Announcements

2011 Election Results

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2012 Dues Sale:

The Board of Directors has approved a reduction in regular member dues of $15 (from $200 to $185) for those members who pay all of their dues for 2012 by January 31.

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San Francisco Mandolin Orchestra
New Music Competition for Golden Gate Bridge 75th Anniversary

The Competition Begins!

The San Francisco Mandolin Orchestra announces a competition for new compositions for the orchestra in celebration of the 75th Anniversary of the building of the Golden Gate Bridge (see www.goldengatebridge75.org).  We are asking composers to write a new piece as a tribute to this magnificent structure.  Compositions should be arranged for our orchestra and will be played by the orchestra in April to June, 2012.  The winning piece will be recorded for circulation to various media including radio and television.

“Much of our music was written several centuries ago by people who told us about their lives and their world using emotions captured by the music,” said Nicola Swinburne Bocus, SFMO’s Artistic Director.  “We want to show how it can capture today’s sensations about events in our lives, and be performed on the instruments we play today.”

The San Francisco Mandolin Orchestra is a 20 to 25-member strong community orchestra, with a mixture of mandolins, mandolas, octave mandolins, mandocello, guitar, and bass. It functions both as a plucked string version of the more common, bowed string orchestra, but also differs in the additional chordal and rhythmic capacities of the instruments, and the use of tremolo and other mandolin-specific techniques.

Details of the competition were announced on the San Francisco Mandolin Orchestra website, www.sfmandolin.org, on August 1, 2011.  The judges of the final three compositions are: Tony Kaye, Keith Harris, and Carlo Aonzo. The orchestra will decide the winner out of three finalists.  Information is available about the format for submission of entries, composition duration, and information on how to arrange for our mandolin orchestra. The deadline for receipt of entries will be January 31, 2012.

The required composition length is 3 to 8 minutes.  The initial submission will consist of a score and a written description of the connection between the composer’s music and the Bridge. The pieces will be reviewed by a panel of 3 judges who will choose three from all the entries.  The three will then be played by the orchestra during rehearsals April to May 2012 and the winner and runners up chosen by the orchestra members at the first concert in May.  Prizes will be: $1200 (1st prize); $300 (2nd prize); and $100 (3rd prize).

Please email San Francisco Mandolin Orchestra New Music Secretary, Nicola Bocus at newmusicinfo@sfmandolin.org if you are interested, and sign up for competition updates through the competition mailing list at www.sfmandolin.org/newmusic.shtml.

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Oakland Youth Orchestra announces 2011-12 Bridge Private Lesson Scholarship

OYO’s Bridge Music Lesson Program underwrites music lessons and training with the goal of  developing performance skills in musically interested children ages 9 – 16 for eventual placement in Oakland Youth Orchestra. The primary geographic focus is Alameda County. Music teachers are invited to nominate pupils who can demonstrate musical interest and financial need. Nomination and student application forms are available at www.OYO.org. Deadline for receipt of teacher nomination and student application forms for our June 2011 funding cycle is June 15, 2011.

++New++ AFM Joint Venture Agreement (Non-Symphonic)

 

For the first time ever musicians can now have their recordings protected through an AFM-approved Joint Venture Agreement. An exemption to Local and Federation recording scales, pension, and reporting bylaws shall be granted for recording projects when the following criteria are met:

  1. Afm members on the date are self-producing or collaborating in self production, not providing a service for hire, and are in creative control over the material and the recording process;
  2. There is no employer;
  3. The purpose of the recording is to produce a demo to obtain work for live performing and/or the purpose of the recording is to produce a product for sale and the proceeds from sales exclusively benefit band members.

Here are the steps necessary for completion of the agreement:

  1. The artist/group states where and when the recording was made and the song titles and lengths;
  2. The leader and each musician in the group provide their contact information and addresses and state what percentage of ownership that they have;
  3. Finally, the Local Officer provides the Local’s address and contact information and then signs the top portion of the agreement.

Call the office if you would like to use this agreement (415) 575-0777.

Get The Musical News in PDF!

 

If you are a Local 6 member and would like to receive the newsletter by email (in PDF file format), please contact the Local 6 office. The Musical News, published bi-monthly, is the official newsletter of the Musicians Union Local 6. Any notice appearing in the newsletter shall be considered to be an official notice to the membership.

Musicians Needed For Concert Band

 

Local 6 member Hank Niebolt is looking for professional quality musicians to play in his concert band, the Serramonte Winds. In particular, he needs more players to fill in section chairs, especially clarinets and percussion. Hank uses music from his extensive library of challenging and interesting works. No concerts are given, and the emphasis is on enjoying the music and making new friends from all over the Bay Area. The group rehearses on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month, fromt 6:30 – 9:30 p.m., at 699 Serramonte Blvd. in Daly City (2 blocks west of Serramonte Shopping Center). If interested, give Hank a call at (650) 992-3911.

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