Peter de Boor, Author at Senza Sordino

Adopted Resolutions and Bylaw Changes from the 62nd Annual ICSOM Conference

Issue: October 2024

The following ICSOM Bylaw was adopted on August 24, 2024 and requires ratification by a majority of ICSOM member orchestras within 90 days: Whereas, The role that members-at-large play on the governing board has expanded and their contribution has long gone unrecognized and unpaid; therefore, be it Resolved, That Article IX – DUES and FINANCES Section 7, be amended to read: The Chairperson … [Read more...]

Chairperson’s Report: Moving Ahead Together

Issue: Chairperson's Reports

Keith Carrick, ICSOM Chairperson

Issue: December 2023

Growing up in a family where community service was a way of life, I witnessed firsthand the importance of giving back. Although not a teacher by trade, my father volunteered to teach classes during evenings and weekends, often assisting students with learning difficulties by helping them read through their tests and assignments. My mother volunteered her time to schools, focusing on teaching kids … [Read more...]

President’s Report: Building Cohesive Colleagues

Issue: December 2023

Paul Austin, ICSOM President

Issue: December 2023

During the 2022–23 season, I visited ten ICSOM orchestras where I met with musician committees. The common theme for all of the groups was a need for cohesion with their colleagues on the heels of the pandemic. As a result, ICSOM Chairperson Keith Carrick and I presented a breakout session “Building Cohesive Colleagues” at the 2023 ICSOM conference in Milwaukee. Many of the ideas that Keith and … [Read more...]

From the Members-at-Large

Issue: December 2023

The 2023 Conference was somewhat unusual, as delegates elected members-at-large to fill four positions, meaning an entirely new slate of MALs. We asked each new member-at-large to provide remarks following their election. Nicole Jordan, The Philadelphia Orchestra For those that I was not able to address at our convening at the Milwaukee conference, please allow me to introduce myself. My … [Read more...]

Legal Viability of Fellowships: SCOTUS Heads in a Troubling Direction

Issue: Counsel's Columns

Kevin Case, ICSOM Counsel

Issue: December 2023

Since the Supreme Court’s June 29, 2023 decision in Students for Fair Admissions (SFA) v. Harvard, 600 U.S. 181 (2023), hiring practices that use race as a factor have come under increasing scrutiny. Orchestra fellowship programs, which many ICSOM orchestras have implemented, are no exception. Even before SFA, musicians have asked whether fellowship programs—which often prefer or are even limited … [Read more...]

61st Annual ICSOM Conference in Review

Issue: October 2023

Laura Ross, ICSOM Secretary

Issue: October 2023

The musicians of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra (MSO) and the Milwaukee Musicians’ Association (AFM Local 8) hosted the 61st annual ICSOM conference at the Hyatt Regency Milwaukee August 23–26, 2023. The tradition of holding a community event prior to the opening of the conference continued this year as a small ensemble of ICSOM officers and delegates performed for an appreciative group at the … [Read more...]

Chairperson’s Report: A Farewell Address

Issue: October 2023

Meredith Snow, ICSOM Chairperson Emeritus

Issue: October 2023

ICSOM Chairperson Meredith Snow delivered the following remarks to the opening session of the 61st annual ICSOM Conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on August 23, 2023. The address is reproduced here as a farewell. Overall this has been a good year for our orchestras. Things still feel a little shaky and tentative—kind of like your first day out after a long illness—but we are, in fact, well … [Read more...]

President’s Report: An Honest Partnership

Issue: October 2023

Paul Austin, ICSOM President

Issue: October 2023

At the close of our 61st annual conference, Meredith Snow ended a lengthy eighteen-year tenure as a member of ICSOM’s Governing Board. When she attended her first ICSOM conference in 2002, Meredith served as the ICSOM delegate for the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Three years later in San Diego, the delegates elected Meredith as a member-at-large on the Governing Board, a position that she would … [Read more...]

The Jonah People

Issue: October 2023

Laura Ross

Issue: October 2023

On April 13–16, 2023, the Nashville Symphony performed a monumental work by Hannibal Lokumbe, The Jonah People: A Legacy of Struggle and Triumph, which was influenced by family history passed down from his great-great-grandmother. The collaboration between Lokumbe and the Nashville Symphony began in 2019, when he visited for a performance of his piece Crucifixion Resurrection: Nine Souls … [Read more...]

Adopted Resolutions and Bylaw Changes from the 61st Annual ICSOM Conference

Issue: October 2023

Resolution thanking Martha Warrington Whereas, Martha Warrington was a violist with the Oregon Symphony from 1984 until her retirement in 2021; and Whereas, In 2012, Martha agreed to undertake the important task of re-designing the ICSOM website as part of ICSOM’s 50th anniversary, followed by her service as webmaster until 2022, when additional updates and redesign became necessary; … [Read more...]

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