Frank Vincent

Former Local #1 member and pianist Frank Vincent passed away April 17, 2014. He was 76. Frank didn’t need an encore to impress jazz lovers. He performed in area clubs for over 50 years. When not playing with his trio here, he toured with R&B legend James Brown or jazz singers Mel Torme and Mark Murphy.Rick VanMatre, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music professor emeritus called Frank “one of the few jazz musicians that could truly be called a poet.”  VanMatre played often with Mr. Vincent until the pianist suffered a stroke in 2011. A 2002 Enquirer story called Mr. Vincent “one of Cincinnati’s musical treasures for many years.”

Frank Vincent was born, April 10, 1938, in Falconer, NY. An accordion player, he performed after high school with a country western group called the Western Heirs.

He later joined a lounge band and the group played the old Blue Angel in downtown Cincinnati in 1958. He stayed to study at CCM and collaborate with drummer Dee Felice.

Vincent’s trio had long running gigs throughout the area including the Playboy Club, Buccaneer Inn, Carousel Inn, and the Harley Hotel. Many members of the Local including Lou Lausche, Lynne Scott, Mike Meloy, Mike Sharfe, among others performed with Frank over the years. A memorial celebration will be scheduled for the future but there was no funeral per his request.

He is survived by his daughter Theresa Gehring, son Steve Vincent, sister Sylvia Fuller, brother Arthur Vincent, two grandchildren and former wives Doreen Vincent and Mary Ellen Tanner.  He was proceeded in death by wife Rose Carlotta.

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General Membership Quarterly Meeting Minutes-3/31/14

The quarterly general membership business meeting of the Cincinnati Musicians’ Association was called to order on March 31, 2014 at 7:19 PM.

15 members were present.

Minutes from the December 9, 2013 quarterly meeting were read and approved.

OLD/CURRENT BUSINESS:

I. Welcome

  • President Frankenfeld welcomed members and apologized for any difficulty getting into the building. Tenants have to sign in after 6PM and there is a new security guard at the desk this evening.

II. FIFTY-YEAR HONOREES

  • President Paul Frankenfeld presented Richard Porotsky his 50-year membership pin and card. Paul shared with the members present memories of Richard’s tenure with the Local. Richard is from Pennsylvania and attended the Curtis Institute of Music. He joined the CSO in the 1963-64 season. He is married to Betty Jean (flute).
  • President Frankenfeld also recognized Marc Cleghorn, in absentia, for 50 years of membership. Mark is currently living in Wisconsin.

 

III. Focus on Freelancing

  • President Frankenfeld began by recognizing several performance groups and concert series in the area that use freelance musicians. These groups perform regularly but do not necessarily have a CBA with the Local. Many have a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)clearly stating a scale that is equal to or above current scale listed. The Board is due to discuss the price list, which will be expiring soon, and it will be in keeping with neighboring locals. As President, he wants to hear from members as the discussion begins.
  • It is not the duty of the Local to get jobs for members. If work is available the Local can push to create opportunities if possible. The new casino is an example of potential opportunity. Booking agencies are almost a thing of the past since musicians can promote their own music through their own websites. Work dues and pension contributions are not paid if people contract themselves. Look at CityBeat and you can find tons of free music available any night.
  • The Local doesn’t want to deprive any musician from getting work but there is concern about any non-union group paying under scale. An example is the Kentucky Symphony Orchestra. The Kentucky Symphony Orchestra hits 6 markers that indicate its players are employees and not independent contractors. A ‘Fence Agreement’ could provide a solution. This would provide an agreement where members of the Local would receive a negotiated scale.
  • Q: Since the MOAs with other groups have been drawn up, does the KSO jeopardize other area orchestras?
  • A: Case in point. The Carnegie Center for Visual and Performing Arts (The Carnegie)    has used the CCO in the past for their performances. Space only allows for a total of 17 players. Management of the KSO presented a much lower budget than the CCO but used members of the Local. Apparently something occurred because the Carnegie is reaching back out to the CCO and BAMSO. The Local is trying to preserve work at reasonable scale for members. The Local is willing to sit down with the Carnegie and look at their budget for the productions. The scale could be adjusted with an MOA and could provide about 13 services for area musicians.
  • Q: What is the Kentucky Symphony Orchestra’s reasoning for not being a union organization?
  • A: Unknown.

OPEN DISCUSSION/COMMENTS:

  • Elizabeth Motter (harp) pointed out that freelancers rely on many things to make a living. She has noticed big changes in just the last 5-7 years. There is much less opportunity. A younger generation is doing the hiring and they seem to prefer recorded music.
  • José Mangual(trombone) pointed out that a big problem is the budget cuts in schools. Arts are often the first thing to go. As an educator he knows first hand that his students are not being exposed to live music. José asked if the Local be doing anything to show freelancers the benefits of being a member. The benefits are on the website so it is just a matter of getting freelancers to look at what the Local offers.
  • President Frankenfeld closed the discussion with the following comments. He asks that all freelancers let the Board know what your needs are. How can we help you? If you are a member of a performing group, please leave materials in case an opportunity arises. The big question is how do we change the minds of the larger community population? How do we show the importance of having live music?

 

Meeting adjourned at 8:20PM

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Board Meeting Minutes/February 10, 2014

The regular meeting of the Board of Directors’ of the Cincinnati Musicians’ Association was called to order on February 10,2014 at 3:15PM.

Carol Dunevant and Lynne Scott absent.

The minutes of the January 31, 2014 were approved.

 

NEW MEMBERS:

NONE

GOOD STANDING FROM OTHER LOCALS

NEW MEMBERS:

NONE

REINSTATE:

NONE

DECEASED:

NONE

RESIGNED:

NONE

ERASED:

NONE

OLD/CURRENT BUSINESS:

I. President’s Report

  • President Frankenfeld reported that the Librarians will be included in the bonus check the CSO musicians will be getting from the Yeiser estate bequest.
  • It is not a valid argument to make retroactive payments of pension plan for recording agreements.
  • Archive recordings of conductors during shows will be allowed for study purposes only.

II. Musicians Ball

  • Flyers: should it be 500 or 800 printed.

III. American Income Life

  • Based on a previous presentation it was decided that the Local will not partner with American Income Life.

 

NEW BUSINESS:

NONE

THE FOLLOWING VOUCHERS WERE ORDERED PAID:

See attached B 24501-24511

Next meeting scheduled for February 23, 2014 at 3PM.

Meeting adjourned at 4:45PM.

Due to the absence of Carol Dunevant minutes were taken by Vice President Barb Lambert.

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Board Meeting Minutes/April 14, 2014

The regular meeting of the Board of Directors’ of the Cincinnati Musicians’ Association was called to order on April 14, 2014 at 4:41 PM.

Don Hurd and Mike Andres were absent.

The minutes of the March 31, 2014 were approved.

 

NEW MEMBERS:

Abigail Longhorst (percussion/timpani) 4/1/2014

Janice Ahn (violin) 4/1/2014

Yang Liu (violin) 4/1/2014

GOOD STANDING FROM OTHER LOCALS

NEW MEMBERS:

NONE

REINSTATE:

NONE

DECEASED:

NONE

RESIGNED:

Haejin Kim 4/9/2014

ERASED:

NONE

OLD/CURRENT BUSINESS:

I. President’s Report

  • Paul has been able to rent storage space in the building for the chairs and stands. Getting these items into storage will help open up the office space. Rent will be $43 a month. There is a larger space that is available if we need it in the future.
  • Karen Frye has been in contact with Paul regarding the internment ceremony in Oregon for her father, Gene Frye. The Board expressed a desire to see a memorial service held locally sometime around the one-year anniversary of Gene’s passing. Paul will look into the possibility of having one in the foyer of Music Hall.

II. CCO

  • There is a need for a memorandum of agreement with the CCO so that pension payments can be taken care of for the players.
  • There is considerable interest from conductors for the CCO position. The Board needs to determine the vision for the organization before the position is filled.

III. CSO

  • An issue surrounding the double rehearsal scheduled for Monday, April 14, 2014 has arisen which is causing major discussion between players and management. A similar situation has been discovered during next season and steps are being taken to resolve the situation as quickly as possible.

IV. Musicians Ball

  • Ticket sales are down. This is not unexpected due to the late start in organization and the date coinciding with Good Friday. Lynne and Carol will begin planning for the 50th Annual Ball beginning on Monday, April 21.

 

NEW BUSINESS:

NONE

 

THE FOLLOWING VOUCHERS WERE ORDERED PAID:

See attached B 24578-24591

Next meeting scheduled for Tuesday, April 29 at 5PM.

Meeting adjourned at 5:45PM.

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Board Meeting Minutes/March 31, 2014

The regular meeting of the Board of Directors’ of the Cincinnati Musicians’ Association was called to order on March 31, 2014 at 5:44 PM.

All members were present.

The minutes of the March 17, 2014 were approved as submitted.

NEW MEMBERS:

NONE

GOOD STANDING FROM OTHER LOCALS

NEW MEMBERS:

NONE

REINSTATE:

NONE

DECEASED:

NONE

RESIGNED:

NONE

ERASED:

NONE

OLD/CURRENT BUSINESS:

I. CSO

  • The clarinet auditions were held this past Tuesday. There were six finalists but no one was selected. The next audition for this position will be bumped back to next season.  Matthew Ernst will be hired for the principal trumpet position.

II. CCO

  •  The organization continues to be in a state of flux. President Paul Frankenfeld submitted a letter calling for increased player involvement. Paul has requested a copy of their financials but to date that request has not been fulfilled. He would like to see how the financial deficits occurred.
  • CCO Board Members have been discussing a wide array of topics ranging from changing the name of the organization to going to a festival concept that could be held at the end of August and beginning of September beginning in 2015.

NEW BUSINESS:

I. Social Media/Professionalism

  • It was brought to the attention of the Board that there have been a couple of situations where members of the Local have been disseminating false information (rumors) and/or disparaging remarks about other members or even musical organizations. If any member has any question or concern about the Local they can always attend a meeting or come to the office for information. Social media etiquette should be discussed. President Frankenfeld will be including an article in the next issue of ‘Overtones”, reminding members to use discretion with social networking.

 

THE FOLLOWING VOUCHERS WERE ORDERED PAID:

See attached B 24555-24577

Next meeting is scheduled for April 14, 2014.

 

Meeting adjourned at 6:41PM.

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Board Meeting Minutes/March 17, 2014

The regular meeting of the Board of Directors’ of the Cincinnati Musicians’ Association was called to order on March 17, 2014 at 3:39 PM.

All members were present.

The minutes of the February 24, 2014 were approved with the following revision: II. Rebecca Andres, Nat Chaiken and President Paul Frankenfeld met with Mike Cioffi and Jennifer Funk of the CCO Board. (Nat was unavailable and did not go to the meeting)

NEW MEMBERS:

NONE

GOOD STANDING FROM OTHER LOCALS

NEW MEMBERS:

NONE

REINSTATE:

NONE

DECEASED:

Dr. Thomas Hyatt – trumpet 2/26/14

William Levi – saxophone, flute, clarinet, arranger 3/10/14

RESIGNED:

NONE

ERASED:

NONE

OLD/CURRENT BUSINESS:

I. President’s Report

  • President Frankenfeld reported that his trip to Chicago for IMA negotiations were not very productive. Tuesday included breakout sessions which seemed to produce some discussion that might result with some agreement. There was common ground when it came to patch sessions. The next set of negotiations will be held the first weekend in May. Paul will be unable to attend.
  • Vice President Barb Lambert attended the CSO trumpet auditions in Paul’s absence. Matthew Ernst was selected. There was no alternate. Matthew is now subject to a week of playing with the orchestra. He will be performing with the concerts in conjunction with MusicNow. Barb was present for a total of 6.5 hours. Don Hurd presented a motion to reimburse Barb Lambert for the cost of one Board meeting, plus mileage, for time spent at the audition. Lou Lausche provided the second. The motion was approved.
  • The CSO will be going ahead and holding auditions for 1-year appointments and will reprioritize the needed auditions. Three auditions for next year will be a) Associate principal percussion, b) 2nd trombone, c) 2nd Violin – one section and one to fill Cathy Jensen’s chair.
  • The General Membership Meeting scheduled for March 31, 2014 at 7PM will focus on freelance musicians and we will recognize Richard Porotsky and Mark Cleghorn for 50 year memberships.

II. CCO

  • Jennifer Funk addressed the CCO prior to its gala. She was very honest with the orchestra. However, she did not announce the Board plans to discuss restructuring to organization. There had been some discussion with Trey Devey that would allow the CSO to manage the CCO but the Board voted to remain autonomous and have made a commitment for the next 3-4 years.
  • The organization is running a deficit but Paul is reminding them of the verbal agreement of a 5% increase on all services this year. He is also encouraging them to add a communication and planning committee that would include three musicians.
  • No one wants to see the organization evolve into a pick-up group.

III. Musicians Ball

  • Flyers and tickets are in the office. Lynne is beginning to sell tickets.

NEW BUSINESS:

NONE

THE FOLLOWING VOUCHERS WERE ORDERED PAID:

See attached B 24533-24558

Next meeting scheduled for Monday, March 31 at 5:30PM followed by the Quarterly General Membership meeting at 7PM

 

Meeting adjourned at 5:15PM.

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Board Meeting Minutes/February 24, 2014

The regular meeting of the Board of Directors’ of the Cincinnati Musicians’ Association was called to order on February 24, 2014 at 3:55 PM.

All members were present.

The minutes of the February 10, 2014 tabled until the next meeting.

NEW MEMBERS:

Kate Cinelli, viola, 2/21/14

Krista Weiss, clarinet, 2/21/14

Margaret Dyer, viola, 2/21/14

GOOD STANDING FROM OTHER LOCALS

NEW MEMBERS:

REINSTATE:

Laura Sabo, clarinet, 2/21/14

DECEASED:

NONE

RESIGNED:

Cristina Lindsay, cello, 2/21/14

Natalie Wren, oboe, 2/21/14

Nancy Bick Clark, dulcimer, 2/21/14

James Olcott, trumpet, 2/21/14

Denise Doolan, array, 2/21/14

Fred Erdmann, array, 2/21/14

Vince Scacchetti, array, 2/21/14

Michael Jorgensen, array, 2/21/14

ERASED:

NONE

 

OLD/CURRENT BUSINESS:

I.  President’s Report

  • Paul has discussed storage space with Laurie Miller. For $500 a year we could store stands and chairs in the building. It would only require an addendum to the current lease. We would have to provide pallets, as there could be water seepage into the basement with melting snow or heavy rains. The actual cost is $6 per square foot. Paul will get the exact amount of space needed before the Board commits to the expenditure.
  • Paul will be meeting with Laura Sabo regarding the Classical Revolution group located here in Cincinnati.

II. CCO

  • Rebecca Andres, Nat Chaiken and President Paul Frankenfeld met with Mike Cioffi and Jennifer Funk of the CCO Board. Subsequently, Wes Woolard and Nat Chaiken were to make a presentation to the Board. However, Nat received a phone call saying that the presentation would not appear on the agenda and he and Wes would not be expected to appear at the meeting since they were non-voting members of the Board. Paul offered a compromise that the presentation could be given prior to the voting portion of the meeting.
  • March 14, 2014 there will be a negotiation meeting. It will be proposed that the Board should include three (3) musician members that hold voting privileges.

III. Musicians Ball

  • Tickets will remain at $20 per person.
  • Carol Dunevant will meet with Jack Voet at Berning Printing to get the flyers and tickets taken care of as quickly as possible.

NEW BUSINESS:

NONE

 

THE FOLLOWING VOUCHERS WERE ORDERED PAID:

See attached B 24512 – 24532

Next meeting scheduled for Monday, March 17 at 3:15PM.

The following meeting is scheduled for March 31 at 5:30PM followed by the Quarterly General Membership meeting at 7PM

 

Meeting adjourned at 5:15PM.

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