Symphonic Shorts
News & Announcements
Bruno Aprea has been appointed Artistic Director of the Palm Beach Opera.
After conducting a national search in consultation with the Players’ Conferences, the American Federation of Musicians has appointed Laura Brownell as Director of Symphonic Services. The position of Director became vacant when former Director Janice Galassi was appointed Director of Organizing and Education for the AFM. Prior to her appointment, Brownell had served many years in Symphonic Services with the AFM Canadian Office.
Representing the Palm Beach Opera Orchestra, Jennifer Potochnic recently attended the Regional Orchestra Players Association (ROPA) conference in Las Vegas, where she participated in a mock arbitration conducted by Peg and Lenny Liebowitz (AFM Symphonic Services counsel) and heard a presentation by Patricia Pollach (AFM counsel) on symphonic recording issues. A full report should be available soon.
Boca Pops Bankruptcy Update
Objections to rejections of creditor claims are currently being received by the courts. The Local has reviewed the rejections; claims by Local 655 and its members are not being rejected.
Florida Philharmonic Bankruptcy Update
The Local has finally received an analysis of claims and accounting of assets from the FPO. The Local, Orchestra Committee, several lawyers, and an accountant are reviewing the information and should have a recommendation soon as to the best course of action for former FPO members.
Arts Update
A study released in June by Americans for the Arts shows more evidence of the impact of the arts on the economy. The study states that there are an estimated 548,000 arts-related businesses, or 4.3% of all businesses, employing nearly 3 million people, or nearly 2.2% of the working population. New York state has the most arts-related businesses, and Florida is in the top 10, along with New Jersey, Connecticut, Texas, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Washington, Ohio, and Michigan.
Source: backstage.com
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