Adam LeBow

ARTS ADMINISTRATOR | MUSIC INDUSTRY PROFESSIONAL

Adam LeBow is an arts administrator and music industry professional with a decade of experience working at renowned organizations. He is currently the Director of Programming at LA Opera Connects, the company's community engagement and learning department. In this role, he oversees
Connects' suite of programs — including large-scale productions such as the Community Opera and student Opera Camp, initiatives at the intersection of arts and health (including the Los Angeles County Arts and Health Week Summit), outreach concerts, programas en español, and others. LA Opera Connects programs reach and serve more than 100,000 people annually.He has previously worked for the GRAMMY Museum (Recording Academy) and The Music Center (Performing Arts Center of LA County). Born and raised in New York, Adam holds a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance - Classical Voice from New York University, and he earned his Master of Arts in Music & Music Education from Teachers College, Columbia University.

About me

My work includes:

producing and curating live concerts, staged productions, interviews, and panel conversations
designing and leading community engagement programs and educational events
developing and managing innovative cross-sector initiatives and partnerships
serving as an ambassador for the arts

and has focused on:

telling stories—often through music—that celebrate our diverse communities and cultures, and that speak to our shared human experience
increasing access to the arts and creating opportunities for all individuals to participate in artistic and cultural activities
spotlighting educators and creative practitioners in all disciplines
advocating for arts and culture programs to be foundational in our communities

I am grateful to work with performers and creatives, educators and scholars, students of all ages, civic and business leaders, philanthropists and foundations, and other community members in Los Angeles, New York, and elsewhere.

I have a wide-ranging skill set, which has been honed as a classically trained singer, music educator, and now as an arts administrator in the performing arts and at nonprofit cultural institutions.Born to an Argentinian mother, I speak Spanish. I am a native New Yorker, and I am deeply appreciative of all the ways in which NYC shaped me. I am naturally curious and always enjoy learning something new.

A snapshot of things that bring me joy: wordplay and languages, travel, food and its ability to transcend boundaries, humor and the healing power of laughter, family and friends, and dogs.

SELECTED PROJECTS

I am proud to have played a role in:

Creating the inaugural Los Angeles County Arts and Health Week/
Arts and Health Summit (2022) and co-producing the second and third Summits (2023 and 2024), which were both led by Renée Fleming
^{A partnership between LA Opera, Renée Fleming, Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda L. Solis, First District, Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture, the Jameel Arts and Health Lab, and the World Health Organization's Healing Arts Initiative}
Coordinating high-profile events featuring Lady Gaga and John Legend, David Foster, Jackson Browne, and Dierks Bentley that celebrated outstanding K-12 educators who integrated music into their instruction
^{2015-2018 Jane Ortner Education Award Honorees: Kylie Ko, Jonathan Bernal, Nathan Strayhorn, and Lois MacMillan}
Producing an award-winning revival of On Gold Mountain with Nathan Wang (composer), Lisa See (librettist), and Jennifer Chang (director) at The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
^{An installment of LA Opera's Song of Los Angeles cycle}
Managing an innovative partnership between UCLA Health and LA Opera in which opera singers work with long-haul COVID patients as part of their respiratory therapy
^{An initiative of UCLA Health and LA Opera, led by teaching artists Michele Patzakis, DMA and Nani Sinha}
Producing the world premiere of Carla Lucero's opera Las tres mujeres de Jerusalén (The Three Women of Jerusalem)
^{For LA Opera's annual Community Opera at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels}
Organizing a panel at the 2017 SXSWedu conference entitled "Music: A Catalyst for Social and Academic Change"
^{A collaboration between the GRAMMY Museum, the LBJ Presidential Library and Mark Updegrove, and educator Sunshine Cavalluzzi}
Awarding arts education grants as a National Endowment for the Arts grant panelist
^{FY 2018 Art Works II - Arts Education: Music and Opera category}
Establishing the standalone Spanish podcast series Detrás del telón
^{As part of LA Opera's programas en español}
Premiering songs written by composer Gerald Busby
^{Series of performances in New York from 2010-2011}

MEDIA

Moments from my professional journey in images and videos

With singer, multi-instrumentalist, and composer Jacob Collier
With singer Pia Toscano
With film and stage composer Nathan Wang
With Spanish megastar Alejandro Sanz
With ukulele player Jake Shimabukuro
With composer Ricky Ian Gordon
With singer-songwriter James Bay
With Jennifer Chang - director, playwright, and actor
L to R: Hannah Yi (pianist), Nani Sinha (mezzo-soprano), Adam, Ashley Faatoalia (tenor), and Cedric Berry (bass-baritone)
With Gerardo Kleinburg - music critic, professor, and former General Director of Mexico's national opera company
Chatting with composer Carla Lucero
At the West Coast premiere of OMAR by Michael Abels and Rhiannon Giddens
Hosting college students and professors at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion/LA Opera
In recital with John Spencer IV

VIDEOS

Performance clips (2010-2011)

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