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Hooray for Spring! Local 10-208 of AFM FEDERATION OF MUSICIANS OFFICERS – DELEGATES 2014-2016 Gary Matts President Terryl Jares Vice-President Leo Murphy Secretary-Treasurer Gary Matts BOARD OF DIRECTORS Terryl Jares President Robert Bauchens Bob Lizik Rich Daniels Janice MacDonald Frank Donaldson Charles Schuchat B.J. Levy CONTRACT DEPARTMENT Terryl Jares – Vice-President March Intermezzo Delivery Problems Those Who Can, Teach Nancy Van Aacken ASSISTANTS TO THE PRESIDENT - JURISDICTIONS As the editor of the Intermezzo, I have the task of keeping all of primary election was held on March 18th. Every piece of mail you As the school year ends and graduations acknowledge and honor the achievements Terryl Jares - Vice-President our writers and advertisers on a time line. Each issue is proofed on received from the candidates was put in front of our Intermezzo. the third Tuesday on the month for the following month’s release. Once the election was over, the post office went to work to catch up of those students who have successfully completed a course of study, thoughts turn Supervisor - Entire jurisdiction including theaters There was nothing different about the March issue. The materials from on the bulk mail delivery. Fine for them. Bad for us. Information that to those who have spent their lives instructing, encouraging and inspiring students to (Cell Phone: 312-310-4100) the writers were submitted to our graphic artist in the first week of needed to reach our members in a timely fashion didn’t make it. greater accomplishments. It is a noble endeavor to share the knowledge of one’s life of Dean Rolando February. The layout was given to the CFM board for their approval Although we cannot predict if and when this situation will happen study and experience with generations of students who will pass the torch to the next Recordings, Transcriptions, on the third Tuesday of February and it was delivered to the post again, the board is working on ideas to solve the post office problem. generation. Documentaries, Etc. office on March 3rd. It should have arrived at your homes within I assure you that we are looking at time lines, first class mailing, (Cell Phone: 708-380-6219) Do you remember your first classroom teacher? I do very clearly. Miss Gallagher, a week. However, this was not the case. Most members that have printing schedules and anything else that can expedite the delivery of kindergarten, Grover Cleveland Elementary School in Chicago. She was a slender DELEGATES TO CONVENTIONS OF THE contacted us had their Intermezzo copy delivered in the last week of the magazine. woman with curly brown hair and very red lips. Funny the things one remembers from ILLINOIS STATE FEDERATION OF LABOR the month! This was unacceptable. For those of you that receive your Intermezzo online, it is always AND CONGRESS OF INDUSTRIAL I contacted our printer to find out where things broke down. childhood. First drum teacher – Mr. Warren Tomlinson. He taught piano, guitar, posted on our website before the beginning of the month. For those ORGANIZATIONS She, in turn went to the post office. Once there, she found out some that prefer the print version, you can always go to www.cfm10208.com clarinet, and drums at Mayfair School Music School. Considering the many teachers Terryl Jares Leo Murphy interesting things. The post office has rules concerning bulk mail. and read the issue online. If you would like to be notified that the Gary Matts all of us have had over the years, it is surprising how we remember in such detail those Once approved, they need to get the mail out to the districts within electronic version is available, you can subscribe at the website. We who have taught us. I believe this is because they have had great influence on us at a DELEGATES TO CHICAGO 2 days. Then, the districts have another three to nine days to get it are terribly sorry for the inconvenience and hope to report that this time in our lives when we were thirsty for knowledge. FEDERATION OF LABOR AND to your home. EXCEPT, all political mailing has priority. The Illinois will never happen again. INDUSTRIAL UNION COUNCIL Many musicians with whom I have studied and with whom I have worked believe Rich Daniels Gary Matts deeply in importance and value of unions and union membership. CFM President Terryl Jares Charlie Guse, who was the concert band director for a time when I attended Lane DELEGATES TO CONVENTIONS OF THE Technical High School, encouraged students who would be playing jobs for money to AMERICAN FEDERATION OF MUSICIANS become union members. Ed Poremba, my percussion teacher at the Chicago Musical Rich Daniels Gary Matts College of , not only taught about playing percussion instruments Frank Donaldson Leo Murphy but also made it clear that it was the musicians’ union that helped to establish Terryl Jares Alternates: reasonable wage scales and benefits like a pension for freelance musicians. B.J. Levy Larry Bowen The protections and benefits of union contracts, union pension, and union paid EDITOR, THE INTERMEZZO legal representation, among others continue to be important to working musicians. Terryl Jares Each year I speak to groups of music students at different schools about the AFM, PRESIDENT EMERITUS Leo Murphy CFM, and the value of union membership. Many students graduating from college Ed Ward know very little about unionism and what musicians unions have done over the last VICE-PRESIDENT EMERITUS 113 years. Tom Beranek If you teach, take time to speak to your students about the reasons for and the value of belonging to the CFM. Let them know that the very best professional musicians SECRETARY-TREASURER EMERITUS Spencer Aloisio UNION PLUS are union members. This is an important part of their education. If you know anyone who would like further information about the CFM have him or her call us. Terry BOARD OF DIRECTORS EMERITUS Ruth Marion Tobias Jares, Leo Murphy, Dean Rolando or I would be glad to talk to or meet with anyone If you know any member on the suspended or annulled lists This is a link you should keep handy http://www.unionplus.org/ interested in becoming a member. Open Daily, except in this issue, please inform them that it is not too late to pay This column is dedicated to some of the musicians, teachers and mentors who Saturday, Sunday and Holidays their annual membership dues and be reinstated. Just have This is a link to Union Plus which was set up through the generously shared their wisdom, knowledge and love of music and life with students Office Hours 9 A.M. to 5 P.M. them call our membership department at extension 136 to AFL-CIO and offers discounts to union members. Some of in pursuit of musical learning: Ralph Dodds, Lane Emory, Maurice Golden, All Phones: 312-782-0063 (24 Hrs.) check their status. The membership department can take the discounts are for auto loans, AT&T cell phone service Charles Guse, Gardner Huff, Harold Kupper, James Lane, Edward Poremba, AFM WEB SITE: www.afm.org your credit card information and process the payment of and health clubs but there are many more. I used this site Charles Groeling, Roy Knapp, Robert Lah, Don Simmonds, Robert Weber CFM WEB SITE: www.cfm10208.com your membership dues. It is a very simple procedure. when our son needed dental surgery. The oral surgeon we and George Wilson. Thank you. Address all e-mail to the wanted was a participating provider and we received a good Secretary/Treasurer: [email protected] size discount on his services through Union Plus. It is a site worth looking into.

Cover illustration provided by Chris Nolan Creative. 2 Intermezzo May/June 2014 May/June 2014 Intermezzo 3 The month of April also hosted the discount offers.” You will reap a heap of Church (Chicago) and Raue Center Harmonica Convergence III with musical goodies. for the Arts in Crystal Lake , Illinois. HOWARD LEVY, CORKY SIEGEL, ***** ORBERT DAVIS and his Chicago Jazz PABLO FAGUNDES and JAMES Philharmonic Chamber Ensemble offered CONWAY, “who returned by popular Bassist MARLENE ROSENBERG “A Salute to New Orleans” for the Mardi demand with a grand celebration of led her quartet (GEOF BRADFIELD, Gras Carnival at McAninch Arts Center the beauty, versatility, and range of the SCOTT HESSE and CHRISTIAN at College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, while ubiquitous harmonica. EUMAN) in a recent Room 43 the Latin Jazz group Chevere´ Chicago By Ruth Marion Tobias presentation in spite of the weather while returned for a weekend at The Green Mill. While I seldom have the luxury of giving MARK COLBY’s “Tribute to STAN Then there was the BOBBY LEWIS readers advance notice of musical events, GETZ” played at Jazz Showcase; PETE Quintet at Jazz Showcase, undoubtedly I do encourage you to “Send your email ELLMAN’s Big Band played Mullen’s introducing his latest album “Mellifluous address to [email protected] Bar & Grill in Lisle. The Lakeside Tones”, highly praised by Tribune jazz to join the e-list and receive monthly Singers Spring Concert, Connections critic HOWARD REICH in a glowing SO HAPPY TO HEAR FROM…. TV, WGN-TV oboist RICHARD KANTER –all retired events newsletters as well as special to Royalty played at Music Institute of interview with Lewis. and WTTW CSO musicians—and current CSO Chicago (Evanston), Fourth Presbyterian DEBBIE KATZ KNOWLES, Channel 11 violinists FOX FEHLING, Associate percussionist/reed player who, with Chicago. Borla’s Concertmaster DAVID TAYLOR and her husband, visited New Orleans, own latest David’s wife violinist, MICHELLE spending time there with woodwind CD release to WYNTON. players CINDY and FRANK MAYES. critical acclaim “We saw one of the first showings is “Promises Musical entertainment was furnished of a documentary about women jazz to Burn”. For by the FRANK WINKLER trio with instrumentalists called ‘Lady Be Good’. jazz camp info, Frank on piano, BRIAN SANDSTROM The film was wonderful and had old film contact RUSS on bass and FRANK PORTOLESE on clips plus recent interviews with some of WARREN, guitar. Harmonica virtuoso HOWARD the many women jazz musicians from the Janice Borla 920.868.3763, LEVY, also a guest, sat in with the 1930s and ‘40s,” Debbie said. “ Cindy [email protected] or Janice Borla, trio to provide some musical fireworks. was on a panel of women to discuss the 630.212.8059 or [email protected]..... Internationally renowned violinist film and (talk) of their own musical lives. RACHEL BARTON PINE sent a video I hope it will At the Casino, THE APPAREL performance of herself playing virtuoso be shown INDUSTRY FOUNDATION this year variations on “Happy Birthday.”_all of in Chicago saluted the pianist/orchestra leader this heartfelt event to honor the musical soon.” she STANLEY PAUL, who has enlivened legacy of a very special Fred Spector. added. the organization’s parties and social Happy birthday. Her work gatherings for decades. Past honorees with Jazz have included such illustrious personages AROUND TOWN Consortium as MARY ANN CHILDERS, ANN Again ’s continues GERBER, LESLIE HINDMAN, NENA Concertline program of spring events at with “a gig IVON DONNA LaPIETRA, SHERREN Regenstein Recital Hall, Pick-Staiger in a church LEIGH, VICTOR SKREBNESKI, Concert Hall and Pritzker Pavilion in Algonquin HAZEL BARR and MARK HEISTER includes presentations, concerts and Debbie Katz Knowles with Frank and Cindy Mayes and the among others. Congratulations Stanley. recitals free to the public. There is a regular Durty wealth of musical entertainment to be Nellie’s gigs in Palatine.” She teaches had such as renowned Turtle Island at Lake Forest College and plays in the MAN OF THE HOUR Quartet, Dublin Guitar Quartet, Spanish Lake Forest Symphony (April and May) FRED SPECTOR, venerated violinist Harlem Orchestra, Pacifica Quartet and and with Light Opera Works (June and (retired) of The Chicago Symphony Arianna String Quartets’ master classes in August)….. Orchestra, celebrated his 89th birthday at Regenstein; the United States Air Force a Toast/Roast Concert Band and Singing Sergeants JANICE BORLA, vocalist/educator in his honor at Pick-Staiger; CSO’s JENNIFER whose 26th annual vocal jazz camp will at Marcello’s GUNN in her Flute/Piccolo master class be presented this year at the Birch Creek Father & Son coming up May 21, 7 pm, Pick-Staiger; Photo credit to Teresa J. Potasiak Music Performance Center in Egg Harbor, Banquet Hall “Evening of Brass”, stirring works Wisconsin, August 10-16, 2014. Cited on Chicago’s written or arranged for brass ensemble, by Jazziz Magazine as “among the most near North Side. May 20, 7:30 pm, Pick-Staiger, GAIL Comptroller and CFM member Judy Baar Topinka held a fund raiser in our union hall innovative and dynamic summer jazz Guests included WILLIAMS conductor. NU horn on March 14th. Pictured are Ms. Topinka, Terry Jares and Gary Matts. educational programs n the country,” violinists professor Williams presented her recital the camp has been featured on the PBS RAY NIWA with Bienen School woodwind students national news program “The News and EDGAR and faculty in April. Hour with JIM LEHRER,” HDNET- MUENZER, Fred Spector 4 Intermezzo May/June 2014 May/June 2014 Intermezzo 5 By Ruth Marion Tobias King Fleming “Fred was the genius who knew how to support a scene,” said Andrew Alexander, the owner of Second City. “He was also a mentor 1922-2014 to a lot of actors backstage.” Kaz’s run at Second City was the longest Jazz pianist dead at 91. of any performer in the theater’s history. His formidable skills as Walter “King” Fleming a Chicago jazz pianist who worked an improvisational pianist were professionally since the early 1940s, died Tuesday at the Illinois all the more remarkable as Kaz If you love Chicago and are devoted “In 1966 I formed a jingle company, Veterans Home in Manteno of natural causes at 91, said his son, had lost two fingers on his left to her musicians then the February 2013 Com/Track, Inc., with partner Bill Young. Kevin Fleming. hand in a factory accident when release of “Music and Friends”, on Origin For over 30 years we produced thousands King Fleming, as everyone in jazz called him, attended Chicago’s he was 22. “After the show Records will be a real treat. It is the work of commercials. We started our job McKinley High School and led King Fleming and His Swing Band in from time to time, he’d sit down of pianist Dick Reynolds, who now is in numbers at 1001 and when we retired in 1942, before serving in the Army starting in 1943. and play his music,” said actor retirement. “ I had a chance to record 1996, we were in the 18,000s. It was a After leaving the service he recorded for Blue Lake and Chess George Wendt. “We’d all just sit some original songs I’ve always wanted great ride in the heydays when recorded to do.” First let us tell Reynolds’ musical music was done by live musicians with Records in the 1950s and for Chess’ Argo and Cadet labels into there spellbound. And he was the heppest of the hepcats.……I swear, history. clients like United Airlines, McDonalds, the 1960s. for the first two years I knew him, I had no idea what he was saying.” A Chicagoland native, Dick was born Jolly Green Giant and many other clients Fleming collaborated with a range of musicians, including pianist- Kaz directed one show at Second City’s former outpost in Rolling and raised in Oak Park, Illinois, and at the over a lot of years. composer Muhal Richard Abrams and singer Lorez Alexandria. He Meadows. Alexander gave Kaz his boat after his retirement in the tender age of three, began piano lessons “During my days at Com/Track, I still reemerged, after a long recording hiatus, on Chicago’s Southport late 1980s. “I was just down there,” Alexander said Wednesday. “Fred which eventually opened the door to had a chance to play with the jazz group, Records label in the mid-1990s. seemed very comfortable.” the golden creative world of commercial Ears, at Andy’s Jazz Club on Hubbard A memorial service is being planned. Kaz is survived by his wife, Helen; children, Ellen, Ron and Marty; jingles and gathering more and more Street. I also formed the group, Chizil, In addition to his son, Fleming is survived and brother, Norman. On Wednesday, old timers at Second City were friends to his life’s work. with Alejo Poveda, Thomas Kini, Steve by another son, Dwight. Fleming was circulating a drawing of Kaz with the late Bernie Sahlins and Joyce To step back just a bit, Dick Eisen, Jon Negus, Jo Belle Yonely and preceded in death by his wife, Cornelia, Sloane. “The nightclub is now open,” goes the caption. “There are lots remembered his first piano recital taking could turn everything I wrote into the Geraldo De Oliveira. We did all original who died in November. of performers up there to join them,” observed Sheldon Patinkin, one place on the day Pearl Harbor was Hope diamond after reviewing it for 5 tunes with a Brazilian flavor. Then I By Howard Reich of the last of the Second City originals. “It must be quite a club.” bombed —December 7, 1941. He has no minutes. decided to retire in 1996. Reprinted with permission By Chris Jones recollection of what he played, but “from “During that time at college I was “I moved to Saugatuck, Michigan, from the Chicago Tribune Tribune Critic age 12 to 18, I studied piano with William called to play at Mr. Kelly’s with John where I reside in the summer; I spend Reprinted with permission from the Chicago Tribune Browning at the American Conservatory Frigo, who I fondly call ‘my father’ in my winters in Longboat Key, Florida. of Music,” he stated. the music business”. Before that, he Retirement has been a lot of fun; I get to Fred Kaz “My musical career actually started reminisced, “I went to Mr. Kelly’s after play a lot more piano and write music Elayne Tootelian when I was 15 and joined the Musicians my high school prom and here I am up that’s longer than 60 seconds. When I 1933-2014 1924-2014 Union. My first professional job was on stage five years later. I continued was in the studios, I was in the booth Pianist tickled funny bones with the Buddy Laine Orchestra when I playing the off nights at Mr. Kelly’s until instead of on the piano. I feel so blessed Elayne Novotny Tootelian was known to her students as “Mrs. T”. was a junior in Oak Park - River Forest they closed in 1975. I took over the trio to have been born with a musical talent Fred Kaz, the music director at The Second City for 24 years and a She was a wife, mother, grandmother, gardener, and a teacher. She High School. I worked the Chevy Chase in 1967 when Johnny decided to retire and to have been able to pursue a career legendary personality at the famous comedy theater, died Wednesday played flute, saxophone, clarinet and had a beautiful singing voice. She Country Club with Buddy’s band on the from the gig. Every two weeks a new act that I truly love. So many people in the of lung cancer at age 80. Kaz died in San Pedro, California with a was born to Czech parents during the depression in the old Bohemian week-ends. After graduating from high came in and I had the pleasure of playing world didn’t have that opportunity. My view of the sunset from his boat, a gift from his grateful employer in neighborhood of Pilsen, at 26th Street and Central Park, in Chicago. school in 1956, I started touring the for all the great singers that came through philosophy is “Life’s a Pitch.” recognition of his role in the formative years of sketch comedy. At age 8, she began music and voice lessons at the Boys Club, North Midwest with bands like Blue Barron, Carl town. It’s hard to recall all of them but (I And now, how about all those friends! Kaz, a jazz pianist, was first employed by the fledgling theater in the Lawndale Branch. In grade school, she would wake up at the crack of Sands, Jimmy Featherstone, and Chuck do remember) Mel Tormé, Nancy Wilson, With all the folks who have been in early 1960s. His assignment, offered up by the late Paul Sills, was to dawn to go to church to sing the high Cabot. I did this for about a year and Carmen McCrae and Natalie Cole sang his working career, Dick has a long do what jazz pianists do, only with actors instead of fellow musicians. masses in Latin. She was absent so many then worked in Las Vegas, Reno and Lake there. list of those who recorded the album. For the next few decades, Kaz tickled the keys amid the sketches and times from her first period Bookkeeping Tahoe with Betty Riley and various groups “In the early sixties,” he continued, In the liner notes he writes “Most of improvised sets on the main stage, becoming as crucial as any cast class that she should have flunked, but in the lounges. “Frigo introduced me to the world of the musicians on this album are guys I member. “If Fred didn’t like where a scene was headed or got bored when the nuns found out she was singing “In 1959, I joined Charlie Fisk at the jingles. Johnny hired me to play piano worked with in the recording studios…” with what you were doing on stage, he would magically – musically every morning at church, she was given San Juan Intercontinental Hotel in Puerto on my first commercial---I still remember They include: Mark Colby, Victor Garcia, – take you to a new place,” actor Tim Kazurinsky said Wednesday. an “A” instead. This impacted her long- Rico. In January of 1960, I traveled to it! ‘Mommy. What is it, dear? I want a Tom Garling, Alejo Poveda, Kelly Sill, Fred’s ever-present sea captain’s cap sent a not-so-subtle message: ‘I term math skills, but as long as she could Europe as Musical Director for the singer Salerno Butter Cookie.’ Mike Smith, Joel Spencer, Paulinho am the commander of this vessel.’ But he always steered us right and balance her checkbook, she was happy! Vi Velasco, with whom I did a Royal After that I started playing piano in Garcia, Art Hoyle, Howard Levy, Steve true.” “During a scene,” said actor Richard Kind, “Fred Kaz told you Through high school, as part of Command Performance for the Queen the studios for David Carroll and Sid Eisen, Danny Barber, Kirk Garrison, Doug more with his fingers on the keys than most directors could tell you the Boys Club band, she played flute of England. Also on the bill were Nat Siegal. (I also arranged spots for Sid when Scharf, Scott Bentall, Andy Baker, Tom with an afternoon of rehearsal.” and saxophone and was featured as a King Cole, Sammy Davis, Jr. and Shirley he was musical director for Fred Niles Matta, Mike Young, Pat Mallinger, Rob “You have a skeletal structure, and you fill it in by virtue of your Bassey. Communications). During this time I also Haite, Jerry DiMuzio and Richard Drexler. solo vocalist. Upon graduation from talent and awareness,” Kaz said in a 2009 interview with the Tribune, “By August I was back in Chicago was doing free lance arranging for Bob His words continue: Some of the tunes high school, in 1943, she joined the 75 describing his role at The Second City piano. That process of “filling and enrolled at Chicago Musical College Trendler at WGN. And there were jobbing are tributes to people I have worked with; piece Kryl Women’s Symphony Orchestra and toured with the USO in,” Kaz explained, was motivated as much by how the audience was (Roosevelt University) to study for a BA dates with the Dom Geraci band. I also others to those who inspired me; and still providing entertainment for the troops preparing to be sent overseas. reacting as what the cast was doing. No other accompanist came to his in composition and theory. I had the did a stint as pianist/conductor for Jamie others for just good friends throughout the She later joined Virgil Whyte’s Musical Sweethearts, a 13 member, all- longevity or commanded as much respect. great privilege of studying composition and the J’s, the hot jingle vocal group of years. girls dance band that was also part of a USO tour. The “Sweethearts” with one of my mentors, Dr. Karl Jirak. He the ‘60s and early ’70s. It is a great album. 6 Intermezzo May/June 2014 May/June 2014 Intermezzo 7 were promoted as the youngest all-girls dance band in the co untry no bigger than the eye of a medium-sized needle, all to produce a he once quite innocently asked Still if he was a communist – further joined the Kansas City Philharmonic as second . From 1941 until with all the grils being between the ages of 18 and 22, filling the void beautiful sound on a recalcitrant wind instrument. Ray Still was strained relations. Matters were complicated by Still’s role in leading 1943, he studied electrical engineering, aided the Army Signal Corps left by the men called up for WWII. famous for being the best of the best, one of the finest and longest- a bitter, ultimately successful battle against both management and and worked nights at Douglas Aircraft. He enlisted in the Army in 1943 When the War ended, Elayne enrolled in the School of Music at tenured orchestral oboe players of all time. He played oboe in the the musicians union to protect the wages and rights of rank-and-file and served until June 1946, whereupon he enrolled at the Northwestern University earning her Bachelors of Music Education Chicago Symphony Orchestra for an astonishing 40 years, 39 of them musicians. He walked the picket line in several CSO labor actions in New York and took what he called “bootleg” degree in 1952. She was close to finishing her Masters degree, but as principal oboe. He served with distinction under four CSO music during the 1960s. Clashes multiplied until Martinon unsuccessfully lessons with , first oboe of the NBC Symphony under life intervened. Elayne was so fiercely committed to getting an directors, from to , until his retirement tried to have Still fired on musical grounds. Well before the matter went . education for herself that she held down three jobs, taking taxi cabs in 1993. to arbitration, the orchestra was divided into pro-Martinon and anti- The following year, 1947, Still began a two-year tenure as principal between the jobs and school, in order to pay for Northwestern. While A celebrated symphonic and chamber musician, soloist and Martinon camps. Still and Donald Peck, the CSO’s principal flute, did oboe with the Buffalo Philharmonic. In 1949 he moved to the at Northwestern, she met future husband of 60 years, Robert James educator who taught and coached several generations of American not speak for many years until , who succeeded Martinon Baltimore Symphony, where he remained for four years. In fall 1953, “Toots” Tootelian, also enrolled in the School of Music. oboe players, Still died early Wednesday, the day of his 94th birthday, in 1969, forced them to make peace. Still’s feistiness never dimmed his Still auditioned for Reiner, who invited him to be the CSO’s assistant Upon graduation, Elayne was hired to give private lessons in flute surrounded by family at his home in Woodstock, Vt. Bach’s “St. luster as a virtuoso orchestral player, section leader or music educator. principal oboe. When the first oboe chair fell vacant the following year, and saxophone at Joseph Sears School in Kenilworth, Illinois. In Matthew Passion” was playing in the background. He had been From around the globe, oboe students flocked to Chicago – or Still, who was 33 at the time, moved into the position. He remained the mid-1960’s, she was offered her dream job, the position of Band in failing health since August, according to his son-in-law, Peter wherever else Still happened to be teaching or giving master classes there until stepping down from the orchestra in 1993. He appeared as Director at Joseph Sears School. She loved building the band program Bergstrom, who did not specify the cause of death. and clinics – to learn his secrets. Many of his pupils took up positions soloist with the orchestra on numerous occasions and recorded much of in Kenilworth, spending hours planning her curriculum, pouring Ray was one of the greatest oboists of the 20th century, said with orchestras and universities all over the world. Still often the solo oboe repertory. over music at the large downtown music stores, scouting and hiring Michael Henoch, the CSO’s assistant principal oboe, who studied with considered leaving the CSO to pursue a solo career. But the relatively Still taught at the Peabody Institute from 1949 until 1953, Roosevelt amazing private teachers to teach the students in her program, taking Still at Northwestern University and limited repertory of great solo oboe works, along with the immense University from 1954 until 1957 and at Northwestern University from in a student teacher on occasion, and, once a year, attending the Illinois played alongside him in the CSO for 21 satisfaction Still derived from performing in one of the world’s leading 1963 to 2003. Following his retirement from Northwestern, Still and Music Educators convention. Building a successful band program over years. “He was acclaimed throughout the orchestras, always held him back, he said. “Playing in an orchestra his wife, Mary moved from Chicago to Annapolis, Md., where he 25 plus years, took decades of hard work, and she was good at it. As world for his extraordinary musicianship is one of the few jobs, outside of acting in a fine repertory company, continued to give master classes and lessons. In 2003, he relocated to with any great band director, she could match a student to the “correct” and his command of the instrument,” where you’re actually performing the greatest masterworks of man and Saxtons River, Vt., later moving to Woodstock, Vt. His wife, to whom instrument based on such factors as intelligence, hand, lip, and finger, along with “his singing tone, clear getting paid for it,” he once remarked. he was married for nearly 72 years, died in 2012. size, and sense of pitch, to name a few. She taught multiple bands, such articulation, rock-solid sense of pulse Born in 1920 in Elwood, Indiana, Still began studying clarinet as a He is survived by daughters Mimi Dixon and Susan Still, son as concert band and jazz band, in addition to an all-girls flute ensemble and, most importantly, his legendary teenager. During the Great Depression, his family moved to California, Thomas Still, six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. (similar to the one that she played in at the Boys Club). Many of ability to project the musical line where he heard performances of the as By John Von Rhein Mrs. T’s students graced the halls of New Trier High School’s music with apparent ease. “Even with all the a volunteer usher. Impressed by the mastery of Henri de Busscher, Tribune Critic department, continued on to play in college, and some are continuing accolades he received as a performer, who played first oboe with the philharmonic from 1920 to 1948, Still Reprinted with permission from the Chicago Tribune to pass the love of music that Mrs. T. inspired in them to the next “Henoch said, “he told me he considered switched from playing clarinet to oboe. In 1939, when he was 19, he generation of musicians. Many families in Kenilworth sent more than his most important contribution to music one generation to Mrs. Tootelian before she eventually retired in 1990. was his teaching. He was a most dedicated teacher. Studying with him In retirement, Elayne enjoyed gardening, golf, reading, membership could be scary but always enlightening. He held his students to the in various women’s clubs, and regularly attending performances by high standards to which he held himself, and that is why the Ray Still the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Lyric Opera. She was a life legacy thrives to this day.” member of the Chicago Federation of Musicians and Sigma Alpha He came to the CSO at Reiner’s invitation in 1953 during Reiner’s Iota (SAI). first season as music director. Only a year later, he moved over to the Deceased May they rest in peace But her teaching and sharing her love for music was not to end. principal oboe chair, where he became a keystone of the orchestra’s Even though she had inspired hundreds of students who passed jewel-like woodwind section. He performed with almost all the Last First Instrument Died Born Elected through her doorway, she had more students waiting for her. Teaching major conductors of the second half of the 20th century. Beyond his was in her blood, and when the time was right, she became her orchestral work and many solo appearances, Still the educator left an Kaz Fred R. Piano 03/12/14 12/28/33 10/09/52 grandsons’ teacher, teaching them Trombone, Baritone, French Horn, indelible imprint on orchestral woodwind playing in the U.S. and any other instrument they desired to learn. One of her grandsons and beyond. Locascio Carl J. Saxophone 02/10/14 12/19/21 11/01/62 continues playing music in groups to this day. Her youngest grandson On a purely instrumental level, at least two factors set his playing Witte Elmer Accordion 03/28/14 06/14/20 12/02/62 came into her life from Guatemala when she was well into her 80s, apart. One was a distinctively rich, mellow singing tone whose so she didn’t have a chance to teach him any instruments, but she expressive character Still was able to color the way a great vocalist welcomed him with open arms and probably would have shared her does. He told his students never to listen to other oboe players, but love of music with him, too. always to model themselves, as he did, on the human voice, which Elayne put a lot of hard work and love into what she did in life. he called “the noblest instrument of all.” The other factor was a While she was preceeded in death by her husband, Robert J. Tootelian, phenomenal breath control that allowed him to sustain long musical she will be dearly missed by her children, Robert James Tootelian phrases on a seamless stream of air. He once remarked that the Jr. and Nancy Tootelian Wagner and her four grandsons, Thomas problem with playing the oboe was not how much breath is requires, Sheehan, Joseph Sheehan, Michael Wagner, and Edward Wagner. but how little. Oboists should store up enough oxygen to see them For all of you out there whose lives were touched by Elayne, know through an entire symphony concert without audible effort. “What we that she loved teaching every one of you! 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Eavesdropping Act seeks to advance given by the Court all involved very But there have been new (the protection of privacy) is certainly public conversations – not private developments: after that column went valid. However, the requirement of conversations between two people or a to print, the Illinois Supreme Court, in all-party consent was far broader than small group.) People v. Melongo, struck down the necessary to further that interest. The In my previous column, I suggested NEED LIABILITY INSURANCE AT A GREAT PRICE? Eavesdropping Act as unconstitutional Court gave examples of conversations that a good approach in a workplace on its face. In Melongo, the defendant a person should be able to be record disciplinary meeting might be to ask had been charged with an unrelated without incurring criminal penalties, the employer’s representatives whether NOW THE CFM HAS YOU AND YOUR BAND COVERED! crime. 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10 Intermezzo May/June 2014 May/June 2014 Intermezzo 11 Shot and a GOAL! Attend an Orchestra Concert or Opera! Frank Pellico per Chicago Blackhawks schedule Chicago Philharmonic Orchestra Romantic Rapture: Prokofiev, 1901 W. Madison St., Chicago By Nancy Van Aacken Mendelssohn We have many musicians performing throughout the area. Sunday, May 11, 2014 at 7:30 PM Support them by attending a performance or patronizing Pick-Staiger Concert Hall See a Show! an establishment where they work. 50 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston 312-957-0000 Bank of America Theatre www.chicagophilharmonic.org The Last Ship Chicago Sinfonietta June 10th – July 13th Identities 312-977-1700 Attend the Ballet Sunday, May 11, 2014 at 3:00 PM Wentz Concert Hall Cadillac Palace Theatre Joffrey Ballet 171 E. Chicago Ave., Naperville The Wizard of Oz Chicago Philharmonic Orchestra Monday, May 12, 2014 at 7:30 PM Attend a Festival April 30th – May 11th Romeo & Juliet Symphony Center 312-977-1700 Music Festival April 30th thru May 11th 220 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago 312-284-1554 June 11th thru August 15th Auditorium Theater Goodman Theatre 50 East Congress Parkway, Chicago www.chicagosinfonietta.org 312-386-8905 Brigadoon 205 E. Randolph St., Chicago ILLINOIS PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA 312-742-7638 www.joffrey.org June 27th – August 3rd www.gpmf.org www.chicagophilharmonic.org Music Inspired by Shakespeare 312-443-3800. Friday, May 16, 2014 at 8:00 PM Rialto Square Theatre Drury Lane Theatre June 5th thru September 14th 15 E. Van Buren St., Joliet The 25th Annual Putnam Ravinia Saturday, May 17, 2014 at 8:00 PM Attend a Concert County Spelling Bee 418 Sheridan, Highland Park Lincoln-Way North June 19th - August 17th www.ravinia.org Performing Arts Center Aaron Neville 19900 S. Harlem, Frankfort 630-530-8300 Sunday, June 15, 2014 at 6:45 PM 708-481-7774 Chicago Festival www.ipomusic.org Ford Oriental Theatre Petrillo Band Shell Motown The Musical Grant Park, Chicago LIGHT OPERA WORKS Damn Yankees April 22nd – July 13th June 7, 2014 through June 15, 2014 312-977-1700 Jonny Lang Cahn Auditorium Thursday, June 19, 2014 at 7:30 PM 600 Emerson, Evanston Marriott Lincolnshire Theater The Arcada Theatre 847-920-5360 Godspell 105 East Main St., St. Charles www.light-opera-works.org June 4th – August 10th 888-695-0888 Unique Programs MUSIC OF THE BAROQUE 847-634-0200 Royal Fireworks Music – and More Phil Passen Sunday, May 18, 2014 at 7:30 PM The Second City Music from Carl Sandburg’s North Shore Center Alex Kliner & Jesse Case “American Songbag” Go Cubbies! for the Performing Arts Sunday through Saturday Friday, June 13, 2014 2:00 – 3:30PM 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie 1616 N. Wells St., Chicago Gary Pressy Eisenhower Public Library Monday, May 19, 2014 at 7:30 PM Chicago, IL 4613 N. Oketo Ave., Harwood Heights per Chicago Cubs schedule www.philpassen.com Wrigley Field 1060 W. Addison St., Chicago 205 E. Randolph, Chicago Writers’ Theatre 312-551-1414 www.baroque.org Days Like Today May 6th – July 13th 847-242-6000 If you have future engagements that you would like listed in this column, please send them to Vice-President Jares at [email protected]. Listings will be included provided there is a Union contract on file.

12 Intermezzo May/June 2014 May/June 2014 Intermezzo 13 Creation in Paradise By John Ryan January turned into February, which was nearly as January 22, 2014: Music of the Baroque’s first rehearsal miserable as January. And March wasn’t a whole lot of 2014 began with the obligatory personnel manager’s better. Then it became official. Our competitive spirit was clap, followed by my only announcement: “Right now it is rewarded, and our collective, ceaseless complaining was exactly 49 degrees warmer in San Diego.” justified when the National Weather Service proclaimed The back story here is that in the fall of 2012—nearly this the coldest four months in our recorded history! By our a year and a half ago, the La Jolla Music Society invited first Creation rehearsal on March 27th, the overall weather us to perform Haydn’s Creation on April 4, 2014 at the had improved. Slightly. Thanks to my phone I could say Balboa Theatre in San Diego. We hadn’t toured or run out with accuracy, “at this moment it’s 13 degrees warmer in for over 30 years, so it was a big deal. We wanted to ask San Diego.” At every rehearsal and concert after, I teased/ the orchestra and chorus if they were game for it, so in the tortured/exasperated/irritated everyone with updates. Green Room before a concert, our executive director, Karen While the temperature gap was indeed closing, Fishman, had asked the question: “We have an opportunity Thursday, April 3rd was a two-steps-back setback: Rain to take Haydn’s Creation to San Diego next season. We with thunderstorms and a morning temperature just slightly won’t do it with an orchestra and chorus of substitutes. above freezing. While we know you can’t commit right now, is it something I was at O’Hare at 7:00am on the 3rd and it was nasty you’d like to do?” To sum up the general enthusiasm, our out. Steady rain and lightning. Please don’t cancel flights, principal cellist, Barbara Haffner, simply said “My bags are I thought. Orchestra and Chorus musicians began arriving. We—83 of us—were getting to San Diego on 12 different packed!” _ _language, thus our To use biblical or at least oratorio flights. (Twelve flights?!?! Don’t ask. Really. It’s a long, fates were sealed. Contracts were eventually signed and stupifyingly boring story.) Some flights were on time, some performing the Creation in paradise became part of our a bit delayed, but none were cancelled. At roughly 4:00pm, 2013-14 schedule. I got my first text. Liz Hagen, our principal violist texted a At about the same time the University of Aurora invited picture of sunny skies and smiling, coatless colleagues with us to perform the Creation on their series. This had suddenly the same sun-smacked look. turned into a four city tour: Skokie, Chicago, Aurora and San As more flights landed, palm trees were practically Diego. sprouting on Facebook. [picture of blue sky and Kevin, Terri, Time passed, and San Diego was largely forgotten… Liz, Mike Shelton and Teresa with caption “The strings have something in the distant future. Several months, and arrived! It’s paradise here!”] Paradise! concert seasons passed before we all learned 2014’s most MOB’s Creation was performed in four cities: irritating words: Polar Vortex. We were trapped in our Skokie, Chicago, Aurora and San Diego. Four wonderful houses, binging on House of Cards, throwing boiling water performances, four great reviews, and one really terrific in sub-zero temperatures to watch it vaporize, putting wet party later, we’re back. A huge thank you to our Music t-shirts outside to see how long it would take for them to Director, Jane Glover, three wonderful soloists, a great freeze (a bit over 2 minutes) and giving a boost to the wine orchestra and chorus for a happy, memorable trip! And (for industry. If there is new asphalt on the bourbon trail, I’m the very last time, I promise) at this very moment it’s exactly betting it will be paid for by the Polar Vortex. the same temperature in San Diego. At that January rehearsal a temperature difference of 49 degrees was huge. Unbelievable even.

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22 Intermezzo May/June 2014 May/June 2014 Intermezzo 23 CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE MUSICIANS RELIEF FUND TOTAL: $2,342.00

The Musicians Relief Fund helps Local 10-208 musicians in time of need. Contributions can be made in memory of a musician that has touched your life and whose life you would like to see remembered. Or, a general contribution can be made to the fund. Your name will be added to the expanding list of generous donors.

Make checks payable to the Musicians Relief Fund to view the list of cfm and mail them to the Chicago Federation of Musicians contributors, go to 656 W. Randolph St. #2W CFM10208.COM Chicago, IL 60661 Attn: Membership Dept.

CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE TEMPO FUND

TOTAL: $1,570.00

TEMPO is the new name for the LEGISLATIVE ACTION FUND. It is the AFM’s nonpartisan, multi-candidate political action fund that is supported entirely by the voluntary contributions of AFM members. TEMPO makes disbursements to congressional candidates of either party who have a demonstrated record of support for professional musicians, issues of concern to its members and the arts in general. To make a contribution, make your check payable to TEMPO to view the list of cfm and send it c/o Chicago Federation of Musicians contributors, go to 656 W. Randolph St., #2W Chicago, IL 60661 CFM10208.COM Attn: Membership Dept. We will add your name to the list of contributors and forward your check to the AFM.

CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CFM SCHOLARSHIP FUND TOTAL: $1,885.00

Contributions to the CFM College Scholarship Fund for Music Students are in memory of Leland Baska, Loren Binford, Frank D’Rone, Shelly Elias, and Rick Frigo. This fund helps the CFM continue to offer financial assistance for children of CFM members as well as students of CFM members that are currently working toward a music degree. Make checks payable to the CFM Scholarship Fund to view the list of cfm and mail them to the Chicago Federation of Musicians contributors, go to 656 W. Randolph St. #2W Chicago, IL 60661 CFM10208.COM Attn: Membership Dept. We will add your name to the list of contributors on our website.

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