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Monday night Governing Board Dinner - (L-R) Laura Ross, Michael Moore, Richard Levine, Matt Comerford, Steve Multer, Meredith Snow, Brian Rood, Tom Reel, Bruce Ridge, Paul Gunther (photo Jean Lim)
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Norbert Nielubowski, Tim Zavadil and Kevin Watkins during pre-conference negotiating orchestras discussion (photo Eric Arbiter)
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Kansas City Symphony Executive Director Frank Byrne welcomed ICSOM to KC (photo Eric Arbiter)
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ICSOM Chairman Bruce Ridge, Kansas City Mayor Sylvester "Sly" James and ICSOM President & KC Sym member Brian Rood (photo Eric Arbiter)
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Ridge and Brian Rood (photo Eric Arbiter)
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ICSOM Treasurer Michael Moore (Bruce Ridge in back) [photo Eric Arbiter]
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Senza Sordino Editor Richard Levine gives his officer report (Bruce Ridge on left) [photo Eric Arbiter]
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Richard Levine makes an impromptu response as ICSOM General Counsel Susan Martin observes (photo Eric Arbiter)
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ICSOM Secretary and Chair of ICSOM Membership Committee Laura Ross and Bruce Ridge during Grand Rapids membership discussion (photo Eric Arbiter)
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Laura Ross & Bruce Ridge welcome ICSOM's newest member & 52nd orchestra delegate Paul Austin from Grand Rapids Symphony (photo Eric Arbiter)
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view of conference delegates and guest sitting on the left side of the room from the front table (photo Eric Arbiter)
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view of conference delegates and guests sitting on the right side of the room from the head table (photo Eric Arbiter)
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lunch break by the fountain - (L-R back to front) Gail Kruvand (NYC Opera), Debbie Newmark (AFM SSD), Peter Wright (Jacksonville), Brian Lee (SF Ballet), Meredith Snow (LA) [photo Laura Ross]
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Public Relations presentation by Randy Whatley of Cypress Media Group (photo Eric Arbiter)
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Orchestra Presentations - Bruce Ridge, Richard Graef (Indianapolis Sym) and Michael Moore (Atlanta Sym) [photo Eric Arbiter]
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Orchestra Committee chair Richard Graef discusses the Indianapolis Sym 2012 lockout (photo Eric Arbiter)
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Twin Cities Local 30-73 President Brad Eggen introduces members of St Paul Chamber Orchestra and Minnesota Orchestra (photo Eric Arbiter)
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ICSOM delegate Leslie Shank reports on St Paul Chamber Orchestra negotiations and 191 day lockout during 2012-13 season (photo Eric Arbiter)
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Minnesota Orchestra presentation - (L-R) negotiating committee chair Tim Zavadil, Bruce Ridge, negotiating committee member Kevin Watkins (photo Eric Arbiter)
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Minnesota Orchestra's Tim Zavadil (photo Eric Arbiter)
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Minnesota Orchestra presentation - negotiating committee member Marcia Peck and PR consultant Blois Olson (photo Eric Arbiter)
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Minnesota Orchestra negotiating committee member Kevin Watkins (photo Eric Arbiter)
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Minnesota Orchestra negotiating committee member Marcia Peck (photo Eric Arbiter)
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PR Consultant for Locked Out Musicians of the Minnesota Orchestra, Blois Olson (photo Eric Arbiter)
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Nashville delegate Brad Mansell with SF Sym/member at large Cathy Payne at microphone (photo Eric Arbiter)
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Member at Large Cathy Payne (photo Eric Arbiter)
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view of the Kauffman Center from Crown Center (photo Laura Ross)
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Kansas City's Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts (photo Eric Arbiter)
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Kauffman Center interior view (photo Eric Arbiter)
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lobby of the Kauffman Center (photo Eric Arbiter)
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Kauffman Center interior (photo Eric Arbiter)
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an audience of delegates and guests await the concert at Helzberg Hall in the Kauffman Center (photo Eric Arbiter)
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Kansas City Symphony members warm up on Helzberg Hall stage before their concert for delegates and guests [photo Laura Ross]
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Bruce Ridge addresses audience prior to Mozart Sym #31 performance by members of the Kansas City Symphony in Helzberg Hall at the Kaufmann Center (photo Eric Arbiter)
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Brian Rood addresses the audience prior to a performance of Mozart Symphony #31 by members of the KC Symphony at Helzberg Hall in the Kauffman Center (photo Laura Ross)
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delegates and guests are treated to a tour of the Kauffman Center (photo Eric Arbiter)
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opera hall at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts (photo Eric Arbiter)
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Rochelle Skolnick (AFM SSD Counsel), Jim Orleans (Boston) and Lovie Smith Wright (Local 65-699 Houston) wait for the trolley at Kauffman Center [photo Laura Ross]
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Cathy Payne and Cleveland Orchestra delegate Jesse McCormick at Mixer (photo Laura Ross)
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ICSOM Electronic Media Committee co-chair Matt Comerford presents a report (photo Eric Arbiter)
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American Symphonic Advocacy Project (ASAP) board chairman Mark Lindsay addresses the conference (photo Eric Arbiter)
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Bruce Ridge and Mark Lindsay (photo Eric Arbiter)
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delegates and guests sing Happy Birthday to St Paul delegate Leslie Shank as KCS Conference Coordinator Steve Multer (on left) enters with a lighted cupcake (photo Eric Arbiter)
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Conference Coordinator Steve Multer holds cupcake as birthday girl Leslie Shank blows out the candle (photo Eric Arbiter)
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Leslie Shank's birthday cake will be shared in hospitality suite that evening (she got more than a cupcake!) [photo Laura Ross]
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Bruce Ridge and AFM President Ray Hair (photo Eric Arbiter)
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Minnesota Orchestra delegate Norbert Nielubowski sells Support Musicians of the Minnesota Orchestra t-shirts (photo Eric Arbiter)
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AFM President Ray Hair, ICSOM Secretary Laura Ross with Nashville Symphony colleague & delegate Brad Mansell, and MAL & LA Phil violist Meredith Snow, pose for photo with ICSOM's newest delegate Paul Austin from Grand Rapids (photo Eric Arbiter)
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Bruce Ridge and NYC Opera delegate Gail Kruvand, who was also representing the NY Chapter of the Recording Musicians Assoc (RMA) [photo Eric Arbiter]
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Laura Ross and Bruce Ridge share a laugh (photo Eric Arbiter)
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Bruce Ridge (photo Eric Arbiter)
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Thursday night breakout session in ICSOM office to discuss AFM Employers Pension Fund with AFM trustee Bill Moriarity (photo Eric Arbiter)
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photographer & Houston delegate Eric Arbiter (center) poses with Utah delegate George Brown and Louisville delegate Steve Casey in front of the ICSOM banner (photo Eric Arbiter)
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Brian Rood, Susan Martin and Richard Levine (photo Eric Arbiter)
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Member at Large (and Minnesota Orchestra member) Paul Gunther (photo Eric Arbiter)
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Bruce Ridge reads plaque presented to Cathy Payne as she steps down as Member at Large for the past 6 years (photo Eric Arbiter)
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Ridge displays gift for Cathy Payne - a framed copy of her 2006 International Musician cover photo (photo Eric Arbiter)
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Cathy Payne thanks the board and delegates for their support and hard work during her tenure (photo Eric Arbiter)
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ICSOM Governing Board in front of Caulder Lion (L-R) - Matt Comerford, Brian Rood, Laura Ross, Paul Gunther, Cathy Payne, Bruce Ridge, Meredith Snow, Michael Moore and Richard Levine (photo Eric Arbiter)
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AFM Symphonic Services Division director Jay Blumenthal (photo Eric Arbiter)
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AFM SSD negotiator Chris Durham (photo Eric Arbiter)
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Bruce Ridge and former Senza Editor Tom Hall (photo Eric Arbiter)
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Senza Sordino editors embrace (photo Eric Arbiter)
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ICSOM Delegates, Officers and conference guests show their support for the musicians of the Minnesota Orchestra (photo Eric Arbiter)
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a sea of green Support Minnesota Orchestra Musician shirts remain as delegates are seated after the conference photo (photo Eric Arbiter)
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Ft Worth delegate Debbie Brooks addresses delegates (L-R in front) Cathy Compton (Detroit), Norbert Nielubowski (Minnesota), Lora Schaefer (Chicago), Jennifer Mondie (National), Matt Comerford (Chicago Lyric) [photo Eric Arbiter]
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delegates during Town Hall meeting (L-R) Mike Brignardello (Columbus), John Chisholm (SFS-in back row), Chris Woehr (St Louis), ?, Gail Kruvand (NYC Opera), Jim Orleans (Boston), David Sywak (Dallas) [photo Eric Arbiter]
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Boston Symphony delegate James Orleans (photo Eric Arbiter)
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Bruce Ridge and Assistant Conference Coordinator Tom Reel (VA) confer with Laura Ross during a break (photo Eric Arbiter)
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Kansas City's Steve Multer catches up with his former KC Sym colleague, now current Chicago Symphony delegate Lora Schaefer (photo Laura Ross)
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Assistant Conference Coordinator (VA Sym) Tom Reel takes a photo of Kennedy Center delegate Peter de Boor and Bruce Ridge (photo Eric Arbiter)
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ICSOM Chairman emeritus Jan Gippo (St. Louis Sym - retired) addresses the delegates (photo Eric Arbiter)
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Paul Gunther and Tom Hall (photo Eric Arbiter)
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a moment of solitude (photo Eric Arbiter)
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Bruce Ridge and Brian Rood (photo Eric Arbiter)
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2013-14 ICSOM Governing Board (L-R) - Matt Comerford, Susan Martin (counsel), Richard Levine, Brian Rood, Gail Kruvand, Paul Gunther, Meredith Snow, Bruce Ridge, Michael Moore, Laura Ross