Chicago, June 9-12, 1999 - The 54th National Conference of the American Symphony Orchestra League has taken place in Chicago IL, hosted by The Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Music for a New Millennium, the League's multi-year initiative to help orchestras succeed in presenting contemporary American music, was a focus of this year's conference which featured three days of sessions, symposia, and concerts exploring new works, new technologies, and new ideas. Highlights included a look at how the past informs our present with speaker Michael Steinberg, concerts by the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra, the Chicago Youth Concert Orchestra, and the Civic Orchestra of Chicago; and a symposium on presenting today's music.

Webliography:

American Symphony Orchestra League
www.symphony.org/

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
www.chicagosymphony.org/

Music for a New Millennium
www.newmusicnow.org/

Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra
www.oprf.com/CYSO/

Chicago Youth Concert Orchestra
www.cyso.org/abou.html

Civic Orchestra of Chicago
www.chicagosymphony.org/civicconcerts/