Membership Meeting: July 2013 Tuesday, July 9th, 2013 Vol. 73 No. 6 @1:00 pm Membership Meeting: Tuesday, August 13th, 2013 @1:00 pm Local 10-208 of AFM AFL-CIO CHICAGO FEDERATION OF MUSICIANS OFFICERS – DELEGATES 2011-2013 Gary Matts President Terryl Jares Vice-President Spencer Aloisio Secretary-Treasurer BOARD OF DIRECTORS Terryl Jares Gary Matts President Robert Bauchens Bob Lizik Rich Daniels Janice MacDonald Frank Donaldson Leo Murphy B.J. Levy Once you have been approved, your ensemble will be CONTRACT DEPARTMENT Music in the Schools Update Terryl Jares – Vice-President added to our website. You can begin contacting schools President’s Calendar Nancy Van Aacken where you would like to perform. Once you have secured The Music in the Schools an engagement, complete the Performance Request Form, ASSISTANTS TO THE program has been up and This month’s article is a summary of a variety of events which I attended relating to PRESIDENT - JURISDICTIONS have it signed and submit it along with a check from the the business of the Chicago Federation of Musicians. Terryl Jares - Vice-President running for the past two years school for 50% of the cost. After the performance, the CFM In early May, I spoke at DePaul University to the students enrolled in the Music Supervisor - Entire jurisdiction and the response of the schools will write checks to the individual musicians. including theaters Business class instructed by Mike Green. We covered several topics including the history has been positive. We currently Remember: (Cell Phone: 312-310-4100) have 23 ensembles listed on of the CFM, collective bargaining of national and local agreements, union benefits and Dean Rolando • Open to CFM members in good standing the value of membership. It is always a pleasure to speak with young musicians and Recordings, Transcriptions, our website. This is the time to do educational programs in schools answer their questions about what it means to be a union musician. Documentaries, Etc. to think about having your • School must be located in our jurisdiction K-12, Later that week was a luncheon with the Morton Music Makers, a group of Morton (Cell Phone: 708-380-6219) ensemble join the roster. Go to Public or Private High School alumni, many of whom are CFM members with a proud tradition of DELEGATES TO CONVENTIONS OF THE our website www.cfm10208.com, • School pays 50% and the CFM pays 50% musical excellence. It was nice catching up with several of the members whom I had the ILLINOIS STATE FEDERATION OF LABOR sign on to the” Member’s Only” • Programs should be 45 minutes long pleasure of playing with years ago. AND CONGRESS OF INDUSTRIAL area and click on the link to ORGANIZATIONS Two 30 minute programs in 2 hours is also allowed On the weekend, along with many other members, I attended a memorial service for Spencer Aloisio Gary Matts the Music in the Schools forms. • All projects and checks must be submitted 30 days Loren Binford. Musicians spoke about how he touched the lives of many through his Terryl Jares Fill out an application and send it along with supporting in advance artistic talents as a composer, singer, arranger and trombonist. DELEGATES TO CHICAGO materials to the CFM. Our Board of Directors approves the Please call my office if you have any questions The next week was the CFL delegates meeting, the Irish American Labor Leader FEDERATION OF LABOR AND applications at their Tuesday weekly meetings. concerning the program. Awards ceremony and lunch with Dieter and Magdalene Kober. Dieter retired as music INDUSTRIAL UNION COUNCIL director of the Chicago Chamber Orchestra after 60 seasons and was awarded the Rich Daniels Gary Matts title of Music Director Emeritus. During his career he performed an estimated 2,000 Terryl Jares concerts and raised over a million dollars. Congratulations to Maestro Kober! DELEGATES TO CONVENTIONS OF THE The following week marked the 100th Anniversary celebration of the Actors’ Equity AMERICAN FEDERATION OF MUSICIANS Spencer Aloisio Terryl Jares Association. This group represents the actors who perform in theatrical productions Rich Daniels Gary Matts across the United States. It was a pleasure to be part of this celebration. Frank Donaldson The following weekend at a Sunday afternoon dinner, the CFM Scholarship Fund Alternates: was presented with two $500.00 donations from Lou Rago, President of the Italian Leo Murphy Larry Bowen American Human Relations Foundation of Chicago. The donations were made in EDITOR, THE INTERMEZZO memory of members Loren Binford and Rick Frigo. Terryl Jares A portion of the next week was spent in New York City at AFM & Employers PRESIDENT EMERITUS Pension Fund trustee meetings. Ed Ward Also this month, Board Member Rich Daniels and I were appointed to the Illinois VICE-PRESIDENT EMERITUS Arts Council by Governor Quinn. We both look forward to working with other Tom Beranek members of the Arts Council in the interest of artists and arts organizations across the BOARD OF DIRECTORS EMERITUS The CFM received a check for $1000 state. Ruth Marion Tobias from the Italian American Human Most of the items above took place outside of normal office hours, during the work Relations Foundation to go into the week there were meetings with the Chicago Symphony Committee and the Grant Park Open Daily, except Scholarship Fund in memory of Ricky Orchestra Committee, negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement for the Saturday, Sunday and Holidays Frigo and Loren Binford. The check Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra, pre-negotiations meetings with the management of Office Hours 9 A.M. to 5 P.M. was presented to Gary Matts and Terry the Paramount Theater in Aurora, discussion with the Chicago Federation of Labor All Phones: 312-782-0063 (24 Hrs.) Jares by Lou Rago, President of the affiliated union benefit fund trustees about investing trends in the current economy, AFM WEB SITE: www.afm.org organization. and also meetings with representatives of the New Millennium Orchestra and Chicago CFM WEB SITE: www.cfm10208.com Opera Theater. And the list goes on…. Address all e-mail to the *See page 26 for further information So as I write this article on Father’s Day 2013, when one of my daughters or son asks Secretary/Treasurer: on the CFM Scholarship Fund. me what’s going on at work, I have to think for a minute. Where do I start? [email protected] Cover illustration provided by Chris Nolan Creative. 2 Intermezzo July 2013 July 2013 Intermezzo 3 friends DUDU MAIA and the LORA published Music Competition….. CONGRATULATIONS brothers_the Trio Brasileiro. Don’s On May 16, York High School in A belated happy birthday to former trio, with ANDY BROWN and JIM Elmhurst received a Grammy Award Chicago mayor JANE BYRNE. News COX were in the mix as well….. from the Grammy Foundation reports had it that she celebrated an Saxophonist PAT MALLINGER recognizing York’s one of the top 80th birthday. However, she was born drew warmer critical praise than three music programs in the country. May 24, 1934. Doesn’t that make her DIANE SCHUR whom he backed at The award included a $5,500 check 79? At any rate, good wishes abound her recent outing at Jazz Showcase. to benefit the music program.MATT for the lady who was a very good By Ruth Marion Tobias ….Mothers Day and Nichol’s Concert HENNESSY, president of the friend to the musicians of Chicago. Hall were alive with performance Chicago Chapter of the Recording Her ChicagoFest revitalized Navy Pier by the Rembrandt Chamber Players. Academy, producer, mix engineer and and the downtown theatre district. A That remarkable group consists of studio owner, presented the award. ton of musical work came our way cellist BARBARA HAFFNER, Instrumental instructors are CFM with both the Chicago and State & YAY, ORBERT and created “Havana Blue”, a suite SAD MOMENTS violinist ROBERT HANFORD, member RAY OSTWALD, orchestra Lake theatres gearing up with hosts Mr. Davis seems to be “Man of the “revealing the seed of Afro-Cuban We have lost one of our most-prized oboist ROBERT MORGAN, flutist director; MICHAEL PAVIK, band of prominent acts and long lines at Hour,” more so as the days fly by. His music” which was premiered in giants of musical brilliance with the SANDRA MORGAN, bassist director; and WILLIAM RIDDLE, the box offices of these and several world-premiere mid-April at the Auditorium Theatre death of ADOLPH HERSETH. COLLINS TRIER and pianist Performing Arts Department Chair. other theatres. An innovative and symphony, with Davis’ CJP in accompaniment “Bud”, as this unassuming genius JEANNIE YU. progressive leader, (first and only “”The Chicago to Chavez’ River North dancers. referred to himself, was renowned, HIGH TRIBUTE female mayor of one of our largest River” rated Then….. not only as the 53-year principal Another YAY! goes to JACK As the Lakeside Singers ended their two front trumpeter of CSO, but the builder of ZIMMERMAN for his latest 2013 Spring Concert Series at Nichols page reviews DAL SEGNO - 2013 a brass section unrivaled throughout collection of “hilarious stories Concert Hall, we were privileged to (pre- and post- This year’s Dal Segno was one of the the world. As easy as he was to talk that chronicle his adventures as a experience a wondrous group. Oh, performance) best. The presentations of Orbert (by with, we never interviewed. To be sailor, a piano tuner and as a…. yes. The Lakeside Singers are always in the Tribune MARK INGRAM) and GERALDO honest, I never felt equal to the task. middle-aged bicyclist meandering extraordinary; however, their guests, Entertainment de OLIVEIRA (by the ever-popular His renown was so documented; there about the Midwest.” Jack played more that 50 young singers from section.