National Conference Videos
Highlights from past National Conferences, including keynote presentations and in-depth conversations with leaders from the field.
2018 Conference Keynote: Robert Krulwich: "Conversation As Music"
In this video, recorded at our 40th Anniversary National Conference, noted journalist, author, and co-host of the Peabody Award-winning Radiolab Robert Krulwich addresses attendees in an engaging keynote on "Conversation as Music." READ MORE
Learning About Your Audiences Through Social Media
In this video, recorded at our 40th Anniversary National Conference, digital marketing expert Adam Teeter provides tips on learning more about your audiences through free tools and simple strategies. READ MORE
2017 Conference Keynote: Michael Kaiser on “The Future of the Arts in America”
In this video, recorded at our 2017 National Conference, noted arts administrator and author Michael Kaiser shares his predictions for the future of the arts in the United States and offers strategies for facing the challenges ahead. READ MORE
2017 Conference: A Conversation with Paquito D’Rivera
In this video, recorded at CMA's 2017 National Conference, pianist, composer, and CMA president Billy Childs speaks with Paquito D'Rivera, recipient of CMA’s 2017 Richard J. Bogomolny National Service Award. READ MORE
Donna Walker-Kuhne’s 2016 CMA Conference Keynote
In this video, recorded at our 2016 National Conference, audience-engagement expert Donna Walker-Kuhne delivers practical, proven strategies for building audiences that better reflect the diversity of your local community. READ MORE
Jane Chu's 2015 National Conference Keynote
In her keynote presentation at CMA’s 2015 National Conference, Jane Chu shares research on the shifting nature of arts participation in the US, stressing the importance of communicating the relevancy—cultural, social, and economic—of the arts to our communities. READ MORE
Ken Fischer & Aaron Dworkin in Conversation
In this video, recorded at our 2017 National Conference, noted arts administrator and author Michael Kaiser shares his predictions for the future of the arts in the United States and offers strategies for facing the challenges ahead. READ MORE
Engaging College Students and Young Adults in Live Music
Attracting the under-25 demographic is a perennial challenge for chamber music presenters. Alan Brown and Joseph Clifford share data-driven strategies for drawing young adults to your performances. READ MORE
The Road to Results: Effective Practices for Building Arts Audiences
In this video, recorded at CMA’s 2015 National Conference, market researcher Bob Harlow speaks about the importance of research in implementing effective audience-building strategies. READ MORE
2014 National Conference General Session
Four accomplished musicians and cultural entrepreneurs discuss their approaches to deepening audience engagement. Featuring: Jessie Montgomery, Gretchen Parlato, Bobby Sanabria, and Sebastian Ruth; and moderated by Richard Kessler. READ MORE
New Habits of Mind: Creating the Audiences of Tomorrow
What works—and what doesn't work—in attracting audiences for our music? In his 2014 conference keynote, Eric Booth shares insights gleaned from decades of helping artists make lasting connections with new and potential concertgoers. READ MORE
