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Currently Browsing: September, 2012

President's Report
Tino Gagliardi
ON THE WORLD STAGE: Musicians were well represented at the signing of the Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances. From left: Alan Willaert (AFM vice president from Canada), Vince Trombetta (president of AFM Local 47), AFM president Ray Hair, Francis Gurry

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Is there an Olympic medal for exploiting musicians? The British musicians’ union was up in arms after receiving many reports of musicians being asked to play for free by the London Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games. The union had

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Shane Gasteyer
Musicians have lifted a seven-month boycott of the University of the Streets, a jazz venue on the Lower East Side. The boycott began in September, in response to a violent incident at the venue between a venue employee and one

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Tom Olcott
Critics like to write about “what’s wrong with classical music.” Maybe the problem isn’t the music – maybe the problem is what happens when an orchestra is treated like a factory Over the past 150 years, many commentators have declared

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Guest Commentary
Richard Dare
Musicians of the Brooklyn Philharmonic perform in an outdoor concert this summer. Photo: Dave Saunders, © Brooklyn Philharmonic In an era some have described as the neo-gilded age of union busting, let us take a moment to note some of

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John O’Connor
Musicians demonstrated in front of the Village Vanguard and other jazz clubs in several actions this spring and summer. Photo: Walter Karling Lorraine Gordon, owner of the Village Vanguard, deserves her recent accolades. But jazz musicians are still wondering why

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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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Norman Forsythe Ralph MacDonald Ned Mahoney Isador Rosovsky (Buddy Ross) Stu Satalof Ron Sell Hal Serra Nabil Totah Norman Forsythe Norman Forsythe, 77, a bassoonist and music copyist, died on April 14. He had been a Local 802 member since

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Ray Mosca
Nabil Totah (1930-2012) In late 1955, I was working at the Saxony Hotel down in Miami and Nabil Totah was playing bass with Cy Coleman at the Eden Roc, a new hotel there. We met at a jam session and

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Legal Corner
Harvey Mars, Esq.
Harvey Mars is counsel to Local 802. Legal questions from members are welcome. E-mail them to HsmLaborLaw@HarveyMarsAttorney.com. Harvey Mars’s previous articles in this series are archived at www.HarveyMarsAttorney.com. (Click on “Publications & Articles” from the top menu.) Nothing here or

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If you’re a musician and you get called into a meeting with management where you think you are going to be disciplined, you should be aware of your right to have a union rep with you. The same applies to

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Scenes of Summer
On balmy summer Tuesday evenings in July, music lovers may be found flocking to Washington Square for extraordinary free concerts that feature Local 802 musicians playing under a union contract. Presented by the Washington Square Music Festival, the series offers

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Scenes of Summer
Todd Bryant Weeks
Naima Barnes and jazz rep Todd Weeks, holding a tribute plaque from Local 802 to Wade Barnes. Jazz supporters take their message to Birdland. Taking it to the street are percussionist Richard Rivers, Naima Barnes and other jazz supporters. Bill

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Musicians' Assistance Program
The Actors Fund offers something for everyone The office of the Musicians’ Assistance Program is your one-stop shop for musicians’ health. We offer counseling – both one-on-one and in groups – as well as information on all kinds of social

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Scott Wasserman Andre “Virus” Karkos Andrea Belfiore Adriana Molello Marty Isenberg Lucianna Padmore I joined Local 802 after I was encouraged to join by other musicians. The reason I joined is to have access to the union’s resources and to

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May 15, 2012 - June 12, 2012
Tuesday, May 15, 2012 Meeting called to order by Financial Vice President Olcott at 11:08 AM. Present: Olcott, Executive Board members Brandford, Burridge, Dougherty, Hyde, Roach, Schwartz, Sharman, Assistant to the President Boyle. President Gagliardi absent on union business. Sharman

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September 2012
HOLIDAY CLOSURE Local 802 is closed on Monday, Sept. 3 in commemoration of Labor Day. LABOR RALLY All Local 802 members are invited to march in the annual labor rally sponsored by the Central Labor Council. The rally is Saturday,

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September '12
Bill Crow
David Wundrow sent me a link to an interview, published on the Internet, that James Tarmy had with the composer Elliott Carter in his Greenwich Village apartment. Here’s a bit of it: Tarmy: How long have you lived in this

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