Recent Posts Tagged With 'musicians'

• A New Beginning

  Posted on Tuesday March 11th, 2008 at 16:33 in musician, musicians, afm, contract negotiations, american federation of musicians, collective bargaining, arizona opera, arizona opera orchestra, tucson symphony

  In Tucson, the musicians of the Tucson Symphony Orchestra have shifted their union representation from the "Guild" to the American Federation of Musicians. In a statement posted in the ROPA Internet Mailing List: "The musicians of the Tucson Symphon...

• TSO Negotiations Suspended

  Posted on Wednesday March 5th, 2008 at 15:38 in musician, musicians, tucson, tso, afm, contract negotiations, american federation of musicians, collective bargaining, tucson symphony

  Our colleagues in the Tucson Symphony Orchestra (TSO) are currently in the process of changing their union membership from the International Guild of Symphony, Opera and Ballet Musicians (IGSOBM) to the American Federation of Musicians (AFM). Also kn...

• All the World's a Stage

  Posted on Tuesday February 26th, 2008 at 15:26 in support, musicians, contract negotiations, arizona opera, orchestra pit, labor dispute, azooma.org

  All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players... William Shakespeare - from "As You Like It" AZOOMA is openly soliciting our patrons to become involved in supporting the orchestra as members of an AUDIENCE ASSOCIATION. We are cur...

• Now is the Time

  Posted on Wednesday February 20th, 2008 at 15:59 in network, musician, musicians, opera, fire, outreach, wagner, afm, contract negotiations, american federation of musicians, collective bargaining, arizona opera

  A new YouTube video gets closer to the heart of the matter regarding our current contract negotiations: Please visit our main site ...

• There's No Place Like Home

  Posted on Wednesday January 16th, 2008 at 17:55 in musician, musicians, gig, arizona opera, arizona opera orchestra, freelance musician

  The second in a series of articles featuring AZOOMA musicians. Many Opera musicians pursue other work to supplement their opera income to make a complete living in music. It takes some creativity and planning to accomplish this. Quite a few musicians...

• "Thank You, Next..."

  Posted on Sunday January 13th, 2008 at 08:05 in musician, musicians, opera, phoenix, audition, afm, american federation of musicians, arizona opera, arizona opera orchestra, azooma, orchestra pit, pit musicians

  It's not like American Idol, but there are similarities... The Arizona Opera recently announced auditions to fill vacancies. At one time or another each musician in the Arizona Opera Orchestra has had to pass a rigorous audition. Since these are pai...

• Inconvenient Truths

  Posted on Thursday January 10th, 2008 at 11:25 in musician, musicians, arizona, specialist, arizona opera, azooma, freelance musician

  Many people in the general public are honestly surprised that musicians get paid money to perform. Some even get downright insulted when musicians insist on getting paid to play. Holly Mulcahy at the Partial Observer recently posted an excellent arti...

• A Clean Sweep and Our "Fine Flutist"

  Posted on Friday December 21st, 2007 at 11:40 in musicians, flute, arizona opera, arizona opera orchestra, azooma, orchestra pit, pit musicians, azooma.org

  From AZOOMA WebMaster, Bruce Hembd: After reading an article on blogging written by the originator of the weblog, I have decided to do some housecleaning. Jorn Barger of Robot Wisdom coined the term "weblog" about 10 years ago to describe the daily ...

• The X Factor

  Posted on Friday December 21st, 2007 at 01:10 in musician, musicians, arizona, opera, pit, arizona opera, arizona opera orchestra, azooma, orchestra pit, pit musicians

  Within AZOOMA.org three words are presented as our slogan: Expression. Experience. Excellence. These words are the basic tenets behind AZOOMA, the Arizona Opera Orchestra Musicians Association. They are intertwined with our spirit and our mission. E...

• State of the Arts

  Posted on Tuesday December 18th, 2007 at 18:43 in musician, musicians, arizona, janet napolitano, arizona opera, arizona opera orchestra, azooma, azooma.org

  Until the 1960's Phoenix was mostly known for the state's "four C's" - copper, cattle, cotton, and climate. "Culture" was almost unheard of. Today in Arizona the scene is much different. The Valley's rapid growth spawns new art and culture venues a...

• Our New Web Site

  Posted on Monday November 19th, 2007 at 12:10 in web site, musicians, arizona opera, azooma, azooma.org, freelance. musician

  AZOOMA makes its presence known. AZOOMA has a new web site designed to reach out to the general public and let everyone know who we are and what we do. The official URL is http://www.azooma.org/. Besides presenting entertaining, live music performed...