10/1/16
I. WHAT IS EXECUTIVE SESSION?
II. EVENTS
…Absolutely guaranteed anonymity – Former Musician’s Union officer
…The one voice of reason in a sea of insanity – Nashville ‘first call’ scoring musician
…Allows us to speak our minds without fear of reprisal – L.A. Symphonic musician
…Reporting issues the Musicians Union doesn’t dare to mention – National touring musician
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I. WHAT IS EXECUTIVE SESSION?
No information has been forthcoming from the board concerning
the building sale. Last we heard, the building had fallen out of escrow
not once, but twice.
A member who attends the board meetings has found that the building
has only been discussed in executive session. When asked about the
building or the status of the sale, the standard answer now is “We cannot
discuss anything that happens in executive session”.
So the question arises, is the board using executive session as
an excuse to keep the membership that cares in the dark?
Perhaps the use of executive session for the building discussion
is legit,….
“An executive session is a term for any block within an otherwise open meeting (often of a board of directors) in which minutes are taken separately, outsiders are not present, and the contents of the discussion are treated as confidential (see in camera).[7]
In a deliberative assembly, an executive session has come to mean that the proceedings are secret and members could be punished for violating the secrecy.[8] The business that is conducted in executive session could include legal issues, formation of contracts, disciplinary
hearings, or personnel issues.”
So can the local choose to discuss the building only in executive session? Certainly. Is it of such a sensitive nature that it MUST be discussed in executive session and the membership be kept in the
dark? Not in all cases.
However, since the membership has shown again and again that
they simply don’t care, or don’t care enough to speak of it in public
for fear of some imaginary blacklisting, (The work is gone for
most, what’s to blacklist?)
Perhaps it doesn’t really matter.
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II. EVENTS
DEAN AND RICHARD DEAN AND RICHARD
are now at Culver City Elks the first Friday of
every month.
7:30pm-10;30pm,
11160 Washington Pl. Culver City, 90232
310-839-8891
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LA WINDS JAZZ KATS 584 NO COVER, NO MINIMUM.
Every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month at Viva Cantina 7:30-10:00.
900 Riverside Drive, Burbank.
Free parking across the street at Pickwick Bowl. Come hear your favorite charts played the way they should be. We are in the
back room called the Trailside Room.
Come on down. Guaranteed to swing.
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10/2/16
DON’T MISS THE
THE PHIL NORMAN TENTET
PERFORMANCE OF
“THEN & NOW”
Sunday, October 2nd
7:30 pm (doors open @ 6:00 pm)
Catalina Jazz Club
6725 Sunset Boulevard
Hollywood, California 90028
Reservations call 323-466-2210
Click this link to make a reservation online: Catalina Bar & Grill
Remembering the classic sounds & variations of
12 jazz legends to include:
The George Shearing Quintet
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
The Modern Jazz Quartet
The Cal Tjader Quintet
the Ahmad Jamal Trio
Miles, Dizzy and more
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10/5/16
FREE ADMISSION GLENDALE NOON CONCERTS
On Wednesday October 5, 2016 at 12:10-12:40 pm
the Free Admission Glendale Noon Concerts will feature
Violinist Elbert Tsai and
Pianist Jennie Jung
in a program, “The Performer as Composer as Transcriber,”
featuring works by Mozart, Kreisler and Mason Bates
at the Sanctuary of Glendale City Church,
610 E. California Ave. (at Isabel St), Glendale, CA 91206.
For more information, email [email protected]
or call (818) 244- 7241.
Elbert Tsai leads a multifaceted career as virtuoso violinist,
sought-after pedagogue, and orchestral musician. As a soloist,
one of his musical missions is to revive the art of the virtuoso
violin recital, which celebrates the short showpieces and gems
of the instrument’s 450-year musical history. Since 2007, he
has performed with the San Francisco Ballet orchestra and
San Francisco Symphony, touring with the symphony domestically
and to Europe and Asia.
Elbert has taught violin and chamber music at Center Stage Strings,
the Luzerne Music Center, San Francisco Conservatory of Music,
SFCM Pre-College Division, and the Crowden School. He holds
degrees from University of Southern California, Rice University,
and Oberlin College.
Jennie Jung made her debut with the Pittsburgh Symphony
Orchestra at the age of eleven and has since been active as both
a soloist and collaborator in North America. Dr. Jung has
performed with the Republic of Tatarstan Symphony, Korean Philharmonic, Taejon Symphony, Korean-Canadian, University
of Toronto, Hart House, and Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestras. She has attended festivals including the Taubman Institute of Piano,
the Banff Centre for the Arts, and the Music Academy of the West, Santa Barbara. As a collaborative pianist, Dr. Jung has performed
in North America, Asia, Africa, and Europe, and has been on staff
at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria, Aspen Summer Music
Festival, Gregor Piatigorsky Seminar for Cellists, and the Banff
Centre for the Arts. Dr. Jung has participated in master classes
and studied with artists such as Dalton Baldwin, Anne Epperson,
Peter Frankl, Margo Garrett, Martin Katz, Anton Kuerti, Robert MacDonald, Karl Ulrich-Schnabel, and Arie Vardi.
Dr. Jung is a member of the Jung Trio with her sisters Ellen (violin)
and Julie (cello). The Jung Trio was the Grand Prize winner at the
2002 Yellow Springs Chamber Music Competition and was awarded
the Bronze Medal at the 2002 Fischoff Chamber Music Competition.
The Trio has attended numerous festivals and workshops, including
the Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival, Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, the Orford Arts Centre Festival, and the Banff Centre for
the Arts. Past performances include recitals in Korea, Los Angeles,
New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, and Toronto, and a concert tour of Kenya and Mauritius as representatives of the Korean Kumho
Cultural Foundation. The Jung Trio has performed Beethoven’s
Triple Concerto with orchestras in Russia, Korea, Toronto, and
Los Angeles. Their recording of Dvořák’s Piano Trio in F Minor
was recently released by the Groovenote Label on LP and SACD.
In 2009, the Trio made its European debut in Berlin, Germany,
and at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria. In October, 2009, the
Trio presented its second benefit concert for the Susan G. Komen
for the Cure, and in March, 2010, organized Promise for Haiti, a
concert raising funds for Promise Child and its Haiti mission.
Dr. Jung has received degrees from the University of Toronto, Yale University, and The Juilliard School. She maintains a private piano studio and is on faculty at the Claremont Graduate University,
Pomona College, and the Colburn Community School of Performing Arts.
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10/19/16
San Fernando Valley Symphony Orchestra Nov. 19, 2016 –
Agoura Hills/Calabasas Community Center
Bizet: Carmen Suite #1 Bizet: Symphony in C major
Fernandez: Oboe Concerto , Francisco Castillo, oboist
Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D minor, 1st mvt.
Thompson Wang, violinist
Contact: Roberta Hoffman, publicist ([email protected]) www.sfvsymphony.com Program information:
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Other concerts in the series
Jan. 21, 2017 – Tutor Family Center at Chaminade West Hills
Schumann: Manfred Overture
Mendelssohn: Symphony #3 in A minor (Scottish)
Belling: Music Madly Makes the World Go Round
Inaugural Performance
Cary Belling, violinist
Mar. 18, 2017 – Agoura Hills/Calabasas Community Center
Tuttle: By Steam or By Dream Overture
Inaugural Performance
Prokofiev: Symphony #1 in D major (Classical)
Ben-Haim: Pastorale Variée for Clarinet, Harp and Strings
Geoff Nudell, clarinetist
Beethoven: Romance for Violin and Orchestra
Domine: Frankenstein Fantasy – Ruth Bruegger, violinist
May 13, 2017 – Agoura Hills/Calabasas Community Center
Saint-Saens: Bacchanale from “Samson and Delilah”
Tchaikovsky: Orchestral Suite No. 2 in C major
Egizi: Orchestral Suite “In Memoria di Mio Padre”
Inaugural Performance
Programs subject to change
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