Innovation in the Live Music Industry: What’s next?

Aliena Haig is the Manager of Online Editorial & Communication at Deutsche Grammophon, with a focus on concert and artist presentation. Aliena previously was the Communications Lead for the global networking exchange Classical:NEXT and was instrumental at developing and leading online conferences for art music professionals during the Covid-19 pandemic. Throughout her professional career, Aliena […]
Cultivating Connectedness Through Music

Community MusicWorks (CMW) creates new roles for musicians as artists, educators, and citizens working to create a cohesive urban community through music education and performance
The Royal Concertgebouw: A multi-sided community hub

In the first session of GLP’s 2022 Live Music Industry SubStream, facilitator Aliena Haig from Deutsche Grammophon joined The Royal Concertgebouw’s Marian van der Meer in a 60-minute investigation into the role and responsibilities of a performance space. “A venue offers a home to a multitude of events, audiences, performances, and styles. It is not […]
Empowering Black and Latinx Arts Leaders

Founded in 1997 by Aaron Dworkin, The Sphinx Organization has been addressing the underrepresentation of people of color and the Latinx population in classical music.
Sister Cities Girlchoir: Empowering girls with song

In the cities of Camden, New Jersey; Baltimore, Maryland; and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the landscape of youth choir is changing. The Sister Cities Girlchoir, founded by Alysia Lee, has a primary focus on girls inspired by the girl effect
Operational Excellence with Tim Kraft

Tim Kraft is the director of the Operational Excellence module of the Global Leaders Program. He is an Associate Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management at North Carolina State University’s Poole College of Management. His research examines environmental and social responsibility issues in supply chains. He’s been involved in a wide range of research […]
The Year That Was: GLI Fellows on 2021

There are hundreds of Global Leaders Program alumni across the globe working in the arts, education, and entrepreneurship sectors, and bringing innovation and new ideas to the industry. 2021 has continued to present challenges to the sector due to COVID-19 restrictions, and we asked four Global Leaders Program alumni to share their experiences of the […]
Arkansas initiative supports new voices

The initiative was born out of the global pandemic and social unrest in the United States at a time when the Arkansas-based organization RefleXions was forced to reimagine its activities away from in-person gatherings.
Eric Booth on Teaching Artistry in practice

Eric Booth is the Module Director of GLP’s current module, Teaching Artistry for Communities. In 2015, Eric Booth was given the highest award in American arts education and was named one of the 50 most influential people in the arts in the United States. He began his career as a successful Broadway actor, and became […]
Four40: Celebrating Diverse Perspectives

The Global Leaders Program has co-produced a number of innovative webinars and online events, especially since the pandemic began. This year’s “Four40” was an exciting new format co-presented with Fundación Bolivar Davivienda, in alliance with Live Music Now. Fast-paced and fun, each of the four sessions involved four arts leaders under 40 – the title “Four40” […]