Board Meeting Minutes/April 22, 2013

The regular meeting of the Board of Directors’ of the Cincinnati Musicians’ Association was called to order on April 22, 2013 at 3:11 PM.

Mike Andres was absent.

The minutes of the April 8, 2013 meeting were approved.

NEW MEMBERS:     None

REINSTATE:     None

DECEASED:     None

RESIGNED:     None

ERASED:     None

GOOD STANDING FROM OTHER LOCALS

NEW MEMBERS:     None

 

OLD/CURRENT BUSINESS:

I.  CSO

  • There will be two concerts in Washington Park the first week of August. Both concerts will be videotaped for use on the Internet. There has been some discussion whether or not the organization should join the Integrated Media Agreement.  After conversation with the Pittsburgh Local President it was determined that since all parties are agreeable the current Audio/Visual Agreement will stand.
  • The summer season will be “set in stone” by the end of May.
  • Shirts for the Pops have been provided by Cintas.

II.  National News

  • San Francisco and the St. Paul Chamber Orchestras have both settled talks.  San Francisco will receive a 4.5% increase but took hits on health insurance.  St. Paul finally settled but with major hits to salaries and number of players.  Minnesota shows no sign of progress at this time.

III. Musicians Ball

  • The final numbers indicate an increase in ticket sales over last year.  A date for 2014 should be finalized and plans begun in May.

IV.  Associate Memberships

  • At this point the idea of being able to allow associate memberships is on the back burner.  Paul will continue to speak with the IEB.

V.  Constitution Revision

  • Lou Lausche made the following motion:  Constitution Revisions shall be voted on by the General Membership in the form of a mail-in ballot.  Joe Gaudio gave the second.  Following discussion it was approved unanimously provided that in addition to the revisions being available on-line, hard copies would be provided when requested.  In accordance to procedure there will be the notification, a general membership meeting and then the vote.

NEW BUSINESS:

I.  Ballet Doubling

  • A written agreement is being created with regard to hire extra players or pay individuals for doubling.
  • The Ballet, Opera, and May Festival subcontract the CSO and each one handles players individually.

II.  CSO Auditions

  • Louie Langré will only be present for 6 weeks in his inaugural season.  This will allow for 3 auditions in March of 2014.

III. Miscellaneous

  • Paul has renewed the ad for the Yellow Pages.  It will be a single ad listed as Cincinnati Musicians Association and will be found under the Entertainment heading.
  • Overtones will be coming out in the next couple of weeks.
  • Josh Steele at the Carnegie Center for the Visual and Performing Arts has not returned any calls to Paul regarding the use of the KSO for a show.

THE FOLLOWING VOUCHERS WERE ORDERED PAID:

See attached B 24134 – 24150

Next meeting scheduled for Monday, May 13 at 3:15PM.

Meeting adjourned at 4:28PM.

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Board Meeting Minutes/April 8, 2013

The regular meeting of the Board of Directors’ of the Cincinnati Musicians’ Association was called to order on April 8, 2013 at 12:19PM.

All members were present.

The minutes of the March 18, 2013 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.  CCO

  • Concerns were expressed by Thom Mariner of the CCO regarding a conversation with the Carnegie Center in Covington.  Josh Steele of the Carnegie mentioned that he might be inclined to do more work with the Kentucky Symphony Orchestra (KSO) due to cost.  Paul will speak with Josh Steele and JR Cassidy.
  • Paul indicated that this was an ongoing concern and he would like the KSO to consider a fence agreement.

II.  CSO

  • Players had previously agreed to continue with a player deficit of 13.  Due to retirements, etc. the deficit stands at 17.  The CSO will be posting auditions for 4 positions to be held March of 2014.

 

III. Labor Council

  • The Council will be asking for assistance with a statewide effort to bring attention to the ‘Right To Work’ legislation.

IV.  Sherry Hoffman

  • The rosters she has requested from Paul do not have to be rushed.  At this time nothing can be done with the royalties until February of 2014.

NEW BUSINESS:

I.  COPE Dinner

  • The dinner will be held on June 21, 2013.

II.  Shredding truck

  • We will be hiring the shredding truck for one more day in order to complete clean up of old files.

III. Quarterly meeting for general membership

  • The Board selected June 10 at 7PM for the next meeting.

IV.  Overtones

  • Barb Lambert is working on an electronic version of Overtones.

V.  Lap top

  • The current laptop used by Lynne is about ready to expire.  A new one will be purchased, along with the updated version of FileMaker Pro.

 

THE FOLLOWING VOUCHERS WERE ORDERED PAID:

See attached B 24108 – 24132

Next meeting scheduled for Monday, April 22 at 3PM

Meeting adjourned at 1:30PM.

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New Book by Martin Giesbrecht

Join us at the Blue Wisp Jazz Club, 7th and Race Streets, to help launch Martin’s new book ‘Before I Forget, stories and thoughts of a clarinet playing academic’.  The date is Sunday, April 14 at 4PM.  Free street parking on Sunday.  The book is published by Cincinnati Book Publishing.  Check them out at www.CincyBooks.com.  Join Martin and Victoria for some literary and musical fun.

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Quarterly General Membership Meeting/March 18, 2013

The quarterly general business meeting of the Cincinnati Musicians’ Association was called to order on March 18, 2013 at 7:21 PM.

23 members were present.

The reading of the December meeting minutes was waived.

 

OLD/CURRENT BUSINESS:

I.  Welcome

  • President Frankenfeld (Paul) welcomed the members and introduced Board Officers and Trustees that were present.

II.  Constitution

  • Paul provided background information on the process of the constitution revisions. Three years ago a committee was established to begin the revision.  The Board has completed their revisions.  In accordance with the current constitution the revised constitution must be sent to the general membership for approval.  To pass the revisions a quorum of 30 members would be required for a vote.  The new constitution would then be sent to the IEB for final approval.
  • Discussion included questions from members Michael Meloy and Brian Deyo, who asked if we could receive a waiver from the IEB and do the voting through the mail.  Since the revised constitution can be found on the membership side of the website a hard copy could be provided to anyone who does not have an email address or those requesting a hard copy.  This would keep the cost down for printing and mailing.  Pat Nott pointed out that if the IRS can accept electronic submissions and electronic signatures that voting this way would make sense.  Paul explained that it was a Department of Labor issue that requires the in-person aspect but he was willing to seek a waiver from the IEB.  Dave Haldeman asked who does the audit for the organization.  Paul answered that John Layne is the current auditor.  Barb Lambert added that John Layne has requested we consider hiring a back up for Rhonda.

 

III. Convention

  • Paul reminded the members that the AFM convention would take place in July in Las Vegas.  Paul Frankenfeld (President), Carol Dunevant (Secretary), and Rebecca Andres (elected delegate) will be attending.  Barb Lambert will be attending as an observer.
  • The AFM is struggling with membership and is examining ways of increasing relevance. There has been a definite decline in the recording industry and smaller numbers of new members.  In addition it is consolidating smaller locals with larger ones.  Local 1 has absorbed Portsmouth and Hamilton as a result of consolidation done by the national office.

IV.  National and Local news

  • San Francisco is on strike and both Minnesota and the St. Paul groups are locked out.  The CSO is working hard to have interaction between players and Board members to increase personal connections.
  • Opportunities for freelance players are slim and in decline.  This is due to the increase of DJs and increase in electronics.
  • Paul provided an update on the Horseshoe Casino and his hopes that it will increase opportunities for freelance musicians in the area.
  • There are lobbying efforts going on in Washington that focus on radio rights.  It would affect large companies and not the smaller, non-profit stations.

 

OPEN DISCUSSION:

 

  1. A heartfelt thank you was given that Local #1 was able to absorb the Hamilton Local.

 

Meeting adjourned at 8:23PM.

 

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Board Meeting Minutes/March 18, 2013

The regular meeting of the Board of Directors’ of the Cincinnati Musicians’ Association was called to order on March 18, 2012 at 5:30 PM.

Joe Gaudio and Mike Andres were absent due to personal matters.

The minutes of March 4, 2013 were approved.

NEW MEMBERS:

None

GOOD STANDING FROM OTHER LOCALS:

NEW MEMBERS:   NONE

REINSTATE:      NONE

DECEASED:       NONE

RESIGNED:

Holly Attar

Pamela Ryan

ERASED:           NONE

 

OLD/CURRENT BUSINESS:

I.  CSO

  • The conversation regarding sub lists continues.  Paul will be presenting guidelines to the Board for examination.
  • There is a concern about player contributions to Artswave.  Although 100 percent of the players are making contributions some are only putting $1 towards the Artswave campaign.  Paul is trying to find a way to increase donations from the players.
  • Sherry Hoffman, the individual in charge of royalties for Sirius Radio, has contacted Paul.  The Cincinnati Pops recordings have reached the level where there will be some royalties being paid.  She has requested rosters dating back to 1984.  The Pops have sold 10.4 million recordings since 1984.

II.  Horseshoe Casino

  • Paul was unable to meet with the management.  Contracts being offered to local musicians are similar to what might be given to a construction worker due to insurance expectations.  Paul will be contacting our insurance agent and obtaining a rider on our policy which would cover the musicians.
  • There will be live music in the restaurants and the casino will be doing live shows.
  • Lynne Scott and Lou Lausche pointed out that parking is very inconvenient for musicians for unloading and loading equipment.

 

NEW BUSINESS:

I.  Miscellaneous

  • A National By-Law states that all members need to be in good standing at their place of residence.  There appears to be a number of players that are being hired in other jurisdictions who belong to Local #1 and are not current in their dues.  This will come up for further discussion.

II.  CCO

  • The Gala will be held April 5, 2013.

 

THE FOLLOWING VOUCHERS WERE ORDERED PAID:

 

See attached B 24086-24107

Next meeting scheduled for Monday, April 8 at noon.

 

Meeting adjourned at 6:33PM.

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Robert ‘Bud’ Riser

Bud passed away on February 22, 2013 at the age of 85.  He had been a member of the CMA for 50 years.  Bud was a graduate of Roger Bacon High School and played ‘Big Bands’ under Ray McKinley and Al Cassidy.  His career also included playing with Jimmy Jones, Barney Rapp, Burt Farber, Clyde Trask, Bobby Guyer, Cliff Lash, Charlie Kehrer and both Wagner Bands.

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Board Meeting Minutes/March 4, 2013

The regular meeting of the Board of Directors’ of the Cincinnati Musicians’ Association was called to order on March 4, 2013 at 3:28 PM.

Mike Andres was absent due to illness.

The minutes of the February 18, 2013 were approved as amended.

NEW MEMBERS:

Eric Louie, Bassoon

GOOD STANDING FROM OTHER LOCALS

NEW MEMBERS:

NONE

REINSTATE:

NONE

DECEASED:

Mark Dinkelaker

Jim Sherrick

Bud Riser

Pierson Dejager

 

RESIGNED:

Heejin Yoon

Mark Tollefson

ERASED:

NONE

 

OLD/CURRENT BUSINESS:

I.  Horseshoe Casino

  • Paul reported that he would be attending the opening as a member of the AFL-CIO Labor Committee.  It appears that large acts will be performing at the new casino and will be interested in finding out how many might be self contained acts and how many might be able to provide employment to area musicians.
  • Paul will be attending at meeting on April 12, 2013 for ArtsWave to discuss the potential impact of the casino.

II.  Pension

  • There is still some issue with American Public Radio and the CSO for the broadcasts aired on the show SymphonyCast.  Paul will keep the Board informed.

 

III. CSO

  • Paul will be holding a meeting with the five string principals regarding the sub call order and has asked the Board to consider the issue for the next meeting.

IV.  Meeting with Hal Ponder and Sherrod Brown

  • The meeting did not take place as planned but may be in the future.

NEW BUSINESS:

I.Piano Spider Dolly

  • A small, used dolly was purchased for the piano so that it can be moved around the new office space more easily.

 

THE FOLLOWING VOUCHERS WERE ORDERED PAID:

See attached B 24074 – 24085

Next meeting scheduled for Monday, March 18 at 5:30PM. The Quarterly General Membership Meeting will follow it at 7:00PM.

 

Meeting adjourned at 4:08PM.

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Frank Proto Premiere

The CCO will be featuring CCM Professor Emeritus Rick VanMatre for the world premiere of renowned composer (and CMA member) Frank Proto’s Concerto No. 2 for Saxophone and Orchestra.  This is a CCO commission and the concert is scheduled for Sunday, March 3 at 2PM at the Corbett Theater in the School for Creative and Performing Arts.  Tickets are $15.  The school is located at the corner of Elm and Central Parkway.

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Mark Dinkelacker

Mark passed away February 22, 2013.  A Navy veteran, Mark played sax and clarinet since the age of 14 and performed with Frankie Valli and Natalie Cole.  He was passionate about jazz and was a lover of books, ideas and sharing his wealth of knowledge.

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Jim Sherrick

Jim Sherrick passed away February 20.  Jim joined the Blue Wisp Big Band soon after its formation in January of 1980.  He played second alto ever since.  He will be missed greatly.

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