Online Newsletter of the Dallas Fort Worth Professional Musicians Association

Because of the COVID-19 Pandemic, Annual Dues Support of Local 72-147 Activities is more critical than ever.

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Dallas Symphony Orchestra and Members of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Perform Together in Solidarity
May 3, 2021

by Stewart WilliamsPresident, Local 72-147 Last weekend I had the pleasure of attending a joint performance of 50 musicians of the Dallas Symphony with 50 musicians of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. Together they performed Mahler’s Symphony No. 1 on April 30 and May 1 at the Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas. The performance was unique […]
NEW $100/WEEK UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT FOR MIXED EARNERS. YOU MAY BE ELIGIBLE.
February 5, 2021

The Mixed Earner Unemployment Compensation benefit is designed to provide financial assistance to gig workers, freelancers, and other self-employed individuals who receive artificially low unemployment benefits due to part of their income coming from W-2 wages. Many professional musicians are mixed earners — those who earn income both as employees and freelancers — deserve support […]
The Time is Now: Pension Relief is “Closest in Years to Becoming a Reality”
February 5, 2021

From the Editor: For many years, our pension fund has been facing terrible choices in its effort to ensure its life and future. All the while, we have been working hard for legislative solutions, and have been making progress in an uphill battle. Due to years of painstaking persistence, pension relief — as AFM President […]