attend both. | |||||||||||||
| 10:30am-11:45am
Grps 1-2 Hotel/Classical Grps 3-4 Hotel/Bluegrass Grps 5-8 Hotel/Gospel |
Volunteer Leadership for Presidents
and Presidents-Elect: Producing Your Show (Runs once) A discussion-oriented workshop for presidents and presidents-elect of volunteer associations, grouped by orchestra sizes. Topics include creative meetings, group dynamics, and volunteer-staff relationships. |
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| 10:30am-11:45am Conv. Center Room 202 |
Volunteer Leadership Development:
Hit the Top of the Charts with Your Vision (Runs twice) Vision determines the focus and impact of all board activities. Learn to create and implement a vision that sets a record for success. |
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| 10:30am-11:45am Conv. Center Room 203 |
Volunteer Leadership Development:
Chart Your Success with Platinum Fiduciary Practices (Runs twice) Fiduciary practices affect your volunteer association from the bottom line to the platinum winner. This interactive presentation will highlight fiscal policies, budgets, taxes, and fund raising. Win a "Bottom-Line Grammy!" |
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| 12:00pm | Exhibit Area and Internet Café Close | ||||||||||||
| 12:00pm-1:30pm Grand Ballroom, Center and West, Nashville Renaissance Hotel |
Conference Luncheon* Keynote Speaker Martha R. Ingram, chair, Nashville Symphony board of directors, will discuss "The Sustainability of the Arts." This is a great opportunity to take a breather in between your meetings, and relax with your colleagues over lunch. Sponsored by Artsmarketing Services Inc. |
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| 1:45pm-5:00pm | Exhibit Area and Internet Café Open | ||||||||||||
| There are six Orchestra Toolbox (T) or Perspectives (P) sessions, including one especially created with volunteers in mind: | |||||||||||||
| 1:45pm-3:00pm Convention Center Room 205 |
Volunteers and Staff: Maximizing the Relationship (P) A well-functioning partnership between orchestra volunteers and professional staff can bring significant value to your orchestra in a number of ways. Clarity around roles and responsibilities can help ensure that the projects are efficiently managed, lead to success, and bring pride and satisfaction to all involved. Hear from two volunteer/staff teams that work together at the highest level, and see results for their orchestras that can serve as models for others. Moderator: Alan Jordan, executive director, Vermont
Symphony Orchestra Especially recommended for executive directors, board members, development, volunteers |
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| 3:00pm-3:45pm Conv. Center Room 205 |
Open Volunteer Dialogue and Coffee Break | ||||||||||||
| 3:45pm-5:00pm Conv. Center Room 206 |
Volunteer Silver Awards: Mix
and Match to Create a Winning Fund Raiser Take home successful ideas from these interactive roundtables highlighting Silver Award fund-raising projects. Learn how you can adapt these successful fundraisers for your own orchestra. |
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| 5:00pm | Exhibit Area and Internet Café Close | ||||||||||||
| 5:30pm-7:30pm Renaissance Hotel Grand Ballroom, Center and West |
Awards Celebration
and Reception Celebrate the field's achievements. Celebration sponsored by CCS Reception sponsored by ASCAP |
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| 8:00pm Laura Turner Concert Hall, Schermerhorn Symphony Center |
NASHVILLE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA* Paul Gambill, conductor Gilles Apap, violin John Jorgenson, guitar Laurence Kaptain, cimbalom
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| Immediately following the Concert | Insights on the Architectural
Design of Schermerhorn Symphony Center Meet at the front of the orchestra seating area with design architects David M. Schwarz and Craig P. Williams from David M. Schwarz/Architectural Services, Inc. Sponsored by David M. Schwarz/Architectural Services, Inc. |
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| 9:30pm | Nashville
Symphony Recommends* Fun things to do while you're in Nashville! |
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| 10:30pm | Songwriting Workshops Write a hit in true Nashville style! Express your creativity through a unique collaboration and co-write a song with one of Nashville's hit-writing singer/songwriters. Experience first-hand the Nashville Chamber Orchestra's award winning and GRAMMY® nominated Kid Pan Alley education project! Read all about one songwriter/teacher, Jason Blume, on his web site at www.jasonblume.com. |
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Saturday, June 23
| 9:00am-12:30pm Renaissance Hotel Grand Ballroom West |
A Radical New Revenue Model for Orchestras Drawing on the experiences of The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and the Pittsburgh Symphony, this workshop will reframe the discussion about the relationship between earned and contributed income, and will challenge many of the field's fundamental assumptions about the core economic engine for orchestras. By focusing on long-term patron relationships, and understanding the intertwined relationship between attendance, audience experience, and the reward of patron loyalty through contribution, orchestras can increase the number of households they serve and the frequency with which they serve them. |
| Afternoon | Check out "Nashville Symphony Staff Recommends" for fun things to do in Nashville and great places to eat |
| 8:00pm Laura Turner Concert Hall, Schermerhorn Symphony Center |
Bernadette
Peters & the Nashville Chamber Orchestra Tony Award-winning actress, singer, and comedienne Bernadette Peters sparkles with the NCO in an evening featuring songs from her signature Broadway shows. |
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Enjoy Nashville—Consider extending your stay to take advantage of all the city has to offer.*
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