Category Archives: Overture E-Magazine

The official e-publication of AFM Local 47

August 2024 Overture Online: All Things Percussion

Inside This Issue:

COVER STORY: All Things Percussion
Announcing Our New Percussion Rehearsal Room
Member Spotlight: Alex Acuña
E2 is Here! Log In to Your New Online User Account
Parlaying Organizing Efforts: 2024 CA Labor Fed Convention
AFM Endorses Kamala Harris for U.S. President
#WhyUnion? Howie Rich Shares His Answer (and you can, too!)
Audition Notice: New West Symphony

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July 2024 Overture Online: Freedom

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COVER STORY: Freedom
Member Spotlight: Steven Allen Fox
Changes are Coming to our Website: Update Your Directory Profile Today
The Music Inside “Inside Out 2”
AFM Local 47 Members Celebrate Union PRIDE
Valley Economic Alliance Honors Controller Malia M. Cohen and Treasurer Fiona Ma
#WhyUnion? Norman Ludwin Shares His Answer
IATSE Secures Tentative Agreements

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June 2024 Overture Online: Labor Celebrates PRIDE ‎️‍🌈

Inside This Issue:

COVER STORY: Labor Celebrates PRIDE
Last Call – Spring Membership Drive Ends June 30th
Member Spotlight: LP
Next Local 47 Coffee Time Member Mingle: Friday, June 21
Action Alert: Protect Arts Funding in California
Book Review: “Union Divided: Black Musicians’ Fight for Labor Equality”
#WhyUnion? Share Your Answer
Motion Picture/TV Film: Important Dates for 2024
Organizing Updates

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May 2024 Overture Online: Musicians ARE Workers

Inside This Issue:

COVER STORY: Musicians ARE Workers – Celebrating our Profession on International Workers’ Day
2nd Annual AFM Local 47 Jazz Festival Photo Gallery
Spring Membership Drive: Spread the Word!
Member Spotlight: Pam Gates
Orchestration With Dr. Norman Ludwin – Free Classes for Members
Ensemble 2.0: Making Our Website Work Better for You
Volunteers Needed on May 11 to Help Stamp Out Hunger!

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April 2024 Overture Online: 2nd Annual AFM Local 47 Jazz Festival

Inside This Issue:

COVER STORY: 2nd Annual AFM Local 47 Jazz Festival: Free concert series April 14, 21 & 28
Inside the Pit at the 96th Annual Oscars
Member Spotlight: Jon Hammond
Spring Membership Drive: Spread the Word!
Abolish Poverty & Homelessness Initiative: Volunteers Needed
Pension Update on the Application for Special Financial Assistance

Auditions: Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera, Modesto Symphony Orchestra

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March 2024 Overture Online: Solidarity Wins!

Inside This Issue:

COVER STORY: Solidarity Wins! AFM Secures Tentative Agreement With AMPTP, Delivering Historic Wins for Musicians
Women’s History Month: Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Member Spotlight: Lindsey Stirling
Join ‘The Crew’ at the Many Crafts, One Fight Rally on March 3
AFM Local 47 Endorses Adam Schiff for U.S. Senate
Music Performance Trust Fund 2024 Scholarship Applications Now Open
LA County Fed 2024 Voter Guide – Vote by March 5!

Auditions: Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera, Modesto Symphony Orchestra

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February 2024 Overture Online: African Americans and the Arts

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COVER STORY: Black History Month 2024: African Americans and the Arts
Hundreds Rally to Support Musicians at Film/TV Contract Bargaining Kick-Off Event
Member Spotlight: Kosine
L.A. Black Worker Center Receives $2.5 Million; Press Conference Feb. 2
Limited Pressing Agreement Recording Rates Increase in 2024
AFM Goes to NAMM! Highlights from the 2024 Show
Sony Pictures Entertainment Dedicates John Williams Music Building on Historic Culver City Lot

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December 2023 Overture Online: The Magic of Music

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COVER STORY: The Magic of Music – ‘Tis the Season to Celebrate the Wonder of Our Art
Music Performance Trust Fund Offers Increased Funding for 2024
Congratulations 66th Annual Grammy Nominees!
Member Spotlight: Siddhartha Khosla
Local Wage Scale Updates Announced for 2024
Pacific Jazz Orchestra Launches Spectacular Debut Season
File for Your Creative Artist Business Tax Exemption
Auditions: Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera

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November 2023 Overture Online: Community

Inside This Issue:

COVER STORY: Community – Building Connections Through Collective Action
As SAG-AFTRA Strike Continues, Musicians Support & Organize
Member Spotlight: will.i.am
Honorary Member Seth MacFarlane Donates $10M to Strike Relief Effort
AFM Supports AI Campaign to Support Human Creativity
Book Review: ‘Music and Life’ by Mike Vaccaro
Auditions: Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera

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