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INDUSTRY EVENTS AND CONFERENCES
Trade shows, seminars, events and conferences about the business of the performing arts
June 3-8, 2024 Los Angeles, CA Opera America
June 6-8, 2024 Atlanta, GA Chorus America Conference
June 16-19, 2024 Orlando, FL American Harp Society Conference
June 17-22, 2024 Fullerton, CA Guitar Foundation of America Convention
June 20-22, 2024 Chicago, IL Theatre Communications Group National Conference
June 28 - July 2, 2024 Knoxville, TN National Association of Teachers of Singing Conference
June 30 - July 4, 2024 San Francisco, CA American Guild of Organists
July 21-25, 2024 Flagstaff, AZ International Double Reed Society Annual Conference
July 31 - August 4, 2024 Dublin, Ireland ClarinetFest Conference 2024
August 1-4, 2024 San Antonio, TX National Flute Association Conference
October 17-26, 2024 Virtual Society for Ethnomusicology Conference
November 7-9, 2024 Washington, DC College Music Society National Conference
November 7-10, 2024 Jacksonville, FL Society for Music Theory Annual Meeting
November 11-16, 2024 Montréal, QC CINARS (International Exchange for the Performing Arts) 
November 14-17, 2024 Chicago, IL American Musicological Society Annual Conference
November 22-26, 2024 Chicago, IL National Association of Schools of Music Annual Meeting
February 26 - March 2, 2025 Chattanooga, TN American Bandmasters Association Annual Convention
March 5-8, 2025 Columbus, OH US Institute for Theatre Technology Annual Conference
March 15-19, 2025 Minneapolis, MN Music Teachers National Association National Conference
May 19-23, 2025 New Orleans, LA Acoustical Society of America 188th Meeting
June 17-20, 2025 Chicago, IL Dance/USA Annual Conference
August 7-10, 2025 Atlanta, GA National Flute Association Conference
October 23-26, 2025 Atlanta, GA Society for Ethnomusicology Conference
October 30 - November 1, 2025 Spokane, WA College Music Society National Conference
November 4-9, 2025 Minneapolis, MN American Musicological Society Annual Conference
November 6-9, 2025 Minneapolis, MN Society for Music Theory Annual Meeting
March 18-21, 2026 Long Beach, CA US Institute for Theatre Technology Annual Conference

Ask Edna
Edna Landau’s blog
Edna LandauEdna Landau—doyenne of the music business, long-time managing director of IMG Artists and director of career development at the Colburn Conservatory of Music in Los Angeles—writes Ask Edna exclusively for MusicalAmerica.com to provide invaluable advice to music students and young professional artists. Read more about Edna’s impact on the performing arts.

Send your questions to Edna Landau at AskEdna@MusicalAmerica.com and she’ll answer through Ask Edna. Click the links below to read Edna’s recent columns on the critical aspects of launching and managing and professional music career.

Arts Administration

Career Etiquette

Communicating with Your Audience

Finding a Manager

For Chamber Music Ensembles

Listening to Your Inner Voice

Managing Your Own Career

Publicity and Promotion

The Orchestral World

When It Comes to Recording

During Edna’s 23 years as managing director of IMG Artists, she personally looked after the career of violinist, Itzhak Perlman and launched the careers of musicians such as pianists Evgeny Kissin and Lang Lang, violinist Hilary Hahn, and conductors Franz Welser-Mõst and Alan Gilbert.

Edna believes young musicians can grow their own careers, with “hard work, blind faith, passion for the cause, incessant networking and a vision that refuse[s] to be tarnished by naysayers.”


Industry News

Chicago Symphony Gets $50M

December 10, 2024 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association has received a $50 million gift from Helen Zell, wife of the late billionaire Sam Zell, on behalf of the Zell Family Foundation, of which she is president and executive director. Mrs. Zell chaired the … »Read
 

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LA Phil Steals Philly O/Kimmel's Top Fundraiser

December 10, 2024 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
Kim Noltemy is wasting no time in lining up her key deputies as the new president and CEO of the Los Angeles Philharmonic . Announced today as the orchestra’s next chief philanthropy officer is Mitch Bassion, currently in that position with … »Read
 

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Artist Management Signings, Conductor Division

December 10, 2024 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
HarrisonParrott (HP) has signed two new conductors, one French and one American, for worldwide management. Camille Delaforge , also a harpsichordist, is noted for her fluency in the Baroque repertoire and was recently resident conductor at the … »Read
 

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Another Wunderkind Takes the Podium

December 10, 2024 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
Adam Hickox is to be the next chief conductor of the Trondheim Symphony Orchestra and Opera (TSO) as of fall 2025. The 28-year-old son of the late conductor Richard Hickox will be succeeding Han-Na Chang, in the job since 2017.   Hickox, a … »Read
 

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Conductor/composer Marvin Laird Has Died

December 10, 2024 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
Marvin Laird, a longtime conductor for Broadway musicals and performers like Bernadette Peters, died on Dec.2 at age 85. “He was just the most energetic, charismatic fellow you’d ever want to meet,” Peters, who first met Laird … »Read
 

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Donizetti Opera Festival's 'New' Artistic Director

December 10, 2024 | Anthony Brown, Musical America
Riccardo Frizza, who has served as the music director of the Donizetti Opera Festival since 2017, is to be the new artistic director as well. He succeeds Francesco Micheli, in the post since 2015. Held each year in Bergamo, the 2024 edition of … »Read
 
 

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