RMALA Meeting Nov. 27 – open to all Local 47 members
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Non-Union Alert: Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra
AFM Local 47 has been in discussions with Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra, a conductorless chamber orchestra based in Los Angeles, to try and bring them into an appropriate AFM contract. Unfortunately they have not agreed to sign on to a union agreement.
Their next concert takes place Nov. 18, 2017 at Walt Disney Concert Hall. If you are contacted to perform with Kaleidoscope, please be aware that at this time it is a non-union date with no union contract protections. We recommend that AFM members not participate until such a contract is in place.
Any musician performing at a major venue like Disney Hall deserves to earn a fair wage and benefits in line with industry standard. By making orchestras available for dirt cheap, employers come to expect bargain rates that undermine musicians’ ability to pay their bills.
Members contacted to perform with Kaleidoscope are encouraged to alert the President’s office at 323.993.3181.
AFM Local 47 Statement on Sexual Harassment in the Entertainment Industry
As a labor union, American Federation of Musicians Local 47 was founded on the core principles of fairness, dignity, respect, and equality for all people. No one should ever be subjected to sexual or physical harassment or abuse of any kind in the workplace, and we commend the many women and men who have courageously spoken out and shared their stories of sexual abuse and harassment in the entertainment industry. Continue reading
‘Halo Wars 2’ aims for a Grammy
“Halo Wars 2” video game composers Gordy Haab, Brian Trifon and Brian Lee White, along with audio director Paul Lipson, took to the stage at the American Film Institute in Los Angeles on the evening of Oct. 25, 2017 to discuss share their vision and process for creating the score for one of the world’s largest and most beloved game franchises. Continue reading
Los Angeles Jazz Society to Honor Johnny Mandel, Seth MacFarlane
This year’s Los Angeles Jazz Society Jazz Tribute Awards Concert takes place Saturday, Nov. 18, at the Montalban in Hollywood. Continue reading
Healthcare ROCKS! ‘Piece of Legislation’
“Piece of Legislation” by Local 47 member Clifford J. Tasner, AFM Local 47 musicians, SAG-AFTRA singers, with animation by Cole Montminy.
Learn more about SB 562 to bring healthcare to ALL Californians at healthyca.org.
Final Note: Alan Reinecke
2/6/1961 – 11/4/2017
Member. Timpani
Alan Wesley Reinecke, professional percussionist and computer technologist, died Nov. 4 at home in Arcadia with his wife, parents and sister at his side. He was 56, and had been diagnosed in April with pancreatic cancer. Continue reading
November 2017 Overture Online: The LA Orchestra Fellowship
Overture Online
November 2017
The LA Orchestra Fellowship
Three Los Angeles organizations join forces to help address broad lack of diversity in American orchestras
Introducing: 47 Strong
Building a more powerful and effective union for Los Angeles musicians
GRAMMY Updates
Voting moves online and more changes for 2017 voting period
Golfing for a Good Cause
Music Fund of Los Angeles 16th annual fall classic to raise funds for musicians in financial distress
and more!
The Overture Online app is available FREE @ Apple App Store & Google Play:
Overture Online is optimized for reading via smartphone or tablet. For those without access to a smart device, this issue may be viewed on a web browser (must have flash enabled). Local 47 members may download archived pdf versions from the members section at afm47.org.
H&W: Eligibility and Enrollment Mailings Begin in November
Professional Musicians, Local 47 and Employers’ Health & Welfare Fund
HAVE YOU HAD A CHANGE OF ADDRESS?
The Professional Musicians Local 47 and Employers’ Health & Welfare Fund (“Fund”) will soon be determining eligibility for benefit coverage effective January 1, 2018. Important Contribution and enrollment information will be mailed out by the Fund; if you don’t complete and return this information on a timely basis it could negatively affect your ability to enroll or qualify for coverage with the Fund. If you have moved within the past year or you are new to the Health and Welfare enrollment process, PLEASE verify your address with the Fund’s administrative office. Continue reading
My Union Card
Reflections by Local 47 member Ross Altman, Ph.D
Recently I had the strangest dream. It had to do with my union card for American Federation of Musicians Local 47, and what it means to me. In my dream I just barely touched the truck in front of me when we were both stopped at a red light. The driver got out and decided to make a federal case out of it, even though there was no visible damage to the back of his truck. He said that he would not report it if I agreed to give up my “freight card” (in his words) for good; I would no longer be a member of the professional musicians’ union. I told you it was a strange dream. And yet it forced me to confront the question of what my union card meant to me—and whether it was worth all the hassle and potential expense of dealing with my insurance company and the DMV in order to keep my card. Continue reading