Allegro

Currently Browsing: October, 2001

Winning a Voice at Work
Mikael Elsila
After nine months of negotiations, Local 802 and The Early Ear, Inc., have reached a first contract. Early in September teachers ratified the agreement, marking the third time in as many years that the union has successfully organized part-time music

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David Lennon
This past August, musicians throughout the country once again came together for the annual Players’ Conferences of the Theater Musicians’ Association (TMA), Regional Orchestra Players’ Association (ROPA) and International Conference of Symphony and Opera Musicians (ICSOM), held in St. Louis,

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Heather Beaudoin
Local 802 continues to build the strength of the union by being active in the political arena. After carefully endorsing candidates for over 30 seats this year, the union has been working to educate our members on what these candidates

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It will come as no surprise to readers of Allegro, who’ve received regular updates on our credit union’s deployment of new ATMs, that Actors Federal Credit Union now has more ATM locations than any other New York City credit union,

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The Live Music/P.R. Subcommittee has invited Local 802 committee representatives to participate in a discussion on the live music campaign on Oct. 2. Local 802’s Executive Board appointed the subcommittee to create and facilitate a public relations campaign that promotes

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People-Powered Politics: Tempo 802
Chuck DeLaney
Earlier this summer, 802 member Jimmy Owens pointed out that the Loft Law is of great importance to many musicians, and urged Allegro to report on it. I moved into my loft in 1976, began working for Local 802 as

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“The Irony of the Indies”
Highlights of a study by Stanley Aronowtiz and Michael Roberts
Stanley Aronowitz and Michael Roberts
This article from the October 2001 issue of Allegro magazine...

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Recording Study Defines the Challenge
Bill Moriarity
In January of 1999, as part of its effort to organize recording musicians, Local 802 commissioned a study of the “independent” recording companies doing business within the union’s jurisdiction. We had been encouraged in this initiative by the Noise Action

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Controller's Report
Jonathan Bogert
For the six-month period ended June 30, 2001, Local 802 recorded a gain of $186,724. This compares with a gain of $353,254 recorded during the comparable period of the prior year. The audited financial statements for the period appear on

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Yuri Zverev, Dean of the Music Department at Kirov College in Russia, recently wrote 802 member Bill Crow about problems the school is encountering because of acute shortages of musical instruments, CDs, videos, strings, mouthpieces, reeds, sticks, drums, etc. “If

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Member to Member
Steve Knight
Friends have often advised me to appreciate the fact that music-making is something you can do all your life, even into advanced age. Look at Vladimir Horowitz, they say. Look at all the musicians who kept it up into their

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Musicians' Assistance Program
Jackelyn S. Frost, CSW
Depression is a very common, debilitating illness that disrupts relationships and daily lives and affects nearly 10 percent of the population. Yet it is also often a hidden illness, particularly among men, who are less likely than women are to

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by Joe Harnell and Ira Skutch, Xlibris Corp., 2000, 337 pp., paperback, $19.54
Bill Crow
Joe Harnell, with his co-writer Ira Skutch, tells the story of his life from birth to the present, interweaving the details of his very successful professional career as pianist, composer, arranger and conductor with an account of his difficult personal

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SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT ON INTERSCHOOL ORCHESTRA To the editor: I would like to correct some misinformation that appeared in your July issue in the “Negotiations Roundup” section, headed “Quincy Jones.” The article states, “The Ross Institute placed talented high

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Heather Beaudoin
BILTMORE HOUSING PROJECT MOVES FORWARD NEW YORK STATE MOVES TOWARD BUDGET WORK-RELATED DEATHS DECLINE RALLY PROTESTS MANDATORY WORK FOR NYCHA RESIDENTS JOIN GLOBAL JUSTICE WEEK BILTMORE HOUSING PROJECT MOVES FORWARD The New York City Planning Commission was scheduled to review

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OFF-BROADWAY Urinetown: Local 802 has reached agreement with Dodger Productions for this musical, which is being presented at Henry Miller’s Theatre. The contract, which will run for seven-and-one-half-months, mirrors the wages and benefits of the League Agreement with some exceptions:

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Ronald Ambrogi – Trombone Thomas D’Agostino – Trumpet Artie Drelinger – Saxophone Albert S. Dudley – Saxophone Arnold Grant – Piano Abe Kolumpus – Hawaiian Guitar Leo L. Lauro – Drums Jose “Pin” Madera – Saxophone Flip Phillips – Saxophone

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July 17, 2001 -- August 21, 2001
TUESDAY, JULY 17, 2001 Meeting called to order at 11:25 a.m. Present: President Moriarity, Recording Vice-President Price, Financial Vice-President Hafemeister, Executive Board members Crow, Gale, Giannini, Landolfi and Shankin, Controller Bogert, Assistant to the President Dennison, Jazz Advisory Committee Liaison

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Bill Crow
On a job I played in Pleasantville with Herk Ferranda last June, a lady came up to pianist Johnny Morris and said, “You jumped in our pool!” John chatted with her for a while, and later told me the story:

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