Wage scales for the Los Angeles Orchestra Leaders’ Association have been updated for 2018.
Members may access the CBA in the members-section at afm47.org (login required) or by contacting our Live Performance Department at 323.993.3156 or 323.993.3147.
The Executive Board has approved the Wage Scale Committee’s recommendations for updates to Live Engagements and Music Prep for Live Engagements, which take effect January 1, 2018.
The printed books will be published mid-January and available by request from the Live Performance Department. A digital copy of the 2018 Wage Scale book is available in the Member Section at afm47.org (login required) from the “Members-Only Scales & Documents” tab.
The AFM has made available Music Prep scales for copyists preparing parts for musical theater, which are also available in the members section of our website.
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John C. Byrer
Life Member. Trumpet
6/6/1933 – 11/20/2017
Survived by spouse & children
Mitchell Margo
Member. Keyboard
5/25/1947 – 11/15/2017
Survived by sons and family
One year ago musicians made history by being part of the largest demonstration ever in Los Angeles. This year we will make our voices (and instruments) heard in the streets AND at the ballot box.
Musicians are taking a leadership role among entertainment unions: turning activism into political power for working people. Join us as we kick off a new year.
Los Angeles-based Cinema Scoring and CMG Music Recording have been placed on the American Federation of Musicians International Unfair List for failure to pay area standards and discrimination against musicians due to union status.
These employers also appear on the AFM Local 47 Do Not Work For List. Continue reading
Former Life Member. Drum Set
8/17/1935 – 10/28/2017
Mitchell Peters, a prodigious composer, recording artist, music professor, and former principal timpanist and percussionist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, died in Encinitas Oct. 28, 2017 at the age of 82.
Peters joined the Los Angeles Philharmonic as its co-principal percussionist in 1969 and retired as its principal timpanist in 2006. He performed under such conductors as Zubin Mehta, Carlo-Maria Giulini, André Previn, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Leonard Bernstein, Pierre Boulez, Sir Simon Rattle, John Williams, Michael Tilson Thomas and countless others. Continue reading
A last-minute change in the proposed tax reform bill eliminates the “artists preference” that has existed in federal law for many years that will undermine the ability to develop new affordable housing for people in our community.
We need as many voices as possible behind the push to correct this terrible amendment.
Dear Senator,
I respectfully ask that you DO NOT REMOVE THE ARTIST PREFERENCE clause of SEC.42(g)(9)(c) Law. I would like to see the artist preference clause kept and the new veterans preference language added to it, making it a stronger and more inclusive piece of legislation. Continue reading
