The IRS mileage reimbursement rate has been changed for the remainder of 2022. The new rate, in effect as of July 1 through Dec. 31, 2022, is now 62.5 cents per mile driven for business use (up from 58.5 cents per mile as of Jan. 1, 2022).
The Local 47 Wage Scale book in the members section of our website has been updated to reflect this change.
Life Member. Composer
4/14/1929 – 6/21/2022
by Mike Lang, Life Member
So sad to read of Artie’s departure…
Artie was so special on so many levels, having had three uniquely successful careers… firstly, as a first call studio pianist, then, as a prolific and talented composer for film and television, and, finally, as the “go-to” conductor for major film composers. Continue reading
Life Member. String Bass
7/26/1941 – 4/6/2022
by Zoila Ramos Mitchell
Glenn Arlington Mitchell — musician, writer, artist, conductor, husband and lover of jazz music — was born in the city of Hollywood on July 26, 1941. His father, Uber Arlington Mitchell, was from Colorado, and Elle Foust was from California. Continue reading
Black members of more than 40 orchestras have launched the Black Orchestral Network (BON), a collective of Black orchestral musicians dedicated to creating an inclusive and equitable environment for Black people in the orchestral field. Continue reading
Throughout his career as an accomplished composer and pianist, Canadian-born Evan Wish has traveled all over the world. But his most recent trip to Italy proved to be among the greatest highlights of his life.
In October 2021, Wish was knighted by the Order of Saint George de Bourgogne in Italy for the merits in the international music category and humanitarian gifting thorough the years. Continue reading
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NOTICE: LOCAL 47 CANNOT HELP YOU COLLECT WAGES FOR THE FOLLOWING ENGAGEMENT:
PACIFIC OPERA PROJECT: ‘INTO THE WOODS’
Descanso Gardens
July 8, 9, 10, 15, 16 & 17
PLEASE NOTE that as of this writing, there is no AFM contract to cover this engagement.
If you accept this engagement and your wages are not paid, or are paid incorrectly, THE AFM AND LOCAL 47 CANNOT COLLECT YOUR WAGES FOR YOU.
Open to all AFM Local 47 members in good standing. Continue reading
A Message from the AFM Local 47 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee:
The DEI Committee applauds the national effort to celebrate Pride Month and Juneteenth. Juneteenth affords us the opportunity commemorate the emancipation of enslaved black Americans. Pride Month is our chance to acknowledge our LGBTQ+ community.
Our support of these celebrations represent the kind of freedoms that must be a part of our workplace and private lives.
– The DEI Committee