Category Archives: Final Notes / In Memoriam

In Memoriam: March 2018

Walter C. Becker
Life Member. Bass
2/20/1950 – 9/3/2017
Survived by spouse & children

William Calkins
Life Member. Saxophone
9/28/1921 – 1/13/2018
Survived by spouse & son

Bill Hughes
Life Member. Copyist
10/31/1932 – 2/1/2018
Survived by family

Alvin M. Mills
Life Member. Violin
2/2/1922 – 9/19/2017
Survived by family

Dave Oyler
Life Member. Copyist
11/26/1945 – 1/2/2018
Survived by sister

W.Z. Taubenson
Life Member. Trumpet
2/16/1924 – 12/30/2017
Survived by friends

Miles F. Zentner
Life Member. Flute
10/26/1939 – 3/16/2017
Survived by spouse & children

Memorial Services for Bill Hughes

In Memoriam: February 2018

Dominic Frontiere
Life Member. Accordion
6/17/1931 – 12/21/2017
Survived by spouse & son

Anthony (Tony) Lovullo
Life Member. Accordion
12/17/1932 – 9/3/2017
Survived by spouse

David R. Margetts
Life Member. Violin
12/3/1925 – 6/2/2017
Survived by spouse

In Memoriam: January 2018

John C. Byrer
Life Member. Trumpet
6/6/1933 – 11/20/2017
Survived by spouse & children

Mitchell Margo
Member. Keyboard
5/25/1947 – 11/15/2017
Survived by sons and family

Final Note: Mitchell Thomas Peters

Former Life Member. Drum Set
8/17/1935 – 10/28/2017

Mitchell Peters, a prodigious composer, recording artist, music professor, and former principal timpanist and percussionist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, died in Encinitas Oct. 28, 2017 at the age of 82.

Peters joined the Los Angeles Philharmonic as its co-principal percussionist in 1969 and retired as its principal timpanist in 2006. He performed under such conductors as Zubin Mehta, Carlo-Maria Giulini, André Previn, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Leonard Bernstein, Pierre Boulez, Sir Simon Rattle, John Williams, Michael Tilson Thomas and countless others. Continue reading →

In Memoriam: December 2017

Paul Buckmaster
Member. Composer
6/13/1946 – 11/7/2017
Survived by child

Isabelle Daskoff
Life Member. Violin
6/4/1922 – 7/20/2017
Survived by niece & nephew

Jerry Lewis
Life Member. Drum Set
3/16/1926 – 8/20/2017
Survived by spouse & children

Alan W. Reinecke
Member. Timpani
2/6/1961 – 11/4/2017
Survived by spouse & parents

Final Note: Alan Reinecke

2/6/1961 – 11/4/2017
Member. Timpani

Alan Wesley Reinecke, professional percussionist and computer technologist, died Nov. 4 at home in Arcadia with his wife, parents and sister at his side. He was 56, and had been diagnosed in April with pancreatic cancer. Continue reading →

In Memoriam: November 2017

Caesar Giovannini
Life Member. Piano
2/26/1925 – 9/23/2017
Survived by child

Tom Petty
Member. Guitar
10/20/1950 – 10/3/2017
Survived by spouse & children

Memories of Fats Domino

Photo by Heinrich Klaffs, Creative Commons
Fats Domino in 1973 performing in the Musikhalle Hamburg, Germany.

One of the founding fathers of rock ’n’ roll, Fats Domino (AFM Local 174-496) injected a Creole-infused shot of rhythm and blues, jazz and boogie woogie to the genre.

He was born Antoine Dominique Domino Jr. on Feb. 26, 1928 in New Orleans, where he began playing local nightclubs at age 14. Throughout his astounding career, Domino sold over 65 million records whose hits hits include “Blueberry Hill,” “Ain’t That a Shame,” “I’m Walkin’ ” and his version of “My Blue Heaven.”

His remarkable abilities on the piano proved that the instrument had as vital a place in rock ’n’ roll as the guitar.

Domino died Oct. 24, 2017, at 89. Continue reading →

Final Note: Michael Consoldane

Life Member. Guitar
4/24/1945 – 8/30/2017

Michael passed away suddenly after a brief illness on Aug. 30, 2017. He was born in Youngstown, Ohio on April 24, 1945 to Anthony V. Consoldane and Ruth Oberlin. Raised in Warren, Ohio, Michael learned to play the trumpet at an early age and was a member of many high school bands including the Warren Jr. Military Band sponsored by the VFW Post 1090. Continue reading →