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Home of the Pros Official Publication of the Detroit Federation of Musicians – Local 5, AFM, AFL-CIO Volume 80 Number 3 Keynote Q3, 2017 May 15: 2017 Annual 30/50-Year Party pages 16–20 Big Board Changes Home of the Pros Page 4 Local 5 Member in Cuba, pages 6–8 Semi-annual Membership Meeting Special Features in This Issue • Keep up to date on union events • Why and how to take action against • Ask questions; share suggestions gerrymandering, page 5 • Meet musicians you don’t know • Ed Zelenak visits Cuba just before the door closes to Americans, pages 6–8 Accompanied by usual refreshments • Latest DMF scholarship competition MONdaY, OCTOBER 16, 7 pm info and application, pages 12–13 LOCAL 5 HospitalitY ROOM • Complete coverage of 30/50-Year Party, pages 16–20 Keynote 3rd Quarter 2017 LIVE Links to What’s in This Issue The Music Stand . 1 About eBilling Notification . 15 WindWords . 3 30/50-Year Party Coverage . .16–20 Getting Your Voice Heard . 5 Member Newsline . 21 Let’s Face the Music – in Cuba . 6–8. Welcome, New Members . 22 MusiCares Musicians Dental Clinic . 9. Member Directory Info . 23 TEMPO Contributions . 10 DFM Referral Gigs . .24 Labor Day Parade Info . 10 Comedy Corner . 24 DMF $15,000 Foundation Gift . 12 Local 5 Support Line . 24 DMF Scholarship Info, Application . 12–13 Executive Board Minutes . 25–28 Classified Advertisements . 12 Closing Chord . 29–30 AFM Pension Fund Status . 15 Membership Survey . 30 Calendar of Local 5 Events Our Advertisers Local 5 Office Closings • Monday, Sept. 5, Labor Day (see you at the These fine folks helped bring you this issue parade; details on page 10) of Keynote . Your support will assure their • Monday, Oct.9: Columbus Day continued advertising . • Tuesday, Nov. 7: Election Day Bugs Beddow . 30 Sept. 15, Friday Detroit Musicians Fund . 14 Free MusiCares Dental Clinic for Musicians Johnny Rodriguez . 8 (see details, page 9) McKenzie Academy of Music . 10 Oct. 2, Monday WSU Music Department . 11 Due date for 4th quarter dues Oct. 16, Monday Closing deadline for 4th quarter Keynote materials Oct. 16, Monday Semi-annual Membership Meeting (details above) The Music Stand by George Troia, Jr. “But things change .. Local 5 President and that’s the way it is.” “I’d love to go back to when we played as kids, but things changed and that’s the way it is, that’s just the way it is. Things will never be the same, that’s just the way it is, aww yeah.… Look around, look around at how lucky we are to be alive right now, history is happening….” (lyrics from “Changes,” Bruce Hornsby, Tu- pac Shakur, Dion Evans; Hamilton, “The Schuyler Sisters,” Lin-Manuel Miranda). ever thought I would be quoting lyrics from rap Nsongs, but here I go, inspired by the mainly rapped Broadway show Hamilton, which I saw this past June, thanks to bassist and TMA President Emeritus Tom Mendel. This edition will highlight some of the changes going on lo- cally, nationally and internationally. I will first update you on the state of the AFM-EPF pension that I wrote exten- sively about last quarter, review another great DFM 30/50- Year Party, comment on our DSO hosting the League of American Orchestras Conference and congratulate them on their Asian Tour, comment on the career and tribute concert of Dr. David DiChiera and lastly, say good-bye to two of our DFM Board members and welcome their re- Bassist and TMA President Emeritus Tom Mendel (left) placements. Lots of changes. made it possible for President George Troia to attend a June performance of the Broadway show Hamilton . AFM-EPF work and a dose of “In God We Trust,” like the money says. Participants of the American Federation of Musicians Em- ployers’ Pension Fund received the news in May that the 30/50-Year Party fund would remain in critical status for the next fiscal year. Another great 30/50-Year Party was held this past May 15 See the full notice on page 15. What this means is that at the Club Venetian! A big thank-you to all who came, nothing will change for the immediate future. Some of the contributed, received awards and shared memories. This positive factors I referred to in last quarter’s column came party changes from year to year, with members achieving through to contribute to the higher income – additional new goals of 30, 50, 60, 70 and 75 years of membership earnings from the payments from the newly negotiated in our Local. It is always such an honor to present these Sound Recording Agreement, higher pay-in from working awards and I feel so lucky to be able to do this. It gives me members, and higher investment earnings all helped. Some a moment to also reflect on those who are no longer with of the predictions feared, pointing toward insolvency, are us since just one short year ago – “that’s just the way it is.”. still a reality but as mentioned, we need to have faith in our continued on page 2 Keynote u 3rd Quarter 2017 u 1 The Music Stand, continued from page 1 Keynote DSO DFM Board member and Fisher The- Editor Lots of news from our Detroit Sym- atre Negotiating Committee, mem- George Troia, Jr . phony Orchestra! Not only did they ber Alan Ayoub from the Fisher and Managing Editor just finish another season of incred- Detroit Opera House Negotiating Susan Barna Ayoub ible concerts and negotiate a new Committees, as well myself. Graphic Designer CBA eight months ahead of expi- We found the sessions to be very Virginia L . Hunt ration, they also hosted the Annual informative, and we had a chance to Produced via interact with attendees from as far Adobe Acrobat Pro Conference of the League of Ameri- away as Singapore and Australia and Published by can Orchestras. The Conference was Detroit Federation of Musicians primarily held at the Westin Renais- as close as Windsor, Ontario. Other Local 5, sance Center with a concert and af- actual League sessions included panels American Federation of Musicians ter-gala held at the Max M. & Marjo- with DSO musicians Haden McKay, Keynote Ad Rates rie S. Fisher Music Center. It was very Sharon Sparrow, Steve Molina, Jer- Full page $225 .00 impressive to have Local 5 musicians emy Epps, Scott Strong and Shan- 2/3 page $155 .00 non Orme. ICSOM representatives 1/2 page $120 .00 involved in the many different aspects included President Meredith Snow, 1/3 page $80 .00 of the Conference. Secretary Laura Ross, board mem- 1/4 page $60 .00 A three-day pre-conference semi- 1/6 page $40 .00 nar was presented by the Federal ber Paul Austin and ICSOM/DSO 1/8 page $30 .00 Mediation and Conciliation Servic- attorney Kevin Case. Other Local 5 25% discount to members es, with several Local 5 negotiating members I encountered were DSO All ads must be committee members in attendance, historian Paul Ganson, and support- union compliant. including Laura Larson from the ers Larry Huntington and Eric Lund- Call for rate card and full details . Michigan Opera Theatre Orches- quist. Materials deadlines: January 15, tra Committee, Michael McGillivray Nan Washburn of the Michigan April 15, July 15, October 15 from the Community Orchestra Ne- Philharmonic gave a very informative LOCAL 5 COMMITTEES gotiating Committee, Paul Onachuk, continued on page 4 DSO Orchestra Committee: Robert Stiles (chair), Joseph Becker, (L-r): ICSOM representatives Paul Austin and Secretary Monica Fosnaugh (ICSOM), Bryan Laura Ross with DSO Historian Paul Ganson at the Annual Kennedy, Sharon Sparrow, Kenneth Conference of the League of American Orchestras. Thompkins Development Committee: George Troia, Susan Barna Ayoub, Alonza McKenzie, Patrick Zelenak Scale Committee: George Troia, Alan Ayoub, Susan Barna Ayoub, Alonza McKenzie ≥ Keynote u 3rd Quarter 2017 u 2 always a great event. And, we are grate- ful to Local 5 member Ray Riggs for AFM Local 5 his wonderful photos. Enjoy! by Susan “Home of the Pros” Barna Ayoub, A Foundation Gift for DMF Local 5 President Here is an especially important item George Troia, Jr ., ext . 1 Secretary- pres@detroitmusicians .net Treasurer for me: I am humbled and extremely Vice President grateful to my sister, Mary Ivers. In Douglas Cornelsen dcl2dso@sbcglobal .net her role as trustee of a foundation, she Secretary-Treasurer o happy to be speaking with you, chose to a make a $15,000 donation to Susan Barna Ayoub, ext . 3 Sagain!!! As usual, this issue of the the Detroit Musicians Fund from the sec-tres@detroitmusicians .net Executive Board Keynote is full of interesting items. foundation. As you will see on page 12, Ralphe Armstrong Where to start? the DMF will use the money to bol- Robert Lymperis Lynne Marie Mangan ster its scholarship efforts. Please look Alonza McKenzie DSO on the Road in Asia at the information carefully to be able Patrick Zelenak As of this writing, the members of to take advantage of this opportunity. A.F. of M. Convention Delegate Michael McGowan the Detroit Symphony are on tour in David Horger – Alternate Asia. They will have just left Japan and Marching for the Cause President Emeritus be entering China, and, by the time, The Labor Day Parade is just around Gordon Stump DME Referral Agent you get this, they will have returned. the corner. The usual basics about the Mary Johnstone, ext . 4 Thanks for being ambassadors on be- parade are on page 10. However, since pros@detroitmusicians .net mary@detroitmusicians .net half of ALL of us. we do not have all the info, we plan Membership Administration to put out an email blast with all final Membership, ext .
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