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Currently Browsing: January, 2011

Fear Vs. Hope
Tino Gagliardi
A recent New York Times article on the “mournful coda” of the NYC music scene has caused a stir. Here’s how I feel about it… Let me begin my report with an apology. Last month, Allegro published a number of

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Creative teaching gigs available for musicians and other artists
Do you want to use your music to enrich the lives of public schoolchildren – while getting paid? Here’s some news: the Actors Fund has come up with a very creative way for musicians and other artists to do part-time

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Martha Hyde
Local 802 and other unions have been attacked by conservatives for wanting a temporary waiver from the new health law. But there’s a good reason we asked for one. If you’re on one of the union’s health plans, you could

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Local 802 helps Latin musicians prevail in fight against club
Shane Gasteyer
Latin musician Michele Bazzani signs his membership form and joins Local 802 after the union helped him settle a case against Sofrito, a midtown restaurant that was treating him and his band unfairly. It has been a long time coming,

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Michael Bacon Emmy Award-winning composer and songwriter Michael Bacon will teach a new film scoring course at Lehman College starting in spring 2011. Bacon’s class, “Scoring For Film,” is the only such course to be offered at a public institution

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Organizing Matters
Michael Donovan
Musicians, in order to survive in the industry, have to be fluid. Broadway musicians may work Off Broadway from time to time. Freelance classical musicians may play club dates. The list goes on. This fluidity among musicians can be a

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Gigging for nursing homes requires versatility and soul
Ann Wilmer
Conroy Warren How old is old? Local 802 members Richard Frank and Conroy Warren are at the height of their powers, but the nursing home residents they entertain consider them youngsters. Have you ever considered playing at a nursing home?

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Photo Feature
A recent rehearsal at Carnegie Hall shows the Pops hard at work. Photos by Walter Karling. Jeff Carney and Sherrie Maricle Cellists, front to back: David Heiss (principal), Bruce Rogers, Adam Grabois and Zoe Hassman. Bassists: Bill Ellison (left) and

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Nat Hentoff
Musicians and supporters march through the streets, New Orleans style, at Local 802’s now-famous Justice for Jazz Artists rally that took place in September 2009. Photo: Enid Farber In 1953, when I came to New York from Boston to be

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802 member argues that child's first instrument should be pennywhistle
Bill Ochs
Bill Ochs(left) and Rober Sithole at the 1993 Clarke Tin Whistle Festival in Coneyweston, England. Photo: Elizabeth Ikin, courtesy Malachite Film & TV The future of live music rests in the ears and hands of our children. They will be

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Marsha Heydt's New York
Todd Bryant Weeks
Photo: Jimmy Katz Marsha Heydt, a member of Local 802 since 2004, grew up on a farm on the outskirts of Allentown, in rural Pennsylvania. As a youngster, Heydt studied piano, sax, flute, clarient, voice and guitar. Each year she

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If you blast your boss on Facebook, are you protected?
Harvey Mars, Esq.
If you complain about your boss on Facebook, can you be fired? How much free speech do we actually have? Free speech is something guaranteed by the Constitution. But this doesn’t always give you a free pass at work. Check

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Grievance Corner
The New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players recently ratified an agreement that extends the contract until Feb. 28, 2011. In addition, an outstanding arbitration and unfair labor practice charge has been resolved. The grievance arose when the Players appeared at

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It’s contract time. Our agreement with the Roundabout Theatre expired on Dec. 4, and we’re in the middle of negotiating a new agreement. The theatres that are covered under this contract include Studio 54, the Stephen Sondheim, American Airlines and

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The Musicians’ Voice is an open forum for discussion about the state of union affairs. The letters here do not necessarily express the views of Local 802. E-mail letters to Allegro@Local802afm.org or write to Allegro, Local 802, 322 West 48th

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In Concert…2010CD See CD liner notes The Local 802 Emergency Relief Fund “In Concert…2010” CD is now available and contains a diverse cross section of our talented members. On it you will hear unique cross-cultural contemporary chamber ensembles, as well

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Musicians' Assistance Program
Cindy Green, LCSW
Happy New Year from everyone in the MAP office! Now that the holidays are over, most of us examine the inevitable New Year’s resolutions that we make (and often break) every year. A new year is like a blank page.

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New Member Spotlight
Bob Pawlo
Jerad Lippi is one of Local 802’s newest members. He is a recent winner of the Guitar Center’s “Drum Off” contest in Philadelphia. Jerad attended the New School, and earned a B.A. and an M.A. from SUNY Purchase, where his

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Danièle Doctorow Danièle Doctorow, 58, a cellist and a member of Local 802 since 1981, died on Nov. 14. Ms. Doctorow grew up in Forest Hills and received her training and degrees from Queens College and Stony Brook University, studying

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Reminiscences
Living legend. They don’t make ‘em like that any more. Last of the best. Genius. Well, yes, Ray was all that, and more. He was er, uh – Ray Rapetti. Ray died Oct. 8, 2010, leaving sadness in the lives

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PENIEL AND NY REVELS SIGN CONTRACTS The musicians of the Peniel Concert Choir recently ratified a new three-year agreement that will expire on Sept. 13, 2013. The choir has agreed to pay Local 802 Single Engagement Scale wages in effect

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September 14, 2010 - October 19, 2010
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2010 Meeting called to order at 11:08 AM. Present: President Gagliardi, Financial Vice President Blumenthal, Recording Vice President O’Connor, Executive Board members Babich, Burridge, Dougherty, Hyde, Kruvand, Olcott, Schwartz, Sharman, Assistant to the President Donovan. It was

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The union offices will be closed on the following holidays: Monday, January 17 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Monday, February 21 Presidents’ Day Monday, May 30 Memorial Day (observed) Monday, July 4 Independence Day (observed Monday, September 5 Labor

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Bill Crow
The Al Cohn Memorial Jazz Collection at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania publishes a very good jazz magazine called “The Note,” three times a year. Phil Woods had been a regular columnist there for several years, but took some time

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