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January 11, 2011
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Colorado Chamber Orchestra - SCFD
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Colorado Chamber Orchestra
A model for innovation that doesn't even "qualify" for SCFD funding
By Pete Vriesenga
In its three years of operation, the Colorado Chamber Orchestra (CCO) has shown an unprecedented 300% growth in budget, despite the economic downturn. At the request of the Douglas County School Board, CCO regularly brings professional musicians into the schools through its own innovative school program. In collaboration with Denver's Trinity United Methodist Church, the CCO helped fund a downtown soup kitchen for the homeless without taking one dime in overhead. CCO performs in churches and schools throughout the metro area and regularly premiers new works by local composers. Orchestra members are compensated under a collective bargaining agreement with the DMA and receive a pension contribution paid by CCO.
Community leaders are looking for such innovative models that are qualified to provide educational outreach, stimulate the economy and create jobs. The
Scientific & Cultural Facilities District (SCFD) collects $40 million annually in tax revenue from seven metro-Denver counties and funds over 350 organizations. Incredibly, SCFD has turned CCO away and won't even accept CCO's application.
Why am I not surprised?
SCFD officials may have finally awakened to the reality that it serves no community purpose to fund an unlimited number of organizations, but setting necessary limits requires uniform standards that must be compatible with affected industries. SCFD has never applied measured quality and artistic standards to their application process, nor have they ever expressed any interest in doing so. This then becomes a compound problem because it is equally impossible for SCFD to weed-out and decline funding to current recipients. As evidenced here, SCFD's only option is to close their doors to new entries while allowing existing quality levels to settle where they may.
I expect that CCO will be appealing this decision to the SCFD Board of Directors, so I ask that you closely follow the progression of this story in subsequent e-bulletins. It is imperative that we generate a strong show of support when this appeal is ultimately scheduled for a public hearing. That will send a very strong signal in context of SCFD's "public" meetings that are traditionally attended by managers of recipient organizations.
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Pete Vriesenga is president of the Denver Musicians Association
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| Education or Entertainment? - AFM/MENC Music Code of Ethics | By Diane Merrill, President, Pikes Peak Musicians' Association, Local #154
Published in CMENC's Journal Colorado Music Educator - Winter 2010
"In recent years it has become apparent that students are increasingly being engaged to perform in non-educational settings. This practice not only deprives professional musicians of securing work that should rightfully belong to them, but it does a disservice to the students (who perhaps may be future professionals) by teaching them that their performance has little or no value. At the American Federation of Musicians Convention this past June I learned that these incidences are occurring not only in Colorado but on a national level and, as a result, AFM Convention Delegates passed a resolution condemning these practices and urging delegates to address the issue in their local jurisdictions."
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The state of classical music in Boulder: the show goes on
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Wes Blomster, Boulder Daily Camera Classical Music Critic
Posted: 01/01/2011 11:59:49 PM MST
The growth of music here 30 years ago suggested that Apollo, harp in hand, had settled permanently on the Boulder Mall.
In 1977 the Colorado Music Festival was founded; in 1980 John Reed, guardian of the sacred traditions of D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, brought standing-room-only crowds to a new Gilbert & Sullivan Festival at the University of Colorado.
In 1982 the Boulder Bach Festival debuted. In 1983 the arrival of the Takacs String Quartet at CU put the city on the international chamber-music map.
Soon the Bach Festival shared January with the Colorado MahlerFest, a homegrown endeavor that brought Mahler scholars from around the world to Boulder.
"Music was blooming!" says Sara Sheldon, veteran MahlerFest board member. "There was no end of growth in sight!"
Most of Boulder's many musical organizations remain active -- and successful, even if belts have been tightened, and budgets cut.
The Boulder Phil reported the sale of more tickets for its 2010 holiday "Nutcracker" than in the previous December.
Good news -- yet dismally distant from the Phil that a decade ago packed Macky two nights in a row with such artists as Jessye Norman, Mstislav Rostropovich and Itzhak Perlman.
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Detroit Symphony - 2011 Outlook
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January 5, 2011
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
We want to wish all of those who have followed the story of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra over the past few months a very happy New Year. Our greatest hope for 2011 is of course to see the DSO back on the stage of Orchestra Hall, giving all of you the chance to read more positive news about music in Detroit soon.
Unfortunately, the closing weeks of 2010 have not brought us much closer to that day. Since the DSO Board and Management rejected the compromise put forward by Governor Granholm and Senator Levin on December 16, they have heard increasing calls from community leaders and music lovers to match the musicians' willingness to seek a settlement. We remain ready to undertake the difficult task of trying to shape a vibrant artistic future for the DSO under the Granholm/Levin proposal of a $36 million three-year contract. We want to see our $12 million sacrifice met with a $3 million commitment from the DSO Board. We hope along with those many outside leaders and music lovers that the DSO management will come back to the table. As month after month of concerts have been cancelled, the damage to our beloved institution becomes worse and worse. It is time to reharness the good will and support offered by those who love the DSO. It is time to stop depleting the DSO's endowment to line the pockets of managers with nothing to manage and a Music Director with no concerts to conduct. It is time to bring the music back.
As always, we appreciate deeply the many contributions--of money, time and energy--from our supporters during this difficult period. Professional musicians across North America and music lovers from Detroit and beyond have contributed an astounding $278,000 to our Contingency Fund as of early 2011. We feel that this generosity reflects how important people think our efforts are, not only for the Detroit Symphony Orchestra but also for other arts institutions across North America. The money has enabled us to carry out our many public relations and concert activities as well as to provide some financial support to the musicians and their families as they continue the struggle. Please visit our website to learn more about our situation, share our Facebook page with your friends, and write letters to the DSO Board: dsoboard@detroitsymphonymusicians.org.
With gratitude and best wishes,
The Musicians of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra
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Colorado Symphony
|  Martin Luther King Jr. Concert
Thu, Jan 13 at 7:30PM
The annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Humanitarian Awards and Concert remains one of the region's leading cultural commemorations. The 2011 concert marks the 21st anniversary of the awards ceremony and the Colorado Symphony's performance, honoring outstanding community activists and Dr. King's legacy. Guest conductor Chelsea Tipton will lead this year's concert.
Vivaldi's Four Seasons
Fri, Jan 14 at 7:30PM - Sat, Jan 15 at 7:30 PM - Sun, Jan 16 at 2:30 PM
Matthew Halls, conductor
Jennifer Koh, violin
BACH / Suite from Easter Oratorio
BACH / Orchestral Suite No.4
VIVALDI / The Four Seasons
Dvorák's New World Fri, Jan 21 at 7:30PM Scott O'Neil, associate conductor This Inside the Score presentation is a Beyond the Score® production of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra DVOŘÁK'S From the New World Symphony www.coloradosymphony.org
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Second Tuesdays at Trinity Concert Series, 1/11
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Second Tuesdays at Trinity Concert Series presents baritone Timothy Kennedy and pianist Marcia Marchesi in a program of opera, art song, jazz and musical theater, Tuesday, January 11, at 7:30 p.m. at Trinity Presbyterian Church, 7755 Vance Drive, Arvada, 80003. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for children and students. For more information please call 303-422-3656 x 25, or pre-reserve tickets at www.tpcarvada.org by clicking on the Second Tuesdays Concert Series link. This series is co-sponsored by Wells Music.
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"The Mind & Music of George Gershwin" A concert & lecture by Dr. Richard Kogan, 1/13
|  "The Mind & Music of George Gershwin" A concert & lecture by Dr. Richard Kogan
"The Mind and Music of George Gershwin", a concert and lecture by Dr. Richard Kogan in which Dr. Kogan will explore the interrelationships of psychology and creativity through the life and music of George Gershwin.
January 13, 2011 at 7:00 PM
Location: Bethany Lutheran
Street: 4500 East Hampden Avenue
City/Town: Cherry Hills Village, Denver, CO
Website or Map: http://maps.google.com/maps?r...
Phone: 720-904-8890
More Info
All proceeds go to benefit
Think 360 Arts Complete Education 2250 S. Oneida St., Suite 301 Denver, CO. 80224 Ph. 720-904-8890 ext. 104 Fx. 720-904-8894
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Centerpiece Jazz, 1/13 & 1/27
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Thurs, January 13 and Thurs, Jan 27
Centerpiece Jazz featuring the great Jack LaForte on Tenor Sax, will be appearing from 6:00 to 9:00 pm.
Cafe del Sol, 6th and Garrison, drinks, food, music, and fun.
Come join in on the fun. Please call 303 238 7999 for reservations. Thanks for your support.
Ron Moewes
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Three Wonderful Flute Events at Lamont School of Music, 1/14 & 1/15
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Friday, January 14, 2011
12:00 to 2:00
Steven Finley, Vice President of Artistic Development, Wm. S. Haynes Flute Company Lecture: "The Art of Listening". This class sharpens all listening skills----articulation, intonation, theory, and sound.
Williams Recital Salon
Lamont School of Music, 2344 E. Iliff Ave.
Free admission
Friday, January 14, 2011 7:30 p.m. FLUTE RECITAL
Marianne Gedigian, flute
Professor of Flute at the University of Texas at Austin
Tamara Goldstein, piano
Hamilton Recital Hall
Lamont School of Music, 2344 E. Iliff Ave.
Tickets: Adults: $18, Seniors: $16, Students from any school and DU with ID: Free
Free parking, and reception to meet the artists.
Saturday, January, 15, 2011
10 to 12 - 1:00 to
MASTERCLASSES with Marianne Gedigian and Lamont flute students
Hamilton Recital Hall
Free admission
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Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra, 1/15
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 Boulder's superstar pianist, David Korevaar, "Rachs" the house for this big musical event kicking off the new year. Korevaar is an accomplished soloist and chamber musician, and associate professor of piano at the University of Colorado-Boulder.
From a side of rocker Frank Zappa you may not have heard before, to the Argentine sounds and rhythms of Astor Piazzolla, to Rachmaninoff's beloved Third Piano Concerto, it will be a night to remember!
Saturday, January 15 - 7:30 p.m.
Macky Auditorium, CU Campus
Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra
Michael Butterman, conductor Astor Piazzolla - Tangazo
Frank Zappa- Be-Bop Tango
Frank Zappa- G-Spot Tornado
Arturo Márquez - Danzón No. 2 | Listen Sergei Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto No. 3 | Listen BUY TICKETS
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Bob Montgomery - Al Hermann Quartet, 1/27
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Treppeda's Italian Ristorante is proud to announce the monthly appearance of the Bob Montgomery - Al Hermann Quartet on the last Thursday of every month, 6 to 9 pm.
The Bob Montgomery (trumpet)-Al Hermann (trombone) Quartet
featuring the artistry of
Bill Kopper-guitar and Ken Walker-bass
Appearing @ Treppedas Italian Ristorante
300 2nd Avenue in Niwot, Co.
The last Thursday of each month from 6-9 pm
(no cover charge and wonderful food and drink)
Treppedas is an absolutely incredible Italian restaurant located 45 minutes from downtown Denver.
The food is quite exceptional and the Thursday night jazz is always exciting and musical.
We hope you can join us for a great evening of food, drink and music.
Reservations at 303-652-1606
http://www.treppedas.com
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STEADY ENGAGEMENTS
| Bob Montgomery - Al Hermann Quartet, Last Thursday of every month
6 to 9 pm @ Treppeda's Italian Ristorante, 300 2nd Avenue in Niwot, CO. 303-652-1606 http://www.treppedas.com
Scott Martin, Sundays
pianist Scott Martin and the band Sundays at Vic's
Vic's Espresso, 2680 Broadway, Boulder
Boulder's longest (7yrs.) ongoing live jazz gig
Sundays from noon to 2 pm
www.SundaysAtVics.com
David Brussel, Selected Thursdays
Performing on selected Thursdays at the Mercury Cafe, 7 p.m.
2199 California St.
Denver CO 80205
303-294-9258
James Hyatt, Tuesdays
Pete and I are performing at Trailside every Tuesday for awhile. We start at 7:30 so it won't be a late night. Stop in and say hello.
10360 Colorado Blvd, Thornton, CO - 303-457-0660
Jeffrey Straach, Mondays
Every Monday, 6-9 PM at the Bliss Café
7501 Grandview, Arvada
Joe Bonner, Sundays
Performing every Sunday at the Mercury Café, 8 PM.
2199 California St
Denver, CO 80205
303-294-9258
Convergence, First Friday of every month
7 & 9pm Convergence Denver's All-Star band, now performing every 1st Friday! Featuring Paul Romaine, John Gunther, Eric Gunnison, Marc Simon, Mark Patterson, and Greg Gisbert! $10
Dazzle Restaurant, 930 Lincoln St.
Queen City Jazz Band, 3rd and 5th Sundays
QCJB plays regularly on 3rd Sundays, and on the 5th Sunday when there is one, approx 4x/year.
6pm, Bull & Bush Pub, 4700 Cherry Creek South Dr, Glendale, 303.759.0333
Complete QCJB Schedule at Queen City Jazz Band
Purnell Steen and LeJazz Machine
Join us every third Wednesday through July at Crossroads at Five Points!
call 303-832-0929 for reservations
Hot Tomatoes Dance Orchestra - First Sunday of every month, 8:00pm -11:00pm
Mercury Cafe, 22nd & California Street, Denver
Info: 303-369-6890 Hot Tomatoes Website
Jennifer Lane - Rock & Soul duo - Thurs thru Sat
Elway's Steakhouse
1st and University in Cherry Creek
Thursday's, Friday's and Saturday's, 7pm - 11pm
Call for info and reservations @ 303-399-5353 www.jenniferlaneonline.com
Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra Presents
Every month, MJO features two different high school jazz ensembles in concert at Dazzle! Playing the second and third Monday of each month (with some exceptions), the school plays one set followed by a set from MJO. The big finale includes both bands on stage featuring soloists from both groups. One of MJO's missions is to support jazz in the schools and this program, in our 6th year, continues to be wildly successful. Reservation ALWAYS recommended at Dazzle (303-839-5100). Great food, great atmosphere and always a great night of big band music! Check our website (MetropolitanJazzOrchestra.org) for our calendar and to confirm each month's schedule.
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AUDITION & EMPLOYMENT NOTICES
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Colorado Symphony Auditions for Horn and Trombone
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The Colorado Symphony Announces auditions for:
3rd/Associate Horn (one-year position - possible tenure track)
Assistant Horn (tenure track position)
Auditions are scheduled for Monday and Tuesday, May 9th and 10th, 2011. Employment to begin September 2011
Principal Trombone (tenure track position)
Audition is scheduled for Monday and Tuesday, May 16th and 17th, 2011. Employment to begin September 2011.
Return information will be sent after February 10.
Highly qualified applicants mail or FAX a one-page resume to:
Larry Brezicka, Personnel Manager
THE COLORADO SYMPHONY
Boettcher Concert Hall - 1000 14th Street, #15
Denver, CO 80202
FAX 303-293-2649
Applications must be received by April 1st, 2011
NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE
*The Colorado Symphony is an Equal Opportunity Employer*
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| CSO Low Brass Substitute Auditions | |
February 12, Sat at 10:00 AM
Auditions are open to any new players in the area, or anyone who wishes to provide an updated audition.
Excerpt materials will be provided via link from this announcement next week. For more information and to apply, contact:
Larry Brezicka, Personnel Manager
Colorado Symphony Orchestra
1000 14th St., #15, 80202
or FAX to 303-293-2649
lbrezicka@coloradosymphony.org
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Piano Tuner Needed
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The DMA is looking for a member who is a piano tuner. Is that you?
Please call the office at 303-573-1717.
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New Piano Bar Looking for Pianist
| Le Mistral Restaurant & Piano Bar in Greenwood Village (located at Holly & Orchard). Is looking for piano player for a steady engagement.
Contact Sharon Horn @ hornrs@gmail.com
303-770-5664 or 303-981-7660 (cell)
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Central City Opera Audition for Second Clarinet
| Highly qualified candidates will be invited to audition for the following position in our orchestra:
* SECOND CLARINET. This is a tenure-track position. The audition is scheduled for February 17, 2011. Candidates will be expected to play both soprano and bass clarinets at this audition. Contract negotiations are currently underway, but the 2010 per-service rate was $120.08 plus travel pay of $44.82 for each day in Central City. Central City Opera does not provide housing for orchestra members. Orchestra dates are June 15-August 7, 2011.
For further information please send a one-page professional performance resume to Mr. Kim Peoria, Orchestra Manager at kpeoria@centralcityopera.org
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Boulder Phil Auditions for Violin and Horn
| The Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra will hold auditions on March 20, 2011 for the following tenure-track positions:
Section Violin (one opening)
Utility/Assistant Horn
The current per-service rate for these positions is $85.00. The current season offers approximately 40 services.
For information, including application procedure and repertoire, please send a one-page professional resume by email to (kpeoria@boulderphil.org). Please specify your instrument in the subject line. The deadline to receive resumes is March 4, 2011.
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Instrumental & Choral Teachers Needed
| Brass Specialist, Percussion Specialist, Choir and Orchestra Teachers needed for inner city tuition-based middle school program beginning January 2011, Saturdays. Part time, contract basis, liability insurance required. Send resume to ballengerk@msn.com
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| The Dale Bruning Jazz Guitar Series, Vol. II: Phrasing & Arpeggios | At last! The second volume of Dale Bruning's Jazz Guitar Series: Phrasing & Arpeggios is here! We are so excited to make this book available to you. In it, you will find 81 pages explaining the phrasing of triad and 7th chord arpeggios throughout the fingerboard, as well as the wit and wisdom of Dale's insights. He has been an educator for more than 50 years, has taught more than 2,000 private students, and has led clinics and classrooms at the University of Denver, the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, the Lamont School of Music, Metro State (Denver), Bates College (Maine), Deluth, MN and many others.
With such former students as Bill Frisell, Tim O'Brien (of Hot Rize fame), Pat Donohue, Mark Patterson, Keith Oxman, Mark Simon, Margaret Slovak, and Bob Gillis, Dale's knowledge about all instruments is apparent, coupled with his knowledge of music theory, he is beyond compare as a total and complete musician and educator.
His book arrived from the printer just this week. And just in time for Christmas!
The cost is $25 (plus shipping) and can be ordered from our website at www.jazzlinkenterprises.com.
303-776-1764
mailto:info@jazzlinkenterprises.com
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Lamont School of Music's 2011 Summer Pre-College Academy
| June 19-July 3, 2011
MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE
The Lamont School of Music Summer Pre-College Academy is for students ages 14 - 18 (some age exceptions are possible) who are interested in an intensive and stimulating summer music
program. Registration deadline March 15.
More Information
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Become a Certified Music Practitioner, Modules beginning 1/22/2011
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2011 MHTP, Denver, CO Module Dates beginning January 22, 2011
Are you interested in becoming a Certified Music Practitioner so that you will be trained and meet the certification requirements so that you can play by the bedside in hospitals, hospitals and other healthcare settings? The Music for Healing and Transition Program has been offering its certification Program since 1995 and currently has 14 training sites nationwide. The Denver based series of Modules will begin the weekend of January 22, 2011. MHTP is accredited by the National Standards Board for Therapeutic Musicians.
For further information or to apply on line, please refer to www.mhtp.org
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| Corporate America, paving a downward economic slide | |
By Harold Meyerson
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Harold Meyerson is editor-at-large of American Prospect and the L.A. Weekly.
The city on a hill and the last, best hope of mankind has entered a new period in its history. We are now America, the downwardly mobile.
The problem isn't due to the recession. Would that it were. The decade just concluded is the first in which Americans, on average, have seen their incomes decline. Median household income increased by about $4,000 per decade in the 1980s and '90s: from $42,429 in 1980 to $46,049 in 1990 to $50,557 in 2000 (in 2007 dollars). In 2009, the most recent year for which we have figures, it had declined to $49,777 - but 2009, of course, was a year of deep recession. If we go back to the peak year of the last decade, 2007, we find that median household income was just $50,233- roughly $300 less than it had been in 2000.
Until the housing and financial bubbles burst, of course, we enjoyed the illusion of prosperity through the days of wine and credit. Now we stand on unfamiliar terrain in which almost all the signs of long-term economic health point downward. Our private sector isn't creating jobs at a rate commensurate with our increasing population, much less at a level to significantly reduce unemployment. The share of our civilian population employed has dropped to 58.2 percent - the lowest level since the early '80s, when far fewer women had entered the workforce.
The social pathologies long associated with the inner-city poor - single-parent households, births out of wedlock, drug and alcohol abuse - now stalk the white working class in rural and post-industrial regions far removed from big cities. The middle is falling. Rich Lowry, editor of the conservative National Review, has noted that as wages and employment levels have fallen for the Americans who have graduated high school but not college, their level of out-of-wedlock births (44 percent) has approached that of Americans who haven't completed high school (54 percent). Americans with college diplomas or more, by contrast, have a rate of just 6 percent.
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| Online Organizing Key to Workers' IBEW Win | Jan. 5, 2011
When workers want to form unions, it's well documented that management strikes back, especially against the most visible pro-union workers. But in a recent organizing win, workers at an Anheuser-Busch can plant who have voted to join Electrical Workers Local 363 found protection, strength and solidarity by connecting through a blog. Read On
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Public Employees Paid Less than Private-Sector Workers
| Jan. 10, 2011
One of the most frequent lies heard in the orchestrated campaign to scapegoate public employees for local and state budget crises is that they are paid far more than private-sector workers. Not true! A Rutgers University study finds that public employees are paid less than private-sector workers, even when factoring in employer-provided benefits. Read On
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| Jobs Rally at the State Capitol, 1/18 | SAVE THE DATE! Jan. 18th
JOBS RALLY!
With our economy and Colorado families struggling, we need to make sure that our state elected officials are pursuing policies to help working families. Join us for a rally to promote a working family agenda to get people back to work in 2011.
Who: Working families of Colorado joined by guest speakers and community leaders
When: Tuesday, January 18th, 2011 from 12 pm-1pm
Where: West Steps of the State Capitol
Come together with fellow union brothers and sisters and our community allies to convey our message at the state capitol. More details to follow.
For more information contact Kate Stigberg, Political/Community Organizer CO AFL-CIO, 303.710.2858 or kstigberg@coaflcio.org |
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COMMUNITY
ORCHESTRA & BAND
Note:
Organizations submitting postings agree to not unfairly compete for commercial
engagements.
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Augustana Arts, 1/23
| "An Afternoon with the St. Olaf Choir"
featuring
The St. Olaf Choir
January 23, 2011
5000 East Alameda Avenue
Denver, Colorado 80246
To purchase tickets: 303-388-4962 or www.AugustanaArts.org
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Lakewood Symphony auditions for oboe and all strings
| Lakewood Symphony is holding auditions for second oboe (2010-11 season) and all strings. Also, we are auditioning for subs in other sections. Rehearsals on Tuesdays, 7:30-10, Sept thru May at Green Mountain United Methodist Church; concerts are at the Lakewood Cultural Center. Call 303 - 980-0400 for requirements, appointment, and further information.
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Community Band Seeking New Members (Edgewater/Lakewood)
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Our non-profit Mile High Community Band seeks musicians of all ages, teen through adult, and at all levels of accomplishment, to join us for rehearsals on Thursday nights in Edgewater (just west of Denver).
Our organization's mission is to provide rewarding music education and performance opportunities for youth and adults at all skill levels. We have various bands for different skill levels, beginning through advanced, including jazz/blues and concert bands. In particular, we welcome additional brass and woodwind musicians.
We meet Thursday evenings at Jefferson High School in Edgewater for rehearsals. Monthly memberships begin at $25-$35/month, but we can waive fees and provide instruments for those who need them - no one with an interest in playing music will be turned away. Family discounts also available.
Feel free to drop by and check us out at 7 p.m. on Thursdays, or check out milehighcommunityband.net for more information. E-mail mjlucas@aol.com if you have other questions!
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Openings in the Golden Eagle
Concert Band Auditions
| The Golden Eagle Concert Band, a
50 piece adult community concert band in the Denver are is looking for some
additional players to fill open chairs in the band. We have openings for the
following:
Bassoon 1 & 2 (needed immediately)
Clarinets - 2-3
chairs open(Needed immediately)
Primary Mallet Percussion - 1 chair
open(Needed immediately)
2nd Oboe - 1 chair open
Trumpet - 1-2 chairs
open
If you have wind ensemble experience or have played in high school
or college and would like to join a very good adult concert band, please contact
John Williams at 303-695-8800. There are no dues. We are not a "pay to play"
organization. We would love to talk to you to see if you would like to join us,
so please give me a call. We are a your round performing organization. We have a
fun summer schedule. Check out our web site at www.gebb.org
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YOUTH ORCHESTRAS /
EDUCATIONAL ENSEMBLES
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| Peakharmonic Youth Orchestra presents the 2nd Annual Orchestral Workshop | Conducted by Wes Kenney, Music Director of the Fort Collins Symphony and Opera Fort Collins
January 15, 2011
Orchestral music students (up to age 23) from throughout Colorado are invited to participate in a day-long workshop in Colorado Springs. Participants will read and rehearse movements III and IV from Czech composer Antonin Dvorák's "New World Symphony" with Maestro Wes Kenney, Music Director of the Fort Collins Symphony and Opera Fort Collins. Musicians will also attend master classes presented by members of the Colorado Springs Philharmonic and US Air Force Academy Band. There will be a final "readthrough" (no formal performance) at the end of the day.
Workshop space is limited. Applications must include a signature of recommendation from the student's school or youth orchestra director, or private teacher.
TIME: 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
COST: $60 per person (includes lunch)
LOCATION: Front Range Alliance Church
5210 Centennial Blvd.
Colorado Springs, CO 80919
Additional information go to: www.peakharmonic.org or call 719-473-8152
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| FOR SALE OR RENT / EQUIPMENT WANTED |
Keilwerth Tenor Saxophone ST90 Series IV. Purchased New in 2006 and played for Less than 1 year. Excellent Condition
Includes Hard Case and Neotech Shoulder Strap
Contact Mike at 303-875-5097 or mds51@comcast.net
$650 Cash
Vito Alto Saxophone Serial # 517592 Yamaha built in Japan
Made in 1993 - Good Condition for Age - Plays Well - Includes Hard Case
Contact Mike at 303-875-5097 or mds51@comcast.net
$350 Cash
Yamaha Motif 8 (fully weighted 88 keys). I can attest that this instrument is in immaculate shape (per Denise's notes below, it only went out a gig once, as it was in use in her studio). Please pass this on to anyone that you know who might be interested.
Contact Denise Gentilini / Cell: (818) 517-7749 / Email: Linitunes@aol.com
Complete Set of Flugelhorn Mutes (sold as a set)
THESE MUTES WERE ALL MADE FOR FLUGELHORN AND ARE IN NEW CONDITION.
STONE LINED CUP
STONE LINED STRAIGHT
METAL STRAIGHT
STONE LINED PRACTICE
STONE LINED BUCKET
JORAL HARMON
STONE LINED SOLOTONE (used but good condition)
$70 OBO
CONTACT BOB MONTGOMERY
Beautiful 1990 Picado Classical Guitar. Excellent Condition. Plays beautifully. Handmade in Barcelona, Spain. $1,495.00; sold at some internet shops for $2,000 - $2,995. Model 54 - Canadian Cedar or Alpine Spruce soundboard, premier quality solid Indian Rosewood back and sides, Honduran cedar neck and ebony fingerboard with bone nut and saddle. A deep, rich woody tone and good volume. Sold with hardshell case. Fustero tuning machines. Case is included. Call Eric Roberts at (303) 346-2970 or e-mail: musicmagicprod@aol.com.
Leedy 1925 Xylorimba. Geoge Hamilton Green Model 4 octave starting from "middle C"
Good condition. $2500
Contact John Galm galmo2001@yahoo.com or 303 250 2000
Violin for sale - an excellent value for any serious music student or young professional, or a seasoned professional who needs a second instrument that'll stand up to any challenge. My husband Tom was the sole owner of this instrument, which he played at Meadowmount and as concertmaster of the American Youth Orchestra in high school,as a student at Indiana University, and in his early years as a professional player.
Please contact me if you want to give it a trial run.
 Appraisal Values as of April 8, 2009:
4/4 size Violin by Gustav August Ficker, lot #0026 No. 227; made in
Germany exclusively for Wm Lewis & Son, Chicago, IL
Appraisal $6,500
4/4 Violin Bow stamped Wm Lewis & Son, round pernambuco
Appraisal $1,600
4/4 Violin Case oblong w/leather trim, canvas cover, shoulder strap
Appraisal $500
Asking price for all 3 items: $6,500
Contact Lisa Eakins: 970.988.8083 or vcellisa1@comcast.net
Rudall-Carte Grenadilla Wood Piccolo for sale. Excellent condition--just serviced. Has silver sleeve in headjoint. Original case plus outer case included. $1200 OBO. Call 518-364-3594 or email jpanflute@aol.com
Conn International tenor saxophone 86M, bought brand new from Flesher-Hinton. It was used only 1 ˝ years. Very good condition. Includes music stand and essential elements. 1 instruction book. Asking $900. If interested, please call 303-870-5570.
Yamaha Flugelhorn (#009381A): Model 631, lacquer finish, near perfect condition, plays great, includes case & mouthpiece (Bach 3C). $1000 (obo). Call Scott 303-521-8206.
Wanted: Used cheap upright bass, ľ size, $500 or less. Call Nick Beato 802-598-7240 (Boulder)
Holton French Horn for sale. The Holton Professional Merker-Matic is a premium double French horn that offers the ultimate in craftsmanship and tonal splendor. Design features such as its newly designed 4th branch, dual bore, and mouthpipe tapers lead professionals to claim an ease of blowing in all registers as well as an exceptionally quick response and a smooth, precise legato. A genuine Holton Farkas MC silver-plated mouthpiece and slim-line wood-shell case are included with the H275 French Horn.
The Holton H275 Pro Merker-Matic French Horn is in the key of Bb/F double. Dual bore .468"/.460"; 12.25" large-throated, hand-hammered, detachable bell; newly developed taper with .306 venturi of nickel silver; tapered hand-lapped brass rotors with nickel silver outside casings; reversible 4th valve; hand-lapped nickel silver slides with rolled beads; fully adjustable finger hook; independent F/Bb tuning; solid nickel-silver finish. Retail price - $6,585.00. I will ship insured for retail value within the continental US for $99. Asking $3,200.00
Contact Bradley Scott at bradley@thescotts.com or 720-840-6102
Olds Trumpet for sale, good condition in original case with original documents. Jazz style trumpet from the 1960s, valued at $1000-$1200 by reputable music store. Beautiful pearl inlays and silver engraving. Contact: Patricia at 303-514-7256
Yamaha Y-62 Grenadilla wooden piccolo for sale. Excellent condition! Original case included. Please e-mail or call for more information (303.437.7149 or vansisti@colorado.edu). $1800 or best offer.
Koerwitz Guitars. Brian Koerwitz, certified luthier. Custom guitar building and instrument repair. Please visit my website Koerwitzguitars.com, 303-868-6799, Brian@koerwitzguitars.com. Member DMA.
Cello for sale: Full-size '96 Sofia, in excellent condition. I have documentation of a fairly recent appraisal, and it was also recently in an instrument shop in Ann Arbor, MI in an attempt to be sold, and it was appraised then as well. I have a Gewa hard case that goes with it, and if the buyer would like my bow as well, I will also include it. I'm asking $7,000 or best offer. I can be reached at 734-355-1619. It's a MI number, but I do live in Denver.
Soprano Sax for sale. Yanagisawa 991 and comes with two necks, one curved and one straight. It also has a Yanagisawa #7 hard rubber mouthpiece with ligature and cap. It is in virtually new condition and has been very meticulously maintained. Even the case is like new. Asking a firm $2200.00. This horn lists for over $6000.00. Please contact me at sax440@msn.com or call me: 719-488-0440
Violins: A violinist by the name of Claus Chapelle. He is travelling through Denver and has 3 violins with him for sale... said they are rare finds and wanted to see if there are interested buyers in town. The three violins are as follows:
1. a Jay Haide violin, made of European wood, new instrument, has Eva Pirazzi strings - $3,400
2. a Czech violin, made in 1880 or 1890, appraised at $10,000
3. a French violin, made in 1880, refurbished with brand new professional strings - appraised at $10,000, asking price $8,000
Claus has all of the paperwork for the instruments. His number is 520-548-4613.
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MEMBER BUSINESSES & SERVICES
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Need sound and lights for an event?Call
Tim Greenhouse @ 303-903-5440. I have been doing sound and lights for " Jakarta"
and playing keys. When the band is idle I'd be happy to do it for somebody else.
Using EV, QSC, Shure, Allen and Heath, Bose, etc. Have wireless mics too. I'll
work with you on the price depending on the event.
If you need music arranging, a copyist or any sort of
composition. Please e-mail Scott Higgins for quotes and samples.
stoneboy@ultrasys.net
Flute
compositionsavailable by Alaunde Copley-Woods:
"Chickens in the
Garden" available on: fallshousepress.com (look under "flute duets")
or
presser.com (search for copley-woods)
"1074: Nine Miniatures for Solo Flute"
available on: fluteworld.com (after clicking on "flute music" you can search for
Copley-Woods or browse under flute solos)
ATA shipping box, perfect for transporting musical
instruments or sound equipment. It has two separate compartments, well
padded. Practically new condition. It measures 3 feet by 3 feet by 3 feet. I no
longer need it and I am looking for a reasonable offer.
Contact Enrico at
enricovr@hotmail.com
Got Photos? DMA
member Robert "Rusty" McCall is a professional photographeroffering a
wide variety of specialty portraits, live performance images, and headshots for
musicians, models, and performance artists of all types. Color, black &
white, and custom color processes are available in candid, studio, rehearsal,
and performance venue settings, indoors and out.
Examples can be seen at
www.myspace.com/denverbasstrombone
Keep in mind that the DMA offers a
"one-time" promo voucher of up to $60, which can be applied toward a
professional promotional photo.
Quiet
Song for Band- Grade 1/2, by Debbie Davidson.
A great song for the
first band concert of the year! It uses the first five notes typically used in
band method books, and is inspired by "Bolero." A quiet tune begins with the
flutes and then gradually all of the instruments are added for a big climax
before it tapers back down to the flutes. Sure to be a crowd-pleaser!
$25
Creekside Publishing Company
Available mail order through
www.creeksidepublishingcompany.com or through Flesher-Hinton.
Finale to Beethoven Symphony No. 9- Grade 2+
for full orchestra and SAB chorus, Debbie Davidson.
Arranged to make this
amazing classic accessible for middle school students. Key signatures and
changes are simplified. Vocal parts are all doubled, and the Baritone part is
optional. An advanced part is included for extra support - when this piece was
premiered at Cherry Creek Academy, a teacher played this advanced part on the
cello and an advanced piano student played it on piano. Most of the second parts
(i.e. second clarinet, second flute, second violin) can be handled by students
in their second year of instruction. The Cherry Creek Academy performance
involved singers, grades 5 - 8, band members, grades 6 - 8, and orchestra
members, grades 6-8.
$65 Creekside Publishing Company
Availabe mail order
through www.creeksidepublishingcompany.com or through Flesher-Hinton.
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President: Pete Vriesenga 303-526-7239 - Pvriesenga@aol.com
Secretary-Treasurer: Adolph Mares 303-423-4748 - ARMares@aol.com
Vice President: Thomas Blomster 303-322-1764 - blomster@dmamusic.org
Executive Board:
Ron Bland 303-935-5099 - RBOBasso@aol.com
Lloyd Bowen 303-424-4508 - sbowen22@aol.com
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Hank Troy 303-703-3550 - hanktroydma@aol.com
Michael Weaver 303-875-4013 - cfsatb@yahoo.com
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Denver, CO 80204-3607
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