ICSOM - International Conference of Symphony and Opera Musicians

Current News

Gary Ginstling, the New York Philharmonic’s president and chief executive, is leaving after just a year on the job. Read more here.
ICSOM is pleased to announce that Fátima Landa Velazquez, an oboist from México who will be attending the Curtis Institute of Music in the fall, is the 2024 recipient of the ICSOM BU Tanglewood Institute Scholarship. Click here for our press release.
The Phoenix Symphony and their musicians have agree upon a new contract. Read more here.
The Minnesota Orchestra's president and CEO Michelle Burns is leaving for the same job in Texas, taking charge of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. Read more here.
Douglas Rosenthal will be the host of ICSOM’s monthly interview series Musician Profiles: Celebrating Racial Diversity for the 2024-25 season. Click here for our press release.

Cleveland Orchestra

Concert on Public Square

Cleveland Orchestra

Cosi Fan Tutti, March 2010

Oregon Symphony Orchestra

Photo courtesy of the Oregon Symphony

North Carolina Symphony

Bassist Bruce Ridge and community outreach

Cleveland Orchestra

Kansas City Symphony

Kinder Konzert: The Science of Sound and Music

San Francisco Symphony Orchestra

New York Philharmonic

Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

San Francisco Symphony Orchestra

Registration is open now for ICSOM’s 2024 conference, August 21-24, in Portland OR!
ICSOM's monthly video series Musician Profiles: Celebrating Racial Diversity features one-on-one interviews with our ICSOM Musicians of Color, their experiences, and how they view the need for racial diversity within our orchestras. Read more here.
Pension Fund Information:
Register on the AFM-EPF website "Participant Portal" to access your Pension Fund information. For assistance call the Fund Office at 1-800-833-8065, x1295. Visit website.
The ICSOM Directory is now searchable online. Current and Emeritus members must sign in to access this service, which can be found under the REFERENCE tab, or click here.