Global Leaders Program


The Global Leaders Program is an executive education graduate school for social entrepreneurship in music. Headquartered in Washington DC with seasonal offices in Chile, The Global Leaders Program was established in 2013 as an affiliate of The Orchestra of the Americas Group.

Academic curriculum

The GLP has a one-year curriculum that is co-curated by nine institutions of higher learning: Harvard University, Duke University, Georgetown University, McGill University, New York University, Bard College, The Foundation Center, The League of American Orchestras and El Sistema.

International fieldwork

GLP Cohort Members carry out immersive fieldwork in 40+ countries annually on five continents.
Fieldwork site partners include Universidad Austral de Chile, New Brunswick Youth Orchestra, Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango, Verbier Festival, Fundación Azteca, Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico, Metropolitan Youth Symphony, KIPP, Teatro del Lago, Fundación de Orquestas Juveniles e Infantiles de Chile, Universidad Catolica de Temuco, Recycled Orchestra of Cateura, and Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, among others.
The GLP's third annual Full Cohort Residence took place in January 2020 in Chile.

Notable faculty