Composer Jeremy Turner led an AFM Local 47 orchestra at the Warner Bros. Eastwood Scoring Stage in January to score the Netflix docu-series Five Came Back. Continue reading
Overture OnlineLocal 47 at 120 Years:
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Over 300,000 Music Credits of LA Musicians to be Digitally Archived
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John D. Berkman
Life Member. Piano
5/22/1929 – 2/28/2017
Survived by spouse & children
Raymond A. Forman
Life Member. Copyist
9/26/1942 – 2/8/2017
Survived by spouse
David E. Stanton
Clarinet, Saxophone
10/13/1952 – 8/19/2016
Survived by siblings
Life Member. Trumpet
5/30/1926 – 3/20/2017
by Dave Terran, son
Renowned studio trumpet player Tony Terran, the last surviving member of the I Love Lucy show orchestra, died in Los Angeles at age 90. As a session musician Terran was regarded as one of the most versatile trumpet players in the music business, and had an impact on the Los Angeles music scene for more than four decades as a specialist of many musical styles. He was part of the Wrecking Crew, which was a group of session musicians in Los Angeles that earned wide acclaim in the 1960s. The Wrecking Crew was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame on November 26, 2007. Continue reading
The International Conference of Symphony and Opera Musicians (ICSOM) and the Symphonic Jazz Orchestra (SJO) are among the most recent AFM Local 47 member groups to send a clear message to Congress that the proposed defunding of the National Endowment of the Arts is not acceptable. Continue reading
Former Member. Drum Set
10/19/1948 – 3/1/2017
Survived by cousins
A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 25, 2017 at Todd Memorial Chapel in Claremont, CA, followed by graveside service at Pomona Cemetery in Pomona, CA.
Final Note for Elvin Lloyd Myers.
Former Member. Drum Set
10/19/1948 – 3/1/2017
Elvin Lloyd Myers Jr., 68 of La Verne, California, died March 1, 2017. He was born in Texas, the only child of Elvin and Mildred Rogers Myers. He attended Brown Military Academy in San Diego and graduated from Montclair High School. He studied home building and remodeling at Cal Poly Pomona university, and other subjects at Mt. San Antonio College, Yale University, and Citrus College. Elvin Lloyd was a gifted musician, licensed general contractor, beloved dance instructor, great friend to many, beloved family member, and a loving son. Continue reading
