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Member Spotlight: Marcy A. Sudock

Musique Sur La Mer music director blends artistry with advocacy

by Linda A. Rapka

After years of watching music programs in schools dwindle town to almost nothing in her neighborhood of Long Beach, Marcy A. Sudock set out to do something about it.

Partnering with a local neighborhood youth center in 2001, she founded the Musique Sur La Mer Orchestras, a nonprofit orchestra group serving every level of musical performance starting with musicians as young as 7 years old. In an effort to build up music programs in public schools, which often limit students to one or two electives, as a contingency to join MSLM students must also be enrolled in their school’s music program. Continue reading →

March 2017 Overture Online: Women’s History Month

Overture Online
March 2017

Women’s History Month:

Honoring Trailblazing Women in Labor and Business

Musician Activists Welcome Congresswoman Judy Chu at Political Town Hall
Members talk healthcare, arts and education, labor rights, and next steps

Member Spotlight: Marcy A. Sudock
Musique Sur La Mer music director blends artistry with advocacy

2017 Academy Awards
View our exclusive behind-the-scenes photo gallery with the orchestra

BlackMusic, BlackWork Launches in Leimert Park
New historical exhibition explores the legacy of the Black Los Angeles musicians union Local 767

and more!

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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. Continue reading →

Musicians welcome Congresswoman Judy Chu at Political Town Hall

At our Presidents Day Town Hall the evening of Feb. 20, 2017, musicians welcomed an excellent panel to discuss healthcare, labor rights, tax credits for musicians, and arts education and funding.

Guest panelists were Congresswoman Judy Chu, RMA President Marc Sazer, ICSOM President Meredith Snow, composer/arranger and Secretary of Americans for Democratic Action Cliff Tasner, and WGA-W Political Director Corri Freedman. Members asked insightful questions about where the greatest threats would come from, and about how we could do effective advocacy.

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In Memoriam: March 2017

David Axelrod
Life Member. Composer
4/17/1931 – 2/5/2017
Survived by spouse & children

Jonathan S. Charles
Life Member. Orchestrator
10/14/1946 – 1/3/2017
Survived by spouse & son

Thomas M. Diener
Viola
6/15/1959 – 2/2/2017
Survived by husband

Jack Haggerty
Life Member. Guitar
12/19/1918 – 3/15/2016
Survived by spouse

Alwin L. Jarreau
Life Member. Vocalist
3/12/1940 – 2/12/2017
Survived by friends

Daniel J. Mark
Life Member. Guitar
7/14/1946 – 1/5/2017
Survived by son & family

A. Byron Peebles
Life Member. Baritone Horn
1/30/1931 – 1/16/2017
Survived by spouse & children

H&W: Dental Hygiene Tips From Delta Dental

Professional Musicians, Local 47 and Employers’  Health & Welfare Fund 

QUICK AND EASY DENTAL HYGIENE

Parties with friends, family visits, holiday shopping – often, we get swept up in the festivities of the holiday season, and we may let the little things slide. But don’t let the hustle and bustle of the season keep you from practicing good dental hygiene. Continue reading →

BlackMusic, BlackWork exhibit launches in Leimert Park

Photo: Linda A. Rapka

Leimert Park lit up the night of February 23, 2017, at the exhibition opening of BlackMusic, BlackWork.

Presented in conjunction with the Los Angeles Black Worker Center, UCLA Labor Center, the exhibit shares the dynamic history of organizing in the arts spans the founding of the Black musicians union Local 767 in the 1920s to the contemporary struggles of working musicians who understand the transformative power of art and culture.

Special guests speakers included AFM Local 47 President John Acosta, Executive Secretary-Treasurer, LA County Federation of Labor Rusty Hicks, Los Angeles Black Worker Center Co-founder Lola Smallwood Cuevas and member Andrene Scott, and Dr. Robin D.G. Kelley, Professor and Gary B. Nash Endowed Chair in U.S. History at UCLA. Black Worker Center member Patsy Howard served as MC. Continue reading →

Benny Hollman Music Library Sale

Via Musicians Association of San Diego County Local 325:

The following is information for the sale of the late Benny Hollman’s musical library to be held on Sunday, February 26, 2017, at Arias Hall located at the Musicians Association of San Diego County, 1717 Morena Blvd. San Diego 92110, from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm. Continue reading →

U.S. Congresswoman Judy Chu to join Musicians’ Town Hall

This Monday, Presidents Day, from 7-9 pm, Musicians will gather at Local 47 to talk politics.

Our panelists include:

  • U.S. Congresswoman Judy Chu
  • AFM Local 47 President John Acosta, Host
  • ICSOM President Meredith Snow
  • Composer and Secretary of Americans for Democratic Action Cliff Tasner
  • RMA President Marc Sazer
  • WGA-West Political Director Corri Freedman

Agenda:

  • Panelists presentation and member Q&A
  • Broad group discussion
  • Taking action

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