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Musicians Association of San Diego County,
Local 325, American Federation of Musicians
1717 Morena Boulevard
San Diego, California 92110-3635
VOICE (619) 276-4324
FAX (619) 276-4876
www.ProMusic325.com
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THE SAN DIEGO SOUND POST
The Official Quarterly Publication of
the American Federation of Musicians, Local 325
The Musicians Association of San Diego County
Volume 64, Number 4
May-July 2010
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
Monday, May 10, 2010 –– 7:30 pm
Legislation for action at this meeting appears on Page 3
Inside this Issue……
President’’s Message
Dues Notice
Legislation Passed at the February 2010 General Meeting
Legislation for Action at the May 2010 General Meeting
Life Members Corner
Music Performance Funds
Current Membership Activity
New Member Bios
Local Business Discounts
Board of Directors Minutes
Dates to Remember
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THE SAN DIEGO
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President’’s Message
Dear Fellow Members,
I would like to take this opportunity to update you on the
latest activities at Local 325, AFM.
Building Improvements:
Published Quarterly by the
Musicians Association of San Diego County, Local
325, American Federation of Musicians
1717 Morena Boulevard
San Diego, California 92110-3635
OFFICE (619) 276-4324
FAX (619) 276-4876
WEBSITE –– ProMusic325.com
AFM WEBSITE –– afm.org
EDITOR
Edward C. Arias
[email protected]
PRESIDENT
Frank Glasson
[email protected]
VICE PRESIDENT
Peter De Luke
SECRETARY-TREASURER
Edward C. Arias
BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVE
Edward C. Arias
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Bill Andrews
Peter De Luke
Steve Dillard
Lorie Kirkell
Alan Rickmeier
Mark Shapiro
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
TRUSTEES
Leo Adelman
Robert Mc Kewen
Patrick Pfiffner
LIFE MEMBER COMMITTEE
Peter De Luke
Marvin Drucker
Robert Mc Kewen
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We are currently making
structural repairs to the West side of the building. As
soon as they are completed, the front of the building will
receive some much needed landscaping. Following that,
our next long term goal will be to turn our rehearsal hall
into a concert venue.
Dues payable by credit card: The system is now in
place for our local to accept membership and work dues
payments by credit card. This can easily be done by
calling the office and providing us with your credit card
details. There is a service charge per transaction. In the
future, dues will also be payable online.
Website: The ““new”” website, www.promusic325.com, is
now up and running. If you attempt to visit the old
website, you will be diverted to the new site. The site is
largely functional - if you notice anything ““missing”” or
have any suggestions, please send them to
[email protected].
We will work quickly to
improve the site so that it meets our members’’ needs.
Your ““old”” login username and password will remain
unchanged, with some exceptions –– those members have
been notified of their new logon and password
information.
CBA negotiations:
We are currently in negotiations
with La Jolla Playhouse, Old Globe, Starlight and
Orchestra Nova. All negotiations are heading in a positive
direction, despite the current economy, with the largest
gains being better working conditions and more liberal
subbing policies.
Potential new members and renters: Vintage Sugar
Entertainment has shown interest in renting office space
at Local 325 as well as in unionizing their players who
consist of mostly rock musicians. This is a great
opportunity for our Local to be able to represent another
genre of musicians who are too becoming tired of
““paying to play”” and who are looking to be affiliated with
Local 325 so that they can be backed up in their quest
for a living wage. I applaud them for their bravery and
hope that we can help them achieve their goal.
Next General Meeting: Please join us on MONDAY,
May 10th, at 7:30 pm for our next General Meeting.
One of the important issues to be voted on at the
meeting will be to change the General Meeting time to
Noon on designated Mondays to be announced in an
President’’s Message Continued on Page 3
President’’s Message Continued from Page 2
The following legislation will be acted upon
at the May 10, 2010 General Meeting:
attempt to increase participation at the General Meetings.
Your vote and input on this issue is critical as we try and
find ways to better accommodate our members.
Resolution 1.
Your comments, ideas and concerns are always welcome
and much appreciated. It is through your direct input
that we can best serve you, the members. Please feel
free to contact me at any time at (619) 306-5062 or via
email at [email protected].
The regular General Meetings of the Association shall be
held at 7:30 p.m. 12:00 p.m. on the second Monday of
February, May, August, and November. In the event of a
holiday, the meeting will be postponed to the following
Monday.
Stay tuned,
Frank Glasson
Meetings
Article IX: General and Special
The Legislative Committee does not
recommend the above change to the Bylaws.
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DUES NOTICE
Second quarter 2010 membership dues became payable
on April 1, 2010 and will become delinquent if not
postmarked by June 30, 2010.
Regular Members:
Quarterly
Semi-Annual
Life Members:
Quarterly
Semi-Annual
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The following legislation was acted upon at
the February 8, 2010 General Meeting:
Resolution 1. Wage List, Article II, p 8
PASSED
Add Section 7, Work Dues:
$40.75
$81.50
7. Work Dues
$22.25
$44.50
Contractors and/or Leaders are responsible for the
collection of the three percent (3%) work dues from all
contacted musicians. Local 325 Bylaws, ARTICLE V,
Section 2.
* Local 325 now accepts credit cards for payment
of membership and work dues
* We accept American Express, Discover,
MasterCard and Visa
* A nominal service charge will apply
* You may make payment by calling Claudia
at (619) 276-4324, Extension 4
By virtue of membership in good
standing, you are entitled to a
$1,500.00 death benefit policy.
Please be sure that the beneficiary
you have designated is current.
To check your beneficiary or to
request a new beneficiary card,
please call Claudia De Simone at
(619) 276-4324, Extension 4, or
email [email protected].
Resolution 2. Wage List, CASUAL SCALE, p 18
PASSED
Increase scales as follows:
HOURS
(Contracted
Time)
1
1½
2
2½
3 [ DANCES
(a) ]
3½
4 [ DANCES
(b) ]
4½
5
SIDEMUSICIAN
WAGES
$80.00
$90.00
$100.00
$110.00
$120.00
85.00
95.00
105.00
115.00
125.00
$130.00 135.00
$140.00 145.00
$150.00 155.00
$160.00 165.00
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Life Members Corner
by Bob Mc Kewen
The 14th Annual Life Members Luncheon was held at our world headquarters on April
14th. If you didn’’t get there, you missed a delightful two hours of great music from Pete
De Luke and The Mellotones, excellent food from Andy Quartuccio’’s Cupid’’s Catering,
and an opportunity to see how much younger and more vibrant everybody looks. Then
we all went home to take a nap……
For as long as I can remember, every summer the circus came to town –– the Ringling
Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus would make a big production out of leading their elephants from their
circus train to the performance arena. Lane Field is about as far back as I go, then Westgate Park, and now
the Sports Arena. Due to the wonders of modern electronics, the circus has managed to dispense with live
music, thereby losing a significant amount of its appeal. It its heyday, the circus music was led by
remarkable man named Merle Evans. Merle was a consummate musician, director and cornetist, as well as a
gentleman of the ““old school.”” His title, confused by the public relations folks, was ““Toscanini of the Big
Top.”” He established a remarkable record –– more than 14,000 performances over a period of 36 years, and
he never missed a single show! Playing the circus was a challenge –– you never stop playing for more than a
few seconds and most of the music is up-tempo. Merle played a small pocket cornet with one hand and
conducted with the other. He had three embouchures –– one in the middle and two more on either side –– he
could switch if he got tired. Also, he could play everybody’’s part for every tune in the show from memory.
Merle Evans is gone now; he lived a long and fruitful life and deserved all the many accolades that came his
way. The nicest thing he said about San Diego had nothing to do with the weather, the beauty of the city, or
the friendliness of the people –– he said he loved coming here because the quality and professionalism of the
Local 325 musicians who played for him was as good as anywhere in the world! And, Merle had hired circus
bands everywhere! - Ad astra per aspera -
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Local 325 is now accepting funding requests for fiscal year May 1, 2010 through April 30, 2011. For
guidelines and request information please contact (619) 276-4324, Extension 4, or via email at
[email protected]
Fiscal Year May 1, 2009 through April 20, 2010:
Venue
Date
Leader
Frank Lane Park
Spreckels Park
Scripps Park
Casa de Manana
Wesley Palms
Poway High School
RB High School
Pt Loma University
7/14/2009
8/30/2009
9/6/2009
7/4/2009
7/4/2009
1/14/2010
1/16/2010
1/29/2010
Pfiffner
Hollman
Hollman
Ingber
Ingber
Prindle
Prindle
De Luke
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Musicians
Length
Cost
Co-Sponsor
20
17
17
6
6
7
7
9
2.5 hrs
1.5 hrs
2.0 hrs
2.0 hrs
2.0 hrs
2.0 hrs
2.0 hrs
1.5 hrs
$5,537.50
$2,918.00
$2,674.00
$1,035.00
$1,035.00
$1,081.00
$1,095.00
$ 950.00
$4,153.13
$2,188.50
$2,005.50
$ 517.50
$ 517.50
$ 810.75
$ 834.38
$ 475.00
2010 MEMBERSHIP ACTIVITY –– LOCAL 325, AFM
Suspended 4/1/2010:
Expelled 1/1/2010:
Reinstated since 1/1/2010:
Jeff Beck
Jeff Blanco
Michael Bogart
Robbie Breen
Che-Yen Chen
Michael Deatherage
Joan Diener
Joe Dyke
David Estes
Ken Fitzgerald
Irena Fraden
Charles Gardner
Christopher Gaudi
Raymond George
Pete Gonzalez
Bobby Gordon
Daniel Greenbush
Vicente Hernandez
Stuart Holmes
Andy Ingersoll
Benjamin Jaber
Erik Johnson
Denise Martin
Michael Mc Coy
Demarre Mc Gill
Joe Mc Nalley
Andrew Moreau
Paul Nowell
Igor Pandurski
Louise Patton
Calvin Price
Adan Provencio
Daniel Rhine
Dejana Roth
Anthony Smith
Annette Taupier
Barry Toombs
Robert Torres
Laura Wanek
Robert Weirather
Jing Yan
Jesse Cox
Juanita Cummins
Derek Hanusch
Clarence Kyle
Richard Sellers
Richard Steffens
Demarre Mc Gill
Priscilla Norris
Yoko Okayasu
Brad Rambur
James Romeo
Anna Rose
Tina Rose
Shigeko Sasaki
Ryan Simmons
Anthony Smith
Eddie Stein
Steve Steinberg
Jon Szanto
Mary Szanto
Kenseth Thibideau
Anna Tsai
Pei-Chun Tsai
Danny Weller
Charles Welty
John Wilds
Wei Xu
Dorothy Zeavin
Jeffrey Zehngut
Expelled 4/1/2010:
Gordon Grubbs
Jonathan Klokow
Timothy Nichols
Leonard Thoennes
Gareth Zehngut
Joined Local since 1/1/2010:
David Burnett
Chia-Ling Chien
Wei-Ping Chou
Courtney Cohen
Kyle Covington
Amanda Devlin
Marty Glisson
Ross Karre
Ondrej Lewit
Paul Niemeyer
Elliot Ramsey
Odile Richart
Michael Staehle
Andy Watkins
Mingzhao Zhou
Reinstated since 1/1/2010:
Heather Barclay
Fred Biven
Gilbert Castellanos
Chi-Yuan Chen
Grant Clarkson
Karla Contreras
Mark Danisovszky
Thomas De Longe
Ken Earnest
Michael Fellinger
Steven Foster
Justin Grinnell
Robert Hennis
Kirk Hoffman
John Hurst
Erik Johnson
Katherine Kehder
Richard Kullman
Jeremy Kurtz
Butch Lacy
Tom Laurence
Carolyn Lechusza-Aquallo
Richard Levine
Qing Liang
John Lorge
Resigned since 1/1/2010:
Les Arbuckle
Cheryl Bretsnyder
Darrell Camp
Jerry Fenwick
Art Fuerte
Ping Hu
Norma Jean Jahn
Marian Liebowitz
Timothy Mc Knight
Gaiana Mndoian
Hugh O’’Neil
Joey Payton
Luiz Raposo
Diane Zelickman
Deceased since 1/1/2010:
Peter Corda
Ilana Mysior
Ernest Ruis
FOR CURRENT INFORMATION,
PLEASE CALL (619) 276-4324, x4
OR EMAIL: [email protected]
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The following musicians have joined Local 325 since last printing……welcome!
Kyle Ross Covington
(707) 322-2364
Kyle plays tenor, alto and bass trombone and also the euphonium and bass trumpet. He received his musical training at
Juilliard. Kyle is the new Principal Trombone player with the San Diego Symphony. He has performed in the past with
the New York Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony and the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. We welcome Kyle to the
San Diego Symphony Orchestra.
Amanda Devlin
(619) 677-2608
Amanda plays cello, piano and violin. She holds a Bachelor in Music Performance Degree form Southern Methodist
University. She is a cellist with Angelica Strings and has performed with many San Diego local artists. Amanda
performs with many local churches in the area.
Ross Karre
(440) 935-2489
Ross is a percussionist. He also plays the keyboard. Ross holds a Bachelor of Music Degree from the Oberlin
Conservatory, and both a Masters and a Doctorate of Musical Arts from UCSD. He has performed in the past with
Simon Rattle and the SO Percussion. He will be performing as a substitute musician with the San Diego Symphony
Orchestra. Ross specializes in contemporary percussion and multimedia performance. He has extensive training in
orchestral and chamber percussion. Ross also has ten years of experience as a music educator both in private and
classroom settings.
Ondrej Lewit
(858) 672-4562
Ondrej plays the violin. He received a Bachelor of Arts Degree form the Prague Conservatory and a Masters of Arts
Degree from the Academy of Performing Arts, Prague, Czech Republic. He has been the Concertmaster with the
Orquesta de Baja California and the California Chamber Orchestra. Ondrej has performed as a guest Concertmaster
with various symphony orchestras in Spain.
Elliot Ramsey
(858) 538-0366
Elliot plays string and electric bass. He has studied with Bob Magnusson, Rob Thorsen, Jeff Edmonds and Joe McNally.
Elliot has been a member of the San Diego Youth Symphony performing with this orchestra at Copley Symphony Hall
and at the El Cajon Performing Arts Center. He mentions that he loves all styles of music, with Latin Jazz ranking high
on his list.
Odile Richart
(858) 672-4562
Odile plays the viola. Odile received musical training at the Conservatory in Tenerife, Spain. She has performed with
the La Jolla Symphony Orchestra.
Andrew Watkins
(773) 458-0627
Andrew is a percussionist. He received his musical training at Lynn University, New England Conservatory, Roosevelt
University and the University of Illinois. He will be performing with the San Diego Symphony. Andrew has also
performed with the PMF Festival Orchestra, the Sarasota and Jacksonville Symphonies.
For more contact information on new Local 325 members, please visit www.Promusic325.com...
If you are a private instructor and wish to be listed on the Local’’s new website, please send
your contact information and instrument(s) taught to: [email protected].
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Audio productions –– Karl Fitch
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JAZZERCISE
Rick Nesbitt, Instructor
(619) 563-2005
(Classes held in the Union Rehearsal Hall)
MC CREA MUSIC
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MUSICTECH
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PIANO EXCHANGE
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RecordRescuers.com
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(858) 346-1520
(323) 466-6293
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MINUTES
Board of Directors
American Federation of Musicians, Local 325
11 January 2010
The meeting was called to order at 9:35 am by
President Glasson.
All members present.
Vice
President Elect Peter De Luke swore in the following
Officers:
Frank Glasson, President; Eddie Arias,
Secretary-Treasurer; Bill Andrews, Steve Dillard, Lorie
Kirkell, Mark Shapiro, Allan Rickmeier, Board of
Directors. Secretary-Treasurer Arias swore in Peter De
Luke, Vice President.
M-De Luke/2-Kirkell/C that the minutes of 14 December
2009 be accepted as read. President Yes.
REPORTS:
TREASURER –– M-De Luke/2-Dillard/C
that the Monthly Financial Summary be accepted as
presented. President Yes.
PRESIDENT –– President and Board of
Directors welcomed Bill Andrews and Allan Rickmeier to
the Board of Directors. Alan, a contracted tenured
Bassist with the San Diego Symphony Orchestra will be
of great benefit to the Board representing the interests
of SDSO musicians. Bill, a talented free-lance Bassist,
will assist the Board with his much needed expertise in
the computer technology field. M-Shapiro/2-Andrews/C
that Board members Andrews, Dillard and Shapiro form
a committee to: 1) work out the final details of the
new website, and 2) to formulate the new duties that
this new website will add to the Office Manager’’s job
description and workload. President Yes. M-Kirkell/2Rickmeier/C that $2,000.00 be transferred to the
Symphony Legal Fund and $4,000.00 to the Building
Fund from the Association General Fund. President
Yes.
John Oatman appeared to present bids
several repair and maintenance projects to both
interior and exterior of the Union building.
Rickmeier/2-Andrews/C that Mr. Oatman’’s bids
accepted. President Yes.
on
the
Mbe
SYMPHONY –– Board member Rickmeier
reported that audience attendance at symphony
concerts has been of concern in recent weeks. SDSO
musicians will begin the 2010 Opera season in January
with the production of La Boheme.
COMMUNICATIONS: 29 December 2009 –– Jerry
Fenwick requests resignation due to relocation; dues
paid to 01 January 2010. M-De Luke/2-Dillard/C that
his resignation be accepted with regret. President Yes.
29 December 2009 –– Thai Khuong has
requested resignation due to relocation; clearance fee
due. M-De Luke/2-Kirkell/C that his resignation be
accepted with regret. President Yes.
04 January 2010 –– Letter from OPEIU Local 537
regarding collective bargaining agreement reopener for
negotiations. M-De Luke/2-Rickmeier/C to refer the
matter to the President and Secretary-Treasurer.
President Yes.
11 January 2010 –– Letter addressed to the
Board of Directors from Office Manager regarding
several office matters read by the Secretary-Treasurer.
Matter referred to the President and SecretaryTreasurer.
GOOD OF THE ASSOCIATION: Next Board meeting
scheduled for Monday, 08 February 2010, at 9:30 am.
Next General Meeting scheduled for Monday, 08
February 2010, at 7:30 pm.
The meeting was adjourned at 1:40 pm by President
Glasson.
NEW BUSINESS –– The Board acknowledged
gratitude for the music stands donated by Orchestra
Nova to Local 325.
ATTEST: Edward C. Arias, Secretary
OLD BUSINESS –– M-Shapiro/2-Andrews/C to
accept the bid submitted by Wholesale Shutter
Company to install shutters in the rehearsal hall, Board
room and front offices.
President Yes.
Board
acknowledged gratitude for the repair of the office
typewriter by members Mark and Michael Doering.
Board also discussed Emergency Relief Fund
delinquencies.
MINUTES
Board of Directors
American Federation of Musicians, Local 325
08 February 2010
APPEARANCES –– Pastor Duane Smets of The
Resolved appeared to request expanded access to the
Union building.
Matter referred to the SecretaryTreasurer.
M-De Luke/2-Kirkell/C that the minutes of 11 January
2010 be accepted as read. President Yes.
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The meeting was called to order at 9:32 am by
President Glasson. All members present except Dillard,
excused. Guest, Jim Davies.
REPORTS:
TREASURER –– M-De Luke/2-Kirkell/C
that the Monthly Financial Summary be accepted as
presented. President Yes.
PRESIDENT –– Discussed ongoing negotiations
with Orchestra Nova. Regarding a photo shoot of Nova
musicians planned for this week, M-Rickmeier/2Kirkell/C that Union Officers notify Nova management
to cancel the photo shoot because a successor
collective bargaining agreement has not been reached.
President Yes. Briefed Board on negotiations with the
Old Globe Theatre; further meetings with Old Globe
management to be planned for early March. First
negotiations meeting with La Jolla Playhouse
management for a successor collective bargaining
agreement scheduled for February 25, 2010. M-De
Luke/2-Rickmeier/C to move to Executive Session.
President Yes. M-De Luke/2-Rickmeier/C to return to
Regular Business.
President Yes.
M-Rickmeier/2Kirkell/C to transfer $200.00 from the General Fund to
the Scholarship Fund. President Yes. M-Rickmeier/2Kirkell/C to transfer $5,000.00 from the General Fund to
the Symphony Fund. President Yes.
NEW BUSINESS –– Board Member Andrews
reported on the progress of the new website. In the
near future, members will be able to pay membership
and work dues by credit card. Secretary-Treasurer and
Office Manager to convert to Outlook for email
purposes. Further enhancements to operations will be
forthcoming. M-Rickmeier/2-Kirkell/C that a cap of
$400.00 be put on any future website upgrades.
President Yes. Board thanked Mr. Andrews for his
report.
SECRETARY –– Applications: David Burnett ––
Saxophones,
Clarinets,
Flute
and
Piccolo,
Pennywhistles; Mark Danisovszky - (reinstatement) ––
Piano, Accordion, Keyboards; Samuel Johnson ––
Acoustic and Electric Basses; Michael Staehle (rejoin) ––
Cello; Mingzhao Zhou –– Cello. M-De Luke/2-Kirkell/C
that all applications be accepted. President Yes.
APPEARANCES –– Brian Lovell of United Way
appeared to request their annual donation. M-Kirkell/2Shapiro/C that the Local donate $150.00 to the United
Way. President Yes.
Mary Gerard of the San Diego Young Artists
Symphony appeared to request a contribution to their
organization toward the Concertmaster chair of their
symphony.
M-Kirkell/2-Andrews/C that the Local
contribute $500.00 toward the endowment. President
Yes.
SYMPHONY –– Board Member Rickmeier
reported that the San Diego Symphony Orchestra
Association is planning various concert events for its
Centennial Celebration in 2011. Noted that attendance
at Symphony concerts has improved. Also reported
that renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma is scheduled to perform
with the orchestra in the near future. The Board
thanked Member Rickmeier for his report.
COMMUNICATIONS: 19 January 2010 –– Gaiana
Mndoian requests resignation in good standing; no
clearance fee due. M-Kirkell/2-Andrews/C that her
resignation be accepted with regret. President Yes.
19 January 2010 –– Luiz Raposo requests
resignation in good standing; clearance fee due. MKirkell/2-Andrews/C that his resignation be accepted
with regret, pending receipt of the proper clearance
fee. President Yes.
21 January 2010 –– Les Arbuckle requests
resignation in good standing; no clearance fee due. MKirkell/2-Andrews/C that his resignation be accepted
with regret. President Yes.
21 January 2010 –– Art Fuerte requests
resignation in good standing; no clearance fee due. MKirkell/2-Andrews/C that his resignation be accepted
with regret. President Yes.
25 January 2010 –– Norma Jean Jahn (Life
Member) requests resignation in good standing; no
clearance fee due. M-Kirkell/2-Andrews/C that her
resignation be accepted with regret. President Yes.
27 January 2010 –– Joey Payton requests
resignation in good standing; no clearance fee due. MKirkell/2-Andrews/C that his resignation be accepted
with regret. President Yes.
27 January 2010 –– Marian Liebowitz requests
resignation in good standing; no clearance fee due. MKirkell/2-Andrews/C that her resignation be accepted
with regret. President Yes.
COMMUNICATIONS (Continued):
02 February
2010 –– Hugh O’’Neil requests resignation in good
standing; no clearance fee due. M-Kirkell/2-Andrews/C
that his resignation be accepted with regret. President
Yes.
04 February 2010 –– Announcement from Thom
Pastor, Local 369, AFM, regarding the upcoming AFM
Convention program booklet. M-Kirkell/2-De Luke that
the Local purchase an 1/8 page advertisement in the
program. Andrews, Arias, Davies, De Luke, Kirkell,
Rickmeier, Shapiro, Yes. President No. Motion carries.
GOOD OF THE ASSOCIATION: Next Board Meeting
scheduled for Monday, 08 March 2010, at 9:30 a.m.
Next General Meeting scheduled for Monday, 10 May
2010, at 7:30 p.m.
ATTEST: Edward C. Arias, Secretary
MINUTES
Board of Directors
American Federation of Musicians, Local 325
08 March 2010
The meeting was called to order at 9:30 a.m. by
President Glasson. All members present.
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M-De Luke/2-Kirkell/C that the minutes of 08 February
2010 be accepted as read. President Yes.
Kirkell/2-De Luke/C that all applications be accepted.
President Yes.
REPORTS:
TREASURER –– M-Dillard/2-De Luke/C
that the Monthly Financial Summary be accepted as
presented. President Yes.
APPEARANCES –– Member Pat Pfiffner,
Players’’ Committee Chair, appeared regarding ongoing
negotiations with Orchestra Nova San Diego.
Discussion focused on clarification and explanation of
the steps which lead to the Board action which had
directed Nova management to cancel a scheduled
photo shoot of the Orchestra, and the subsequent
reversal of this action by the Board. The Board thanked
member Pfiffner for his appearance.
PRESIDENT –– Reported on Orchestra Nova,
Old Globe Theatre, and La Jolla Playhouse negotiations.
M-De Luke/2-Dillard/C to make the following transfers
from the Association General Fund: $1,500.00 to
Symphony Fund, $1,000.00 to Building Fund, $500.00
to Scholarship Fund. President Yes.
NEW BUSINESS –– M-Kirkell/Shapiro/C that
the
Secretary-Treasurer
establish
pay-by-phone
(merchant credit card) service for membership.
President Yes.
OLD BUSINESS - M-Shapiro/2-Dillard/C to
affirm Board (email) poll approving purchase of new
computer for Secretary-Treasurer. President Yes.
M-De Luke/2-Rickmeier/C to affirm Board
(email) poll approving the Local’’s hosting of the annual
Life Member Luncheon scheduled for April 14, 2010.
President Yes.
M-Kirkell/2-Andrews/C to affirm Board motion
made at the General Meeting on February 8, 2010
reversing a motion made at the Board of Directors
meeting on the same date that directed the
management of Orchestra Nova San Diego to cancel a
scheduled photo shoot of the orchestra. This action
taken in light of Orchestra Nova management’’s
agreement to invite the Union and the Orchestra Nova
Players’’ Committee to their subsequent Board of
Directors meeting.
APPLICATIONS –– Chia-Ling Chien –– Cello;
Courtney Cohen –– Oboe, English Horn, Librarian,
Copyist, Bagpipes; Ondrej Lewit –– Violin, Viola; Elliot
Ramsey –– Acoustic/Electric Basses; Odile Richart ––
Viola; Andrew Watkins –– Percussion, Timpani. M-
SYMPHONY –– Board Member Rickmeier
reported that at a recent meeting, Ward Gill, Executive
Director of the San Diego Symphony Orchestra
Association, presented a positive summary on the state
of the Orchestra. A $5 million dollar restoration of
Copley Symphony Hall will soon be underway. Plans
are proceeding well for the centennial celebration of the
Symphony in 2011.
WEBSITE –– Board Member Andrews reported
that the new website will provide a search engine for
members by name and instrument.
M-Dillard/2Andrews/C that the Local continue to register the .org
site’’s domain name for five years. President Yes.
COMMUNICATIONS: 22 February 2010 –– Notice
from Tom Lee, AFM President, that the Local’’s request
for a waiver of attendance at the Western Conference
in Dallas is granted. File for information.
GOOD OF THE ASSOCIATION: Next Board Meeting
scheduled for Monday, April 12, 2010 at 9:30 am. Next
General Meeting scheduled for Monday, May 10, 2010
at 7:30 pm.
The meeting was adjourned at 1:34 pm by President
Glasson.
ATTEST: Edward C. Arias, Secretary
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DATES TO REMEMBER
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