Date: April | Local 802 AFM

Dancing Again to Live Music

President's Report

Tino Gagliardi

It’s always great to start with some positive news. The Paul Taylor Dance Company – now called Paul Taylor’s American Modern Dance – is once again performing with live music. The newly-renamed company just finished its inaugural season, featuring the

A tribute and celebration of Mary Whitaker

PLEASE SAVE THE DATE A Tribute and Celebration of Mary Whitaker (1952-2014) Sunday, May 3rd at 8 p.m. Cathedral of St. John the Divine (West 112 Street at Amsterdam) Details to follow in upcoming issues of Allegro and our e-newsletter

Apply now for Anne Walker Scholarship

May 1 is the deadline to apply for this year’s Anne Walker Scholarships. This is the 17th year that members of Local 802 and their children who are pursuing studies in music will have the opportunity to apply for these

A Tribute to Lew Soloff

Lew Soloff, 71, a member of Local 802 since 1959, died on March 8. A consummate fixture on the New York jazz scene, Mr. Soloff’s career was filled with a rich history of renowned sessions and world-class collaborations. Whether interpreting

Goodbye, Clark Terry

Clark Terry, 94, a Local 802 member since 1954, died on Feb. 21. His career in jazz spanned more than 70 years. Mr. Terry was a world-class trumpeter, flugelhornist, educator, composer, writer, trumpet/flugelhorn designer, teacher and NEA Jazz Master. He

Member Spotlight

Hailed by the New York Times as “one of the greatest musicians in jazz history,” Grammy-winning saxophone giant Joe Lovano has distinguished himself for some three decades. Lovano was born in Cleveland in 1952 and began playing alto saxophone as

Legal Corner

Harvey Mars, Esq.

The Supreme Court has taken up a case with implications for songwriters – and anyone who posts on Facebook! “Da da make a nice bed for mommy at the bottom of the lake…tie a rope around this rock…there goes mama

Broadway Green Alliance helps make theatre more sustainable

Rebekah Sale

GO GREEN: “Sustainability is important to me, not just as a musician, but as a human being. We have a responsibility to look after our planet. Ideas for musicians: read music from digital devices instead of printing music on paper.

Dance + Live Music

The Paul Taylor Dance Company – now called Paul Taylor’s American Modern Dance – is once again performing with live music. The newly-renamed company just finished its inaugural season, featuring the Orchestra of St. Luke’s performing under a Local 802

Stroke survivors and their caregivers share the joy of music

Joanne Loewy, DA, LCAT, MT-BC

What is it about singing that enhances speech and our willingness to communicate? The research team at Mount Sinai Beth Israel’s Louis Armstrong Center for Music and Medicine is eager to learn about the impact of singing on health and

Member to Member

Andy Schwartz

As professional musicians, by the time we reach late middle age, we are likely to be experiencing the aches and pains of repetitive physical stress, changes in our vision and other age-related ailments. We devote more time to visiting doctors

Visiting the audiologist

Dr. Ellen Finkelstein, Au.D.

It is extremely important for every person to have a complete hearing evaluation to establish baseline hearing levels, at the very least. While this is important for everyone, it is most important for musicians who are extremely reliant on this

Tax Time!

Each year, as the tax season approaches, Allegro publishes these updated tax tips for musicians provided by Local 802’s accounting firm, Gould, Kobrick & Schlapp P.C. OVERVIEW AND HIGHLIGHTS The following outline focuses on aspects of the tax law that

Reminiscences

DAVE RATAJCZAK Dave and I met at the Eastman School of Music back in the ‘70’s. We became close almost immediately as we had so much in common – we were the same age, we were both upstate boys from

Requiem

KEITH COPELAND Keith Copeland, 68, a drummer and a member of Local 802 since 1963, died on Feb. 14. Mr. Copeland grew up listening to his father Ray, who played trumpet with Thelonious Monk, Dizzy Gillespie, Lionel Hampton and others.

‘Why we joined the union’

I joined Local 802 when I became the substitute music director for the Off Broadway production of “The Fantasticks.” I am here in NYC to be a musical theatre writer; I graduated from NYU’s graduate program in musical theatre writing,

Executive Board Minutes

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2015 Meeting called to order at 11:05 a.m. Present: President Gagliardi, Recording Vice President O’Connor, Executive Board members Brandford, Cranshaw, Cutler, Dougherty, Kruvand, Schwartz, Sharman. Financial Vice President Olcott and Executive Board member Hyde absent on union

Musicians' Assistance Program

Siena Shundi, LCSW-R

It’s well known in the industry that musicians are their own biggest critics. Somewhere along the line, you may have had a tough music teacher. Or maybe your family put pressure on you to succeed. Perhaps your own passion and

The Band Room

Bill Crow

Karl Kraber sent me an excerpt from Nicolas Slonimsky’s book “Perfect Pitch,” which listed some of the remarkable expressions of conductor Eugene Ormandy. Back in 1987 in this column, I printed a collection of Ormandy-isms that had been sent to

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