OSL has been defined by its history of passionate board, artistic, and executive leadership.
Present Leadership
2024 –
Emme Levin Deland
Chair of the Board of Directors
2015 –
James Roe
President & Executive Director
2024 –
Augusta Read Thomas
Composer Mentor, DeGaetano Composition Institute
2027 –
Rob Berman
Series Music Director, Musicals in Concert
Past Leadership
2018 – 2023
Anna Clyne
Composer Mentor, DeGaetano Composition Institute
2018 – 2025
Bernard Labadie
Principal Conductor
2011 – 2016
Pablo Heras-Casado
Principal Conductor
2010 – 2015
Katy Clark
President & Executive Director
2001 – 2007
Donald Runnicles
Principal Conductor
1999 – 2009
Joan Tower
Composer in Residence
1998 – 2024
Norman S. Benzaquen
Chair of the Board of Directors
1998 – 2001
Sir Charles Mackerras
Music Director
1990 – 1994
Sir Roger Norrington
Music Director
1986 – 1998
Bernard Aidinoff
Chair of the Board of Directors
1974 – 2010
Marianne Lockwood
President & Executive Director
1974 – 1995
Michael Feldman
Founder & Artistic Director