Upcoming
The Resilient Leader
A Webinar Series for Early Music Administrators, Board Officers, and Artistic Directors
Funding cuts and policy changes at the federal level are putting the entire arts and culture sector at risk. Early Music America is gathering our field’s top leaders for a new series of monthly webinars that will connect EMA member organizations to each other and to experts who have the latest tools, resources, and advice for American early-music organizations to survive and thrive. Upcoming topics include fundraising, audience building, local and national advocacy, and navigating federal policy changes.
While this series will soon be restricted to early-music administrators, board officers, and artistic directors of our member organizations, the first two webinars will be free and open to all.
Staying Informed and Engaged: Local and National Arts Advocacy
with Najean Lee, League of American Orchestras
Wednesday, May 14, 2-3:30pm ET/11-12:30pm PT
This webinar is free and open to the public; advanced registration is required.
Early Music America launches its new webinar series, The Resilient Leader, with an in-depth look at how current changes in federal funding and policy are impacting the early-music field. Najean Lee, the director of government affairs and education advocacy at the League of American Orchestras, will walk participants through the latest information and provide tools for local and national advocacy. There will be time for questions and a breakout session will allow attendees to network and learn from each other.
Najean Lee is the director of government affairs and education advocacy at the League of American Orchestras. From the League’s Washington, D.C. office, Najean represents member orchestras before Congress and federal agencies on issues including federal support for the arts, nonprofit tax policy, arts education policy and funding, visa policy improvements for international guest artists, and more. Najean helps manage the Cultural Advocacy Group of national arts, humanities, and cultural stakeholders that collaborate year-round to advance federal policy priorities and is a member of the Public Policy Committee of Independent Sector. In addition to her legislative portfolio, Najean serves as the staff liaison to executive directors of the League’s smallest budget orchestras and to orchestras’ education and community engagement personnel.
Early-Music Educators
The State of Early Music in Higher Education
Monday, May 12, 8-9pm ET/5-6:30pm PT
This webinar is free and open to the public; advanced registration is required.
Early music seems to be thriving in many corners of America. But the future of early-music education at conservatories and universities looks much more complicated. While a few schools are adding students and degree programs, others are retracting, retrenching, or going dormant. Kyle MacMillan explores this issue in the forthcoming EMAg article The Ups (and Downs) of Collegiate Early Music (to be published on our website on May 6.
EMA is gathering collegiate educators to discuss the current situation and share ideas about how to combat budget cuts, communicate with administrators, support adjunct professors and instructors, increase student involvement, and more.
EMA Mixer
Sourcing Music — Beyond IMSLP
Sunday, May 18, 8-9pm ET/5-6pm PT
Hosted by EMA’s Emerging Professional Leadership Council
This webinar is free and open to the public; advanced registration is required.
Tafelmusik librarian Charlotte Nediger sheds insight into the nitty-gritty of tracking down music — from copies of autograph manuscripts and original editions to modern editions and facsimiles, and from libraries and music stores to online resources. IMSLP is every musician’s best friend, but there’s more out there! We will also discuss how to determine what makes a good performing edition and offer advice on how to create your own.
