League President and CEO Jesse Rosen on how orchestras are proceeding during the pandemic and the need to increase equity, diversity, and inclusion

Jesse Rosen, president and CEO of the League of American Orchestras, is featured in a video interview with Susan Elliott in Thursday’s (8/27) MusicalAmerica.com as part of the site’s “One to One: How Leaders Are Managing the Crisis” series of conversations with arts executives. “Rosen described how, during the pandemic, the League has not only provided guidance for its 2,000 members in securing government aid, but also served as a virtual gathering place for arts leaders to touch base, check in, and gain mutual support. He also said American orchestras have a grave responsibility to bring on administrators, as well as musicians, of diverse backgrounds. Rosen’s tenure is also coming to an end as he prepares in the coming days to hand over the League’s substantial reins to his successor, Simon Woods.” Woods is the former president and CEO of the Seattle Symphony, CEO of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and interim executive director of the Grand Teton Music Festival.