League of American Orchestras
The League of American Orchestras unites and advances the orchestra field—building capacity, fostering innovation, amplifying its collective voice, and laying the groundwork for a vibrant future. The only national organization dedicated to orchestras and their communities, the League supports the field through advocacy, leadership development, convenings, research, and artistic programs. Founded in 1942 and chartered by Congress in 1962, the League includes nearly 25,000 musicians, conductors, orchestra staff, board members, volunteers, and industry professionals working within our membership of 2,000 world-renowned orchestras, community groups, summer festivals, student and youth ensembles, conservatories, libraries, businesses serving orchestras, and individuals who love orchestral music. Visit americanorchestras.org.www.americanorchestras.org
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Sep 20, 2026
Catherine Heitz NewHOST
That's hard to replicate anywhere else.
Catherine Heitz NewHOST
It's also why we're so grateful to organizations like the League of American Orchestras, AXO, MESO, and others that continue to create spaces where our field can come together and learn from one another.
Catherine Heitz NewHOST
Those conversations don't end when the conference does.
Catherine Heitz NewHOST
They ripple outward into organizations, communities, and ultimately the audiences and donors we all serve.
Sandi MacDonaldGUEST
So we are a just slightly, uh, under $20 million, um, budget orchestra.
Sandi MacDonaldGUEST
We're g- classified as a group two orchestra within the League of American Orchestras.
Sandi MacDonaldGUEST
We have an endowment just under $50 million.
Sandi MacDonaldGUEST
We have 33 administrative staff members.
Tom WilliamsHOST
See, Brosbeck, I, I'm fascinated by some of your background here.
Tom WilliamsHOST
Um, so I didn't know, I'm reading here that, um, you're a member of the '94-'95 class of the League, League's Orchestra Management Fellowship Program.
Tom WilliamsHOST
I didn't know you could go into a program to lead arts organizations.
Steve BrosvikGUEST
It, it was a terrific program.
Steve BrosvikGUEST
Uh, it was a post-graduate fellowship, uh, for a full year, uh, w- run by the League of American Orchestras, which, um, along with, you know, Opera America, uh, Dance USA, um, are a large umbrella organization, um, advocating for orchestras across the country.
Steve BrosvikGUEST
And that was a year-long program.
Steve BrosvikGUEST
I was, I had 15-week posts at the Houston Symphony, the Kansas City Symphony, and the Baltimore Symphony.