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Membership Meeting: Tuesday, May 12th, 2015 @ 1:00 pm Local 10-208 of AFM CHICAGO FEDERATION OF MUSICIANS OFFICERS – DELEGATES 2014-2016 Gary Matts President Terryl Jares Vice-President Leo Murphy Secretary-Treasurer Leo Murphy Gary Matts BOARD OF DIRECTORS President Robert Bauchens Bob Lizik Rich Daniels Janice MacDonald Frank Donaldson Charles Schuchat B.J. Levy CONTRACT DEPARTMENT Student or Professional - A Blurred Line Terryl Jares – Vice-President Tax Time is Near Nancy Van Aacken ASSISTANTS TO THE With the approaching April 15th deadline for filing business; Telephone used for business; Books and Do you remember the first time you earned money playing a musical instrument? PRESIDENT - JURISDICTIONS Terryl Jares - Vice-President income tax returns, you or your accountant may need subscriptions to professional journals; Advertising and I do. It was at my grandparents’ 50th wedding anniversary party held at the local VFW to know how much you paid in work dues for 2014 as photographs for promotion; Repairs and upkeep of hall. My younger brother played accordion and I played drums. I was about eleven years Supervisor - Entire jurisdiction including theaters a deduction. You may call my office to obtain the total instruments; Insurance on instruments; Substitutes’ pay; old and my brother Craig was about nine. I know we got the job because of the obvious (Cell Phone: 312-310-4100) family connection; but I do remember that in order to provide music for the entire Dean Rolando amount that you paid. Legal expenses for drawing up contracts of employment; evening, we had to repeat our limited repertoire a few times. No one seemed to mind. Recordings, Transcriptions, Other job expenses incurred in the practice of your Rental of instruments; and Depreciation of instruments After all it was a family affair. We each received twenty dollars for our first “gig.” Documentaries, Etc. profession may also be deductible. Check with your or recording equipment. (Cell Phone: 708-380-6219) Later in high school I played drums with the Lane Tech Stage Band. We played tax adviser. Those could include: Membership dues; Check with your tax professional as to what deductions, stock arrangements as well as those played by the Basie, Ellington and Kenton bands. DELEGATES TO CONVENTIONS OF THE Commissions paid to agents and booking offices; Dues if any, are correct for you. Their knowledge of tax code and ILLINOIS STATE FEDERATION OF LABOR We were a rehearsal band of students who, in the process of learning to play that kind AND CONGRESS OF INDUSTRIAL to other professional societies; Rehearsal hall, studio or our industry is really valuable. For additional information of music, performed for a few school functions and once for a student award dinner. ORGANIZATIONS office rental; Sheet music, transcriptions, arrangements, on deductions, exemptions, filing status, etc., see a tax We were never paid. Terryl Jares Leo Murphy recordings; Stationery, printing and postage used in adviser or consult the IRS instructions for Form 1040. When I graduated from high school I joined the Chicago Federation of Musicians. Gary Matts At some point during my college years I made the transition from student to DELEGATES TO CHICAGO professional, working mostly under union agreements for union wages and benefits FEDERATION OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL UNION COUNCIL and learning that as a professional musician I would be paid whenever I played a Rich Daniels Gary Matts rehearsal or performance. When I graduated from college, my student days were over: Terryl Jares I was now a professional musician who depended on professional jobs with DELEGATES TO CONVENTIONS OF THE commensurate wages and benefits to provide for myself (and later my family). AMERICAN FEDERATION OF MUSICIANS Join The Why the trip down memory lane? It is well known that for musicians, unlike the Rich Daniels Gary Matts medical or legal professions, there has always been a blurring of the line between student Frank Donaldson Leo Murphy and professional. In days gone by, AFM President James Petrillo was the subject of Terryl Jares Alternates: satirical cartoons because of his prohibition against student ensembles playing in parades B.J. Levy Larry Bowen or other situations where he believed union musicians should be working. The concern, EDITOR, THE INTERMEZZO then and now, is over the exploitation of student musicians who are not paid for their Terryl Jares work, by promoters who seek to increase their own profit margins, and the loss of jobs. PRESIDENT EMERITUS It may be called “collaboration,” “a partnering opportunity,” or “an exciting Ed Ward professional experience,” but the negative impact on the student musicians’ future VICE-PRESIDENT EMERITUS profession is clear. As they continue their education and musical training they acquire Tom Beranek the skills that will enable them to join the ranks of working professionals. But if students SECRETARY-TREASURER EMERITUS continue to replace working professionals, will there be professional jobs for them to Spencer Aloisio Are you willing to walk in solidarity with other unions to help get our union message out to the public? If fill? Will it make sense for them to continue to devote the time, energy and money each local union of the Chicago Federation of Labor brings 1% of its membership out to a rally, we will have necessary to prepare for a profession in which they cannot earn a respectable living? BOARD OF DIRECTORS EMERITUS Ruth Marion Tobias over 5,000 workers marching and delivering our message to the public. Please join the 1% Solution. Do music educators who seek and create these “professional opportunities” understand Add your name to the list of CFM musicians willing to be called to action. Call us at 312-782-0063 or the impact of their actions? Open Daily, except go to our website (www.cfm10208.org) using the CONTACT US tab and adding “One percent solution” The union understands that students welcome the opportunity to get experience Saturday, Sunday and Holidays to your comments. playing in the “big leagues,” and we are supportive of finding opportunities for them Office Hours 9 A.M. to 5 P.M. to do so. But care must be taken. When performing for the public where substantial All Phones: 312-782-0063 (24 Hrs.) ticket prices are charged, students must not displace working musicians. They must not AFM WEB SITE: www.afm.org Robert Bauchens Frank Donaldson Janice MacDonald Leo Murphy be put in a position where they take income away from those who earn their livelihood CFM WEB SITE: www.cfm10208.com Lisa Bressler Terryl Jares Matt Mantell Bill Olsen Address all e-mail to the at the very profession to which the students aspire. In the long run, both students and Rich Daniels B. J. Levy Gary Matts Charlie Schuchat professionals will pay the price. Secretary/Treasurer: [email protected]

Cover illustration provided by Chris Nolan Creative. 2 Intermezzo April 2015 April 2015 Intermezzo 3 FROM: TOM MUELLNER, GIL EVANS, ‘82-87, and is also a pianist/band leader: February 16 National Endowment for the Arts - Our “special 1st set guest” was and Illinois Arts Council composer. the fabulous tenor sax-off-on-ist From his collaborations with bassist/ BILL OVERTON ... Also, we’re vocalist ELDEE YOUNG to his raising funds to help our friend Tropicale Ensemble, his radio show By Ruth Marion Tobias MARK TUTTLE who has been “Jazz Tropicale” can be heard every in the hospital for several weeks Sunday on WDCB 90.9 fm. with a brain injury. Mark is a fine Barbara Robertson saxophonist & staunch supporter of MORE…… WHAT’S HAPPENING Park University Wind Ensemble DE FALLA in Scents of Beauty two of his signature works: First, our (and many other) jazz “hangs”... A gala dinner-dance at Onwentsia FROM: AUDREY MORRISON, conducted by JOE LILL on at Northwestern University’s Nights in The Gardens of Spain, in at The Serbian Village Monday jazz Country Club benefitting the Lake Program Director, Music Institute April 19 2:30 pm. This piece was Pick- Staiger Hall on April 19, 7pm. which composer MANUEL DE party - over 4 years & going strong! Forest Symphony was graced by of Chicago. The Jazz Studies premiered in March 2013 with the The performance will feature FALLA draws inspiration from the music of ROY VOMBRACK Program at MIC, presented two Mount Prospect Community Band world-renowned pianist JORGE the perfumes of orange, jacaranda, Wednesday. February 25 and Friday, and the Jazz Consortium Big Band. concerts as part of the school’s under the direction of RALPH FEDERICO OSORIO as the pomegranate, and the Valencia March 6 - the wonderful vocalist The large guest crowd, dressed in “Tribute to CHARLIE PARKER” WILDER.” orchestra continues its 2014-15 rose; then, MAURICE RAVEL’S STEPHANIE AARON with TOM their finery came out to support the Jazz Festival last November. The subscription series dedicated to Concerto for The Left Hand. Finally, MUELLNER on piano at the symphony. concerts featured special guests ***** the five senses. Artistic Director the smells of the sea emerge from Crystal Ballroom, 529 Davis St., CHARLES MCPHERSON SCOTT SPECK conducts. Debussy’s distinctly impressionistic Evanston, IL ***** and VICTOR GOINES, alto FROM: STEFAN SCHERER- La mer. Tickets (adults: $25 - $75, and members of the MIC jazz EMUNDS, operations associate students with ID: $10) can be Special Appearance – Thursday, Violinist/composer STEPHANIE faculty: VICTOR GARCIA, with the Chicago Philharmonic. purchased at (312) 957-0000 or February 26, Marie’s Pizzeria, QUINN finds her hopes coming trumpet; AUDREY MORRISON, First to fill y’all in--The Chicago chicagophilharmonic.org. 4129 W. Lawrence Ave., Chicago. true with the Ashville Composers trombone; JEREMY KAHN, Philharmonic Chamber Players The “Monsters” trio with Concert performing her piano; STEWART MILLER, bass; (cp2) began their Spring 2015 FYI: BILL OVERTON, tenor; composition, an orchestral dance ERNIE ADAMS, drums; Artist- series at City Winery (1200 W. The Chicago Philharmonic is a LARRY KOHUT, bass; TOM piece submitted with Chicago’s bid In-Residence, vocalist TAMMY Randolph, Chicago, IL 60607) on musician-governed not-for-profit MUELLNER, piano. for the 2016 Olympics. She reduced MCCANN and an orchestra of MIC Sunday, March 8. In Rags, Rhythm, organization founded 25 years ago -Monday, April 20 – (pianist) BOB it to a string quartet, plus drums, and students conducted by JAMES and Reels, a jazz string quartet, by principals from the Lyric Opera DOGAN Trio on June 19 it will be performed as a SETAPEN. Chicago Tribune jazz comprised of KATE CARTER and Jorge Federico Osorio of Chicago Orchestra. Today, the world premiere. Saggara’s Story is a critic HOWARD REICH chose the TALIA PAVIA, violins; LYNN orchestra is a collaboration of over FROM SOUTHPORT RECORDS: seventeen minute, three-movement concert featuring “Bird with Strings” LA PLANTE ALLAWAY, viola 225 of the highest-level classical BARRY WINOGRAD of Station piece which she also hopes to see and a premiered work by Victor and PAULA KOSOWER, cello, musicians performing in the WDCB interviews JOANIE choreographed as a ballet. The Goines as one of his “Top 10” jazz explored the popular music of the metropolitan Chicago area and has PALLATTO & MARSHALL movements are entitled: Animals concerts of 2014. Roaring 20s and 30s, from ragtime consistently won accolades from VENTE (the “two” Come to Dance, Nomadic Hymns to jazz to the classic cinema hits, music critics and audiences alike. from their album “Two Again”) and Our Oneness. Sounds like a SHE, a jazz sextet consisting featuring melodies and rhythms The orchestra’s symphonic concerts at Pianoforte Studios, 1335 S. winning plan---good luck Stephanie! of BOBBI WILSYN, vocals; from some of the most beloved at Pick-Staiger Hall and Nichols Michigan Ave., with a live broadcast JULI WOOD, sax; AUDREY American composers of our time: Concert Hall in Evanston, IL and and Youtube videocast, April 8, from MORRISON, trombone; KELLY GEORGE GERSHWIN, DUKE their chamber series at locations 12:15 pm – 1 pm. Open to the Public BRAND, piano; guest KATIE ELLINGTON, SCOTT JOPLIN, Scott Speck all over the Chicago area cover the – No Cover Charge! ERNST, bass; SARAH ALLEN, JEROME KERN, and COLE This springtime concert opens with full spectrum of classical music, drums performed at the Jazz PORTER. cp2’s Spring 2015 series CLAUDE DEBUSSY’S fragrant from the masters of Baroque to the For over 40 years Marshall Vente Showcase on March 4 as part of also includes performances on April Prelude to The Afternoon of A Faun. composers of today. The Chicago has been a force on the Chicago JOHN MOULDER’S “ Chi-Town 26 and May 31 at City Winery and Actress BARBARA ROBERTSON Philharmonic is proud to serve as music scene, and is known for his Jazz Festival” supporting hunger April 12, and May 10 at Union will perform a dramatic reading the official orchestra for the Joffrey bold and lush sound. Soon after relief in Chicago. Church of Hinsdale.……..Stefan of selections from the poem by Ballet and to have maintained a launching his famed Project 9, continued: MALLARME that inspired partnership with the Ravinia Festival a jazz nonet, Vente received two for over 20 years. consecutive National Endowment Audrey also states “I will be Debussy’s famous work, which Stephanie Quinn performing my original composition The Chicago Philharmonic presents evokes the fresh scents of the season. for the Arts Jazz Apprenticeships ‘Kaleidosonic Suite’ with the North works by DEBUSSY, RAVEL, and Next, Mr. Osorio performs ***** with DAVID MATTHEWS and

4 Intermezzo April 2015 April 2015 Intermezzo 5 By Jack Zimmerman

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These days I write short articles In 1880 he fell head-over- J.S. Bach about musicians. They’re not heels for a 17-year-old in the In 1721, when he was in his profound and are not supposed Oberammergau Passion Play. mid-30s, Bach presented six to be, just 600 words or so for a Nothing like a religious pageant to instrumental works to Christian website or the back of a program get the juices flowing, but nothing Ludwig, Margrave of Brandenburg- book. I knock out two or three happened. Schwedt (A margrave is a low- a month and I love the research When he was past 70 a hotel level political flunky, a count of required. What I love most, though, chambermaid agreed to marry him a German border province). The is finding out so many weird but called it off when he insisted six works eventually became little facts about composers and on her converting to Catholicism. known as the Brandenburg performers. Unfortunately, when a Bruckner died a virgin. Concertos. Accompanying them piece is only 600 words long, you Hey Anton, next time, was a dedication in which one of can’t wander off the main road too christianmingle.com. Western Music’s greatest composers much. My favorite factoids and bows and scrapes before a totally anecdotes don’t always make it to Hector Berlioz forgettable government coat-holder. print. Here’s a few to show what I’m He’s young, French and in love. “…I have in accordance with talking about. He leaves his fiancée in France Your Highness’s most gracious while he studies in Italy. Soon he orders taken the liberty of rendering Saint-Saëns receives a letter from her mother. my most humble duty to Your As every musician knows, the Bad news for Hector. His love Royal Highness with the present premiere of Stravinsky’s The Rite has decided to marry another. Concertos, which I have adapted to of Spring inspired plenty of shouts Berlioz is enraged, just like Denzel several instruments; begging Your and fist fights. But French composer Washington in Highness most humbly not to judge Camille Saint-Saëns stormed out of “Man on Fire.” So, he heads back their imperfection with the rigor of the Theatre of the Champs Elysees to France to straighten things out that discriminating and sensitive that night in 1913 because he didn’t once and for all. taste, which everyone knows Him to like the way Stravinsky scored the Here’s the best part: he buys a have for musical works, but rather bassoon in the opening bars. dress, a wig and a hat with a veil to take into benign Consideration The French take orchestration and steals a pair of double-barreled the profound respect and the most very seriously. pistols. He plans to show up at humble obedience which I thus his ex’s in disguise, shoot her, her attempt to show Him.” Bruckner mother, and her new squeeze. With The Margrave was less than In addition to spending most of the one shot left in the double- impressed. He tossed the scores into his time in drafty organ lofts and barred pistols, he figures to blow his library where they languished writing really long symphonies, his own brains out. Just in case until the Margrave’s death in 1734. Anton Bruckner had a thing for the pistol jams, he takes along When the estate was inventoried, a teenage girls. Throughout his life he strychnine. value of 20 dollars in today’s money made numerous marriage proposals Fortunately, Berlioz abandoned was assigned to them. Wonder what to them (all unsuccessful but he his plans. What man wants to die his B-minor Mass would fetch. kept lists of the girls that appealed wearing a dress? Still, it’s easy to see to him). He wanted to marry a virgin how he was capable of composing because he was terrified of sin (I’m Symphony Fantastique. not making this up). On top of his other problems, like using Wagner tubas in his symphonies, he was socially inept.

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14 Intermezzo April 2015 April 2015 Intermezzo 15 Attend an Orchestra Concert Attend an Orchestra Concert or an Opera or an Opera Evanston Symphony Orchestra Ars Viva Swan Lake & Mozart By Nancy Van Aacken Rising Star Sunday, April 26, 2015 at 2:30 PM Sunday, April 12, 2015 at 3:00 PM Pick-Staiger Concert Hall We have many musicians performing throughout the area. North Shore Center for the Performing Arts 50 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston Support them by attending a performance or patronizing 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie 847-864-8804 an establishment where they work. 847-673-6300 www.evanstonsymphony.org www.arsviva.org Fulcrum Point Chicago Master Singers THE NEWS by Jacob TV Enjoy a Musical! STANFORD Stabat Mater Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at 8:00 PM Bank of America Theatre ELGAR Light of Life Thalia Hall Attend a Festival! Book of Mormon Friday, April 24, 2015 at 7:30 PM 1807 S. Allport St., Chicago Sunday, April 26, 2015 at 7:00 PM 312-726-3846 Bach Week Festival & February 25th – May 17th www.fulcrumpoint.org Friday, April 10, 2015 at 7:30 PM 312-977-1700 Divine Word Chapel Candlelight Concert at 10:00 PM 2001 Waukegan Road, Techny/Northbrook New Philharmonic Orchestra 877-825-5267 Nichols Concert Hall, Chicago Shakespeare Theater www.chicagomastersingers.org Bach to Bock Music Institute of Chicago Sense and Sensibility Saturday, April 18, 2015 at 8:00 PM 1490 Chicago Ave., Evanston April 18th – June 7th Chicago Opera Theater Sunday, April 19, 2015 at 3:00 PM Friday, May 1, 2015 at 7:30 PM 312-595-5600 A Coffin in Egypt McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage Sunday, May 3, 2015 at 2:30 PM Saturday, April 25, 2015 at 7:30 PM 425 Fawell Boulevard, Glen Ellyn 630-942-4000 Anderson Chapel, North Park University Drury Lane Theatre Wednesday, April 29, 2015 at 7:30 PM 5149 N. Spaulding Ave., Chicago www.AtTheMAC.org Billy Elliott Friday, May 1, 2015 at 7:30 PM 847-269-9050 April 10th – June 7th Sunday, May 3, 2015 at 3:00 PM Northbrook Symphony Orchestra 630-530-0111 Harris Theater In Mahler’s Shadow (Part 3): Unique Programs 205 E. Randolph, Chicago Bohemian Revelry and the Path Marriott Lincolnshire Theater 312-704-8414 to Resurrection Anything Goes Phil Passen www.chicagooperatheater.org Sunday, April 12, 2015 at 4:00 PM Music of the Civil War April 8th – May 31st Chicago Philharmonic Orchestra Glenbrook North High School on Hemmered Dulcimer 847-634-0200 Sheely Center for the Performing Arts Tuesday, April 14, 2015 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM Scents of Beauty 2300 Shermer Road, Northbrook Sandwich Public Library Paramount Theatre Sunday, April 19, 2015 at 7:00 PM 847-272-0755 925 S. Main St., Sandwich Les Miserables Pick-Staiger Concert Hall www.northbrooksymphony.org March 18th – April 26th 50 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston Jazz on Sundays Music from Carl Sandburg’s 312-957-0000 Rockford Symphony Orchestra “American Songbag” 630-896-6666 The Planets April 5 – Chicago Horns Quartet www.chicagophilharmonic.org Saturday, April 25, 2015 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM 7:30 PM – 11:30 PM The Second City Saturday, April 25, 2015 at 7:30 PM Arlington Height Memorial Library Chicago Philharmonic Chamber Players April 12 – Ron Salter Quintet Alex Kliner & Jacob Shuda Coronado Theater 7:30 PM – 11:30 PM 500 N. Dunton Ave., Arlington Heights Quintessential Romanticism: 314 N. Main Street, Rockford www.philpassen.com Sunday through Saturday Beethoven and Schumann April 19 – Double Header: 1616 N. Wells St., Chicago 815-965-0049 Morgan Park High School Band Sunday, April 12, 2015 at 3:00 PM www.rockfordsymphony.com 6:00 PM Union Church of Hinsdale Diane Ellis 7:30 PM–11:30 PM 137 S. Garfield, Hinsdale April 26 - Marshall Vente Shot and a GOAL! 7:30 PM – 11:30 PM Magic of Rhythm: A Family-Friendly Frank Pellico Concert for Ages 5-105 James Wagner Hyde Park Jazz Society Room 43 per Chicago Blackhawks schedule Sunday, April 26, 2015, 12:00 PM 1043 E. 43rd Street, Chicago United Center City Winery Go Cubbies! www.HydeParkJazzSociety.com 1901 W. Madison St., Chicago 1200 W Randolph, Chicago 312-957-0000 Gary Pressy www.chicagophilharmonic.org per Chicago Cubs schedule Wrigley Field 1060 W. Addison St., Chicago 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.

16 Intermezzo April 2015 April 2015 Intermezzo 17 The Chicago Federation of Musicians is proud to announce the winners of the 2015 CFM Scholarship. Carissa McQuaid, Anthony Preucel and Benjamin Smelser best musicians in Chicago and stand up in front of them for were each chosen to receive a college scholarship in the amount of $1,000. Joseph J. Frantik Jr. 24 shows and see all that beauty on the stage.” Congratulations and our best hopes for successful musical careers. Musician, conductor and teacher dies at 77 Selecting those musicians was part of his work assembling 1937-2015 orchestras for Chicago-area shows. From the late 1980s until the early 2000s he was vice president of Anita Smith Associates, Joseph Frantik Jr. juggled jobs as a music teacher, a performer working with partner Anita Smith to hand-pick musicians for Carissa McQuaid - Violin and conductor, and as a businessman assembling orchestras musical events, whether short runs or long-running shows. Carissa McQuaid hopes to have a career in music and will be pursuing a violin for Chicago performances of such shows as “Les Miserables,” The two contractors were part of a specialized niche in performance degree in the fall after graduating from Wauconda High School. She has been a violin student of Lisa Chodorowski for 14 years and has won awards in all of “Phantom of the Opera” and “The Nutcracker.” the music business, providing local knowledge of individual the violin divisions of the Mendelssohn Chandler Starr competition in Rockford. The core of his career was as the longtime band director and musicians to put together, manage and pay groups of players for Last summer, she won the Concerto Competition at the Birch Creek Music Performance administrator with J. Sterling Morton High School District 201 in show producers. Center and will perform as soloist with the Birch Creek Symphony this summer. Cicero, teaching music to students at Morton East and West high “When you want to build a house, you hire a contractor,” Smith She performs with many ensembles including Midwest Young Artist Symphony, schools. David McCormick was the band director for the district said. “When you want to build an orchestra, you hire a (music) MYA Intensive Chamber Program and I’Solisti, a small, select chamber orchestra of soloists chosen to perform a series of concerts in public schools and special venues during each season. when he hired Mr. Frantik as assistant director. contractor.” Carissa has participated in master classes with Susan DuBois of University of North Texas, “He was the kind of person that every parent would want their The two worked together to “build” orchestras for shows Rachel Barton Pine, Elisa Barston, Darwyn Apple and Gerardo Ribeiro of Northwestern child to have as a role model,” McCormick said. “Ethical, moral, ranging from “Miss Saigon” and “The Goodbye Girl” to “A University. She plans to give back to the community with her music and hopes to keep kind yet fair, a superb musician, a master teacher, just a good Chorus Line” and “Promises, Promises.” music as the main aspect of her entire career. person in every way — and he kept learning his entire life.” Smith said Mr. Frantik loved the music business and loved Mr. Frantik, 77, died Thursday, Feb. 12, in The Springs at standing in front of a group of musicians to conduct, and he Anthony Preucil - Violin and Viola Monarch Landing in Naperville, according to his daughter, Jane especially enjoyed teaching. “He loved opening kids’ eyes to live Pretkelis, who said her father had been on kidney dialysis for music,” she said. Anthony will be a freshman at Pennsylvania State University in the fall working on a double degree in Music Performance and Meteorology. Additionally, he would like 14 years and had recently broken a hip. He moved to Monarch Mark Camphouse was one of those kids, a first chair trumpet to attend graduate school to pursue a Master of Music degree. He is interested in Landing five years ago after living for 38 years in Wheaton. for Mr. Frantik from 1968 to 1971. “He was much more than a performing chamber music and taking classes in music education and music theory. Mr. Frantik grew up in Berwyn and as a student at Morton good band director, he was a superb musician,” said Camphouse, For the past few years, he has been teaching privately and hopes to continue teaching played in the school band. He went on to Northwestern University, now professor of music in the School for as long as he can. earning bachelor’s and master’s degrees in music before returning of Music at George Mason University He has participated in the Midsummer’s Music Festival in Door County, WI (2011, 2012 and 2015) and has attended the Credo Music Festival in Oberlin, OH. (2012, to Morton to teach music and conduct. in Virginia. “He was much more than 2013, and 2014) He has served as concertmaster of Conant High School Symphony Although he spent his entire educational career at Morton until a good teacher, he was an outstanding Orchestra and the Schaumburg Youth Symphony Orchestra and was Principal Viola retiring in 1994, it was far from his only job. educator. He wanted people to learn,” of the IMEA District 7 festival and the IMEA Allstate Honors Orchestra. He was an accomplished clarinetist and, as a member of McCormick said. “He saw that music Anthony comes from a family of fine musicians. His grandfather was a leading the Chicago Federation of Musicians, played for Chicago Park made life much richer.” Suzuki educator, his uncle is concertmaster of the Cleveland Orchestra and his father is a cellist in the Lyric Opera Orchestra. District concerts, ballets, operas and musicals. Mr. Frantik also is survived by sons Alan, Thomas and Gary; His daughter said he played clarinet in the annual production and 11 grandchildren. His wife, Dorothea, to whom he was of Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker” for about 15 years, then married for 48 years, died in 2008. Services were held. Benjamin Smelser - Trombone and Cello continued as the show’s conductor for 10 more years. By Graydon Megan Ben will be graduating from DeKalb High School in June, 2015. He has attended Blue Lake “’The Nutcracker’ is my Christmas present to myself,” Copyright © 2015, Chicago Tribune Fine Arts Camp (2010), Chicago Chamber Music Camp (2010- 2013), NIU Jazz Camp (2011), Mr. Frantik told the Tribune in 1993. “I get to pick 53 of the Reprinted by permission Intermountain Suzuki Strings Institute and ChamberMusic Camp (2010-2013), Mulcahy Trombone Seminar (2013-2014), and the Southeast Trombone Symposium (2014). He has been a trombone student of Kirk Lundbeck for 7 years and also studied cello for 13 years with Blake Brasch , his father Linc Smelser, and Cheng-Hou Lee. Ben is the Principal Trombone of the Midwest Young Artist Symphony Orchestra (2012-present), Principal Trombone of the Northern Illinois University CSA Sinfonia (2010-present), a member of the 2015 National Youth Orchestra trombone section and a year-long substitute for NIU Jazz Ensemble (3rd trombone) (2014-2015). As the trombonist in a Brass Quintet through MYA, he has performed May they rest in peace in their Intensive Chamber program. He has also served as a cellist and trombonist in the Deceased Kishwaukee Community Orchestra and in the Pit Orchestra for the Sandwich Opera House and DeKalb High School. Last First Instrument Died Born Elected His awards include the 1st place winner in the Chandler Starr Miller Scholarship Competition, Senior Division 2013 both for trombone solo and cello solo and the Jay Friedman Merit Henning Walt Organ 11/20/14 04/11/30 05/04/71 Scholarship, MYA in 2013 and 2014. In addition to his musical pursuits, he studied French Language and Culture, organizing Simo Walter Saxophone 12/24/14 01/24/28 07/05/45 French Cultural Programs for all DHS French classes. He enjoys woodworking, volunteering at “Feed ‘Em Soup” soup kitchen and is a co-founder of DHS Gender Equality and Empowerment Club.

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24 Intermezzo April 2015 April 2015 Intermezzo 25 BUYING CLARINETS, SAXOPHONES, CALL FOR INFORMATION AND MOUTHPIECES The Intermezzo is our communication between the Local and our members. In • CASH PAID FOR PROFESSIONAL addition to the printed version, we also CLARINETS & SAXOPHONES, ALL post each issue on the CFM website. Most MAKES, MODELS, AND VINTAGES of the magazine is available to the public. ActorsFCU Welcomes • PROFESSIONAL MOUTHPIECES We are always looking for events, accom- The Chicago Federation of Musicians plishments, and things of interest to other ALSO NEEDED members and the public. • CHICAGO LOCAL 10-208 MEMBER and Their Families Share your announcements, reviews or SINCE 1974 WITH OVER 2O YEARS anything you would like to see printed to EXPERIENCE musical instrument loans [email protected]. • DEALING IN VINTAGE WOODWINDS free checking The Board of Directors reserves the right • CONSIGNMENT & INTERNET to determine whether material submitted SALES AVAILABLE auto loans shall be published. mortgages CALL DAVE – 847 308-8676 OR Email [email protected] home equity lines of credit VISA platinum rewards cards iras and investments Deposit anywhere with our smartphone apps eMax$ Online – high-yield savings fee-free ATMs: 350 greater Chicago –area 30,000 nationwide

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28 Intermezzo April 2015 April 2015 Intermezzo 29 Vice-President Jares informed the Board Secretary-Treasurer Murphy read a Secretary-Treasurer Murphy read that the Illinois State AFL-CIO will be letter from a CFM member thanking the an email from member Fernando Jones holding media training classes on Monday, Board of Directors for paying his dues from informing the Board that this year is the February 16 at their Burr Ridge facilities. the Musicians Relief Fund. 25th anniversary of the Blues Kids of Trainees will be transported to Springfield Vice-President Jares reported that America Foundation. The foundation’s for the Governor’s budget address on the CFM has a signed contract with Blues Camp will again be held in Chicago Minutes for February 2015 Wednesday, February 18, 2015. the Woodstock Opera Company for an as well as in Los Angeles, Miami and Legend: MSC = Motion seconded and carried unanimously (when votes are divided, names of pro and con The Board reviewed the March 2015 upcoming series of concerts. England. Some 400 students attend these Board members are shown.) The President has no vote except in case of a tie. The Secretary-Treasurer has no vote. Intermezzo proofs. Vice-President Jares notified the Board camps every year. MSC: to pay bills from General Funds that the Chicago Federation of Labor media MSC: to approve a donation of $500.00 Minutes of the Board of Directors meeting Vice-President Jares read several requests Minutes of the Board of Directors meeting totaling $34,860.53 training session, originally scheduled for last to the Blues Camp for Kids. held on February 3, 2015 from the Chicago Philharmonic Orchestra. held on February 10, 2015 MSC: to pay salaries of officers Monday has been postponed until March. Vice-President Jares reported that Meeting called to order at 10:08 AM by The first regards their concert on February Meeting called to order at 10:08 AM by and employees in the gross amount of President Matts read correspondence contract discussions are underway with President Matts 15, 2015 and they request that five high Vice-President Jares $23,336.33 per Paychex summary sheets from the Labor Education Center at DePaul several venues and that a signed agreement Present: President Matts, Vice-President school students be allowed to perform, Present: Vice-President Jares, of February 5, 2015. University. is in place with the Writers Theater. Jares, Directors Bauchens, Daniels, side by side with CPO members for one Directors Bauchens, Daniels, Donaldson, MSC: payroll deduction from General The Labor Education Center has been Vice-President Jares presented the latest Donaldson, orchestral piece. No orchestra members are Levy, Lizik, MacDonald, Schuchat and Funds for weeks ending January 30 and educating high school students for more Legislative Update from the Illinois State Levy, Lizik, MacDonald, Schuchat and being displaced by the addition Secretary-Treasurer Murphy February 3, 2015 Payroll in the amount than 20 years. The cost of attendance for 1 AFL-CIO and reported that she will be Secretary-Treasurer Murphy of these students. Not Present: President Matts (AFM-EP of $16,546.44 student for the week long class is $250.00. attending an Illinois State AFL-CIO MSC: to approve as amended the MSC: to approve the request Fund Trustee meeting) MSC: electronic transfer from General MSC: to donate $250.00 to the Labor meeting next week. minutes of the Board of Directors Meeting The second request is to use the MSC: to approve as amended the Funds to pay Federal Withholding Tax for Education Center President Matts read correspondence of January 27, 2015. Community Service Engagement Scale for minutes of the Board of Directors Meeting weeks ending January 30 and February 3, President Matts reported on the AFM- from the Chicago and Cook County MSC: that the following candidates be a two hour open rehearsal and a one hour of February 3, 2015. 2015 in the amount of $8,451.64 EP Trustee meeting. The meeting was held Building Trades Council. Their annual fund elected to membership: performance, both services taking place MSC: to grant resignation in Meeting adjourned 11:01 AM in New York City. raiser is April 6, 2015 in Countryside, IL at Joe Valentino Acct. 52677 within a five hour time frame. This request good standing to the following as of Respectfully submitted, Director Lizik requested to perform Local 150 of the International Operating Gayle M. McDonald Acct. 56962 is for two events during the summer of December 31, 2014: Leo Murphy gratis for an upcoming event at Wire in Engineers Union. MSC: to reinstate the following as of 2015, both within Class A jurisdiction and Brian Torosian Acct. 56277 Secretary-Treasurer Berwyn, IL on March 13, 2015. There will MSC: to purchase 2 tickets at $75.00 February 3, 2015, upon receipt of payment both will be free and open to the public. Jeremy D. Ward Acct. 56755 February 10, 2015 also be an appearance on WGN television each for the event. for Membership Dues: MSC: to approve the request MSC: to pay the following death on March 10, 2015. The event will be a Michael Lukas, Christopher Menconi Edward Sasin Acct. 52560 The third request is to use the donation on behalf of deceased member Minutes of the Board of Directors meeting fund raising concert and Martin Pawelec, representing the Lukas- MSC: that the following, having Community Service Engagement Scale for Arthur D Booker, Acct. 37709 on January held on February 17, 2015 for the needs of veterans. Cohen Group at Morgan Stanley, appeared reached the required age and having rehearsals and concerts at the Old Orchard 27, 2015 to be paid to Inez Booker in the Meeting called to order at 10:06 AM by MSC: to grant the request before the Board to present an overview been a member continuously for the Junior High School in Skokie, IL. Members amount of $1,000.00. President Matts MSC: to pay bills from General Funds of the investment funds of the Local and required period of time, be placed on of the CPO will join the students for one MSC: to receive, post and publish cash Present: President Matts, Vice-President totaling: $30,906.54 the performance of those investments. the Life Membership Roll commencing rehearsal in preparation for their Spring receipts for December 2014 as follows: Jares, Directors Bauchens, Daniels, Meeting adjourned 10:51 AM Discussions of account allocations and January 27, 2015: Acct. 34424 Concert. They will also perform with the CFM Joining Fees $ 800.00 Donaldson, Levy, Lizik, MacDonald, Respectfully submitted, investment strategies followed. Acct. 37611 String Orchestra and the Concert Band AFM Joining Fees 455.00 Schuchat and Secretary-Treasurer Murphy Leo Murphy MSC: to authorize moving $80,000.00 The Board reviewed and discussed in May 2015 sitting side by side with the Membership Annual Dues 102,488.00 MSC: to approve the minutes of Secretary-Treasurer from the cash account of the investment the Work Dues Comparative Report for students. The concert will be free and open Work Dues 100,597.37 the Board of Directors Meeting of February 17, 2015 funds into the FMA. January 2015. to the public. CFM-EW Expense Recovery 3900.00 February 10, 2015. MSC: to pay bills from General Funds The Board reviewed and discussed the MSC: to approve the request. Intermezzo Advertising 180.00 MSC: that the following, having Minutes of the Board of Directors meeting totaling $10,510.38 comparative January 2015 and year to date President Matts reported that the Musicians Relief Fund 562.00 reached the required age and having held on February 24, 2015 MSC: to pay salaries of officers investment fund report from the Lukas- tentative contract for the Broadway Music in the Schools 822.90 been a member continuously for the Meeting called to order at 10:08 AM by and employees in the gross amount of Cohen Group at Morgan Stanley. Playhouse was ratified on January 30, 2015. Miscellaneous Income 131.00 required period of time, be placed on President Matts $23,262.48 per Paychex summary sheets MSC: to pay Case Arts Law, LLC The votes were tallied on January 30, 2015 Total Cash Receipts $ 209,936.27 the Life Membership Roll commencing Present: President Matts, Vice-President of February 19, 2015. $2,635.00 for January 2015 legal and and the contract was unanimously ratified. Secretary-Treasurer requested vacation February 17, 2015: Acct. 37785 Jares, Directors Bauchens, Daniels, MSC: payroll deduction from General professional services. The Officers of the CFM took part in leave from June 8 through June 12, 2015. MSC: to grant resignation in good Donaldson, Levy, Lizik, MacDonald, Funds for weeks ending February 13 and Secretary-Treasurer Murphy read a two webinars this week. The first was a MSC: to approve the request standing to the following as of December Schuchat and Secretary-Treasurer Murphy February 20, 2015 Payroll in the amount request for reimbursement submitted by Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service’s Vice-President Jares read a letter from 31, 2014: MSC: to approve as amended the of $16,427.60 Presidential Assistant Dean Rolando for presentation on interest based negotiating. Local 110, I. A.T.S.E. announcing their Rob W. Denty Acct. 55814 minutes of the Board of Directors Meeting MSC: electronic transfer from General expenses incurred while attending film The second was an informational 100th Anniversary Celebration on Sunday, MSC: to pay the following death of February 17, 2015. Funds to pay Federal Withholding Tax for negotiations held in presentation on the new Integrated Media May 17, 2015. The event will be held donations: MSC: to pay the following weeks ending February 13 and February 20, Los Angeles, CA from January 6 through Agreement and was hosted by Deborah at Union Station in the Metro Café. A On behalf of deceased member death donations: 2015 in the amount of $8,293.89 January 10, 2015. The expenses Newmark, Director of Symphonic souvenir ad book is being prepared for the Eugene J Baniewicz, Acct. 24740 on On behalf of deceased member George Meeting adjourned 11:33 AM totaled $2,119.40. Electronic Media at the AFM. event. Local 110 is a longtime supporter January 30, 2015 to be paid to Bernice C. Bean, Acct. 29575 on January 19, 2015 Respectfully submitted, MSC: to approve reimbursement to MSC: to pay bills from General Funds of the CFM. Baniewicz in the amount of $1,000.00. to be paid to Deanne Windham in the Leo Murphy Dean Rolando for $2,119.40. totaling: $18,270.71 MSC: to purchase a half page ad in Local On behalf of deceased member amount of $1,000.00. Secretary-Treasurer Meeting adjourned 10:53AM 110’s ad book for $350.00. Herman J Troppe, Acct. 23069 on On behalf of deceased member Leonard February 24, 2015 Respectfully submitted, Vice-President Jares informed the Board January 27, 2015 to be paid to Sallyanne Chausow, Acct. 19964 on January 24, 2015 Leo Murphy of an ongoing issue with the Chicago Troppe in the amount of $1,000.00 to be paid to Miriam Chausow in the Secretary-Treasurer Chamber Orchestra regarding concerts amount of $1,000.00 February 3, 2015 performed in June of 2014.

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