Board Meeting Minutes/January 31, 2014

The regular meeting of the Board of Directors’ of the Cincinnati Musicians’ Association was called to order on January 31, 2014 at 3:11 PM.

All members were present.

The minutes of the January 13, 2014 were approved as submitted.

NEW MEMBERS:

None

GOOD STANDING FROM OTHER LOCALS

NEW MEMBERS:

NONE

REINSTATE:

NONE

DECEASED:

Ben McKlveen

RESIGNED:

Sam Schlosser

Rob Reichhardt

ERASED:

NONE

 

OLD/CURRENT BUSINESS:

I. President’s Report

  • The Constitution revisions were approved by a majority of the membership who voted.
  • The current price list will expire in September of 2014. Paul Pillar will speak to the Board at a future meeting to discuss the price list.
  • The Local will be absorbing $5 of the $10 dues increase.
  • The Minnesota Orchestra will have their first concert this weekend. The Minnesota Local is still in need of financial support to assist them during the recovery. The musicians ended up with a 15% wage cut. Don Hurd motioned to donate $500 to the Minnesota Local. Joe Gaudio provided the second. The motion passed.

II. CCO

  • President Paul Frankenfeld and Rebecca Andres met with CCO Board Chair Jennifer Funk and Michael Cioffi. The talks were productive. The next meeting has been scheduled for February 19, 2014.
  • The pension issue has been straightened out and payments can be posted.

 

III. Ballet Recording

  • Director Carmen DeLeone had requested a special demo price from the Local regarding the recording of the new ballet, King Arthur. Since it would need to be done under full SRLA all musicians would need to be paid whether or not they play the recording. The expense would be prohibitive.
  • The CSO could not even provide a 3 minutes excerpt from an archival recording because the CSO is not signed onto the current IMA.

IV. CSO

  • There is a discussion beginning about the performance of Varese’s Amerique (1926). It requires an additional 43 players. It has been proposed to make this an educational project and include students from CCM. Baltimore did Rite of Spring in a similar fashion. Baltimore does not encourage the CSO to follow suit. It appears to be an end-run to avoid hiring extra players. The performance would be a part of the subscription season. That indicates that the performance really wouldn’t be ‘educational’. There may be a way to involve an educational component so discussion will continue.
  • IMA negotiations were held in NY on Monday, January 27. The meeting began with a caucus. No real movement happened once all parties met. The next three meetings will be held in March, May, and June.
  • The estate of Charles Yeiser left monies to CSO players that are still with the orchestra after the previous contract negotiations. The provision should include librarians but there has been some pushback. More information will be forthcoming.
  • Due to the Polar Vortex the organization is trying to make arrangements for the Lollipop Concerts that were postponed.

 

NEW BUSINESS:

I. Musicians Ball

  • The date has been locked in for Friday, April 18. It will run from 7-11PM. Two bands will perform. Each band will play 2 sets. The Paul Wagner Orchestra and Paragon will be the two bands.

 

THE FOLLOWING VOUCHERS WERE ORDERED PAID:

 

See attached B 24473-24500

Next meeting scheduled for Monday, February 10 at 3PM.

 

Meeting adjourned at 4:20PM.

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Board Meeting Minutes/January 13, 2014

The regular meeting of the Board of Directors’ of the Cincinnati Musicians’ Association was called to order on January 13, 2014 at 3:35 PM.

All members were present.

The minutes of the December 30, 2013 were approved as submitted with a typo correction.

NEW MEMBERS:

NONE

GOOD STANDING FROM OTHER LOCALS

NEW MEMBERS:

NONE

REINSTATE:

Phil DeGreg Piano 1/3/14

DECEASED:

NONE

RESIGNED:

NONE

ERASED:

NONE

OLD/CURRENT BUSINESS:

I. President’s Report

  • President Paul Frankenfeld read a letter from Richard Porotsky certifying the results that members of the Board had been reelected by acclamation.
  • Ballots have been returned for the constitution revisions.  Richard Porotsky will be handling the ballot tabulation on Thursday, January 16, 2014.
  • The AFM has a new Public Radio rate but it needs to have an addendum stating that the agreement is “as of” a certain date and not retroactive.
  • President Frankenfeld reported that there was a low turnout at the Taft Chamber Concert due to the sever weather forecast. He may reschedule the group for a fall date.
  • Players for the ‘Book of Mormon’ will be paid through direct deposit.  Since there is a fee associated with this it will be billed back to the touring company.

II. CCO

  • President Paul Frankenfeld will be meeting with Jennifer Funk and Mike Cioffi on January 16 at 2pm in Mike Cioffi’s office.
  • Paul would like to ask either Rebecca Andres or Nat Chaiken to also attend the meeting.

III.  Ballet

  • The Ballet would like to record a new ballet, King Arthur.  This will be a world premiere. Robert McGrath will inform the ballet that it can be done at the full SRLA rate.  For 60 musicians that would be about $75-80,000.
  • The Ballet was reminded that they could do a fixed camera archive recording.
  • The performance will be the second week in February.
  • There is some discussion regarding the Ballet not paying for doubling. They prefer an additional player be hired in lieu of doubling.

IV. CSO

  • Since there was no winner of the trombone audition the orchestra will have a player begin on a weekly service contract.
  • Management would like a fundraising event during the Pops tour to Florida.  A day off in Sarasota is the desired day.  Discussion is in process.
  • To date 37 players have participated in 430 educational services that give a “service credit” in return.
  • President Frankenfeld will be speaking with the Personnel Manager and the Assistant Personnel Manager.  It has reached Paul that substitute players are being asked their opinion about other substitute players.  This is not acceptable and needs to be dealt with quickly.

 

 

NEW BUSINESS:

I. New Year’s Eve Ball

  • There have been some complaints about the band that was used at the Ball.  It was a non-union group.  Communicating with the committee that plans the event is difficult.  The age range of the audience basically dictates the style of music and the Local does not currently have any bands playing the genre that was desired for the last couple of years.

II. Musicians Ball

  • The date of April 18 has been set for the Ball.

THE FOLLOWING VOUCHERS WERE ORDERED PAID:

See attached B 24449-24443

Next meeting scheduled for Tuesday, January 28 at 4:30PM.

Meeting adjourned at 4:25PM.

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Board Meeting Minutes/December 30, 2013

The regular meeting of the Board of Directors’ of the Cincinnati Musicians’ Association was called to order on December 30, 2013 at 12:45 PM.

All members were present.

The minutes of December 9, 2013 were approved with a minor revision.  Item III. CCO should have read that Paul needs to meet with Jennifer Funk.

NEW MEMBERS:

None

GOOD STANDING FROM OTHER LOCALS

NEW MEMBERS:

NONE

REINSTATE:

NONE

DECEASED:

William Knabe 12/4/13

Catherine Lange-Jensen 12/8/13

 

RESIGNED:

Janet George 12/23/13

Nathalie Senamaud 12/19/13

Shauna K. Thompson 12/17/13

Tristan Sutton 12/11/13

 

ERASED:

NONE

 

OLD/CURRENT BUSINESS:

I. ICSOM Meeting

  • President Frankenfeld reported that the orchestra managers have organized as a 501c6.  Managers responsible for orchestras of varying budget sizes represented the organization. The Managers presented an offer regarding the IMA which was set up in 2009. Their proposal would have amounted to players not being compensated as established in the current agreement.
  • The next meeting is scheduled for late January 2014.

II. KSO

  • President Paul Frankenfeld has been working on a letter to members that perform regularly with the Kentucky Symphony Orchestra.  The KSO provides important work opportunities for our members but there needs to be a conversation between the Local and the players.

III. CCO

  • President Frankenfeld is working to schedule a meeting with Jennifer Funk and anyone else she feels should meet together regarding the CBA.  President Frankenfeld would like to see the agreement extended for another year and seek retroactive pay for the players.
  • The organization is facing several challenges.  They must search for a new Music Director, they do not have a permanent home, and it may be time to develop a new long-range plan.

IV.Office Equipment Update

  • Carol Dunevant presented a motion to purchase 2 external hard drives, a scanner, copier/printer, and a flash drive to be used in the office. Joe Gaudio provided the second.  The motion was passed unanimously.  One hard drive will be dedicated to archive material and the other will be used for backing up Rhonda’s computers.  The flash drive will be for daily backups and the scanner will be used to begin digitizing archive material for preservation.

V. CSO

  • President Frankenfeld reported that all vacation issues have been worked out.

NEW BUSINESS:

I. Boar’s Head Festival

  • There is a special agreement that the payroll for the event is run through Promo.
  • They will be allowed to continue at the current rate but there will be a possible raise for next year.
  • They have permission to do an archival recording.

II. Taft Concert Series

  • All concerts are set and ready to go.  The first concert is next weekend.

III. Musicians Ball

  • There has been a date held.  Paul needs to confirm but it will probably be April 18.  There was a conflict with the time frame used in the past.

THE FOLLOWING VOUCHERS WERE ORDERED PAID

See attached B 24431-24448

The next two meetings are scheduled for Monday, January 13 at 3:30PM and Tuesday, January 28 at 4PM.

 

Meeting adjourned at 1:41PM.

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Washington Platform Jazz Series Expands to Saturday Nights

Gratified by the Greater Cincinnati community’s response in the year and half since they began showcasing the area’s top jazz performers, Washington Platforms Saloon and Restaurant has decided it’s time to expand the Washington Platform Jazz Series to Saturday nights. They began March 1 and will be offering live jazz, from Latin to vocal, and from straight-ahead to groove jazz. Look for some out-of-town players to be featured in coming weeks as well.

Their mission remains the same as it was in the beginning: to give the city a jazz venue for grownups; a place where folks can gather to hear solid, consistent live small-group jazz, to meet friends, to have an enjoyable and interesting meal and some honest drinks and a place where musicians like to play and listeners like to listen.

Washington Platform serves as a bridge between downtown and Over-the-hine, offering a civilized spot for folks to drop in and have a meal or drinks before or after symphony, ballet, theater, or art events. They serve food until 11PM on weekends and cocktails, of course, until closing. Patrons can park safely, for free, in the lot just across Elm Street on the northwest corner of the intersection.

Jazz runs from 9PM to midnight and there is no cover. There is a $10 food/beverage minimum.

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