Agenda for the 2007 MOLA Conference

As of March 29, 2007

25^th Anniversary MOLA Conference

Hyatt Regency Hotel, Chicago IL

April 13 – 16, 2007

Pre-Conference Seminar

Presented by the Major Orchestra Librarians’ Association and the American Symphony Orchestra League Orchestra Leadership Academy

9:30-9:45 Welcome and Announcements
9:45-11:15 “The Hands”
A panel discussion about the first steps that must be taken to get the music from the composer’s brain to the music stands.
Ken Bonebrake, Librarian, Los Angeles Philharmonic
Cliff Colnot, Principal Conductor, Civic Orchestra of Chicago, MusicNOW
Rob Monath, Copyright Attorney and Legal Counsel, Hinshaw Press
Douglas Richard, Chief Arranger, US Military Academy Band, West Point
Augusta Read Thomas, Composer and former Mead Composer-in-Residence for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra

11:30-12:30 Breakout Sessions

Ken Bonebrake, Librarian, Los Angeles Philharmonic
Lawrence Tarlow, Principal Librarian, New York Philharmonic
B. Self-publishing pros and cons
Augusta Read Thomas, Composer and former Mead Composer-in-Residence for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Michael Runyan, Principal Librarian, Indianapolis Symphony
C. Artistic administrators, artist managers, and librarians – on the same page?
Martha Gilmer, CSOVice President Artistic Planning & Audience Development
James M. Fahey, CSO Director of Programming, Symphony Center Presents
Ed Matthew, Senior Promotion Manger and Internet Manager, G. Schirmer and Associated Music Publishers

D. An introduction to being a performance librarian
Paul Gunther, Principal Librarian, Minnesota Orchestra
Russ Girsberger, Ensemble Librarian, The Juilliard School
12:30-1:30 Lunch
1:30-2:30 Breakout Sessions
A. Digital copyright laws and their impact on composer and performer
Rob Monath, Copyright Attorney and Legal Counsel, Hinshaw Press
Donald Fraser, Composer and Arranger
B. Composer-submitted works for MUSIC PREPARATION evaluation
Ken Bonebrake, Librarian, Los Angeles Philharmonic
Douglas Richard, Chief Arranger, US Military Academy Band, West Point
Augusta Read Thomas, Composer and former Mead Composer-in-Residence for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Ronald Whitaker, Principal Librarian, Cleveland Orchestra
C. Library 101 – basics in library maintenance and music preparation
Deborah Nelson, Principal Librarian, North Carolina Symphony
Robert O’Brien, Principal Librarian, Atlanta Symphony
2:30-3:30 “The Stands”
A panel discussion on how works are chosen to be programmed and performed
Martha Gilmer, CSO Vice President Artistic Planning & Audience Development
Cliff Colnot, Principal Conductor, Civic Orchestra of Chicago, MusicNOW
Ed Matthew, Senior Promotion Manger and Internet Manager, G. Schirmer and Associated Music Publishers
Augusta Read Thomas, Composer and former Mead Composer-in-Residence for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Ronald Whitaker, Principal Librarian, Cleveland Orchestra

3:45-4:45 MOLA Pamphlet for Music Preparation
Michael Runyan, Principal Librarian, Indianapolis Symphony
Lawrence Tarlow, Principal Librarian, New York Philharmonic
John Van Winkle, Principal Librarian, San Francisco Symphony
4:45-5:20 Open discussion/Q&A facilitated by the MOLA Education Committee
5:20-5:30 Closing Remarks

[Please note that the seminar requires an additional fee]

Conference participants will receive packets upon check-in at the Hyatt

1:00 – 5:00 OPAS Training (Roosevelt University)
Center for Professional Advancement, Room 201, 18 S. Michigan
[Please note that this session requires an additional fee]
4:00 – 5:30 Finance Committee Meeting (President’s Suite)
7:00 – 9:00 Board of Director’s Meeting (President’s Suite)
8:00 – 11:00 Welcome Reception
(Grant Park Orchestra Library – Pritzker Pavilion at Millennium Park)
8:00 CSO Concert

9:00 – 10:15 Business Meeting [MOLA Members Only]

10:30 – 11:45 Business Meeting [MOLA Members Only] (cont’d)

12:00 – 1:15 Official Welcome Lunch (Open to all)
Remarks by Deborah R. Card, President, CSO Association
1:30 – 2:30 Breakouts A

Union/Orchestra Committee & Librarians
Gary Matts, President, AFM Local 10-208
Steve Lester, Chairman, CSO Orchestra Committee
Conservatories Roundtable
Russ Girsberger, The Juilliard School
Summer Festivals Roundtable
Crozet Duplantier, Louisiana Symphony
Paul Beck, Metropolitan Opera
Justin Vibbard, Florida West Coast Symphony
2:45 – 3:45 Breakouts B

Back to Basics
Marcia Farabee, National Symphony
European current topics
Richard Payne, London Philharmonic
Opera preparation how-to
John Rosenkrans, Lyric Opera of Chicago
4:00 – 5:00 Breakout C

David Sitrick, President, E-Stand
Cliff Colnot, Principal Conductor, Civic Orchestra of Chicago
Musicians from the Civic Orchestra of Chicago
5:00 – 6:00 Presidents Council Meeting (Breakout A room)

7:30 – 8:45 Committee Chairs and Board Meeting (President’s Suite)
9:00 – 10:15 Our Digital Future
A panel discussion about new legal agreements being constructed to address emerging technologies, non-traditional usage of copyrighted music, and licensing
David Lennon, Former President, AFM Local 802, NYC

10:30 – 11:30 Our Digital Future (cont’d)
11:30 – 1:00 Lunch
11:30 – 1:00 Outgoing and Incoming Boards Lunch Meeting (President’s Suite)
1:00 – 3:00 Keynote Session: Critical Editions
A discussion about how critical editions are created, the sources used, and how editors come to the decisions they make about a composer’s intent
Jonathan Del Mar,Beethoven and Elgar editor for Bärenreiter
Larry Todd, Mendelssohn editor for Carus and Bärenreiter
Douglas Woodfull-Harris, Bärenreiter
Philip Gossett, Verdi editor for University of Chicago Press and Ricordi and Rossini editor for Bärenreiter
Hugh MacDonald, Berlioz editor for Bärenreiter

3:15 – 4:30 25^th Anniversary:A Look Back
Karen Schnackenberg, MOLA President 2006-07
Marcia Farabee, MOLA Vice President 2006-07
Peter Conover, Chicago Symphony, Host Orchestra 2007

(Photo location will be directly outside of the hotel)
6:00 – 7:30 Cocktails in Rotunda and CSO Library (Symphony Center)

7:30 Banquet (Grainger Ballroom, Symphony Center)

9:00 – 10:00 Beyond the Score – Chicago Symphony Orchestra Project
Martha Gilmer, Vice President for Artistic Planning and

10:15 – 10:45 Remarks by Henry Fogel, President, American Symphony Orchestra League

11:00 – 12:00 Remarks by Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Music Director, Fort Worth Symphony, Guest Conductor, Chicago Symphony Orchestra Latin-American music publishing
12:00 – 12:30 Conference Wrap-Up and Adjournment
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Rosenthal Archives
Center for Black Music Research
Newberry Library
Art Institute
Chicago Architecture Foundation Tours
Sears Tower
Hancock Tower

Please note that this agenda is subject to change.