Past Conferences Click the links below to view program books from over 50 years ACSO Conferences. 2024: Golden Opportunities, San Francisco 2023: Uplift & Amplify, Riverside 2022: Forward Together - League of American Orchestra's 77th National Conference, Los Angeles 2021: Coming Together, Breaking Through (virtual) 2020: Building Relationships, Building Resilience (virtual) 2019: Making Waves: Began in Monterey, Beyond California, Monterey 2018 Annual Conference, Sacramento 2017 Annual Conference, Los Angeles 2016: Disruption: Creating Opportunities Through Change, Oakland 2015: Once Upon a Time: The Art of Storytelling, Long Beach 2014: Balance, Rohnert Park 2013: Worlds Collide! Today's New Universe, Costa Mesa 2012: Entrepreneurial Spirit – Balancing Risk and Reward, San Francisco 2011: Beyond the Box: Creativity, Innovation, Possibility, Pasadena 2010: Come Together. With Force., San Francisco 2009: Surfing the Waves of Change: Keys to Keeping Afloat, San Diego 2008: Mining California's Musical Landscape, Walnut Creek 2007: Building a Sound Future, Costa Mesa 2006: Don't Miss a Beat... Tune up Your Skills, Sacramento 2005: Nobody Does it Better... Live!, Los Angeles 2004: Made in California: Land of Music Makers, San Francisco 2003: Harmonic Convergence: Music, Management, & Meeting Community Needs, Pasadena 2002: Chords of Harmony/"It's the Music that Brings us Together", San Francisco 2001: Reach Your Full Potential, Costa Mesa 2000: A New Opus, A New Century, San Jose 1999: Learn the Score, Los Angeles 1998: Masterclass - Polishing our Performance, San Francisco 1997: Musical Models for the Millennium, Pasadena 1996: Four Part Harmony: Volunteers, Musicians, Managers, and Communities Coming Together, San Francisco 1995: All the Right Tools!, Los Angeles 1994: Are we Listening?, San Jose 1993: Changing Our Tune: New Visions for Making Music, Costa Mesa 1992: The New California: A Capital Vision, Sacramento 1991: (Vision + Leadership) x Energy = Success, San Diego 1990: Innovative Directions, Long Beach 1989: Orchestras Preparing for the Nineties, Fresno 1988: Learning from the Oakland Symphony Bankruptcy, Costa Mesa 1987: Face the Music/Financial Disaster: Avoidance and Recovery, Santa Rosa 1986: Building Relationships that Work, San Diego 1984: Government - Its Role in the Arts, Sacramento 1983: Classic Knowledge for a Space Age World, San Jose 1982: Charting a Sound Course, Isla Vista 1981: Keys for Survival, Oakland 1980: 12th Annual Conference, Los Angeles 1978: 10th Annual Conference, San Diego 1977: 9th Annual Conference, North Hollywood 1976: 8th Annual Conference, Lake Tahoe 1974: Establishing Directions & Finding Dollars for your Orchestra, Palo Alto 1973: Spirit of '73, Cooperation, Communication, Coordination, San Diego 1972: Why the Community Orchestra?, Sacramento 1971: "To Music with Love", Lake Arrowhead
