Contract Extension Agreement Reached for Dallas Opera
After nearly eight months of negotiation, the musicians of the Dallas Opera Orchestra reached agreement with The Dallas Opera for
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MPTF Music Family Scholarships Awarded to Five Local 72-147 Families
Five students now attending college this fall whose parents are members of Local 72-147 were recipients this year of a
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Your Vote May Never Have Been More Important, Seriously
Perhaps never before have the choices at the ballot box been more critical for musicians and all our Union brothers
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COVID-19 Relief Fund Accepting Applications for Fall Assistance
The DFW Musician COVID-19 Relief Fund is taking applications for support for fall 2020. The purpose of the DFW Musicians
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Thank You for Supporting the DFW Musicians COVID-19 Relief Fund
As Vice President of Local 72-147, I want to thank everyone for the generous support which has made the DFW
Read moreA New Kind of Classical Music Review: Live Music Returns!
This month the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra began its Classical Subscription Series just two weeks after Bass Hall abruptly announced
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AFM President Ray Hair’s $1000 Challenge for TEMPO
Election season is coming into the home stretch, and this is a good time to think about donating to TEMPO,
Read moreStreaming Series Funded By MPTF Kicked Off This Week
“Jazz from Denton, Texas” Wednesday Night Series at Steve’s Wine Bar in Denton was kicked off Wednesday, September 16. Through
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MPTF Funding Creates Gigs During Pandemic
Since the COVID-19 Pandemic effectively suspended all live musical performance, the AFM has been working out new ways to use the funding of Music Performance Trust Fund to respond to the crisis by creating new, safe performance engagements. The entire festival season where hundreds of Local 72-147 members are featured in signature events such as the Main Street Fort Worth Arts Festival and the Denton Arts and Jazz Festival had to be tragically canceled for 2020
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Local 72-147 Elections This Fall
Nominations to be Taken: Sunday, November 1 at 4:30 pm
Elections to be Held: Sunday, December 6, 2020
Local 72-147 bylaws provide for triennial (every three years) nomination and election of officers and convention delegates. Nominations will be taken for the following officers: President, Vice President, Secretary-Treasurer, and eight Executive Board Members. The President and Secretary-Treasurer are the first two delegates to the AFM Convention
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