{"id":10914,"date":"2025-06-04T09:24:36","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T16:24:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.afm47.org\/press\/?p=10914"},"modified":"2025-06-04T09:26:29","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T16:26:29","slug":"final-note-alf-clausen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/afm47.org\/press\/final-note-alf-clausen\/","title":{"rendered":"Final Note: Alf Clausen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Life Member. Composer<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>3\/28\/1941 &#8211; 5\/30\/2025<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">by Pam Gates<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I was lucky enough to have worked with Alf and &#8220;The Simpsons&#8221; TV show orchestra for 12 years!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alf was a magnificent composer and held wonderful AFM sessions. First and foremost he took care of business. 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