In Memoriam
Arnold Belnick
Life Member. Violin
9/7/1922 – 6/22/2015
Survived by spouse & children
Gabriel Jellen
Life Member. Cello
11/8/1931 – 6/20/2015
Survived by child
John A. Kier
Life Member. Tuba
1/21/1933 – 6/27/2015
Survived by spouse & family
Life Member. Violin
(9/7/1922 – 6/2/2015)
A memorial gathering will be held for Arnold Belnick on Saturday, August 15, from 4:00-7:00 at the home of Blanche Belnick in Granada Hills.
Hor d’oeuvres and cocktails will be served.
For RSVP information please call 323.993.3159.
Former Life Member. Conductor/Director
(9/2/1935 – 6/21/2015)
“Lambro, a classical composer whose works have been performed by some of the world’s premiere symphony orchestras, composed a handful of motion picture scores during the 1960s and 1970s, including the original, unused score for Polanski’s ‘Chinatown’.”
– “Crypt of the Living Dead” Composer Phillip Lambro Dead at Age 80 – by Randall D. Larson, Musique Fantastique
Life Member. Clarinet
(11/17/1927 – 5/13/2015)
MEMORIAL SERVICE
Sunday, July 19
2-5 p.m.
Local 47 Serena Kay & Earl Williams Auditorium
817 Vine St. Hollywood CA 90038
Robert Drasnin: An Appreciation – Veteran TV composer left musical legacy for the boomer generation – by Jon Burlingame
Former Life Member. Piano
(May 6, 1930 – April 23, 2015)
By Vince Fanelli
We lost a good friend and a fine musician when Local 47 member of over 60 years, Mark Anthony Traversino passed away on April 23, 2015. Continue reading
Life Member. Piano
10/12/1928 – 10/3/2014
by Gail Shaw, daughter
Carolyn was a member of Local 47 for over 40 years. She valued her membership and often shared her professional journey with young musicians in an attempt to encourage them to join. Continue reading
In Memoriam
Milton Delugg
Life Member. Accordion
12/2/1918 – 4/6/2015
Survived by children
James Horner
Composer
8/14/1953 – 6/22/2015
Survived by spouse & children
It is with deep sadness that we mourn the tragic loss of composer James Horner.
The Academy-Award winning composer was piloting his single-engine plane which crashed Monday in Ventura County, Variety has confirmed. He was the sole person on board the aircraft. Continue reading
Life Member. Piano
10/17/1916 – 3/2/2015
by Jacqueline Rankin, daughter
Esther Klein Roth, a classical pianist and long-time life member of Local 47, died March 2, 2015, at the age of 98. Esther was a child prodigy whose teachers included Olga Steeb, Alfred Mirovitch, and Alexis Kall. Josef Hofmann, the eminent pianist and director of the Curtis Institute of Music heard her play and urged her to attend the Institute, but she had to pass up this opportunity because of the hard economic times. Continue reading
In Memoriam
Don I. Robertson
Life Member. Piano
12/5/1922 – 3/16/2015
Survived by spouse & family
Esther Klein Roth
Life Member. Piano
10/17/1916 – 3/2/2015
Survived by daughters, grandchildren & sister