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Musical America routinely updates the list of scholarships and grants in an effort to keep current and ensure opportunities for musicians. If you know of a scholarship or grant not mentioned in our lists, please send us a message.
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.”

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Special Reports

MA Top 30 Professional: Jane Brown

January 7, 2025 | John Fleming
Co-Head of Artist Management HarrisonParrott In early 2024, Jane Brown’s 30 years with HarrisonParrott was duly recognized when she was named co-head of artist management. Her appointment followed on the heels of Co-Founder … »Read
 

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MA Top 30 Professional: Véronique Firkusny

January 7, 2025 |

Wynne Delacoma

Executive Director Avery Fisher Artist Program Every year Véronique Firkusny gets to make some of the most enjoyable phone calls in classical music. As executive director of the Avery Fisher Artist Program at Lincoln Center, she … »Read
 

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MA Top 30 Professional: Adrian Anantawan

January 7, 2025 | Hannah Edgar
Artistic Director,  Shelter Music Boston Music Chair,  Milton Academy Founder, Music Inclusion Ensemble,  Berklee College of Music Adrian Anantawan is busy. He chairs the music department at Milton Academy  and serves as … »Read
 

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MA Top 30 Professional: Alejandra Valarino Boyer

January 7, 2025 | Hannah Edgar
Director Ravinia Steans Music Institute When she was still a toddler, Alejandra Valarino Boyer’s family moved to the U.S. from Puerto Rico with just $300 to its name. So any enrichment for the young Boyer would have to be free or … »Read
 

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MA Top 30 Professional: Annie Burridge

January 7, 2025 | Hannah Edgar
General Director & CEO Austin Opera In recent years, Austin Opera has seen record attendance—an industry anomaly—and record fundraising highs. Those achievements can be traced directly to the leadership of Annie Burridge … »Read
 

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MA Top 30 Professional: Ayanna Cole

January 7, 2025 | Hannah Edgar
Director of Social Impact Programs Carnegie Hall Ayanna Cole describes her path to Carnegie Hall as “winding.” Maybe so—but every step along the way informed her role as the venerable institution’s director of … »Read
 
 

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