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Make Music Denver Exploits Musicians

To: Tamara Door, President & CEO, Downtown Denver Partnership
From: Pete Vriesenga, President, Denver Musicians Association
Re: Make Music Denver, 2013

Dear Ms. Door,

The Denver Musicians Association (AFM, AFL-CIO) represents 800 professional musicians in the region, from Colorado’s largest performing organizations to those who perform in restaurants, weddings and at special events. Professional musicians play a very large role in sustaining a culture of entertainment and resulting economic benefit to Downtown Denver and surrounding communities.

Last year at this time I received an email from Stephanie Davidowitz offering to meet to consider how to involve the DMA in Make Music Denver. My April 28 reply applauded DDP for encouraging community members and amateur musicians to be a part of your Festival. I also offered a simple and gracious reminder that professional musicians should be fairly compensated for their services.

Nothing ever came from that effort and it’s now confirmed that DDP is once again seeking professional musicians on the condition that they will perform for free. The only other change I note is that I have been removed from your mailing list.

We will continue to reach out to you with the hope of turning Make Music Denver into proud, community event that no longer exploits professional talents. Until such time we shall educate and warn our membership of the damage that DDP is inflicting on our industry.

Sincerely,

Pete Vriesenga, DMA President
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Position Open for Colorado Ballet 'Orchestra Manager'

The ORCHESTRA MANAGER will report to the Artistic Director and Music Director and work closely with the Company Manager. Duties will include but not be limited to day-to-day liaison with musicians, music director and management in organizing the orchestra for all productions; producing schedules in consultation with Ballet production personnel; serving as musicians’ contact and their liaison with conductors and management; ensuring compliance with all contracts and policies, accepting all applications and resumes, organizing auditions as needed, engaging substitute musicians in consultation with music director; and dealing with all exigencies that arise during the course of production runs, sometimes on very short notice. Presence at all orchestra services will be required, as well as accessibility by phone and email for musicians, management, and production personnel.

Duties will also include those of orchestra librarian with responsibility for preparing and distributing all parts for musician use. Some subcontracting of library duties may be possible as needed.

Please submit resume to Brandi Glass, Company Manager, at Colorado Ballet:

Brandi Glass
Company Manager | Colorado Ballet
1278 Lincoln St
Denver, CO 80203
303.339.1631 | fax 303.861.7174
brandi.glass@coloradoballet.org

19th Annual Summer Course in the Alexander Technique, 7/13

The 19th Annual Summer Course in the Alexander Technique at the University of Colorado at Boulder will be held July 8-12, 9:00 to noon daily. A one day Intensive will be held July 13, 1-5:00 pm. The 2012 faculty includes Ed Bilanchone, Amy Likar, and DMA member James Brody. Early registration by DMA members will result in a 15% reduction in tuition.
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