Membership Meeting: Membership Meeting: July 2018 Tuesday, July 10th, 2018 Tuesday, August 14th, 2018 Vol. 78 No. 6 @ 1:00 pm @ 1:00 pm Local 10-208 of AFM CHICAGO FEDERATION OF MUSICIANS OFFICERS – DELEGATES 2017-2019 Terryl Jares President Leo Murphy Vice-President Terryl Jares B.J. Levy Secretary-Treasurer Leo Murphy BOARD OF DIRECTORS Robert Bauchens Bob Lizik Rich Daniels Janice MacDonald Frank Donaldson Charles Schuchat Happenings in Our Local Jeff Handley We Need Your Input CONTRACT DEPARTMENT I would like to introduce you to the newest addition to the CFM staff. Sharon Leo Murphy – Vice-President In early June, the CFM hosted a free dental clinic and a is discussing what other presentations would be helpful for Jones has joined us in a new position as communication associate at the CFM. Nancy Van Aacken free hearing screening. Both of these programs were held at membership and we would like your input. ASSISTANTS TO THE the Local’s offices on the same day and MusiCares, a great We tried this type of approach several years ago, but We are happy to welcome Sharon. You may have already seen her work on our PRESIDENT - JURISDICTIONS Facebook account. Through her efforts, we have increased our followers and are organization that we have worked with for several years, we think it is time to reexamine it. Financial planning and Leo Murphy - Vice-President sponsored both clinics. They were open to people who work investments or audio software for electronic capture are reaching many new people. If you are on Facebook, go to the Chicago Federation Supervisor - Entire jurisdiction including theaters in the entertainment industry. The CFM announces these examples that might come to mind. But what are yours? of Musicians page and “LIKE” us. She has also written an article on the wonderful (Cell Phone: 773-569-8523) usually through our Facebook page and in the Intermezzo. If Send me an email at [email protected] with your ideas. fundraising work of the Elgin Symphony. See her article on page 4. Dean Rolando you check our FB page a notice usually goes up a month or The time of day that such a presentation would be held I recently attended the COPE (Committee of Political Education) session Recordings, Transcriptions, more ahead of time. We do not currently have another clinic is always a question. After 5 PM, so those who are working of the Illinois AFL-CIO. There were many candidates that were endorsed Documentaries, Etc. scheduled but I’m sure we will have one toward the end of traditional jobs could make, or during the early afternoon so (Cell Phone: 708-380-6219) by the Executive Board. For a comprehensive list, go to the Illinois AL-CIO 2018. one can attend and make it back home to have dinner with DELEGATES TO CONVENTIONS OF THE And along those lines, we have started internal discussions the family? website http://ilafl-cio.org ILLINOIS STATE FEDERATION OF LABOR We recently lost two members of our CFM family. You can read about their life AND CONGRESS OF INDUSTRIAL regarding other presentations that might be good for the The CFM is looking to get information on what you and contribution in the obituary section of our Intermezzo beginning on page 12. ORGANIZATIONS membership. Earlier this year we hosted a presentation on the the members’ want presented to those members. We need Terryl Jares Leo Murphy new tax codes and its effect on our profession. The discussion your thoughts. Summer concerts are well under way. Our summer has gotten to a hot and B.J. Levy muggy start. Hopefully, the weather will become more pleasant. Enjoy the concerts was well attended and provided good information. The CFM DELEGATES TO CHICAGO presented by the Grant Park Orchestra in Millennium Park and the Chicago FEDERATION OF LABOR AND Symphony at Ravinia, Summer Dance and all the Park District concerts INDUSTRIAL UNION COUNCIL throughout the Chicago metro area. Rich Daniels Leo Murphy Terryl Jares DELEGATES TO CONVENTIONS OF THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF MUSICIANS Rich Daniels B.J. Levy Frank Donaldson Leo Murphy Terryl Jares Alternates: Charles Schuchat EDITOR, THE INTERMEZZO B.J. Levy Terryl Jares ENJOY YOUR ASSISTANT EDITOR, THE INTERMEZZO Leo Murphy PRESIDENTS EMERITI Gary Matts Ed Ward Second Half Dues Reminder SUMMER! VICE-PRESIDENT EMERITUS Tom Beranek Second half 2018 Membership Dues are payable by Your prompt payment is appreciated and will prevent the SECRETARY-TREASURER EMERITUS July 31, 2018. 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AFM WEB SITE: www.afm.org CFM WEB SITE: www.cfm10208.com SCAN TO CONNECT WITH THE CHICAGO FEDERATION OF MUSICIANS Address all e-mail to the SCAN TO SEARCH FOR A CFM MEMBER ON THE UNION WEBSITE Secretary/Treasurer: Have a new address that you want to send to the CFM, or maybe a question [email protected] Scan this QR Code to search for a CFM member on the CFM website. about your membership? Maybe you want to know who to contact about a The code takes you to the Public side of our website where you can particular topic. Scan this QR code to send us an email. search by name, instructor or instrument. Cover artwork provided by Chris Nolan Creative. 2 Intermezzo July 2018 July 2018 Intermezzo 3 Sharon Jones By Jack Zimmerman Not On My Watch Words of Wisdom from 1968 Community Comes Through for the Elgin Symphony Orchestra who had never given before sent small amounts of money, saying they wished they could do more. Those kind gestures It was with great interest Norfolk, VA, a place full of pussy On March 22nd, Elgin Symphony Orchestra CEO David Bearden totaled over $50,000. One donor who reliably gave the ESO $7,000 that I watched the recent CNN flute-tooters, young musicians who contacted the orchestra committee members for an emergency each year sent $57,000! And, at the annual fundraiser and auction documentary 1968, a video recap didn’t believe in the War, but who meeting. He announced that not only was there not enough money in early May, the total proceeds were over $88,000, up $50,000 from of the national trauma that unfolded didn’t want to flee to Canada, either. to cover the rest of the season, but if not for three large personal the previous year. fifty years ago. Two assassinations – Among the many musicians donations, there wouldn’t have been enough funding to cover Second, Maestro Grams has been a dedicated champion of the Dr. Martin Luther King and Bobby stationed there was a first-class operations for the rest of week. orchestra for the five years he’s been with us. He has gladly given Kennedy – racial strife and rioting, petty officer named Corrigan. The ESO (disclosure: I am a member of the orchestra) had interviews, conducted local high school orchestras, met with donors experienced financial difficulties in the past. Donations had and mingled with the public after every Saturday night concert. and the seemingly endless war in He was a lifer, a career enlisted man. decreased during the financial crisis of 2008, and less money was I happened to pass Andrew in the stairwell during a rehearsal break Southeast Asia affected most every He’d been in the Navy for ten years coming in from the city. The ESO faced mounting debt and the when all of this was happening, and when I inquired about the ESO’s American one way or another. and was at the Navy School of Music previous CEO had drawn heavily from the endowment to save the possible demise he firmly replied, “Not on my watch.” Of course, there was plenty of to advance himself to the rank of organization. And, while the group had received generous donations Finally, it should be said that the ESO management had no video dedicated to the Democratic chief. He played guitar and wrote big in recent years, it wasn’t enough to rebuild the endowment. interest in bankruptcy, nor did they care to open the CBA or change Convention, a defining moment in band arrangements. He was blessed Circumstances were dire enough that, in a letter to the musicians the programming at the last minute in order to hire fewer musicians. the Anti-War movement and a bit with a fabulous ear and could hear informing them of the situation, 10-208 president Terryl Jares told By the time the ESO played their final concert, six weeks after of Chicago history that will never a recording of the Basie Band and the musicians to consider taking other work. Management knew Maestro Grams made that initial appeal to the community nearly, be forgotten. then write it down. “I don’t try to get what they had to do to save the organization, and it began with help $700,000 had been raised. Since then, management announced the Many my age (I was 22 in 1968) every note,” he told me.