Issue: December 2007
At the 2007 ICSOM Conference in Minneapolis, delegates were treated to a wonderful presentation on long-term disability insurance by Sally Mermelstein, an attorney and former violinist with the Minnesota Orchestra. Ms. Mermelstein’s presentation proved to be one of the most popular sessions of the Conference, and there were many requests from delegates for an article in Senza Sordino so that all … [Read more...]
Issue: Chairperson's Reports
As I sit at my desk to write these thoughts for the next edition of Senza Sordino, it is just after midnight on November 16, 2007. The issue that is foremost on my mind this night, and which has, in fact, dominated my thinking all week, is the egregious lockout of the musicians of the Jacksonville Symphony. I’m sure that all of our readers realize that Senza Sordino is delivered some weeks after … [Read more...]
Issue: December 2007
Welcome Locals! I recently spent an interesting day and a half entering AFM local addresses. Thankfully, there are already 41 locals representing ICSOM orchestras, which made my job a bit shorter. Still, 207 addresses later, I have some new impressions about our representation across two countries. Your first question, I suspect, would be: “Laura, why were you entering all those … [Read more...]
Issue: December 2007
[Editor's Note: This is the first of what is hoped will be a series of articles hightlighting unique, noteworthy, original, creative, and/ or successful educational programs of ICSOM orchestras. Readers are invited and encouraged to make submissions.] “Wonderful new stuff, all of it.” —David Hawley (Review of Future Classics! concert in Saint Paul Pioneer Press) “Hot damn, there’s some … [Read more...]
Issue: December 2007
Approximately 40 or 50 orchestra musicians and local officers met with AFM officers, staff, and counsel for an electronic media summit in Alexandria, Virginia on Monday, November 12, 2007. The discussion centered on radio broadcasting. ICSOM Chair Bruce Ridge made a few opening remarks and expressed his interest in the opinions of those in attendance. AFM President Tom Lee began with a brief … [Read more...]
Issue: December 2007
Newslets are compiled with the help of ICSOM delegates and ICSOM Members at Large from sources that include direct submissions, member orchestra websites, and topical news items. The editor encourages input and submissions. Oregon Symphony delegate Dolores Daigle reports that Elaine Calder has been appointed President of the Oregon Symphony Association. Calder actually arrived last season from … [Read more...]
