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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” […]

Learning from GLP Leaders-in-Residence

The 15 Leaders-in-Residence organizations have been a feature of the GLP curriculum since 2020, and offer valuable insight into what innovation looks like today in the music sector. During the first semester, the cohort is divided into teams of four, and each team is assigned a Leaders-In-Residence organization. Over the course of the semester, each […]