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Banner is unfolded and ready to be hung at the 60th anniversary conference (photo by Laura Ross)
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This banner has been on view at nearly every conference since 2009 when the conference was hosted by the Virginia Symphony in Norfolk VA (photo by Laura Ross)
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Dinner with the Governing Board, Conference Hosts and Local representatives the evening prior to the opening of the 60th anniversary conference (photo by Laura Ross)
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(R-L) Keith Carrick, Kevin Case, Paul Austin, Greg Crowell, & Holly Slocum at the preconference dinner at Bistro Bella Vita (photo by Laura Ross)
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Dan Sweeley, Barb Corbato and husband & videographer Martin Hogan at Bistro Bella Vita (photo by Laura Ross)
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(L-R) Paul Gunther, Meredith Snow, Bennie Keys, Holly Slocum, Greg Crowell, Paul Austin, Kevin Case at pre-conference dinner (photo by Laura Ross)
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New delegate breakfast held prior to the opening of the conference - an annual event. (photo by Laura Ross)
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The conference begins at the Embassy Suites by Hilton/Grand Rapids Downtown - those on this side of the room had a river view! (photo by Laura Ross)
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Panorama view of the conference room from the head table - welcome to the 60th anniversary of ICSOM! (photo by Laura Ross)
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View of the head table and Grand Rapids hosts from the conference floor - (L-R) front row: Jack Latta, Barb Corbato; back row: Paul Austin (standing), Meredith Snow, Laura Ross, Mike Muszynski (photo by Leonard DiCosimo)
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ICSOM Chairperson Meredith Snow (Los Angeles Philharmonic) welcomes delegates and guests to the 2022 ICSOM Conference in Grand Rapids MI. (photo by Mike Muszynski)
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City of Grand Rapids Mayor Rosalynn Bliss addresses the ICSOM Conference and declares August 24, 2022 to be ICSOM Day (photo by Laura Ross)
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Grand Rapids Symphony member and ICSOM President Paul Austin thanks Grand Rapids Mayor Rosalynn Bliss for addressing the conference (photo by Mike Muszynski)
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ICSOM President Paul Austin with his Local #56 President Bennie Keys (photo by Mike Muszynski)
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Welcome address by Grand Rapids Symphony President and CEO Mary Tuuk Kuras (photo by Mike Muszynski)
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Milwaukee Symphony Delegate Helen Reich speaks during Orchestra Projects of Note. (L-R) Greg Mulligan (Baltimore), Helen Reich, Karl Fenner (Atlanta), Warren Powell (Florida) (photo by Laura Ross)
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Senza Sordino Editor Mike Muszynski photographs Orchestra Projects of Note panel - L-R (back row): Greg Mulligan, Helen Reich, Karl Fenner (front row): Dan Sweeley, Paul Austin & Warren Powell (photo by Laura Ross)
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Cypress Media's Randy Whatley with Brad Whitfield (Alabama), Doug Rosenthal (Kennedy Center), Mike Muszynski (Indianapolis), Ruth Lane (SFOO), Amy Hess (Chicago Lyric) discussing reengaging their orchestras (photo by Laura Ross)
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ICSOM Musicians: Heard and Seen presenter yelley Taylor (photo by Laura Ross)
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Screen comments from yelley Taylor's presentation to the 2022 ICSOM Conference (photo by Laura Ross)
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Mixer was held at the Downtown Market hosted by Local 56 and the Musicians of the Grand Rapids Symphony, and sponsored by Experience Grand Rapids (photo by Laura Ross)
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ICSOM Delegates and Officers, AFM staff, Players Conference representatives and guests enjoy the beautiful Michigan weather at the ICSOM Mixer at the Downtown Market (photo by Laura Ross)
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Members of AFM Symphonic Services & Local officers enjoy the ICSOM Mixer (L-R): Debbie Newmark, Stephanie O'Keefe, Terry Jares, Laurence Hofmann (photo by Laura Ross)
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Local 56 President Bennie Keys and his trio take a quick break as ICSOM President Paul Austin and ICSOM Chairperson Meredith Snow thank the Local and Grand Rapids Symphony members for the wonderful Mixer (photo by Laura Ross)
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The afternoon's presenter - yelley Taylor - visits with Delegates and Officers at the Mixer sponsored by Experience Grand Rapids (photo by Laura Ross)
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Delegates and Officers gather on the staircase at Embassy Suites by Hilton/Grand Rapids Downtown to pose for a conference photo - Happy 60th Anniversary ICSOM! (photo by Martin Jacob Hogan Photography)
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AFM International President Ray Hair speaks about disruption in electronic media (photo by Mike Muszynski)
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Recording Musicians Association (RMA) President Marc Sazer addresses the conference (photo by Mike Muszynski)
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ICSOM Chairperson Meredith Snow thanks friend and colleague Marc Sazer following his address to the conference (photo by Mike Muszynski)
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ICSOM Counsel Kevin Case (photo by Mike Muszynski)
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Federal Mediation & Conciliation Services (FMCS) Field Director Javier Ramirez speaks about mediation at the ICSOM conference (photo by Mike Muszynski)
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FMCS Deputy Director Javier Ramirez takes bids for a $10 bill from ICSOM Counsel during his presentation (photo by Mike Muszynski)
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ICSOM Governing Board members Albert Suarez, Laura Ross, Mike Muszynski and Meredith Snow find space in the hospitality room closet to finish writing resolutions for Saturday morning's session (photo by Zach Galatis)
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Riely Francis announces the new name of the San Antonio Symphony's successor - the San Antonio Philharmonic - following SAS's filing chapter 7 - liquidation earlier that year (photo by Mike Muszynski)
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Lunch break during the conference at Sandy Point Beach House (L-R): Laura Ross, Keith Carrick, Meredith Snow, Ken Thompkins, Peter de Boor, Brian Magnus
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Friday evening outings arranged by Musicians of the Grand Rapids Symphony - two groups visited the Meyer May House designed by Frank Lloyd Wright (photo by Laura Ross)
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Interior of Frank Lloyd Wright's Meyer May House in Grand Rapids, one of 4 outings arranged for Friday evening (photo by Laura Ross)
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On the porch at the Meyer May House (L-R): Jane Owen, Diane McElfish Helle, Adam De Sorgo, Qi Cao, Laurence Hofmann (photo by Laura Ross)
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Grand Rapids Symphony member Diane McElfish Helle checks out the shower in the Meyer May House, built by Frank Lloyd Wright (photo by Laura Ross)
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A second group waits on the other side of the hedge for their turn to visit the inside of the Meyer May House (photo by Laura Ross)
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Our Meyer May House tour guide points out exterior features to Jane Owen, Laurence Hofmann, Diane McElfish Helle, and Adam De Sorgo (photo by Laura Ross)
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Another tour group walked along the Grand River to view some of the rapids (photo by Greg Mulligan)
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The walking tour visited various sculptures and statues that grace the downtown streets of Grand Rapids - this is the Four Elements (photo by Greg Mulligan)
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Walking tour guide explains that Adulation: The Future of Science commemorates the development of a whooping cough vaccine in Grand Rapids to Peter de Boor and Ed Malaga (photo by Greg Mulligan)
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Walking tour group (L-R): Doug Rosenthal, Peter de Boor, Alex Jacobsen, Amy Hess, Pat Sharpe, Meredith Snow, Barb Corbato, tour guide (photo by Greg Mulligan)
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Another group went to Saugatuck to see the sand dunes and Lake Michigan. Some played frisbee on the shore. (L-R): Miguel Rivera (Puerto Rico), Helen Reich (Milwaukee), Miles Maner (Chicago), & Bob Ward (Grand Rapids) (photo by Paul Austin)
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Puerto Rico's ICSOM Delegate Miguel Rivera and ICSOM President Paul Austin pose for a selfie on the shore of Lake Michigan (photo by Paul Austin)
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Group photo of the conference attendees on the beach in Saugatuck, on the shore of Lake Michigan (photo from Paul Austin)
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IEB member and Local 161-710 President Ed Malaga, AFMEPF Trustee and ICSOM President Emeritus Brian Rood and Assistant Conference Coordinator and retired Minnesota Orchestra Principal Librarian Paul Gunther (photo by Holly Slocum)
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Warming up at St Mark's Episcopal Church for volunteer concert for St. Mark's Breakfast Cafe (L-R): cellists Ted Nelson, Debbie Brooks, Brian Magnus, Ed Valasco, PJ Cinque (w/bass) and Riely Francis (photo by Laura Ross)
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Debbie Brooks (Ft Worth) warms up in St Mark's sanctuary (photo by Mike Muszynski)
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Brass group conferring before a volunteer performance for St Mark's Breakfast Cafe, a wonderful opportunity to play with our colleagues across the country. (photo by Mike Muszynski)
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Brass quartet performers (L-R): Douglas Rosenthal & Peter de Boor (Kennedy Center), Paul Austin (Grand Rapids), Albert Suarez (Kansas City) (photo by Greg Mulligan)
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Brian Magnus (Jacksonville) and Mike Muszynski (Indianapolis) perform a cello/bassoon duo (photo by Greg Mulligan)
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Viola duo by Barb Corbato (Grand Rapids) and Jonathan Mueller (Louisville) at St Mark's Breakfast Cafe (photo by Meredith Snow)
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A cello duo with Brian Magnus (Jacksonville) and Debbie Brooks (Ft Worth) at the voluntary performance at St Mark's Breakfast Cafe (photo by Meredith Snow)
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Greg Mulligan (Baltimore), Laura Ross (Nashville), Ted Nelson (Cincinnati), and Mindy Whitley (Nashville) play a Mozart quartet at St Mark's Breakfast Cafe (photo by Debbie Brooks)
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Attendees listen to the voluntary performance at St Mark's Breakfast Cafe (photo by Debbie Brooks)
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And even a little jazz combo with Riely Francis (San Antonio) on drums, Ed Valasco (Local 7 - Santa Ana CA) on sax, and PJ Cinque (San Diego) on bass (photo by Debbie Brooks)
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Unwinding after the conference ends (L-R): Kyra Sovronsky, Maggie Latta, Jack Latta (conference coordinator - Grand Rapids) and Keith Carrick (MAL - Utah) (photo by Holly Slocum)
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Barb Corbato, Greg Crowell and Paul Austin at post-conference dinner (photo by Holly Slocum)
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Cheers! To the end of a successful 60th anniversary conference - Albert Suarez and Mike Muszynski (photo by Holly Slocum)
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Meredith Snow, Peter de Boor, Kevin Case and Laura Ross at dinner following the end of the 60th anniversary ICSOM conference (photo by Holly Slocum)
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Morning view of the Grand River from Embassy Suites by Hilton/Grand Rapids Downtown (photo by Laura Ross)
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Downtown Grand Rapids and the Grand River at sunset (photo by Laura Ross)
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Panoramic view of downtown Grand Rapids and the Grand River from Embassy Suites by Hilton/Grand Rapids Downtown balcony (photo by Laura Ross)
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Sunset on Grand River (photo by Laura Ross)
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Closing the hospitality room on the final evening from the Embassy Suites balcony are Holly Slocum, Nashville's ICSOM Delegate Brad Mansell, and Asst. Conf. Coordinator, retired Minnesota Orchestra Delegate & MAL Paul Gunther (photo by Paul Gunther)