About
As one of Southern California’s leading presenters of premier performing arts, La Jolla Music Society contributes to San Diego’s cultural vitality year-round through a rich variety of presentations, including classical, jazz, global roots, contemporary music, and dance, at its state-of-the-art venue, The Conrad. In addition to robust educational programs and community outreach, La Jolla Music Society produces SummerFest, a four-week music festival featuring over 80 world-class artists and ensembles performing eclectic concerts and programs.
Como uno de los principales presentadores de artes escénicas de primer nivel del sur de California, La Jolla Music Society contribuye a la vitalidad cultural de San Diego durante todo el año a través de una rica variedad de presentaciones, que incluyen música clásica, jazz, raíces globales, música contemporánea y danza, en su estado- lugar de vanguardia, The Conrad. Además de sólidos programas educativos y alcance comunitario, La Jolla Music Society produce SummerFest, un festival de música de cuatro semanas que presenta a más de 80 artistas y conjuntos de clase mundial que realizan conciertos y programas eclécticos.
Our Mission:
To enhance cultural life and engagement by presenting and producing a wide range of programming of the highest artistic quality, and to make The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center a vibrant and inclusive hub.
Land Acknowledgment:
The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center acknowledges the ancestral, unceded territory of the Kumeyaay people, on which The Conrad was built. We hold great respect for the land and the original people of the area where our performing arts center is located. The Kumeyaay continue to maintain their political sovereignty and cultural traditions as vital members of the San Diego community.
Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access Values Statement:
La Jolla Music Society is committed to celebrating the diverse community we serve and to making The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center a vibrant and inclusive hub. By exemplifying broad representation throughout the institution, it is our goal to dissipate traditional lines of separation, enabling audiences, artists, staff, donors, and students to connect with those who are different from themselves. We believe that through that connection—both on stage and off—we can enrich all our lives, broaden our experience open our minds, and achieve La Jolla Music Society’s mission.
To achieve this goal, we will work to reflect the core principles of inclusion, diversity, equity, and access (IDEA) in every aspect of what we do. As part of this commitment, we have identified six key areas to be viewed through an IDEA lens: artistic programming, education programming, venue usage, audience, staff, and Board.
Our goals:
- Artistic – Artistic programming that represents the audiences we currently serve and hope to serve in the future.
- Education – A broad range of education and community outreach programs that are inviting and inclusive; representative of the San Diego community; and accessible and affordable for people of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds.
- Venue – The Conrad will actively pursue rental clients, who represent varying backgrounds, including on race, faith, and ability, and will work to ensure that licensees’ values align with LJMS’s IDEA values and initiatives.
- Audience – An audience that reflects the broader makeup of the San Diego community and the diversity of the world around us.
- Staffing – A working environment where everyone knows they are welcome and valued regardless of who they are or how they identify; where difference is encouraged; and where those differences help us learn from one another.
- Board – A Board composed of individuals with a range of skills, perspectives, backgrounds and/or resources that promotes creativity and innovation; is open to varying opinions; and welcomes robust and respectful discussion.
