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September 2018 Overture Online: Congratulations 70th Emmy Nominees!

Overture Online
September 2018

Congratulations 70th Emmy Nominees!
Celebrating the musicians of television in Los Angeles

Celebrate LA!
LA Phil gears up for a citywide centennial season celebration

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Congratulations 70th Emmy® Nominees!

Kudos to all of the fantastic AFM Local 47 musicians who brought this year’s Emmy®-nominated music to life!

Tune in to the 70th annual Emmy Awards broadcast on Sept. 17, 2018, on NBC.

View the full list of nominated shows scored union in Los Angeles below, and check out a sampling of the music with our 2018 Emmys Playlist on YouTube:

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Labor Day Parade & Rally Picnic

Join with LA Labor at the

39th Annual Labor Day
Parade & Rally Picnic

Monday, September 3 @ 10am
Wilmington, CA

Join AFM Local 47 President John Acosta, Secretary/Treasurer Gary Lasley & additional union leaders and fellow members for the largest Labor Day parade event on the west coast!

Musicians will be meeting at 9 a.m. at 501 Broad Ave and will be marching with members and leaders of SAG-AFTRA. Come out and show your #unionpride!

Marching bands, union delegations and floats, classic cars and motorcycles will be marching north to Banning Park. The picnic and rally commences at noon. Bring the family and join with our union sisters and brothers for live music and free picnic.

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LA Phil’s 100 for the 100th: Be Our Guest

LA Phil partners with L.A. County to make 10,000 free Walt Disney Concert Hall tickets available during centennial season

Breaking down economic barriers to Walt Disney Concert Hall and ensuring that its Centennial will be a celebration for all of L.A., the Los Angeles Philharmonic today announced that it will collaborate with the Los Angeles County Supervisors through its Education Department to distribute 10,000 free tickets to concerts during the anniversary season, October 2018 through June 2019. Continue reading →

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Celebrate LA! LA Phil 100

Katy Perry Joins Special Guest Lineup for Celebrate LA!
LA Phil 100 at the Bowl

Global superstar Katy Perry will join the lineup of special guest artists for Celebrate LA!: LA Phil 100 at the Bowl, a free concert at the Hollywood Bowl on Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018, at 7 p.m.

Perry will join Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonicto perform a short set of top hits from her illustrious career. Previously announced special guests include Herbie Hancock, Kali Uchis, and YOLA (Youth Orchestra Los Angeles). Continue reading →

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Leaving Storybrooke…

Series finale of ‘Once Upon a Time’ receives Emmy® nomination for Outstanding Music Composition

Recording music with a full-scale orchestra of experienced session players is making a mark in high-quality television productions.

Once considered only for films, sweeping orchestral scores are growing in popularity on the small screen due to technology of TVs that deliver sound comparable to a cinematic experience. Continue reading →

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In the Recording Studio: ‘Crazy Rich Asians’

This incredible footage from the scoring session “Text Ting Swing” and “Love Theme” for the Warner Brothers film Crazy Rich Asians was shot by Aris Stoulil on the Warner Bros. Eastwood Scoring Stage in Burbank, California. The orchestra included more than 60 members of the American Federation of Musicians Local 47. Continue reading →

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“Leaving Storybrooke” – ‘Once Upon a Time’ Episode receives Emmy nom for Outstanding Music Composition

Los Angeles musicians have done it again! Composers Mark Isham, Cindy O’Connor and Michael D. Simon received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series – Original Dramatic Score for their work on ABC’s Once Upon a Time episode “Leaving Storybrooke.” Continue reading →

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H&W: Premium Assistance Under Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program

Professional Musicians & Employer’s Health & Welfare Fund:

If you or your children are eligible for Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and you’re eligible for health coverage through your employer, your state may have a premium assistance program that can help pay for premium expenses, using funds from their Medicaid or CHIP programs. If you or your children aren’t eligible for Medicaid or CHIP, you won’t be eligible for these premium assistance programs but you may be able to buy individual insurance coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplace. For more information, visit www.healthcare.gov. Continue reading →

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