Join the Strathmore Speakers Series and Onondaga Free Library for an evening with LeMoyne College professor and chair of the Visual & Performing Arts Department, Travis Newton. Orchestras are communities, and they also serve communities. Those who choose to make the orchestra enterprise their life's work face a host of challenges that have beset orchestra managers since the very beginning of the art form, alongside new challenges that continue to arise in the 21st century. In his new book, "Orchestra Management Handbook: Building Relationships in Turbulent Times," Newton provides a significant head-start for people entering this complicated, exciting, and challenging line of work. In this conversation, Newton will focus on the many facets of orchestra management through the lens of relationship and community building.

Travis Newton is Associate Professor of Music at Le Moyne College where he is director of the Arts Administration program. Also an active performer, he conducts Le Moyne’s Symphony Orchestra and maintains a steady performing schedule as a violinist. He is a former board member of the Association of Arts Administration Educators (AAAE) and has worked in orchestra management and arts administration for nearly 20 years.