PALM BEACH OPERA ANNOUNCES AUDITIONS

Palm Beach Opera Orchestra David Stern, Chief Conductor Announces tenure-track vacancies for: Auditions: June 10-12, 2024 Please email a single-page resume by May 24 to jbarbato[at]pbopera[dot]org. Further instructions and repertoire will be sent after resume submission. A limited number of highly qualified applicants will be invited to audition at the Bailey Opera Center in West Palm Beach, FL. The READ MORE

Official Business

Membership Meeting Scheduled Please mark your calendars now! 2023 Financial Reports Last year’s financial reports are now available in the Members’ Section: http://www.afm655.org/members/financialreports.php

Last Month at the Local

Thank you to the nearly 100 musicians that participated in the South Florida Musician Survey. The results are in, and they are not surprising. The greatest concerns that musicians have are job security, pay rates, and finding enough work to make a living. There were also frequent complaints that musicians work at the whim of READ MORE

Membership Benefits

AFM Entertainment, the AFM’s Online Booking and Referral Service AFM Entertainment is accepting registrations from AFM members who are solo artists or leaders of self-contained bands and ensembles. AFM Entertainment, our online booking and referral service, will handle all communications with a potential purchaser (e.g. the father of the bride). Every gig will be a READ MORE

That Union Thing

IATSE is gaining support off-Broadway. They have been voluntarily recognized at the Vineyard Theatre and won elections for crews at Titanique and the Atlantic Theater Company. They also have elections pending at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, as well as at Little Shop of Horrors. Toyota workers in Missouri have filed to be represented by READ MORE

Local and Industry News

The number of indie record shops in the UK is growing, according to a study by the Digital Entertainment and Retail Association. The number of indie shops has grown by 25 percent since 2014, to 461. However, the total number of stores selling music has declined precipitously from over 15,000 in 2016 to under 2,000 READ MORE