SPRINGBOARD FOR THE ARTS MEDICAL CLINIC
MUSICIANS WELCOME
Services offered:
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• HIV TESTING
• PREGNANCY TESTS
• FLU SHOTS
• DIPHTHERIA
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• CHOLESTEROL/GLUCOSE
• BLOOD PRESSURE
• HEARING/EYE SCREENING
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Date: November 15, 2008
Time: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Place: N.I.P. Community Clinic
2431 Hennepin Ave. South
Minneapolis, MN 55405
612-374-3125
Contact:
Nicky @ 651-292-4381 to make an appt.
www.neighborhoodinvolve.org
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MUSIC FOR MEDICINE
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Third Annual Chamber Music Concert
with members of the Minnesota Orchestra benefiting the
Neighborhood Involvement Program (N.I.P.) Community
$50 in advance $60 at door
Hennepin Avenue United
Methodist Church
511 Groveland & Lyndale
Minneapolis, MN
Visit N.I.P. website at www.neighborhoodinvolve.org
or contact Linda at 612-746-8543
for additional information.
Local 30-73 Congratulations to Members
Pat Donohue and David Stanoch
  The C.F. Martin Company, makers of fine acoustic guitars for 175 years, has announced the release of a new Pat Donohue Custom Edition OM-30DB guitar. The instrument will be crafted of premium tonewoods with “vintage” style appointments and, of course, the initials PD at the 12th fret. Pat is perhaps best known as a member of The Guys All-Star Shoe Band of Prairie Home Companion fame. He is an exceptional guitar picker blending jazz, blues, swing, folk, and many other styles into his own sound. For more information on Pat visit www.patdonohue.com. If you’re interested in purchasing a Custom Edition Pat Donohue Martin guitar, try Willie’s American Guitars in Saint Paul.
Member Dave Stanoch announces, after almost 11 years of development, the publication of his first full-length book as an individual author, Mastering the Tables of Time, Volume I.
“The studies in this book uniquely combine the foundations of rhythm and the foundations of trapset drumming using a common system to assimilate the disciplines of timekeeping, coordination, rudiments, polyrhythms, and musical phrasing.“ Dave has also recently authored articles for Modern Drummer magazine. Dave must be a “master of his own time” as he somehow finds a way to author articles, a book, be on the faculty at McNally Smith College, and maintain a busy performance schedule. For more information on Mastering the Tables of Time, Volume I, or on any of Dave’s other projects you can visit www.rhythmelodic.com. Update: Any title that ends with “Volume I” surely indicates a sequel, and sure enough, Dave informs us that he is currently working on “Volume II” – Good Luck!
Russ Moore Honored by AFM
 Russell J. Moore received a Certificate from the AFM honoring his forty plus years of service to Local 73, Local 30-73, and the American Federation of Musicians. President Eggen presented the Certificate to Russ at the weekly “Romeo” lunch. Prior to his recent retirement Russ served fellow union musicians as a Local 73 Board Member, Local 73 Secretary-Treasurer, Local 30-73 Secretary, Local 30-73 Secretary-Treasurer, and Local 30-73 Vice-President. For many of his forty years, Russ was also a delegate to AFM Conventions where he served as a member of the Finance Committee and the joint Law and Finance Committee. Congratulations on much deserved recognition.
[Editors Note:] The “Romeo” lunch (Retired Old Men Eating Out) is a revolving/evolving group of members that meets weekly for lunch. Anyone interested in joining the festivities should contact Business Field Representative Jack Landin for more information at jacklandin@comcast.net. You do not need to be retired, old, or a man to attend. Preparation for “bad” jokes and a good time is recommended however.
Parks & Trails Council Honors Contributors to Minnesota’s Great Outdoor Legacy
Minnesota’s parks, trails and other assorted wild outdoor places have long been celebrated as part of our state’s Great Outdoor heritage. On Thursday, April 24, 2008 at the Inaugural Ball of the Wild, the Parks & Trails Council of Minnesota celebrated the extraordinary people and organizations behind these special places.
Twin Cities Musicians Union and Local 30-73 Board of Directors member Charlie Maguire was honored for his contribution in the Arts & Communications category. Since the mid-1980s, Maguire has devoted a significant portion of his career to acting as a voice for Minnesota State Parks as their "Centennial Troubadour" and also for the National Park Service as their first official "Singing Ranger". Congratulations, Charlie!
What Did You Do On Your Summer Vacation?
Local 30-73 member Polly Meyerding served as flute teacher and performer for the 25th Annual Lutheran Summer Music (LSM) Academy & Festival at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, MN this past summer. LSM is a premier summer music training program for young people.
This year, more than 125 high school age student musicians from 30 states and three foreign countries spent four weeks participating in a rigorous schedule that included individual primary and secondary instrument lessons, small ensembles, musicianship class, large ensembles, electives (including church music, collegium musicum/early music and jazz as well as attendnce at daily recitals.
As a member of the artistic faculty, Meyerding maintained a private studio, coached a small ensemble, and led band and orchestra sectionals. Additionally, she performed in solo recitals and played for worship services throughout the summer. LSM students are served by a roster of 35 faculty artists - all of whom are esteemed practicing professional musicians and academicians from throughout the United States, Canada and Europe.
From The Inbox
(Editor’s note: This kind note was received from Mr. Ridge at the conclusion of our Minnesota Orchestra negotiations. We reprint it with his consent, our pleasure, and a slight blush.)
DATE: October 11, 2007
TO: The Minnesota Orchestra Negotiating Committee, The Minnesota Orchestra Musicians' Committee, Local 30-73
President Brad Eggen, Local 30-73, Secretary/Treasurer Tom Baskerville, Attorney Mr. Ron Rollins, ICSOM Delegate Paul Gunther
FROM: Bruce Ridge, Chair International Conference of Symphony and Opera Musicians (ICSOM)
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
I just wanted to send along my congratulations to you all for your excellent work in negotiating the new contract on behalf of your colleagues in the Minnesota Orchestra. Thank you for your service to your orchestra and to your community.
I enjoyed visiting Minneapolis during the 2007 ICSOM Conference, and I look forward to returning to hear your great orchestra and to help celebrate many future successes for the Minnesota Orchestra. Please know that you can always count on my support, and the support of your 4,200 colleagues in ICSOM.
With best wishes always,
Bruce
Minnesota State Fair Recollections of the Past 33 Years
Tom Chepokas retired from his 33-year gig with the Minnesota State Fair this past August. He began playing with Ray Komischke’s State Fair Orchestra in the Grandstand in 1973 and was with that group until 1979. They backed such acts as Bob Hope, Bobby Vinton, the Mills Brothers, Ed McMann, George Kirby, Redd Foxx, Helen Reddy, Anne Murray, Mac Davis, Jim Nabors, Bobby Goldsborough, George Benson, and many others.
Ray, of course, would always hire the best musicians available – and it showed. Tom always felt very privileged to be playing in such elite company. By 1979, there was a lesser demand for the full orchestra to accompany the acts because so many of them had become self-contained and would bring their own 5-7-piece band. But, by coincidence, there was an opening at the Bandshell for a piano player and three other musicians to serve as the “house band” for the state talent show finals. Thus the origin of “T. C. and Company.”
For the next 27 years this was to become an annual event, and Tom always looked forward to it. Not surprisingly, he also surrounded himself with the best players available; Gary Berg – tenor and “mouth harp,” Bruce Calin – bass, and Dick Bortolussi-drums and tap dancing. That’s right. TAP DANCING. Every time the band would play “Sweet Georgia Brown” Dick would fly off his throne during the drum chorus and deliriously begin playing the sticks on the rims, cement floor, rear stage panels, freely interspersed with fits of tap dancing/clogging to the utter amazement of the audience of perhaps 3,000. Truly it was a spectacle to behold. Other great players who joined Tom on stage with “T. C. and Company” include: Russ Peterson, Kico Rangel, and Gary Raynor. For the last several years, Dale Mendenhall, tenor, and Tom Lewis, bass, have rounded out the quartet.
One of Tom’s most memorable moments with the Talent Show occurred during auditions one year in late July. There could never be any rehearsal, of course, so Tom was sight-reading all music handed to him. One contestant met him backstage, and when asked what piece he would be using for his audition he simply stared at Tom and asked, “Well, what do you know?”
Tom and his wife, Trish, sold their home in Plymouth over the winter and now live on Eagle Lake in northern Minnesota. This has all but eliminated playing gigs in the Twin Cities. Occasional engagements are still possible, however, when reading charts is not required. His vision has become his greatest challenge. His hands and fingers still work like they always did…if only his eyes could do the same.
When his doctor heard that he was no longer going to play the Fair, he said, “Well, you have had your last foot long hot dog.” We’ll see about that.
A colleague once told Tom to always “Play with people better than you are.” He has always tried to follow that principle.
Submitted by member Tom Chepokas
Local 30-73 member Sarah Schmalenberger, hornist and musicologist is launching a national study to examine the physical and occupational well-being of women musicians who have had breast cancer. The study has been designed to develop a profile of how the diagnosis and treatment of the disease affect women musicians. In addition to the emotional impact of being diagnosed with breast cancer, the physical problems that follow recovery from breast cancer treatment can be particularly burdensome to patients who are musicians, because of their physically demanding occupations or avocations. However, scientific research on the number of women musicians diagnosed with breast cancer and the medical and occupational well-being of musicians after breast cancer is essentially nonexistent.
Schmalenberger, who has struggled with these issues as a survivor of breast cancer, has assembled an investigative team to conduct this study, which will begin in September with posting a web-based survey that musicians who have had breast cancer can take online. Toward that end, she invites all musicians who have had breast cancer to enroll in the study, and she invites anyone who knows such a "survivor" to encourage them to enroll in the study. Anonymity will be guaranteed, and no names will be recorded.
Schmalenberger anticipates that the findings from this study will provide a solid basis for further examination of the impact of breast cancer not only on musicians, but also on those in other fields where physical fitness, strength, and stamina are vital to occupational and general well-being.
For more information, you may contact her at scschmalenbe@stthomas.edu.
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