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Event	MOLA presents Orchestral Music Prep Workshop
Date	February 11, 2005
Time	9:00 am
ORCHESTRA LIBRARIANSHIP FOR LIBRARIANS, CONDUCTORS, COMPOSERS AND MANAGERS Friday, February 11, 2005 9:00 am – 5:30 pm Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles Presented by the Major Orchestra Librarians’ Association, American Symphony Orchestra League’s Orchestra Leadership Academy, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic in association with the Association of California Symphony Orchestras FACULTY Esa-Pekka Salonen, Music Director, Los Angeles Philharmonic Stephen Biagini, Librarian, Los Angeles Philharmonic Marcia Farabee, Principal Librarian, National Symphony Susan Feder, Vice President, G. Schirmer, Inc. Tom Gaitens, President, Fine Arts Software Kazue McGregor, Librarian, Los Angeles Philharmonic James T. Medvitz, Vice President of Strategic Planning and Special Projects, Pacific Symphony David Ocker, Music Engraver Barbara Petersen, Vice President Classical Music Administration, BMI Frances Richard, Vice President and Director of Concert Music, ASCAP Gail Samuel, General Manager, Los Angeles Philharmonic Steven Stucky, Consulting Composer for New Music, Los Angeles Philharmonic Robert Sutherland, Chief Librarian, Metropolitan Opera Ron Whitaker, Principal Librarian, Cleveland Orchestra Edward Yim, Director of Artistic Planning, Los Angeles Philharmonic SCHEDULE 8:00 – 9:00 am Registration in Choral Hall 9:00 – 9:10 am Welcome and Seminar Overview - Choral Hall Patrick McGinn, President, Major Orchestra Librarians’ Association, Music Librarian, Milwaukee Symphony 9:10 – 10:20 am Music Preparation: Why Is It So Important? – Choral Hall What is music preparation? Why is it so important? Join a panel of librarians, publisher, composer and manager as they share their stories. Marcia Farabee, Susan Feder, Gail Samuel, Robert Sutherland and Steven Stucky with James Medvitz, Moderator 10:25 – 11:25 am Breakout Sessions A. Performance Librarian, A Career Introduction – Board Room An introduction about the various roles performance librarians play in the areas of orchestra, opera and ballet Marcia Farabee B. Orchestral music preparation – Music Library An informal discussion with a music publisher, orchestra librarian and engraver. Composers may submit materials for personal evaluation. Stephen Biagini, Susan Feder and David Ocker C. Editions and Problematic Works – Choral Hall What are critical editions? Is proofreading necessary? What are some problematic orchestral works? Find out what every librarian and conductor should know. Ronald Whitaker D. Working with your librarian – 3rd floor Conference Room An inside look at the inner workings of an orchestra – see how artistic administrators, orchestra managers and librarians work together. Kazue McGregor, Gail Samuel and Edward Yim 11:30 – 1:00 pm Lunch in the Orchestra Lounge Special thanks to BMI for their generous support of today’s lunch. 11:30 pm, 12:00 pm, 12:10 pm Tours of the Walt Disney Concert Hall (approx. 30-minutes long) 1:00 – 2:00 pm A Conversation with Esa-Pekka Salonen – Choral Hall (for rest of day) Join Steven Stucky as he talks with Esa-Pekka Salonen on the importance of music preparation for efficient rehearsals and successful performances from a composer and a conductor’s perspective. 2:00 – 3:00 pm The Music We Perform: An overview of royalties, rentals and rights What are the differences between royalties, rentals and rights? A quick overview of a subject that is important for everyone in the performance industry to be familiar with. Barbara Petersen, Frances Richard and Robert Sutherland 3:00 – 3:15 pm Break 3:15 – 4:15 pm Music Preparation Guidelines for Orchestral Music A discussion on how to better prepare a score with specific guidelines for engraving orchestral music. This session will also cover information on paper and binding. Stephen Biagini and Ronald Whitaker 4:15 – 5:15 pm Orchestra Planning and Administration System Software A brief demonstration of OPAS, a popular and comprehensive software tool used to integrate all orchestra activities with composer and repertoire information, artist and composition performance history, score and library holdings, and other operational areas. OPAS also offers a number of searching tools, web access, and prints reports in a variety of formats including Word and Excel. Tom Gaitens 5:15 pm Wrap-up 5:30 pm No-Host Social at the REDCAT Lounge, Walt Disney Concert Hall SEMINAR REGISTRATION Seminar (tuition, lunch, tour of hall) $75 Only a few spaces left. For more information contact conferencehost@laphil.org or call (213) 972-3014

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