FEATURING...
Plenary Panel - Alive at 100: How Leonard Bernstein Matters More Today Than Ever
Moderated by Marshall Burlingame, Principal Librarian [retired] - Boston Symphony Orchestra
Barbara Haws, Archivist/Historian - New York Philharmonic
Michael Stern, Music Director - Kansas City Symphony
Garth Sunderland, Vice President of Project Development and Senior Music Editor - Leonard Bernstein Office
Plenary Panel - Creating and Performing Authorized Pops Arrangements: The Ins and Outs of Copyright and Licensing in North America
Moderated by Elena Lence Talley, Principal Librarian - Kansas City Symphony
James M. Kendrick, Partner - Alter Kendrick & Baron, LLP
Matthew Naughtin, Music Librarian - San Francisco Ballet
Robert Thompson, President - Schirmer Theatrical, LLC; G. Schirmer, Inc.; Associated Music Publishers; Node Records; Music Sales Corporation
Alan D. Valentine, President, CEO - Nashville Symphony
Roundtables for European, Opera, Ballet, and Academic Librarians
Breakout Sessions on Topics Including:
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Ballet
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Negotiating
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Personnel
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World Premieres and Commissions
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Hands-on Part Repair
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Building Your Resources
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Photoshop, OPAS, Finale, Sibelius
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And more!
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Agenda
Join & Support the conference
March 16-19, 2018
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Crowne Plaza Kansas City Downtown
Photo credit Tim Hursley
Major Orchestra Librarians' Association
36th Annual Conference
hosted by Kansas City Symphony
1301 Wyandotte Street
Kansas City, MO 64105
+1 (816) 474-6664
Conference rate available March 14-20, 2018 based on availability so consider extending your stay!
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$149/single or double
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$169/triple
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$189/quad
Guests must book by February 14, 2018 to receive MOLA rate!
Still need to book? Click HERE for alternate hotel recommendations
A Century of Bernstein:
JOYCE DiDONATO SINGS BERNSTEIN and BERLIOZ
Friday and Saturday, March 16-17 at 8 pm; Sunday, March 18 at 2 pm
Helzberg Hall | Kauffman Center
Michael Stern, conductor
Joyce DiDonato, mezzo-soprano
BERLIOZ Le corsaire Overture
BERLIOZ La mort de Cléopatre
BERNSTEIN Songs
“Greeting”
“Music I Heard with You”
“What Lips my Lips have kissed”
BERNSTEIN Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
Mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato returns! Our hometown star and international diva joins Michael Stern and the Kansas City Symphony to present works by Berlioz and Bernstein. Berlioz’s Death of Cleopatra foreshadows the French composer’s dramatic stylings of his later masterworks. Bernstein’s songs display the great American musician’s lyric genius and wit. Berlioz’s swashbuckling Le corsaire Overture and Bernstein’s timeless Symphonic Dances from West Side Story complete this captivating program.
10% off Friday night concert tickets by clicking HERE or calling the box office at +1 (816) 471-0400.
Tickets are going fast so act now!
Webster House
Friday, March 16, 2018
5:30-7:30pm
1644 Wyandotte Street
Kansas City, MO 64108
Charles and Virginia Clark Inside Music Series
JOYCE DiDONATO, MEZZO-SOPRANO
Thursday, March 15 at 6:30 pm
Helzberg Hall | Kauffman Center
Helzberg Hall will fill with song as international superstar Joyce DiDonato shares insights into performance, technique, auditioning, and more at this free Inside Music event.
This event is free but ticketed. To reserve tickets, click HERE.
Kansas City Symphony Concert Tickets
Local Weather and Attractions
Kaufmann Hall Tour
Friday, March 16, 2018
3:00pm & 4:30pm
Each tour limited to 20 attendees. Please indicate as you register for the conference if you would like to attend this tour of Helzberg Hall and the Kansas City Symphony library.
The Opening Reception at 5:30pm that evening is located just across the street from the hall.
Monday, March 19, 2018
2:30-6:00pm
Tour minimum 8; tour maximum 15 - a second tour may be added if needed. Price per adult is $44 USD (not inclusive of gratuity) and includes stops at the below three breweries (breweries may change as new breweries open in the area over the next couple months).
To register, follow the link HERE or in your conference registration form; and select the tour on Monday, March 19.
KC Brewery Tour
Opening Reception
Conference Registration
Please complete a separate registration for each attendee. Registration includes all sessions, opening reception, and one banquet seat.
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Member*: $200
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Additional Member (second, third, fourth, etc. librarian): $150
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Non-Member: $350
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Non-Member Student: $100 (banquet NOT included)
Additional items (e.g. field trips and extra banquet tickets) available for purchase as you register.
*Member librarians are defined as librarians employed by a MOLA Member Organization. A list of current member organizations available HERE.
Please register and make payment by Friday, March 2, 2018.
For Vendors
Full pricing list available HERE.
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Exhibit Table(s): $250-$450
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Program Advertisement: $350-$750
Full price list available HERE.
Ad artwork should be sent to MOLA Administrator by Friday, March 2, 2018.
Exhibitors who would like to attend any of the sessions or the banquet must register by completing a non-member registration.
Sponsor the Conference
Platinum Level: $3,000/€2,790
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Full page thank you in conference program
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1 exhibit table
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1 complimentary conference registration (includes banquet)
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1 additional guest banquet attendee
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signage at your sponsored event
Silver Level: $1,000/€930
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1/4 page thank you in conference program
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1 exhibit table
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1 conference registration at MOLA-member rate (includes banquet)
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signage at your sponsored event
Gold Level: $2,000/€1,860
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1/2 page thank you in conference program
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1 exhibit table
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1 complimentary conference registration (includes banquet)
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signage at your sponsored event
Bronze Level: $500/€465
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1/8 page thank you in conference program
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1 banquet attendee
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signage at your sponsored event
Diamond Level: $4,000/€3,725
Only 3 spots!
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Full back or inside cover thank you in conference program
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2 exhibit tables
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2 complimentary conference registrations (includes banquet)
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signage at your sponsored event
Plan Your Trip
Financial Assistance - Members Only
Travel Assistance
First-Time Attendee Award
The purpose of the first-time conference attendee scholarship is to encourage conference participation by MOLA members who have never attended a MOLA conference. Recipients will be awarded an amount to cover the conference registration fee for the 2018 Kansas City conference.
Recipients will be required to participate in the Conference Mentoring Program. Information about the Conference Mentoring Program can be found on the MOLA website.
Applications will be reviewed and, if granted, funds will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis until the allotted funds are exhausted. Applicants will be notified as soon as possible by the MOLA Administrator as awards are granted—please refrain from making conference registration payment until you have been notified of the outcome of your application review. Applications will be reviewed by the Membership Committee and submitted to the Board for final approval.
Deadline: January 19, 2018
Travel Assistance is intended to assist member librarians with basic economy transportation costs only (not additional add-ons), as well as up to 2 nights of hotel costs (in the conference designated hotel) as outlined in the application - not with food, fees, or miscellaneous expenses. The "Travel Assistance" section of the MOLA Policies states:
"The MOLA Board of Directors, in consultation with the Finance Committee, may from time to time designate funds to be used to subsidize MOLA-related personal travel expenses of MOLA member Librarians. Individuals may apply in writing at any time for such subsidizations. Funds, if available, will be distributed in the order applications are received, unless, in the opinion of the Board, extenuating circumstances warrant otherwise. As guidelines in the decision-making process, the Board shall consider such factors as the applicant's personal or professional circumstances, degree of hardship, and level of scheduled Conference participation. Except in unusual circumstances, no applicant shall be granted funding in two consecutive years."
Travel assistance requests will be reviewed by the Finance committee and submitted to the Board for final approval. Applicants will be notified by January 27, 2018.
Receipts must be submitted for reimbursement within 45 days of purchase to allow MOLA to act in accordance with IRS rules. Any receipts received after this timeframe may not be reimbursed.
