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Panoramic view of Milwaukee and the river from Hyatt Regency Milwaukee Downtown (photo by Laura Ross)
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Scene of the Wednesday evening Republican Debate (photo by Laura Ross)
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Morning on the Milwaukee River (photo by Laura Ross)
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Pre-conference Governing Board and hosts dinner: (L-R) Paul Austin, Mike Muszynski, Keith Carrick, Dr. Mary Ferguson, Kirk Ferguson (photo by Laura Ross)
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ICSOM Chairperson Meredith Snow (LA Phil) & Asst Conference Coordinator Paul Gunther (Minnesota-retired) at pre-conference dinner (photo by Laura Ross)
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The banner is hung! (photo by Laura Ross)
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ICSOM members volunteer at the Down Syndrome Association of Wisconsin with music therapists Amanda Grettie Koch and Nancy Dexter-Schabow
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Music therapists Amanda Grettie Koch and Nancy Dexter-Schabow introduce the orchestra that will play during various activities for the next hour at the Down Syndrome Association of Wisconsin
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Orchestra volunteers observe as participants play the guitar with a giant guitar pick while announcing their name and favorite color at Down Syndrome Association of Wisconsin
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(L-R) Laura Ross, Kim Tichenor, Meredith Snow, Helen Reich (standing and introducing her instrument), Brad Mansell, Paul Austin, Peter de Boor
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The orchestra plays as each participant beats the drums at the Down Syndrome Association of Wisconsin, a voluntary event for ICSOM attendees
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(The volunteer ICSOM Orchestra - L-R) Laura Ross, Kim Tichenor, Meredith Snow, Helen Reich (standing and introducing her instrument), Brad Mansell, Paul Austin, Peter de Boor
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Participants and helpers stretch colored bands while the orchestra performs at the volunteer event.
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Milwaukee coastal view from Lake Michigan (photo by Laura Ross)
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Historic lighthouse in Lake Michigan (photo by Laura Ross)
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Milwaukee's historic lighthouse in the harbor of Lake Michigan (photo by Laura Ross)
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View of the Milwaukee shoreline (photo by Peter de Boor)
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Local 8 President/ICSOM Chair Emeritus/Milwaukee Symphony Principal Violist Robert Levine generously takes Peter de Boor (Kennedy Center) and Laura Ross (Nashville) for a Tuesday afternoon sail (photo by Peter de Boor)
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ICSOM Treasurer Peter de Boor addresses new delegates at the New Delegate Breakfast prior to the beginning of the conference (photo by Laura Ross)
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Delegates and officers listen attentively at the New Delegate Breakfast Wednesday morning before the conference begins (photo by Laura Ross)
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ICSOM Chairperson Meredith Snow (LA Phil) calls the conference to order (photo by Dan Sweeley)
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ICSOM Secretary Laura Ross (Nashville) reads the roll call (L-R) Meredith Snow, Ross, Paul Austin, Peter de Boor (photo by Dan Sweeley)
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ICSOM Conference Coordinator & Host Kirk Ferguson (Milwaukee) welcomes delegates and guests (L-R) Laura Ross, Helen Reich, Ferguson, Paul Austin, Peter de Boor, Mike Muszynski (photo by Dan Sweeley)
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Milwaukee Symphony ICSOM Delegate Helen Reich listens to her colleague Kirk Ferguson during the opening session [Paul Austin on right] (photo by Dan Sweeley)
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Robert Levine, who wears many hats: Local 8 president, ICSOM chair emeritus & Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra (MSO) principal violist, introduces the MSO CEO (photo by Dan Sweeley)
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Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra President & CEO Mark Niehaus addresses the conference (photo by Dan Sweeley)
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ICSOM Chairperson Meredith Snow delivers her final address to the conference (photo by Dan Sweeley)
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Meredith Snow (LA Phil) listens intently to President Paul Austin's (Grand Rapids) address (photo by Dan Sweeley)
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ICSOM Treasurer Peter de Boor (Kennedy Center) delivers a brief report to the conference (photo by Dan Sweeley)
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Robert Levine at the microphone (photo by Dan Sweeley)
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ICSOM Delegate Bradley Mansell (Nashville) also chairs the nominating committee (photo by Dan Sweeley)
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Milwaukee Central Labor Council President Pam Fendt addresses the conference on Wednesday afternoon (photo by Mike Muszynski)
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Recently elected AFM International President Tino Gagliardi addresses the conference (photo by Mike Muszynski)
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Caen Thomason-Redus from the League of American Orchestras (LAO) talks about the League's new initiative Inclusive Stages (photo by Mike Muszynski)
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Local 7's Tammy Noreyko and Ed Velasco, with new AFM IEB member Dusty Kelly observe Local 8 Secretary-Treasurer Richard Tremarello's interview at the debate rally (photo by Peter de Boor)
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Local 8 Secretary-Treasurer Richard Tremarello is interviewed at the Republican debate rally (photo by Alexander Jacobsen)
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ICSOM & AFM represent at the Republican debate rally (L-R): Barbara Bogatin, Alexander Jacobsen (National), Kale Cumings (Local 6), Tammy Noreyko (Local 7), Ellen Trainer (Local 77), Dusty Kelly (IEB) (photo by Peter de Boor)
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San Francisco Symphony ICSOM Delegate Barbara Bogatin at the debate rally (photo by Barbara Bogatin)
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Crowds begin to gather and organize for the rally at the Republican debate site (photo by Alexander Jacobsen)
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Various signs for the Republican debate rallly (photo by Rob Schumitzky)
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Republican debate rally speaker & various signs laid out for participants (photo by Barbara Bogatin)
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ICSOM contingent attending the Republican debate rally - (L-R) Peter de Boor, Dusty Kelly, Ed Velasco, Rob Schumitzky, Paul Austin, Tammy Noreyko, Keith Carrick; back row: Brad Eggen, Kale Cumings (photo by Rob Schumitzky)
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Delegates and guests head to the Bradley Symphony Center Atrium for hall tours and the ICSOM Mixer (photo by Laura Ross)
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ICSOM Mixer guests onstage at the Bradley Symphony Center hear about the hall from a member of the Milwaukee Symphony Center (photo by Laura Ross)
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View of audience seating (the old part of the building) from the stage (new part of the building) at the Bradley Symphony Center (photo by Laura Ross)
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Stage view from balcony at Bradley Symphony Center, home of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra (photo by Rebecca Matayoshi)
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Balcony seating at the Bradley Symphony Center (photo by Laura Ross)
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View of the Bradley Symphony Center lobby from the balcony (photo by Laura Ross)
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Musician photo gallery in Atrium of the Bradley Symphony Center (photo by Rob Schumitzky)
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Reflection of the spiral staircase from above in the Bradley Symphony Center atrium where the ICSOM Mixer was held (photo by Laura Ross)
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Member-at-Large/Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra ICSOM Delegate/ICSOM 3rd Delegate to the AFM Convention Dan Sweeley delivers his convention report to the conference (photo by Laura Ross)
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Players Conferences Council officers address the conference (L-R): Robert Fraser (OCSM), Trevor Handy (RMA-LA), Steve Wade (ROPA
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Recording Musicians Association - LA Chapter (RMA-LA) Secretary Trevor Handy addresses the conference (photo by Mike Muszynski)
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Theater Musicians Association (TMA) President Heather Boehm addresses the conference (photo by Mike Muszynski)
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Regional Orchestra Players Association (ROPA) President Steve Wade addresses the conference (photo by Mike Muszynski)
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Organization of Canadian Orchestra Musicians (OCSM) President Robert Fraser addresses the conference (photo by Mike Muszynski)
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Newly elected AFM International Secretary-Treasurer Ken Shirk gives a presentation about AFM structure and financing (photo by Mike Muszynski)
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SSD Director of Symphonic Electronic Media Debbie Newmark gives an update on the Integrated Media Agreement (IMA) (photo by Mike Muszynski)
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ICSOM Counsel Kevin Case discusses orchestra fellowship programs and a recent US Supreme Court decision that could impact how candidates are selected (photo by Mike Muszynski)
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Keith Carrick (Utah) during breakout session (photo by Mike Muszynski)
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Tenure Panel (L-R): John Lofton (LA Phil), Jessica Schmidt (Orchestrate Inclusion), moderator Kevin Case, Leonard Slatkin (Music Dir Laureate), Terrell Pierce (MSO Operations) (photo by Laura Ross)
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John Lofton (LA Phil) fills the musician's voice on the tenure panel discussion (photo by Mike Muszynski)
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Jessica Schmidt from Orchestrate Inclusion on the tenure panel (photo by Mike Muszynski)
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Music Director/Conductor Laureate Leonard Slatkin represents the music director perspective on the tenure panel at ICSOM (photo by Mike Muszynski)
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Terrell Pierce (Milwaukee Symphony Director of Operations) participates on the tenure panel (photo by Mike Muszynski)
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Secretary Laura Ross and Editor Mike Muszynski busy documenting the conference during the tenure panel (L-R) John Logan, Jessica Schmidt, Kevin Case, Leonard Slatkin, Terrell Pierce (photo by Rob Schumitzky)
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a brief moment to catch up between Rob Schumitzky and Jessica Schmidt during a break at the ICSOM conference (photo by Rob Schumitzky)
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Orchestrate Inclusion's Jessica Schmidt speaks about implicit bias in the orchestral workplace (photo by Dan Sweeley)
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Nicole Jordan (Philadelphia) poses a question from the floor [Rebecca Gilmore (Virginia) seated in back] (photo by Peter de Boor)
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View of the field from the stands at the Friday night Brewers v Padres game (photo by Rebecca Matayoshi)
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Holly Slocum and Greg Harper at the Brewers v Padres game Friday night, one of three arranged activities (photo by Holly Slocum)
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Dan Sweeley and Holly Slocum attend the Brewers v Padres game (photo by Holly Slocum)
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ICSOM is well represented at the Brewers v Padres game on Friday evening (photo by Rebecca Matayoshi)
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Graffiti on the Pabst Theater marker in Milwaukee (photo by Peter de Boor)
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Mike Muszynski and Peter de Boor visit ICSOM's printing company Colonial Quality Printing and printer John McAdams, which is located in Milwaukee (photo by Peter de Boor)
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A beautiful evening on the Milwaukee River cruise as it coasts through the marina - no wake! (photo by Laura Ross)
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On the Milwaukee River as the boat heads towards Lake Michigan on Friday evening after the conference ends for the day (photo by Laura Ross)
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Hank Skolnick (St. Louis) and Miles Maner (Chicago) on the river cruise (photo by Laura Ross)
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ICSOM Chairperson Meredith Snow enjoys the end of a long day on one of three optional activities on Friday evening (photo by Laura Ross)
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ICSOM Chairperson Merdith Snow (LA Phil) and ICSOM Delegate Rebecca Gilmore (Virginia) on River Cruise (photo by Laura Ross)
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River Cruise participants: AFM Sec-Treas Ken Shirk, Local 7 officers Tammy Noreyko and Ed Velasco; Kim Tichenor (Louisville) in front (photo by Laura Ross)
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Sunset from Lake Michigan on River Cruise (photo by Laura Ross)
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River cruise participants: (L-R) Ken Shirk, Tammy Noreyko, Meredith Snow, Laura Ross, Hank Skolnick, Miles Maner, Pat Sharpe, Ruth Lane (photo by Laura Ross)
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Milwaukee street scene with Hyatt Regency in background to left (photo by Laura Ross)
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Ruth Lane (SF Opera Orch), Laura Ross (Nashville), Kim Tichenor (Louisville), Meredith Snow (LA Phil) head for a German dinner at Mader's after the river cruise
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Helen Reich (Milwaukee) & Lynn Rosen (Utah) at Grohmann Museum (photo by Lynn Rosen)
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Artwork at the Grohmann Museum, a collection dedicated to labor (photo by Lynn Rosen)
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At the Grohmann Museum, one of the three organized activities on Friday evening (photo by Lynn Rosen)
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Previous and New Governing Board members: (L-R) Kevin Case, Mike Muszynski, Peter de Boor, Kim Tichenor, Jessica Phillips, Nicole Jordan, Laura Ross (front) Paul Austin, Meredith Snow, Rob Schumitzky, Keith Carrick
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2023- Governing Board: (L-R) Kevin Case, Mike Muszynski, Peter de Boor, Kim Tichenor, Jessica Phillips, Nicole Jordan, (front) Paul Austin, Keith Carrick, Rob Schumitzky, Laura Ross