Membership Meeting: February 2013 Tuesday, February 12th, 2013 Vol. 73 No. 2 @1:00 pm Tuesday, March 12th, 2013 @1:00 pm
HAPPYHAPPY VALENTINESVALENTINES DAYDAY Local 10-208 of AFM AFL-CIO CHICAGO FEDERATION OF MUSICIANS OFFICERS – DELEGATES 2011-2013 Gary Matts President NEED LIABILITY INSURANCE AT A GREAT PRICE? Terryl Jares Vice-President Spencer Aloisio Secretary-Treasurer Liability insurance is becoming more of an issue for jobbing/freelancing BOARD OF DIRECTORS Gary Matts Robert Bauchens Bob Lizik musicians, especially when working in the downtown area. Many venues and President Rich Daniels Janice MacDonald Frank Donaldson Leo Murphy event planners are requiring proof of liability coverage or “Additionally Named” B.J. Levy certificates of insurance covering musicians performing in their venues. Liabil- CONTRACT DEPARTMENT Terryl Jares – Vice-President ity insurance is expensive. We found there is an increasing need for musicians For The Record Nancy Van Aacken to have this coverage before they perform. When the request comes to you as ASSISTANTS TO THE a Leader to provide proof of liability coverage, you may have to decline the job When was the last time you listened to recorded music? What device did you use to play PRESIDENT - JURISDICTIONS the music? Did you purchase a physical copy, or a file of the recorded music you listened to, Terryl Jares - Vice-President due to the expense of securing coverage. Supervisor - Entire jurisdiction or did you access the recording from somewhere in cyberspace? Who could have predicted the including theaters monumental changes that have taken place in the last 50 years regarding the way we get the (Cell Phone: 312-310-4100) music we listen to? Dean Rolando NOW THE CFM HAS YOU COVERED! There was a time, when the only music that was heard was music being performed by a Recordings, Transcriptions, living, breathing musician within earshot of the listener. Radio changed that. Over the last Documentaries, Etc. This coverage is for $1,000,000.00 of liability insurance coverage. century, radio has been and continues to be the source that delivers perhaps the most music to (Cell Phone: 708-380-6219) the greatest number of listeners. In the early days of radio live performances were broadcast. DELEGATES TO CONVENTIONS OF THE Recording changed that. Improvements in the quality of recordings made it possible for ILLINOIS STATE FEDERATION OF LABOR The process of getting this coverage is simple. AND CONGRESS OF INDUSTRIAL recordings to replace the live performances. Music lovers were able to purchase records of the ORGANIZATIONS music they wanted to listen to more than once. But listeners were still tied to a less than portable Spencer Aloisio Gary Matts • You must be a member in good standing playback device, turntable, receiver, amplifier and speakers to play their recordings. Terryl Jares With the advent of the transistor and miniaturization, electronic devices became portable. DELEGATES TO CHICAGO I remember a six transistor Hitachi radio I received as a birthday gift with a single (one ear) FEDERATION OF LABOR AND • A signed Musical Services contract must be filed with the Local and earphone. With the relentless advancement of technology, the quality of recordings and the INDUSTRIAL UNION COUNCIL devices that played them continued to improve. High fidelity, stereophonic and quadraphonic Rich Daniels Gary Matts include all musicians and vocalists on the bandstand sound was born. Headphones and earphones became a way for people to listen to music without Terryl Jares disturbing others. This was the precursor to the boom boxes carried on the shoulder that became DELEGATES TO CONVENTIONS OF THE • A Liability Insurance Request Form must be completed and submitted a popular not so personal listening device. Soon eight-track and cassette tapes allowed music AMERICAN FEDERATION OF MUSICIANS lovers to have a more portable way of taking recorded music with them in the car on the train, Spencer Aloisio Terryl Jares to the CFM so that the letter of coverage can be constructed Rich Daniels Gary Matts bus, subway or any time they wanted to listen to music. The Sony Walkman compact cassette Frank Donaldson player with its lightweight, high fidelity stereo headphones was a breakthrough in technology. Alternates: Blank contracts and Liability Insurance Request Forms are available on-line Fast forward to 2013. Nearly everyone is listening with ear buds and getting their tracks from Leo Murphy Larry Bowen in the “Members Only” area of our website at www.cfm10208.com the cloud, Pandora, iTunes or any number of download or file sharing sites. Two relevant points EDITOR, THE INTERMEZZO behind this three paragraph history of recorded music are: 1. Great numbers of people listen to Terryl Jares music every single day. 2. How that music gets from the musicians who record it to the ears of PRESIDENT EMERITUS Sometimes an event planner will ask for a letter proving that you have the listeners and who gets paid how much, is constantly evolving. Ed Ward On Tuesday, January 8, 2013, members of the Chicago Symphony and Lyric Opera liability coverage.This process will provide that for you. Sometimes a venue or VICE-PRESIDENT EMERITUS Orchestras voted to ratify the Integrated Media Agreement (IMA). This agreement between the Tom Beranek a purchaser will request to be “additionally named” on the letter of coverage. American Federation of Musicians and the managements of the respective organizations specifies the terms and conditions for the recording, and use of the music performed by the musicians of BOARD OF DIRECTORS EMERITUS That can be done also, but requires that the request (from the venue or the Ruth Marion Tobias those orchestras. It is a comprehensive document that addresses the many ways recorded music purchaser) be provided either in a contract or as an email so that we can get is sold and used on the internet and in the media as they exist today. Reaching agreement is a significant accomplishment due to the vastness of the scope of the agreement and the diverse Open Daily, except that information included in your letter of coverage. Saturday, Sunday and Holidays viewpoints as to the current state and future of recorded music and its value to listeners. This benefit was developed as the result of feedback we received from the Office Hours 9 A.M. to 5 P.M. The agreements would not have been reached if it were not for the parties on both sides of All Phones: 312-782-0063 (24 Hrs.) membership survey of early 2012. The CFM is committed to finding ways to the table seeking common ground and finding solutions through compromise. Thanks are due to the managements of the Chicago Symphony and the Lyric Opera and their counsel, Marilyn AFM WEB SITE: www.afm.org reach out and to help the freelance/jobbing community. This liability insurance CFM WEB SITE: www.cfm10208.com Pearson, AFM President, Ray Hair, AFM Director of Symphonic Electronic Media, Deborah Address all e-mail to the program is made available to our members free of charge as a benefit of Newmark, AFM counsel, Trish Polach, members of the CSO and Lyric negotiating committees Secretary/Treasurer: membership. Its continuation will depend, in part, on good faith participation and CFM counsel, Marv Gittler and Kevin Case. [email protected] by our membership.
Cover illustration provided by Chris Nolan Creative. 2 Intermezzo February 2013 February 2013 Intermezzo 3 songwriter from the island of St. organizations in the 8th and 39th Clarinetist Wilder was Director Kitts to record at BOB MARLEY’s Wards of Chicago, bringing the of Bands at Prospect High School Tuff Gong Studios in Jamaica and enlightenment and joy of music to his in Mt. Prospect when, in 1975, CURTIS MAYFIELD’s Curtom world. he organized the adult ensemble. Studios in Chicago. It has grown to a 70-piece band ON A PERSONAL NOTE…. that plays an annual concert series The Jamaican adventure found My friend has gone away and it including seven free outdoor summer him in the company of the Wailers, saddens me. MARTY CLAUSEN By Ruth Marion Tobias concerts called “Musical Mondays” Third World, ROGER LEWIS of became an email correspondent _a tradition in the village. Local Inner Circle, producers KIDDUS I a few years ago, writing so much musicians who have performed with and NEVILLE LEE. He garnered about the attendant musicians to his the band include TAGE LARSON a “Playing for Peace” award for a talented career. In turn, it provided WHAT THE NEW YEAR HAS fourth album, but her debut as singer/ Lyric Opera collaborated with and JAMES SMELSER from CSO, performance in Kingston which he so many items for my Intermezzo FASHIONED composer, lyricist, arranger and Second City, Chicago’s world- NICK DROZDOFF, RICHARD says, “Set the tone for my new musical writing. There also were the “over 2013 already has seen a number of producer. renowned comedy troupe, to conjure ARMANDI, ALLAN KAYE, JEFF direction.” As recently as 2010, he the top” funnies occasionally_dear interesting, important events take up “The Second City Guide to the _ _ SANDLER, BOBBY SCHIFF, offered insight to Jamaican culture at to musicians’ hearts I loved place within our musical community. MORE…. Opera” a comedy-with music revue BRIAN PATTI, MICHAEL Northeastern Illinois University’s 14th communicating with him. Years ago, The Chicago Tribune, in naming the Opening the Jazz Showcase 2013 featuring diva favorite RENEE DELANEY and many others through annual African, African-American, when he and Marge were Chicago 2012 “Chicagoans of the Year” for season, BOBBY LEWIS, the critic- FLEMING and actor PATRICK the years.“Femmes en Musique” Native American, Caribbean and the residents, our lives intermingled over their significant accomplishments in christened “trumpeter of unusual STEWART of “Star Trek” and plays at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Americas Heritage Conference. occasional dinners; we were sad to see the arts, chose FRANK D’RONE grace”, brought his quintet to the “X-men”. Wanting to offer the 100 S. School St. Mt. Prospect them leave for California. Now both for the jazz category. The important March 10, 3:30 PM. Tickets: Rec In 1986 he founded his Roots Marge and Marty have passed on, his photos and story by HOWARD Plex, 847.640.1000 or at the door. Rock Society (RRS) reggae band playing days a joyful memory. Their REICH gave generous meaning to to maintain his African/Caribbean/ children, CLU and BILL cherish their Frank’s singing and guitar work as he THE STANN CHAMPION STORY American culture through voice, dear parents. So do we. celebrates his 80th birthday year….. Chicagoan Champion was a small music and dance and energetic live In mid-January, JAMES SANDERS _ child when he first heardCHUCK performance. The blend is reggae, However, we suffer the loss of more: released “Blue Violin A Jazz BERRY on TV and wanted to play calypso, soul, zouk and other HARRY “SLIP” LEPP, DICK Legacy”, his latest studio work with guitar like him. In a home filled rhythms of the African diaspora. SARLO and TOM FITZSIMMONS. Bobby Lewis KEVIN O’CONNELL, STEWART with the Black Culture music His workshops teach the history Rest peacefully dear friends_how MILLER and GEORGE FLUDAS popular and legendary venue to of MILES DAVIS, MIRIAM of the drum and guitar even before great it was to have known you. (piano, bass and drums, respectively)_ musically enhance the evening with Patrick Stewart MAKEBA, HARRY BELAFONTE, they reached the Caribbean and the very listenable and inspiring, the alto sax of PAT MALLINGER AHMAD JAMAL and OSCAR Americas. Stann, with his talent indeed. To make matters better, his and the rhythm section, JIM RYAN, program to more than one audience, BROWN JR., he heard r&b, blues, for songwriting and storytelling Conjunto group continues to perform JEFF STITELY and STEWART the show’s creators’ plan to reprise the folk and gospel artists. Always developed a loyal following. RRS at Katerina’s the last Saturday of MILLER, piano, drums and bass production with a run in June at end propelled toward the arts, he was released its first record in 1987 with every month….. Jazz vocal artist in that order. Their win-win evening of the opera season. enrolled at the Chicago Art Institute favorable response and quick sales. Let’s Get LINDA TATE released her album brought enthusiastic reviews…… Junior School on recommendation of Encouraged, he produced and released More Local “Geography”, the initial collection of A follow-up, mid-January weekend LOOKING AHEAD his 5th grade teacher. Graduating from “Bass Mint Sessions” in 1993 with Musicians Listed her original songs. “This is my first found pianist BOB DOGAN AUDREY MORRISON, versatile Columbia College in 1980, he found co-producer DAVID AXELBAUM. independently-produced recording captivating the Showcase audience and talented trombonist will guest employment at a Michigan Avenue ad 2003 brought the cd “Riddim to • Go to www.afmentertainment.org which features a group of very fine with his quintet: DAN DeLORENZO, headline the “Femmes en Musique” agency by day and was a musician by Riddim” to a million viewers/listeners the booking agency of the AFM. Chicago jazz musicians,” she wrote_ bass; JOE ADAMIK, drums; JULIE concert of the Mt. Prospect night. During this nighttime endeavor, on TV, radio and in print media as • It’s the place to find available AFM and what a line-up it is: STEVE WOOD, sax and RYAN SHULTZ on Community Band on Sunday, _ he was approached by a singer/ well. Chicago Music Awards named talent across the USA and Canada. EISEN, LARRY GRAY, MARLENE bass trumpet another triumph of good March 10. Designed to present the him Best Entertainer (2008) followed • Categorized by musical styles. ROSENBERG, BOBBY SCHIFF, listening with the need to liven up the accomplishments of women in music_ by another award_Contribution to • Potential purchasers can listen ERNIE ADAMS, CHARLES RICK dead of winter….. composition, performance, instruction _ World Beat Music (2009). That same to your songs and watch your HEATH IV, CURTIS ROBINSON et.al. the concert will showcase year Stann opened the Roots Room_ YouTube videos. and PREYAS ROY. Linda’s superb Morrison’s considerable abilities official RRS Headquarters/Event • Join the growing list of AFM soloists vocals on her inventive compositions as performer/composer. Unable to space and Merla’s Kitchen featuring and ensembles registered. fascinate: such tunes as “Tango in find a musical work of both classical Asian/Pacific cuisine located at 5203 COME ON CHICAGO Shanghai” and “Cuando Tendremos and jazz persuasion to showcase her North Kimball Avenue in Chicago. LET’S SHOW THEM Paz” and the song that entitles the talents, “Audrey embarked on the “The man continues to contribute to WHAT WE’VE GOT! work, “Geography”. This is Linda’s creative journey of writing the piece the general public with appearances herself, entitled Kaleidosonic Suite” in schools, hospitals, churches and Renee Fleming said director RALPH WILDER. Stann Champion
4 Intermezzo February 2013 February 2013 Intermezzo 5 music, offering its year-round free First Our conversation turned to certain days. (TSA confiscated a very expensive Monday Series at the Chicago Cultural performers and Frank Sinatra’s name reed knife not too long ago). 99% of my Center.” Also his love of jazz led to a was at the forefront. “We all owe a debt travel had been with the orchestra. That one-night-a-week gig for seven or eight to Sinatra,” Larry believes. “He was is what I miss the most, perhaps.” Also years with Ears_Jazz of all Eras, the such an honest artist and knew exactly on his mind is how upset he is with the group headed by Bobby Lewis and Cy what he wanted to do. My favorite “Michigan Governor Snyder trying to Touff at Orphan’s Pub. story concerns his performance at the get rid of collective bargaining. I joined Chicago Theatre when he came in with the union at 15. I became aware of By Ruth Marion Tobias Larry met Gail Williams, a French horn the Basie band. They needed three unionism at 5 or 6 years of age as both student in the Civic Orchestra, who was horn players and Gail got the call. I was my uncles, on my mom’s side, were coal called to substitute in the CSO. They green with envy; here she was sitting in miners in AFL-CIO with John L. Lewis. got to know one another better during the Basie band and I was off stage_but Their main concern was safety because Wikipedia introduces Larry Combs I was a couple of hours north of He treasures his New Orleans an orchestra train trip to Milwaukee. near Freddie Green. I loved his guitar the owners just didn’t care. They as “an American clarinetist.” Well, I New York City, so I could go down to experience for playing a wide variety In 1977, a year and a half later, they playing! became millionaires and my uncles should think so! This remarkable and continue my studies and hear concerts, of jobs: Bourbon Street one night, were married. “Gail played in the CSO were barely making it. Believe me, gifted man related the narrative of his etc. It was 1962 to 1965, just before the country clubs the next. However, for 20 years. Now she plays chamber “I was recently invited by a friend, the CSO would not be what it is today life’s major work_principal clarinetist Vietnam War. (Note: While troop levels funding was a constant problem and music and teaches lots of students at who used to be first oboe in the Berlin without the Union.” of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for tripled in ’61 and ’62, U.S. combat units when the Montreal Symphony offered Northwestern (University.) We have Philharmonic, to serve on a panel to thirty-four years. A gentle, affable man, were deployed beginning in 1965) There a better paying job, Larry found a new lived in the same house in Evanston judge a Japanese oboe competition and Still teaching a small class of students at for 35 years, raised three children and also play some concerts in Tokyo and a De Paul and playing some with CCM, he Combs was born in Charleston, West were many good musicians there and in home. _ Virginia, and was playing clarinet by age addition, we did stuff on our own—big now have two German shepherd dogs small town farther north; then we went really would enjoy playing more jazz. 10. Why clarinet? I asked. The various band, chamber music—there always has He was one of “seven new players very pleased with the neighborhood. to Germany for a clarinet competition. I Now that’s retirement! stories behind that question can be quite been a lot of variety for me and it kept brought into the Montreal orchestra Ethnically mixed, it has always used to say yes to all the invitations for delightful; this was no exception. me going. Afterward, I returned to New from the States and we caused quite an been good.” recitals and master classes but I am more Orleans_a good place for jazz! uproar. But it was a good orchestra. I careful now. Traveling is harder these “The band director came around, looked also began a chamber music ensemble_ at everyone’s teeth and fingers and Musica Camerata Montreal and we assigned an instrument to each kid. He played a lot on Canadian (CBC) radio wrote it on a 3 by 5 card. I lost the card and actually got paid for it. But they, too, and when I came back the next week, had funding problems, the same story the director said the word he wrote through history.” down began with a ‘c’ and ended with a ‘t’ and you brought a clarinet_ Then he heard about an opening in I wrote down cornet’. So it was strictly Chicago for assistant e-flat clarinet with by mistake. I could have been a very CSO. “On a lark, I decided to audition. I Dal Segno Luncheon mediocre cornet player,” he laughed, really never played much e-flat clarinet “but I really took to the instrument. By as it is a special skill. To my surprise I the time I was fourteen, I was playing in won the job and really had to think what the Charleston Symphony and at 16, I to do, but could not resist coming to Sunday, April 21, 2013 was first clarinet. Chicago and working with Solti. It has 12:00 Noon at The Lido “I arrived a day after a terrible been that way ever since—a great job!” “I played with a lot of really fine hurricane_Betsy! I needed a place to 5504 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, IL musicians around town and began to live and went into a diner near Lake He came to CSO in 1974; in due time get dance jobs with pretty good bands Pontchartrain. I began talking to a fellow principal Clark Brody let him know FREE PARKING and was learning all the time. I would next to me and he asked what did I do his plans to retire and “Solti told me if be called to play a circus, a county fair and I said I just got a job as first clarinet and when Clark left he wanted me to Advance Reservations, $35.00 per person or with big bands and started playing player with the symphony. He said, ‘I become first clarinet. In those days you At the Door, $40.00 per person _ Honorees: jazz around then at 13 or 14.” So jazz play clarinet, too.’ It was Pete Fountain! could do that; now there are more strict Please send check made payable to Dal Segno to: became an important musical genre to We have been good friends ever since.” rules. I was just shoved into the job. I Orbert Davis him from an early age. was so busy, busy, busy—teaching and Bobby Schiff During his five-year stint in New playing. It went so fast!” he marveled. Geraldo De Oliveira 363 Longcommon Rd. Going to Eastman School of Music in Orleans, he met clarinetist David “My reason for retiring (at the end of Riverside, IL 60546 due time, he studied with Stanley Hasty, Winstein. “When he retired he gave me the 2007-2008 season?) I would rather “a wonderful clarinetist. He gave me a his favorite Selmer mouthpiece which I go out too soon than too late. I am still Rachel Barton Pine 708-442-3168 (home) really solid classical background. After played on for years. Clarinet players all active enough and can enjoy it.” 312-870-3024 (cell) graduation, my first job was playing bass over are searching for these, ‘course this clarinet in the New Orleans Symphony. may only be of interest to other clarinet What kept Combs so busy? He was Halfway through the season, I got a players.” Oh, but I found a layman’s a founder of the Chicago Chamber Please enclose list of guests’ names • Come and meet old and new friends draft notice and was in the Army_ fascination as he described the attributes Musicians, (CCM) in 1986 “devoted to at West Point in the West Point band. of the Selmer mouthpiece. the study and performance of chamber
6 Intermezzo February 2013 February 2013 Intermezzo 7 By Leo Murphy 54840 Basrak, Karen J. 48255 Hartman, Stephen R. 55560 Leckie, Jennifer W. 53556 Orbach, Daniel L. 233 E. Wacker, Apt. 3502 479 N. Harlem Ave., Apt. 919 4734 Highland Ave. 1709 Keeney St. Chicago, IL 60601 Oak Park, IL 60301 Downers Grove, IL 60515 Evanston, IL 60202 847-358-2708 708-989-8750 630-963-3019 847-414-0861 We welcome these new and returning members to the Chicago Federation of Musicians, Local 10-208. The musicians listed below CELLO HARP 773-991-5331 312-294-3270 perform with many of the groups around Chicago including our orchestras, operas, bands, chamber groups, casual groups, theaters and VIOLIN VIOLA soloists. They have different talents, perform in different genres and work in various venues, but they all share our love of music and a desire to pursue their love as a profession. They have made a decision to join us as professionals in our Union. If you meet them on a 38694 Boyce, Joseph N. 26430 Harvey, Thomas J. 54247 Morey, Timothy J. 53902 Ryan, John J. job, whether on a bandstand, in a pit, or a stage introduce yourself and get to know them. 270 17th Street NW, Apt. 1508 6760 O’Bannon St. 332 S. Michigan Ave., Ste. 1032, M-883 1955 W. Cornelia Ave. Atlanta, GA 30363 Las Vegas, NV 89146-2927 Chicago, IL 60604 Chicago, IL 60657 Benjamin Bentler Acct# 56204 (Piano/Vocalist) is a returning Joyce Faison Acct# 56790 (Percussion) is an experienced 317-815-0751 702-876-6135 312-925-6038 773-454-6288 317-815-0753 702-525-6684 GUITAR CELLO member. After attending Notre Dame High School, he went performer in music, stage and education. She performs with VIBES SAXOPHONE to the University of Iowa majoring in Vocal Perfomance. He Big Fun and the Chicago Catz and has performed with Jerry has performed with the Spokane Civic Theater, the Interplayers Butler, Redd Foxx and Bruce Willis. She is also a Jefferson Theater, the Old Creamery Theater and the Porchlight Theater. Award winner and a Black Theater Alliance Awards winner, 28899 Brewer, William C. 55294 Hersh, Stefan P. 55807 Moyer, Roland N. 53991 Stubbins, Katherine He will be performing at the Marriott Lincolnshire Theater as receiving awards for Best Actress in a Drama, Best Actress in a 128 Roth Ave. 1943 W. Waveland Ave., Apt. 2 1436 W. Winona St. 3440 N. Clark St., Apt. 205 an assistant conductor. He is an experienced private instructor Musical and Best Jazz Performance. She has designed a course Barrington, IL 60010 Chicago, IL 60613 Chicago, IL 60640 Chicago, IL 60657 and is teaching in Northbrook, IL. for children who want to learn performance in the arts for the 847-909-7649 773-248-6711 773-907-9412 312-257-9558 2117 Walters Ave. City of Chicago. TRUMPET 847-530-1784 DOUBLE BASS TROMBONE Northbrook, IL 60062 10134 S. Oakley VIOLIN 319-512-9834 Chicago, IL 60643 [email protected] 773-429-9854 / 312-618-3939 [email protected] 53123 Bullock, Pamela L. 55674 Horn, Keith R. 56705 Nenova, Dessislava D. 55853 Tang, Rong-Yan 15 Heath Drive, Flat 1 23640 Via Maduro 4411 N. Greenview Ave., Apt. 3-S 1634 W. Beach, Unit 1 Melanie Clevert Acct# 56109 (Violin/Vocalist) is a www.joycepeachesfaison.com London, England UK NW3 7SN Valencia, CA 91355 Chicago, IL 60640 Chicago, IL 60622 returning member. 312-930-9303 661-222-7176 517-303-4552 312-765-0139 1529 S. State St., Apt. TH-4 Zsolt Szabo Acct# 56781 (Trombone) currently lives in 312-399-3123 GUITAR 312-294-3356 312-404-0422 Chicago, IL 60605-3112 Northwest Indiana. His degrees include a B.M, A M.M. and PIANO CELLO VIOLIN [email protected] a Performers Certificate and he is currently working on his C.M.A at the University of Iowa. His instructors include David Andrew Dowd III Acct# 56214 (Viola) is a returning member. Grier and Local 10-208 members Jay Friedman and John 54411 Casey, Michael D. 53610 Hunsinger, Robbie Lynn 24507 Novak, Lawrence R. 3300 N. Halsted St., Apt. 2-R Mindeman. He is Principal Trombonist with Ars Viva and has 1142 Chicago Ave. 4021 Ivy Drive c/o Carolyn Rans Oak Park, IL 60302 Nashville, TN 37216 4905 34th Street South, Ste. 320 Chicago, IL 60657 performed with the Chicago Symphony (as a substitute), the 708-386-1348 615-708-8034 Saint Petersburg, FL 33711 815-272-6877 Civic Orchestra of Chicago and the Illinois Philharmonic. He is 708-780-0332 OBOE 312-909-1720 [email protected] an experienced private instructor. VIOLIN PIANO 13129 Morse St. Cedar Lake, IN 46303 773-294-1986 34528 Fisk, Thomas F. 56177 Huntington, Ellen C. [email protected] 14343 Stately Oaks Circle 5108 Chokeberry Drive Homer Glen, IL 60491 Naperville, IL 60564 970-485-3281 847-222-6169 BASS VIOLIN 847-204-2153 FLUTE 2012-2013 Membership Directory Corrections
NOTICE TO MEMBERS • 54773 McNamara, Timothy NOTICE TO MEMBERS 1415 Wisconsin Ave. You are in violation of Section VIII, 24881 Foy, John J. 55878 Johnson, Alyce M. Berwyn, IL 60402 D.3. of the By-Laws of the Chicago Section VIII, G. 1. of the CFM By-Laws: On all engagements, whether 368 Saint Clair Ave. 101 S. Racine Ave. 773-454-6694 single or steady, all contracts must be executed upon the appropriate SAXOPHONE Federation of Musicians by accepting, Beverly Shores, IN 46301-0276 Chicago, IL 60607 contract form of the Chicago Federation of Musicians and filed with the 219-878-1951 773-865-4593 [email protected] offering to accept, paying or offering Secretary-Treasurer prior to the commencement of the engagement. 219-809-8295 FLUTE less than the scale rate. SAXOPHONE
8 Intermezzo February 2013 February 2013 Intermezzo 9 We have many musicians performing throughout the area. Support them by attending a performance or patronizing an establishment where they work. Attend an Orchestra Concert or Opera! Chicago Opera Theater Attend an Orchestra Concert The Fall of the House of Usher Attend a Concert! or Opera! Saturday, February 23, 2013 at 7:30 PM Park Ridge Civic Orchestra Sunday, February 24, 2013 at 3:00 PM Loudon Wainwright III Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at 7:30 PM Sunday, February 3, 2013 at 8:00 PM From a Farewell to a Kiss See a Show! Sunday, February 10, 2013 at 2:30 PM Friday, March 1, 2013 at 7:30 PM Woodstock Opera House Harris Theater 121 W. Van Buren St., Woodstock Bank of America Theatre Pickwick Theatre 5 South Prospect Ave. 205 E. Randolph, Chicago www.woodstockoperahouse. The Book of Mormon 312-704-8414 com 847-692-7726 312-977-1717 www.parkridgecivicorchestra.org www.chicagooperatheater.org Cowboy Mouth Broadway Playhouse Rockford Symphony Orchestra Friday, February 15, 2013 at 9:00 PM Elgin Symphony Orchestra I Love Lucy Rhapsody and Reveries House of Blues Sublime Delight 312-977-1700 Saturday, February 9, 2013 at 7:30 PM 329 N. Dearborn, Chicago Saturday, February 9, 2013 at 7:30 PM www.houseofblues.com Coronado Theater Drury Lane Theatre 314 N. Main Street, Rockford Sunday, February 10, 2013 at 2:30 PM BoDeans Sunset Boulevard 815-965-0049 Hemmens Cultural Center Saturday, February 16, 2013 at 8:00 PM www.rockfordsymphony.com 45 Symphony Way, Elgin January 24, 2013– April 7, 2013 847-888-4000 Prairie Center for the Arts 630-530-8300 www.elginsymphony.org 201 Schaumburg, Schaumburg 847-923-3602 The Second City Jesse Case and Julie Nichols Music of the Baroque KEM Sunday through Saturday The Water Music – and More Saturday, February 16, 2013 at 8:00 PM 1616 N. Wells St. Friday, February 22, 2013 at 7:30 PM Arie Crown Theater Chicago, IL 2301 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago Harris Theater 205 E. Randolph, Chicago www.ariecrown.com Marriott Lincolnshire Sunday, February 24, 2013 at 7:30 PM Now and Forever: The Music of The Guess Who North Shore Center Saturday, February 16, 2013 at 8:00 PM Andrew Lloyd Webber for the Performing Arts Arcada Theater January 16 – March 17, 2013 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie 105 E. Main Street, St. Charles 312-551-1414 www.oshows.com www.baroque.org Eric Johnson Shot and a GOAL! Northbrook Symphony Orchestra Thursday, February 28, 2013 at 8:30 PM Frank Pellico From Classical… Mayne Stage 1328 W. Morse Ave., Chicago per Chicago Blackhawks schedule Sunday, February 17, 2013 at 4:00 PM www.maynestage.com United Center Glenbrook North 1901 W. Madison St., Chicago High School Campus 2300 Shermer Road, Northbrook 847-272-0755 www.northbrooksymphony.org
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.
10 Intermezzo February 2013 February 2013 Intermezzo 11 The Chicago Federation of Musicians once again had a booth at the Midwest Clinic held at McCormick Place West in December. Many of our members were spotted J. Lawrie Bloom working with other vendors or just strolling the aisles browsing the new products. If you missed us this year, look for us at the union booth in 2013. Dean Rolando with Jena Spaulding
Andy Baker and Michael Anderson from Mark Colby with Selmer University of Illinois at Chicago Jerry Dimuzio and Michael Bazan Oboe Chicago owner Shawna Lake
Leo Murphy with Margie Arito The Chicago Jazz Philharmonic with Orbert Davis Joe Lill for North Park College
Mark Olen
Greg Fishman with Rico Reeds
Dean Rolando with Pat and Karen Dessent Birch Creek Music camp had Mark Smith Betty Lewis greeting students Leo Murphy with Jerry DiMuzio and John Blane
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16 Intermezzo February 2013 February 2013 Intermezzo 17 Chicago Federation of Musicians William A. Lee Leland Baska Scholarship Fund Memorial Scholarship The Chicago Federation of Labor offers five (5) academic-based Applications are being accepted for scholarships and five (5) random-drawing scholarships in the the 2012 CFM College Scholarship. amount of $2,000 to students graduating from a Chicago or Scholarships of up to $1,000.00 will be suburban-area high school. Students may only apply in one of the two categories. AFM-EP Fund awarded to the winner(s). Applicants must be enrolled in an accredited college music The scholarship awards are named after Lee, who served as Pension Benefit Estimator program for the Fall of 2013. president of the Chicago Federation of Labor for thirty-eight You can quickly calculate what your estimated years. He devoted more than sixty years to organized labor and community service. Pension Benefit will be if taken any time from Applications are available by calling the ages 55 to 65. Vice-President’s Office of the Chicago To be eligible, either the student or one of his or her parents must be a member of a local union affiliated with the Chicago Federation of Musicians and must be Federation of Labor. All applications must be signed by either • Sign in to the AFM-EPF website at www.afm-epf.org completed and returned no later than of the top two officers of the local union to which the student March 1, 2013. or his or her parent belong. Applications signed by union • Log into your account at “Participant Login representatives or union stewards will be disqualified.
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22 Intermezzo February 2013 February 2013 Intermezzo 23 Harry “Slip” Lepp Slip had begun doing a few jingle sessions in the late 1940’s of which he continued to do into the early 1950’s playing for producers 1922-2012 such as Bill Walker, Bernie Saber, Sid Siegel, Jerry Abbott, Nook Schreiber, Dick Boyell and Russ David. He recorded albums with Harry Lepp was born January 8, 1922 in Milwaukee, WI, and Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Perry Como, Mel Torme, Ella Fitzgerald grew up during the difficult years of the depression. In school he had and others. wanted to play the clarinet, but none were available, so he learned the Slip was next hired at the Shubert Theater to play “South Pacific” trombone. After graduating from high school in 1939, he played with for 67 weeks. He played “Guys and Dolls” and “The King and I”. In local Milwaukee bands. 1955 he was hired to play “Miss Liberty” which closed after two weeks Upon being drafted for World War II, Harry was assigned to the because of a bad review. This left Slip with a wife and three small army band at Fort Sheridan, IL and became a sergeant. During that children and no job. He answered an ad at the Chicago Mercantile time, he got the nickname “Slip”, by which he was known for the rest Exchange and soon began working as a phone operator for a broker. of his career. While watching the activity on the floor at the Merc and at the Board Wayne King was a friend of the commanding officer at Fort of Trade, Slip became interested in commodity trading. In 1956 he Sheridan and after being drafted, was given support for forming a first- bought a seat on the Chicago Board of Trade. class army band. He was able to obtain fine draftee musicians such as By December of 1956, Slip was again working at the Shubert singers Bob Eberle and Buddy Clark and players such as Red Hodgson, Theater at which time he met Loren Binford while subbing on “Damn Maury Lishon, Tommy Shepard, Al Saber, Don Crosby, Carmen Yankees” for bass trombonist Dante Forcellati. Soon after that Slip was Dello and, of course, Slip Lepp. The band made recruiting tours in the offered a job at the Chicago Theater. Midwest. King had a recording studio built at Fort Sheridan, where In 1957 Slip was hired to play the Howard Miller TV show at NBC. they recorded V-discs for servicemen around the world. After that show ended in early 1958, he moved over to CBS where he After leaving the army in 1945, Slip joined the Chicago Local 10 played the “In Town Tonight” show on WBBM-TV for Caesar Petrillo. Musicians Union, but could not find a place to live because of the In 1959 Slip left CBS to play “Music Man” at the Shubert Theater housing shortage for returning veterans. It was not feasible for him to where he was assigned to teach Forrest Tucker to play the trombone try and commute from Milwaukee for his Chicago work. Maury Lishon on stage and Tucker learned well enough to perform the show had a wife and two children, but still offered to let Slip share their two- successfully. bedroom apartment. It was a year later when he finally found his own Slip was one of the busiest trombone players in Chicago, doing place to live. sessions, shows and club dates. He worked for all the jingle producers. Slip’s versatility enabled him to do all styles of trombone work. He He had a reputation for sending satisfactory subs to his jobbing dates jobbed with Lou Diamond, Al Marney and others. He subbed at WLS, and rehearsals when he picked up last minute sessions. WGN and at the Empire Room. He recorded albums with Nat “King” In the 1980’s Slip and Eleanor began spending their winters in Cole, Dean Martin, Eddie Fischer, Patti Page and Frankie Lane. Florida. They returned to their Highland Park home each summer In 1947 Slip worked the sub nights at the Edgewater Beach Hotel for many years and then eventually settled year-round in Boynton with Irv Kostal. That job included a radio broadcast. After a short time Beach, Florida. at the Edgewater Beach Hotel, Kostal moved to New York to do the In 1992 he had a stroke, which forced Slip to give up playing Garry Moore Show and then to Hollywood to score the movie, “Sound trombone. He then took up painting as a hobby. Slip passed away of Music”. When he left, Kostal turned the Edgewater job over to Jack on December 28th and he will be remembered by many. Cavan, who hired vocalist Eleanor Manners. Slip and Eleanor were Loren Binford married in 1949.
Deceased May they rest in peace
Last First Instrument Died Born Elected Eggleston Cozy Saxophone 12/07/12 05/12/20 12/24/45 Grafe Philip L. Drums 12/20/12 10/24/31 03/13/70 Green Melvin J. Trumpet 11/17/12 11/04/13 04/24/47 Henderson Johnnie L. Vocalist 12/08/12 10/24/30 05/06/82 Lepp Harry A. Trombone 12/28/12 01/08/22 07/18/46 Sarlo Anthony R. Saxophone 01/07/13 03/04/25 07/25/46
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