Sept. 17 marked a significant step forward for the club date field, as Starlight Orchestras signed the Single Engagement Club Date Employers collective bargaining agreement with Local 802. This ended a four-month campaign to convince Starlight to live up to

Local 802’s New Organizing, Contract Enforcement and Computer departments all worked on the Starlight campaign, with help from many other union staff members and attorney Bob Archer. Local 802 would like to thank the following people and organizations for their

Members of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, on strike since Sept. 25, have been working nonstop to raise public awareness about the issues involved and to rally support. The orchestra has been playing benefit concerts several times every week. To press

The Local 802 Executive Board voted unanimously on Aug. 24 to appoint Richard Simon to fill the vacancy on the Executive Board created by the death last April of Andrew Lolya. Simon, 63, was a member of the New York

Local 802’s campaign to convince Starlight Orchestras to uphold area standards and begin providing its musicians with benefits has kicked into high gear. The union has begun informational leafleting at selected Starlight affairs, is holding conversations with potential clients to

Local 802’s new web site made its debut on Sept. 20 – and was an instant hit with members. In the next 10 days, 130 musicians logged on and filled out personal “profiles,” entitling them to use the members-only section

“Be it resolved that the council of the city of New York mourns the death and celebrates the life of jazz legend Milt Jackson, who passed away on October 9, 1999.” This resolution, introduced by Councilmember Stanley Michels, was adopted

The Theatre Musicians of America (TMA) held their third annual conference in Chicago on Aug. 23 and 24. The conference was attended by many of the regional directors and some officers and members of the organization. Federation representatives included President

On Nov. 11 at 1:30 a.m. a tentative agreement was reached between the AFM and the League of American Theatres and Producers, Inc., and Buena Vista Theatrical Ventures, Inc. (Disney) on terms and conditions of a successor Pamphlet B Touring

The following resolution has been submitted for consideration at the membership meeting to be held Tuesday, Oct. 19, at 3 p.m. in the Local 802 Club Room. Please note that proposed new language is in italics. Language to be deleted

Members of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra had been on strike for seven weeks, as this issue went to press. Allegro asked Local 802 Counsel Leonard Leibowitz, who is representing the players, to explain the issues fueling the strike. As it

Free internet access for 802 members became available at Local 802 in July, when a computer on the third floor was dedicated to the use of members in good standing. And as the word got out over the summer, several

Members of the New York City Ballet Orchestra recently added their voices to the chorus demanding that Restaurant Associates respect the right of its employees – who work as bartenders, buspersons, cashiers, cooks, dishwashers and waiters at the Metropolitan Opera,

The position of designated – or house – contractor on Broadway is one of divided allegiance and uncertain authority. In most instances the designated contractor was not the hiring agent for the show, yet most of the ongoing, day-to-day problems

Well, we finally won one. Local 802’s denial of special situation status for the musical Saturday Night Fever was upheld by the contractually mandated hearing panel’s decision, rendered after arguments were heard on Sept. 16. The panel was unanimous in

SUPPORT WAS DEEPLY APPRECIATED To the Editor This note represents my heartfelt thanks to the members and nonmembers of the American Federation of Musicians Local 802 during the most difficult time in my life. Your support and concern regarding the

SESAME STREET DEBATE CONTINUES To the Editor: Another letter from a 22-year former member of the Sesame Street band, who was not allowed to attend contract negotiations. I have just picked up the three checks that were paid me by

The Musicians’ Voice is an open forum for discussion about the state of union affairs. Please keep all letters to 500 words and send them to Allegro, c/o Local 802, 322 West 48th Street, New York, NY 10036. HONORING JAZZ

Recently, I called Vice-President Mary Landolfi for her advice on an incident that I felt might be of general concern to union members. She responded immediately and subsequently asked me to write about the issue of organizations that are now

It’s being billed in advance as the “protest of the century.” A thousand non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and tens of thousands of people are expected to demonstrate their opposition to the World Trade Organization in Seattle, beginning on Nov. 29. How

EXTEND HEALTH CARE REFORM ACT New York State’s Health Care Reform Act (HCRA) – which provides hundreds of millions of dollars in special funding to reimburse hospitals and clinics that provide care to the uninsured, for worker retraining and for

RMA-NY is now hosting Film Music Network’s monthly meetings. These meetings take place on the second Wednesday of each month in the Local 802 Club Room, from 6:30 until 8:30 p.m. (The doors open at 6 p.m.) For more information

With 60 years of professional musicianship behind her, jazz pianist Marian McPartland is still going full steam. This elegant and imaginative modernist’s long career performing with her trio and as a guest soloist with symphony orchestras would provide more than

Local 802 member Al Gallodoro, one of the saxophone greats of all time, began his remarkable career in 1927, at the age of 14, playing in big-time vaudeville in the RKO Orpheum Theatre in New Orleans. One of three saxophone-playing

“What’s 100 economists at the bottom of the sea? A good start!” Though this twist on the old lawyers’ joke doesn’t appear in economics professor (University of Texas at Austin) James K. Galbraith’s new book, “Created Unequal,” he levels plenty

The Aurora is a supportive, shared housing residence sponsored by the Actors’ Fund of America and managed by Common Ground. It provides affordable housing for senior citizens (50 and older), working professionals and persons with AIDS. The Aurora features 24-hour

Classical record labels large and small are reissuing works by conductors of the “Golden Era,” giving us timeless interpretations of such giants as Fritz Reiner, Otto Klemperer, Bruno Walter, Pierre Monteux and many others. One member of that generation who

When I was in high school, back in the early seventies, my parents decided to purchase a tuba for me. (The daily trek to my high school to pick me up with the school’s instrument finally did the trick!) Back

Angelo Barbaria – Piano Edye Byrde – Drums Marge Chiurazzi – Harp Warren L. Covington – Trombone/Conductor Percy Fagen – Trumpet Jack French – Piano/Conductor Diana B. Halprin – Violin George Koenig – Saxophone Michael Levine – Drums Abraham Levitt

The ever-increasing power of modern-day corporations has been the subject of many scholarly papers and full-length books, some of which have been reviewed in these pages. If you don’t have time for such heavy (and depressing) reading, “Corporate Predators” is

Sandra Antonini – Piano Eduardo Barrenechea – Bass Glenn B. Bell – Cocktail Drums John Bianculli – Drums/Vocalist Jimmy Cannin – Piano Martin Edwards – Saxophone Sid Gilbert – Bass Tom Hancock – Piano/Conductor Harry S. Hannaford – Saxophone Marcia

Seasonal “cheer” has become synonymous with overdoing it – too much shopping, too much spending, too much eating and too much alcohol. Celebrations ringing in the new millennium are also expected to greatly increase alcohol consumption. So much so, in

TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1999 Meeting called to order at 11:33 a.m. Present: President Moriarity, Recording Vice-President Price, Financial Vice-President Landolfi, Executive Board members Crow, Gale, Giannini, Hafemeister, Rosen and Weiss, Controller Bogert, Jazz Advisory Committee Liaison Owens. Aug. 3 minutes

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1999 Meeting called to order at 2:00 p.m. Present: President Moriarity, Recording Vice-President Price, Financial Vice-President Landolfi, Executive Board members Blumenthal, Crow, Gale, Hafemeister, Rosen, Simon and Weiss, Controller Bogert, Assistant to the President Dennison. Legislative Director

Frank Dickinson passed along a Country Music Glossary that he found on the internet. Here are a few definitions: 12-Tone Scale: what the police weigh your truck with. A-440: the highway that runs around Nashville. Bach Chorale: place behind the

Last fall I played a concert at the Center for Mature Living in Allendale, N.J., with the Saddle River Concert Band. When we arrived to set up in the center atrium, I unpacked my tuba near two old ladies who