June 2016 Overture Online: LA Loves Prince

Overture Online
June 2016

Cover story:

LA Loves Prince
A sea of purple descends upon City Hall for an epic live concert tribute

AFM Local 47 Appoints New Finance Committee
Thanks to these members for your willingness to serve

ProMusicDB Workshop: How to Create Your Own Online Course in Music
Join us Saturday, June 4

LA Chamber Orchestra Announces New Season 
Season marks Music Director Jeffrey Kahane’s 20th and last with orchestra

100,000 Signatures: Signed, Sealed Delivered
Build Better LA initiative gains the support needed to hit the November 2016 ballot

and more!

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ASMAC First WEDNESDAYS June 1 Workshop: Composition Techniques for Film and TV

jack smalleyWednesday, June 1, 2016 – 7 PM

$10 for Guests and Students
FREE for ASMAC & Local 47 members
Free parking

Meet-up & Check-in: 7-7:30 p.m.
Program: 7:30-10 p.m.

AFM Local 47 – Auditorium
817 Vine St. Hollywood, CA 90038

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Jack Smalley, film and television composer, mentor of mentors and mentor of composing legends will share valuable film and television scoring techniques. Learn more about Jack during an interview by special guest Perry Botkin Jr. followed by Jack’s in depth demonstration which includes printed scores, study material and audio examples. Continue reading →

ASMAC ‘FIRST WEDNESDAYS’ May workshop highlights women composers

Marlene Hajdu, Elise Michelle, and Carolyn Yarnell addressing the audience at the ASMAC FIRST WEDNESDAYS workshop highlighting women composers on May 4. (Photos courtesy Marlene Hajdu)

Marlene Hajdu, Elise Michelle, and Carolyn Yarnell addressing the audience at the ASMAC FIRST WEDNESDAYS workshop highlighting women composers on May 4. (Photos courtesy Marlene Hajdu)

by Alison Freebairn-Smith

The ASMAC First Wednesdays event on May 4, “Celebrating Women Composers,” did just that. We moved through the evening listening to music from animation to orchestral music from Carnegie Hall to bebop re-imagined. Continue reading →

Volunteers Needed to Sort 1 Million Pounds of Donated Food

food drive need volunteers

Take action now through June 11

A message from the LA County Federation of Labor:

Sisters & Brothers, Labor Community Services needs our help!

​​The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC), Branch 24 collected over a million pounds of food (yes, you read it correctly 1 MILLION), during this year’s annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive on May 14. Now we need people to help us sort.

We need to get all this food to our union families and community pantries. This is a call to action! We’re asking local unions to adopt-a-day or send volunteers any day from ​today until June 11. Your help will be greatly appreciated!

To volunteer as a group with Local 47 members, please contact Communications Director Linda Rapka at 323.240.1849 or email linda.rapka@promusic47.org. You may also register online at laborcommunityservicesla.org.

Brian O’Connor Celebration of Life

brian memorialSaturday, June 11, 2016 – 2 p.m.
@ Local 47 Serena Kay & Earl Williams Auditorium

Please join friends and colleagues on Saturday, June 11 at 2 p.m. for a musical, video and personal tribute to Brian O’Connor at the AFM Local 47 Auditorium.

All musicians and friends are welcome to attend our tribute to a great friend, wonderful artist and fearless labor activist. There will be food, drink and surprises.

We are funding this event via donations to the O’Connor Celebration Fund. You may make a donation to the Fund and the event online at www.oconnorfund.com or by writing a check to the O’Connor Celebration Fund (direct deposits online can also be made to: Wells Fargo Routing No. 122000247, Acct 5274345718). No donation is necessary to attend. Any unused funds will be donated to the UCLA Neurosurgery research center.

Thank you.
Marie Matson and the O’Connor Celebration Fund Committee

ProMusicDB Workshop: How to Create Your Own Online Course in Music

Presented by ProMusicDB & sponsored by AFM Local 47:

Learn how to turn your music experience into a passive income stream by creating your own online course

Local 47 is pleased to sponsor How to Create Your Own Online Course in Music, a workshop presented by ProMusicdb.

Saturday, June 4
10 a.m. – noon
@ AFM Local 47 Serena Kay & Earl Williams Auditorium
Free for AFM members; $20 suggested donation for guests

Space is limited; RSVP today to guarantee your seat! Continue reading →