Thursday, March 28, 20132, 5:30 PM Food & Beverages Available at 5:00 PM
MEETING AGENDA: Guest Presenter:
Cacie Carganilla, Marketing/Business
Development Officer, lectrical Federal Credit Union.
Since 1953, EFCU has exclusively served the financial needs of various Denver area labor unions and their families with the only unionized office staff of any financial institution in the state of Colorado. www.electricalfcu.org
Paying Taxes for Exposure ... or stipends?
What do Denver Arts & Venues and Augustana Arts have in common? ANSWER: They're both publicly-funded and offer musicians "a stipend" for prominent professional service. Arts & Venues needs a band to play background music at a reception "for the Cultural Community" in Denver and Augustana Arts is offering a stipend to members of Musica Sacra to perform in Denver's Buell Theater.
Or would you rather "volunteer" to perform for the opening of a new Light Rail Station along RTD's new leg to Golden? Will this ever stop, or must we all resign to 'pay to play' even when public funds are involved? Many interests beyond the DMA should be joining in our fight to preserve Colorado's prevailing wage, but their silence is now deafening ... and funded.
Denver Musicians Association, 1165 Delaware St, Denver, CO 80204-3607
National Symphony musicians' press release supporting SF Symphony musicians
For immediate release from the National Symphony Orchestra
Committee
March 20, 2013
The musicians of the National Symphony Orchestra stand in support of our esteemed colleagues, the musicians of the San Francisco Symphony, as they continue their courageous struggle for a just resolution to their labor dispute. After examining the facts available, it is very difficult for us in Washington, DC to understand what intentions the San Francisco Symphony management has that would be furthered by their hard-lined stance. It seems that those intentions are not artistic ones. We do fully understand, however, the intentions of world-class musicians to remain at the very top of their profession. We believe they fully deserve to retain and reasonably improve the compensation and benefits they have gained over decades of carefully measured progress, designed for the long-term healthy growth of the entire organization.
The wonderful musicians themselves are the treasure of the SFS institution and the entire Bay Area. Their orchestral performances are the core around which all the efforts of the institution should revolve. Symphonic music was designed for and remains at its most powerful and effective when performed live in front of audiences who are moved by its eloquence and power. The San Francisco Symphony has been playing for such audiences in Davies Hall, across the United States, and around the world for decades - and to great acclaim. The musicians want to be on stage performing. The public wants them to be on stage performing. We hope an agreement can be reached to accomplish that goal as swiftly as possible.
Chicago press release supporting SF Symphony musicians
For immediate release from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Members Committee
March 19, 2013.
The Musicians of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra express our support for the Musicians for the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra in their effort to achieve a fair contract. As has been shown in international tours, recordings, and in front of a loyal and expanding audience in northern California, the San Francisco Symphony is one of the great orchestras of the world, and deserves financial support equivalent to its success and stature. This contract negotiation echoes what has become a familiar story across the nation. Many orchestras, regardless of their financial condition, have faced lockouts, strikes, and devastating cuts in personnel, wages and benefits. The similarity in goals, methods, and language used by their employers, reflects an ideologically driven collusion to severely reduce the standard of living of many professional classical orchestral musicians. In recent years many orchestra boards seem more interested in construction projects and expanding staff than in supporting music and musicians.
We call on the communities of all of the orchestras that have recently suffered setbacks, including Detroit, Minnesota, Atlanta, Indianapolis, St. Paul, Spokane, Syracuse, Honolulu, Philadelphia, Louisville, and now San Francisco, to express support for classical music and the fine musicians who perform it, so that this wonderful music, which is such an important part of all of our lives, will be allowed to continue.
A most unpopular guest conductor, Maestro Bigherr, has been murdered. everyone in the hall is a suspect and before the night is over, the murderer will strike again. The cast includes a fastidious detective, a mysterious "lady in red," a bumbling police sergeant, a guilty looking orchestra and a very nervous conductor. This concert is a splendid evening of classic film music and a delightfully different who-done-it murder.
Sat 4/6/13 7:30PM
Boettcher Concert Hall
Death on the Downbeat presented by Arrow Electronics
Scott O'Neil, resident conductor Magic Circle Mime Co.
The conductor has planned to present a concert exploring the many art forms in which the orchestra is involved, but his efforts are complicated by the unexpected participation of two overly enthusiastic spectators. A bugle playing mime who wants to sing opera and a tap dancing ballerina are just part of the conductor's comic dilemma as two zany characters bring "the art of listening" to life.
Thursday, April 4, 6pm seating, 6:30p show PoeJazz kickoffs the Spring Concert Season in the elegant Milano room of the award winning Gabriel's restaurant, in Sedalia.
The chef at Gabriel's has prepared a fabulous menu for the evening that you can check out on their website, gabrielsdenver.com. And we promise a Springtime love Concert for your heart's delight and joy.
Cost is $46. per person, not including tax, tip, and bar.
Reservations are required, the sooner the better.
(303) 688 ~ 2323.
Doug, Ron, and I love playing for you, and hope to see you at one of these great locations.
Laurie Dameron, 4/6 & 4/21
Laurie Dameron
"What Can I Do?" Multimedia Environmental Presentation
AP 6th 11 am Sam Gary Library 2961 Roslyn St. Denver, CO 80238
COME CELEBRATE EARTH DAY!!! Sunday April 21st 6:30 pm at Unity Church 2855 Folsom St Boulder
"What Can I Do?" Multimedia Environmental Presentation This is a 60 minute educational keynote presentation to raise awareness on environmental issues featuring the photography of renowned John Fielder, Karl Snyder and live music of Laurie Dameron. It includes two trailers of award-winning documentaries and shares information that inspires simple lifestyle changes we can take immediate action on that will make a BIG difference in reducing our <I style="">Carbon Footprint at a critical time in our history.
with special guests Janis Kelly and Spirit Voices www.janis-kelly.com featuring art work of Wendy Rochman www.bluewindowarts.com and art work of Annie Gifford www.annegifford.com/ also Daniel Ziskin of BeEco, Kie Petersonof Recycle.DUH and Laura Brower
$10 suggested donation tickets 303-442-1411 please visit and LIKE
performed by Duo Classica Pianist: Olga Dashevskaya Violinist: Lydia Sviatlovskaya
Sunday, April 7, 2013, 4 pm
The music of * Chausson * Debussy * Fauré * Saint-Saëns
Grace United Methodist Church 4905 E. Yale Avenue, Denver (tickets at the door: $15 - adults, $10 - children, no CC)
Second Tuesdays at Trinity, 4/9
As we embark once again upon this wonderful season of Spring,
Second Tuesdays at Trinity invites you to celebrate "Mild Breezes and Flowers"
Miriam Kapner
Featuring Miriam Kapner, oboe; Nan Shannon, piano; and Lora Stevens, viola in a program of works by
Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Rachmaninoff and Loeffler.
Tuesday, April 9 at 7:30 p.m. at Trinity Presbyterian Church, 7755 Vance Drive, Arvada 80003
Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students through high school. To pre-reserve tickets, please call 303-422-3656 x25 or visit the "2nd Tuesdays link at the church website: tpcarvada.org
Colorado Chamber Players, 4/21
Revolutionary Times at Brighton Armory Sunday, April 21, 2013, 4:00 pm 300 Strong Street Brighton, CO 80601 $10 General, $5 kids
Haydn Quartet Slam 2012-2013 teaches!
"Revolutionary Times: Franz Joseph Haydn and George Washington" is a zany theatrical program all about classical music, the Revolutionary War against the British, and European royalty! A presentation geared toward young listeners and adults alike, this production is scripted by Buntport Theater's Josh Hartwell.
Actors Jake Walker and Lindsey Pierce bring Josh Hartwell's hilarious script to life, directed by Curious Theater's Mare Trevathan with Haydn's quartet Op. 2 #1 in Eb, performed by Colorado Chamber Players musicians Paul Primus, Barbara Hamilton, Judith McIntyre, and Catherine Beeson, this program will delight and inform any audience.
Plan to buy tickets at the door. Director Mare Trevathan and Scriptwriter Josh Hartwell will be in attendance for a brief talk-back after the show. www.coloradochamberplayers.org
STEADY ENGAGEMENTS
The Purnell Steen Duo, 6 to 9 pm every Saturday
Havana Street Station
1911 S. Havana (Corner of Havana and Jewell)
303-752-0553 - No Cover
Neil Bridge & Karen Lee, 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. every Fri. @ The Bistro at Aspen Grove 7301 S. Santa Fe Drive Littleton, CO 80120
Joni Janak and Centerpiece Jazz, 3rd Thursday of each month
Café del Sol, 608 Garrison - 6 to 9 pm. 303-238-7999
David Brussel, Selected Thursdays
Performing on piano, selected Thursdays at
Mercury Cafe, 7 p.m. 2199 California St. Denver CO 80205 303-294-9258
and at
Black Crown Lounge
1446 S. Broadway
Denver CO 80210
720-353-4701
The Bob Montgomery - Al Herman Quartet, Wednesdays
from 7 to 10pm at the Wazee Supper Club (15th & Wazee in LoDo) featuring Dave Hanson - keyboard, Ken Walker - bass, Alejandro Castano - drums, Al Hermann - trombone and Bob Montgomery - trumpet.
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
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
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.
AUDITION & EMPLOYMENT NOTICES
Colorado Symphony Auditions for Principal Clarinet, Asst. Concertmaster, Violin & Viola
The Colorado Symphony Andrew Litton, Artistic Advisor
Announces auditions for: Principal Clarinet (Tenure track position) Audition is scheduled for Monday and Tuesday, April 8th and 9th, 2013
Assistant Concertmaster (3rd chair) Violin (fixed 4th chair) (Two tenure track positions) Audition is scheduled for Monday, May 20th, 2013
Section Viola (tenure track position) Audition is scheduled for Tuesday, may 21st, 2013
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
Application must be received by March 22nd, 2013 NO PHONE CALLS or EMAILS
*The Colorado Symphony is an Equal Opportunity Employer*
GPO Auditions for Principal Flute on 4/21/2013
The Greeley Philharmonic announces auditions for:
Principal Flute: April 21, 2013
*If the position(s) is won by a current member the resulting vacancy may be offered.
Location: Foundation Hall, Greeley, CO APPLICATION DEADLINE: April 1, 2013
Please note: The DMA has no agreement with the FCSO regarding wages or working conditions.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Telluride Jazz Festival Band Contest
The Denver based band Devoted to the Standard, led by DMA member Scott Martin, has been selected to be one of 9 bands competing for 2 performance slots at this summer's Telluride Jazz Festival. Voting is from today thru March 29 and you can vote once a day between now and then. This is a new six piece band featuring the wonderful singer Ayo Awosika performing classic jazz standards.
2013 Rafael Mendez Brass Institute, July 14-20, 2013
Featuring the Summit Brass July 14 - 20, 2013
Now in it's seventh year at DU, the RMBI is one of the leading brass performance and career seminars in the United States featuring an outstanding faculty, enviable facilities, great camaraderie and fun, and available tuition scholarships!
Hosted by the Denver Brass at the University of Denver Lamont School of Music. Designed for serious brass players ages 18 and older Dorm accommodations only available for ages 18 and older
Application fee: $35 (non-refundable) Tuition: $775 Tuition scholarships available in amounts up to $500 each** Enrollment opens January 1, 2013 Limited to 140 participants Rolling acceptance until capacity is reached Recommended for high school seniors and up50 Auditor Positions Available* Auditor Tuition: $295 Daily drop-in rate: $50*Auditors do not participate in ensembles. **Tuition and scholarships do not cover housing. More Information
LABOR & POLITICS
Can unions save the creative class?
Newspapers are dying. Musicians and writers can't get paid. Maybe it's time for creatives to really organize
Screen Actors Guild (SAG) member Julia-Louis Dreyfus holds a strike sign as she joins members of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and others on the picket line. (Credit: AP/Reed Saxon)
By Scott Timberg Salon.com
This is the third installment in a new series called Working Ahead, which will examine key issues facing the modern American worker, and how we can use our everyday spending habits to help save and create good jobs. The series is brought to you by the AFL-CIO. To read the other stories in this series, click here.
Being a musician is a good job, but that doesn't mean it's okay to go broke doing it. -David Byrne
They're just for hard hats. They peaked around the time Elvis was getting big. They killed Detroit. They've got nothing to do with you or me. They're a special interest - and they hate our freedom.
That's the kind of noise you pick up in 21st century America - in politics and popular culture alike - when you tune your station to the issue of trade unions. Union membership, and ensuing muscle, have been in steep decline in both the public and private sectors. Just look at Wisconsin's "right to work" push, the anti-teachers union "reform" movement, corporate union-busting, P.R. "messaging" firms hired by management to smear striking workers, hostility from the Republican right and indifference from a Democratic Party that's reoriented itself around professionals and Silicon Valley.
Also in decline: America's creative class - artists, writers, musicians, architects, those part of the media, the fine arts, publishing, TV and other fields - faced with an unstable landscape marked by technological shifts, a corporate culture of downsizing, and high unemployment.
So is it time for artists to strap on a hard hat? Maybe unions or artists' guilds can serve and protect an embattled creative class. With musicians typically operating without record labels, journalists increasingly working as freelancers as newspapers shed staff, and book publishing beginning what looks like a period of compression, unions might take some of the risk and sting out of our current state of creative destruction.
"Musicians are trying to negotiate this changing landscape," says Kristin Thomson, once a guitarist for the band Tsunami and an owner of indie label Simple Machines, now a director of the Future of Music Coalition. Many musicians ask the group how to deal with today's complicated mix of outlets and platforms, or what to expect from label support. "Others saw their mechanical royalties falling off a cliff. There are revenue steams out there, but they're all changing so fast. This is a difficult time for artists trying to understand it all. And there's a lot more competition because the barriers to entry are a lot lower."
If the Easter bunny knows what's good for him, he'll make sure to drop off union-made in America sweets on Easter weekend. Check out some highlights from the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor's resource site, Labor 411. These Easter shopping list ideas are brought to you by the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers (BCTGM) and United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW).
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka reacted today to the news President Obama will nominate Thomas Perez as the new secretary of labor:
Working men and women will be well served by President Obama's choice of Tom Perez to lead the Department of Labor.
Throughout his career, Perez has fought to level the playing field and create opportunities for working people, whether in the workplace, the marketplace or the voting booth. He has worked to eliminate discrimination in housing, provide access to education and health care, end hate crimes, crack down on employers who cheat workers out of wages and expand our democracy by protecting the fundamental right of every American to vote. In the 1990's, he worked on the front lines of the effort to pass comprehensive immigration reform under the leadership of the great Senator Ted Kennedy-a job that will serve him well in today's drive for commonsense immigration reform.
COMMUNITY
ORCHESTRA & BAND Note:
Organizations submitting postings agree to not unfairly compete for commercial
engagements.
Parker Symphony Orchestra, 4/7
"For the Children" Children's Hospital Benefit Concert
APRIL 7, 2013, 2:00 PM
The Parker Symphony will perform some great children's orchestral literature, guaranteed to entice kids of all ages. Our collaboration with the exciting "Young Voices of Colorado" is always an audience pleaser. The PSO will donate a portion of our proceeds to the Children's Hospital in Parker.
Program: Harry Potter Symphonic Suite (Williams) Nursery Rhyme Cantata (Page) Prayer from Hansel and Gretel (Humperdinck) Mars from "The Planets" (Holst) Bowl of Notes (Smith) Imperial March (Williams) William Tell Overture (Rossini) Free Pre-Concert Workshops for the Children!
Our non-profit Mile High Community Band seeks musicians of all ages, teen through adult, and at all levels of accomplishment. 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 North High School (2960 Speer Blvd Denver) 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.
Evergreen Chamber Orchestra Announces Open Auditions
The Evergreen Chamber Orchestra (ECO) is evolving into one of the premier community orchestras in the Denver-metropolitan area. ECO has gained recent recognition for its quality performances and creative programming under the musical leadership of Dr. David Kish and a highly active Board of Directors. Please consider joining us for OPEN AUDITIONS - all string, woodwind, brass and percussion players are encouraged to audition!
OPEN AUDITIONS - ALL SEATS ARE BEING AUDITIONED Auditions for Prospective Members: each audition will last for approximately five minutes. You are asked to prepare two excerpts or etudes of contrasting styles that demonstrate your best playing (no more than 2-3 minutes each). You may select an audition time by visiting the link below. Simply add your name and in-strument next to the audition time that works best for you (changes to the document are saved automati-cally). Auditions will be held at Genesis Presbyterian Church in Littleton (near the intersection of Bowles and Simms). https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AqoeNttzz82SdFMzVWhEZk9mSlI0NlZ0V2JOSEFXb1E#gid=0
WE ARE MUCH CLOSER THAN YOU THINK! We are pleased to announce that rehearsals for the entire 2012-2013 season will be held at Genesis Pres-byterian Church in Littleton. Genesis Church provides a central location for both prospective members who in live in the foothills or metro-area. It is located north of Bowles and Simms behind the Rite Aid at 5707 S. Simms Street, Littleton 80127.
Please note that the concertmaster position is NOT open whereas all other positions are.
Metro Community Band Openings
Comprised of some Metropolitan State College students and community members, the band under the direction of Gerald Endsley meets on Tuesday evenings from 7-9 P.M. in the King Center Concert Hall on the Auraria campus. All wind and percussion instruements are welcome and there are no fees, auditions, or chair placements. The band generaly shares two concerts per semester with other metro ensembles. For more information, call Mr. Endsley at 303-388-0183 or via email at gendsley@ecentral.com. Information may also be had from the Metro Statre music office at 303-556-3180.
YOUTH ORCHESTRAS /
EDUCATIONAL ENSEMBLES
Auditions for Greater Boulder Youth Orchestras
Auditions for next year
All ages, all instruments
Auditions for the Greater Boulder Youth Orchestras, the premier youth orchestra experience in Boulder and beyond, will take place May 11-13.
Accepting auditions for all instruments, all ages, for our three orchestras and wind ensemble.
What will the audition consist of? * 2 major scales * 2 short works in contrasting styles, or one work with contrasting styles * Sightreading The applicants choose which music to play, to present their best technical and musical playing. The applicants can choose the scales, demonstrating their range, tone, and technique.
Originally purchased in ND, moved to CO in 1997. It has only lived in 2 homes. Tuned for the first 5 years or so when it came here, but it hasn't been played much at all since then. Asking price: $200 cash. Interested parties are welcome to see and try it. Piano bench included. Call 303/696-2147
Lussi Walter Ab wooden alphorn, handmade in Stans, Switzerland in 1973. This beautiful alphorn was used in the Swiss Ricola coughdrop commercial, then owned and played by Michael Thornton of the Colorado Symphony. It is in excellent condition. Handpainting on the bell shows the Swiss cross, edelweis and other flowers. It is 10 feet 4 inches long, and comes apart in two sections for portability. Ab alphorns are more rare, pitched higher than most alphorns. I will include the original wooden mouthpiece as well as a better alphorn mouthpiece sold to me by Marvin McCoy, as well as an adapter for use with a French horn mouthpiece. I also have a wooden shipping crate which i will include. Interesting note: Leopold Mozart wrote his alphorn concerto for Ab alphorn. I'm asking $2750 but will consider an offer. Call Sara Keene, 303-742-9205 or email skeene89@hotmail.com
Upright Bass.
Nedine Jarvis probably logged 40 years as a violist in the DSO/CSO. She is selling a bass that was played by her son. It is late 19th/early 20th C. German or Czech/ It is a 5/8 size. Bob Ross refinished the finger board and appraised it at $7,000/ People interested should call George Jarvis at 303-233-6044
Olds Opera Trombone, made about 1959 at the F.E. Olds factory in Fullerton. For those of you who may not be familiar with this instrument, it has a large bore and an 8 ˝ inch bell. It is finished in nickel silver and comes with two mouthpieces. You really can't over blow this trombone. For a classic instrument, it is in perfect playing condition with a beautiful original factory case. If you are interested please feel free to call me. We can make arrange
ments for you to come over and try it out. Jess Gerardi, 303-761-3270
LOOKING TO BUY: Good quality new or used classical guitar.
Must be straight and clean with good tone and good playing action. No cracks or severe dings. Case preferred but not mandatory. Rod Taylor - 303 839-9363
Colorado College, Seay Music Library..announcing Music Library Books and Scores sale ongoing!!
Packard Hall is on the SW corner of Cache La Poudre and Cascade. Music Library is on the lowest level of that building. The Music Library's Books and Scores Sale is still happening!! A variety of piano/organ music (both 2 and 4 hand) is available from such legendary composers as Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Haydn and many others!! Other items include numerous Piano Method and Instruction materials, some vocal music and a general selection of random books. You'll never know what gems you may find!! Prices are: $2.00 for any item with a white sticker.. $.50 for everything else.. The sale will go on during our normal hours of operation (Mon-Thurs: 8am -10pm, Fri: 8am-5pm, Sat: 1pm-4pm, Sun: 1pm-10pm). We accept cash and checks payable to "Colorado College Music Library"
Cordovox -- Super V accordion, amplifier and generator.
Missing its foot pedal. Made in Italy, circa 1970. Almost new. Perfect for rock bands and others wanting amplified accordion music. The cordovox also synthesizes several other instruments for jazz, rock and pop styles. Comes in original, velvet-lined lined case. Includes original owner's booklet, plenty of cables. $995. Call Ed Ross at 720-227-3851
Violin Wanted -
Susie Peek loves her new violin and is NOW looking for a violin to use for outdoor gigs- will be best if it has a great sound, and crummy varnish! Or if it's carbon fiber? I'm guessing it will be in the 5K price area. But less is fine, too, if the sound is really great for the price! Call (303)433-8222 or email susiepeek@earthlink.net
Knight upright piano, located in El Paso County. About 25 years old. $3000 OBO. From estate of music composer and arranger.
Contact: Judy at 949-581-6208.
King "Super 20" Alto Saxophone, built about 1947:
Sterling silver neck, 18 pearl keys, engraved pad cups. Good condition w/ original case - $4800 OBO. Contact Bob Mercier, 303-238-5046 or saxopony@q.com
Armstrong Flute, C Foot, open hole, sterling silver head joint -
$800 OBO. Contact Bob Mercier, 303-238-5046 or saxopony@q.com
2 Wurlitzer Saxophones:
1) Soprano, key of C, original mouthpiece, new pads plus new mouthpiece.
2) C-Melody Saxophone, over 100 yearsold, original pads, silverplate has turned black, original case, neckstrap and mouthpiece. Both for $800 OBO. Contact Bob Mercier, 303-238-5046 or saxopony@q.com
Clip-on Audio Technic Instrument Mic Pro Seriew #35 w/ 6' mic cable and adapter. U
sed twice. $200 OBO. Contact Bob Mercier, 303-238-5046 or saxopony@q.com
2 Antique Music Stands, one metal rack, one wood rack. Make offer. Contact Bob Mercier, 303-238-5046 or saxopony@q.com
Pocket Trumpet,
off brand, Make offer. Contact Bob Mercier, 303-238-5046 or saxopony@q.com
model #419496. Good condition. Asking $150. Horn is currently at the DMA office. Contact Lloyd if you're interested: 303-424-4508 or sbowenstewart@gmail.com
ZOOM surround sound digital recorder.
Near new, used only a few times. $150. It has many accessories. Can be seen at Elite Sound, 3535 S. Platte River Drive, Suite A, Englewood, CO 80110 or call Jess Gerardi at 303-761-3270 or Gordon Close at 303-781-6667
For Sale: Like new demonstrator R-12 Rock n Roller Multi Cart. Barely used with "no flat" 10" x 3" pneumatics on the back and 8" x 2.25" stock pneumatics on the front. Deck stretchout is 52" with 500lb load capacity and 32" wings for big loads. $199.00
Rod Taylor
MARIGAUX Oboe
303-839-9363 or rodrtaylor@q.com
This instrument is 6 years old. Anyone, students & teachers interested in receiving information or seeing this instrument, please contact Margo at 253-579-2152.
Put your performance on DVD or Youtube I can record your performance and put it on DVD or Youtube for $200 to $500. Prices vary dependent on production values. Examples of my work can be found at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPtRrk4iki0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Basnnk-Fo3w http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKyRMlON9K4 The equipment I have: Three 3CCD cameras $5900(Panasonic DVX-100), fishpole boom, $800 Libec TC-50 tripod, $400 Tascam DR-100, $700 Sennheiser ME66 microphone, Rycote Softie with mount and pistol grip. I also have an editing system which consists of Final Cut Pro 5.0, a G5 Macintosh with 1.5 G of Ram and 2 terabyte hard disk. Contact me at: ChunPan9@yahoo.com or 303-274-5897
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.
Contact Info - DMA Officers
Your DMA executive board invites you to contact them directly with any concerns, suggestions, etc. that you may have.
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 - sbowenstewart@gmail.com Gloria Holliday 303-321-0902 - gloriaholliday@comcast.net Hank Troy 303-703-3550 - hanktroydma@aol.com Michael Weaver 303-875-4013 - cfsatb@yahoo.com
Denver Musicians Association Local 20-623 AFM/AFL-CIO 1165 Delaware St. Denver, CO 80204-3607 Phone: 303-573-1717 Fax: 303-573-1945
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