MOLA Sydney 2026

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Pre-Conference Workshop: Music Research and Sourcing, Copyright and Reporting
Joanna Butler, Library Manager - Symphony Services International
Alastair McKean, Head of Library - Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Nadia Myers, Orchestra Library Manager - Queensland Symphony Orchestra

Pre-Conference Workshop: Music Preparation and Freight
Grant Baker, Assistant Music Librarian  - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
Karla Norton, Associate Music Librarian - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

Pre-Conference Workshop: Special Programs Music Sourcing: Pops, Commissioning, and Arranging
Linda Papa, Orchestra Librarian - West Australian Symphony Orchestra
Kim Ransley, Managing Director - Origin Theatrical

Pre-Conference Workshop: Balancing Identity and Expectations in the Library
Eric Farnan, Ensemble Librarian - Oberlin Conservatory
Alastair McKean, Head of Library - Sydney Symphony Orchestra

Percy Grainger, the 'World's Ninth Best Composer': His Life, Music, and Museum      
Sarah Kirby, Grainger Fellow, Grainger Museum - The University of Melbourne

Navigating Library Interactions with Artists’ Agents
Christopher Blackmon, Senior Orchestra Librarian - Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Graham Pushee, Managing Director - Arts Management

Sarah Falzarano, Director of Finance & Administration - Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Michael Ferraguto, Head Librarian - The Cleveland Orchestra

The Island of Misfit Brass
Co-moderated by Blaine Cunningham, Principal Tuba, Librarian - Orchestra Iowa and Tony Rickard, Music Library Manager - Royal Opera House
Samuel Jacobs, Principal Horn - Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Euan Harvey, Acting Principal Third Horn - Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Brent Grapes, Associate Principal Trumpet - Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Scott Kinmont, Associate Principal Trombone - Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Nick Byrne, Trombone - Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Steven Rossé, Principal Tuba - Sydney Symphony Orchestra

Pops, PDFs, and Library Expectations: Setting Industry Standards and Boundaries in the Delivery and Care of Pops Music
Laura Cones, Assistant Principal Librarian - Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Joy Fabos, Principal Librarian - Oregon Symphony
Margo Kieser, Principal Librarian - San Francisco Symphony

Mind the Parts: Taming PDFs with Orchestra Librarian's Toolkit
Chris Turner, Senior Software Developer & Founder - Orchestra Librarian’s Toolkit

Working with Composers, Publishers, and New Editions
Elaine Gould, Editor Emeritus - Faber Music Ltd., London
Karla Norton, Associate Music Librarian - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

Daniel Benjamin Miller, Head Librarian, Copyright Reviewer - IMSLP, Petrucci Music Library
Chloe Geller, Librarian - Opéra national de Nancy - Lorraine
Karen Schnackenberg, Principal Librarian - Dallas Symphony Orchestra 

From the Couch to the Library: What Psychoanalytic Thinking Offers the Music Librarian
Moderated by Erin Vander Wyst, Librarian - Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
David Goldman, Principal Clinical Psychologist & Founder - Psycnet; Consultant Performance Psychologist - Sydney Symphony Orchestra

Digital Music and iPads in the Orchestra Library: A Game Changer
Lara O’Brien, Orchestra Librarian - Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
Peggy Polias, Music Librarian - Australian Chamber Orchestra
Bernard Rofe, Artistic Planning Manager - Australian Chamber Orchestra
Signe Marie Steensland, Librarian - Norwegian Radio Orchestra

Working with First Nations Composers: Upholding Indigenous Autonomy and Dignity           
Moderated by Brendan Agnew, Music Librarian - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
William Barton, Didgeridoo Virtuoso, Composer, Producer, Multi-instrumentalist, Producer 
Jerome Kavanagh Poutama, Composer
Luke Speedy-Hutton, Acting Orchestra Library Manager - Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
Ruiha Turner, Composer

From Photoshop Actions to AI: 20 Years of Workflow Innovation in Music Libraries
Michel Léonard, Librarian - Orchestre symphonique de Montréal

Moving to the Web Version of OPAS: It’s Challenging but You Can Survive!
Aeva O’Dea, Operations Manager - Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Linda Papa, Orchestra Librarian - West Australian Symphony Orchestra

Five Australian Composers
Moderated by Alastair McKean, Head of Library - Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Ross Edwards, composer
Holly Harrison, composer
Paul Stanhope, composer
Alex Turley, composer

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2026 Sponsors

2026 Exhibitors

  • ArtsVision
  • Breitkopf & Härtel
  • Clear Music
  • JoAnn Kane
  • Luck's Music Library
  • Newzik
  • Orchestra Librarian's Toolkit
  • Scoremusic
  • Wise Music Group
  • Zinfonia