Issue: October 2006
I’m a veteran of 33 years in the Houston Symphony. I served as an ICSOM alternate delegate and attended my first ICSOM Conference shortly after my second season with the HSO. That would have been in 1977. The HSO had just come back to work from being locked-out for around six months. As you can probably imagine, just starting out as a professional musician found me with little reserve for a major … [Read more...]
Issue: July 2006
In 1990, I wrote the following letter to then-president of the AFM, J. Martin Emerson: Dear Marty, I am pleased to report that the officers of ICSOM, OCSM, ROPA, and RMA have accepted the amended version of the Roehl report as adopted by the International Executive Board on March 31, 1990. You and the IEB are to be commended for the continuation of the AFM’s policy of openness and … [Read more...]
Issue: Chairperson's Reports
Back in October 2005 I wrote the following: “We still have enemies . . . If you have had a sense that there has been progress, I believe you are right. There are some enlightened managers in the field, but very few. We are still beset by managers that have very little financial knowledge and some education in the arts, but few have the imagination or artistic understanding to make the correct … [Read more...]
Issue: July 2006
Is Anybody Reading This? If you are a musician reading this issue of Senza Sordino, I hope you are doing so for reasons that extend beyond those 68 measures of rests you are counting. Sometimes I have a gnawing feeling that our managers are perusing these missives just as often as our musicians—which is great, and I welcome them to this latest edition. I just can’t help but wish that I had a … [Read more...]
Issue: July 2006
Y'All Come to Nashville There are a few times each year when I find myself trying to keep my head above water—obviously, the annual ICSOM conference is one of those times. Another one is during the preparation for the Conference, which began in May. The packets are prepared and mailed out. Then I wait. And wait. While I wait, I begin updating the delegate manual (which every delegate will … [Read more...]
Issue: July 2006
ICSOM’s Financial Outlook Healthy As the current fiscal year comes to an end, I’ve had the opportunity to give ICSOM a financial checkup. I’m happy to say ICSOM passed the physical! The past year has seen some good developments. We now have a high-yield money market account where we can park money temporarily in the same bank as ICSOM’s active accounts. Transfers can be made immediately, while … [Read more...]
Issue: July 2006
As Adopted by the International Executive Committee The title of the Symphony Department shall be changed to the Symphonic Services Division. The Administrator of the Symphony Department and operating head of the Orchestra Services Program shall serve as Director of the Symphonic Services Division, to be appointed to that position by the AFM President, and to be designated by the President … [Read more...]
Issue: July 2006
After service in the Army Air Corp in World War II, Bill attended the University of Tennessee on the GI Bill and continued his involvement in the labor movement. He subsequently became a member of the Oil, Chemical, and Atomic Workers International Union, the Newspaper Guild, and AFL-CIO Local 3017. He served at numerous levels of union functions, as a Local union steward, council delegate, … [Read more...]
Issue: July 2006
1987 The ICSOM Conference adopts a resolution calling for the appointment of a structure committee to consider options for possible restructuring of the player conferences in relation to the International AFM and local unions. ICSOM legal counsel Leonard Leibowitz prepares the Structure Committee report in July 1988. The members of the Structure Committee are: Irving Segall, Chair … [Read more...]
Issue: July 2006
Minnesota Orchestra’s ICSOM delegate, librarian Paul Gunther, was recently named the administrator of ICSOM’s mailing lists. Paul reports that the Minnesota Orchestra will tour European summer festivals at the end of August. Because of the tour, this may be the first ICSOM Conference that will see no delegate from the Minnesota Orchestra in attendance. Another consequence of the August tour will … [Read more...]
