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2025 ACSO Annual Conference
Costa Mesa
August 7-9, 2025
Hilton Orange County/Costa Mesa
Hosted by the Pacific Symphony
Registration opens in early May.
More information about the conference schedules, sessions, and speakers is coming soon.
ACSO members enjoy the lowest registration rates, so it's important to confirm that your membership is active and up-to-date! If you're unsure of your membership status or would like to join either as an organization or individual, reach out to us at [email protected] – we're here to help!
Reserve Your Hotel
A group rate of $209/night before taxes is available at the Hilton Orange County/Costa Mesa. The rate will expire on July 16th or when the block is filled. We encourage you to reserve your hotel room as soon as possible.
Opening Keynote: Grammy Award-Winning Pianist Michelle Cann
 Lauded as “exquisite” by The Philadelphia Inquirer and “a pianist of sterling artistry” by Gramophone, GRAMMY award-winning pianist Michelle Cann is one of the most sought-after pianists of her generation. Recent engagements include appearances with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, The Cleveland Orchestra, The Philadelphia Orchestra, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Her honors include the Sphinx Medal of Excellence and the Andrew Wolf Chamber Music Award. In 2024, she was named the inaugural Christel DeHaan Artistic Partner of the American Pianists Association, responsible for the artistic oversight of the American Pianists Awards.
Recognized as a leading interpreter of the piano music of Florence Price, Cann performed the New York City premiere of Price’s Piano Concerto in One Movement with The Dream Unfinished Orchestra in 2016. Her recording of the concerto with the New York Youth Symphony won a GRAMMY Award in 2023 for Best Orchestral Performance. She won a GRAMMY Award in 2025 for Beyond the Years: Unpublished Songs of Florence Price, recorded with soprano Karen Slack, which features 19 unpublished songs composed by Price. Her acclaimed debut solo album Revival, featuring music by Price and Margaret Bonds, was released in 2023.
Cann holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in piano performance from the Cleveland Institute of Music and an Artist’s Diploma from the Curtis Institute of Music. She joined the Curtis piano faculty in 2020 as the inaugural Eleanor Sokoloff Chair in Piano Studies. She is also on the piano faculty of the Manhattan School of Music.
Michelle Cann is represented by Curtis Artist Management at Curtis Institute of Music.
Photo Credit: Titilayo Ayangade
Sponsor, Exhibit, or Advertise at Conference
Sponsoring, exhibiting, or advertising at ACSO’s Annual Conference is a unique opportunity to support California’s orchestra community while also increasing visibility and name recognition for your company and connecting with people in the classical music industry. The ACSO Conference helps you meet new customers, connect with existing clients, and network with hundreds of orchestra decision-makers and professionals.
Download the 2025 Conference Sponsor packet.
Download the 2025 Conference Exhibitor and Advertiser packet.
Thank You to Our Host Orchestra!
 Pacific Symphony, under the dynamic leadership of Music Director Carl St.Clair since 1990, is the resident orchestra of Orange County’s Segerstrom Center for the Arts and performs in the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall. Founded in 1978, the Symphony is the largest orchestra formed in the U.S. in the last 50 years and is not only a fixture of musical life in Southern California but is also recognized as an outstanding ensemble making strides on both the national and international scenes.
Looking for highlights from the past 55 years of ACSO Conferences? Check out our Past Conferences Page.
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