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International Musician The International Musician is the official monthly publication of the American Federation of Musicia

The International Musician is the official monthly publication of the American Federation of Musicians, a union serving more than 80,000 professional musicians in the United States and Canada, representing a readership in excess of 80,000. Our Mission: to serve the collective needs of the professional union musicians. Every issue is written, edited, and published with the interests and concerns of

these musicians in mind. You will find member musician profiles, labor news, orchestra news, legislative updates, health articles, product announcements, new releases of books and albums, and more in each issue. Twitter: https://twitter.com/IntlMusician
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With diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives under attack on multiple fronts in our current political climate...
01/08/2025

With diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives under attack on multiple fronts in our current political climate, it stands to reason one of the ways to counter these threats is greater visibility. So believes Kai Rocke, a member of Local 99 (Portland, OR) and a bassoonist and contrabassoonist with Oregon Symphony.

https://internationalmusician.org/rockes-contrabassoon-and-dei/

10/07/2025

The nearly 70 musicians of the Vista Philharmonic Orchestra in Groton, Massachusetts voted overwhelmingly to form their union with the American Federation of...

01/06/2025

Wishing the LGBTQIA+ community a joyful and safe Pride Month.🏳️‍🌈

Keyboard player and conductor John Yun of Local 802 AFM (New York City) says that while in grad school, collaborating wi...
01/05/2025

Keyboard player and conductor John Yun of Local 802 AFM (New York City) says that while in grad school, collaborating with other artists, he worked on keeping some jazz vocabulary at his fingertips. He didn’t know it at the time, but that decision would factor into landing his current gig. Read full story: https://internationalmusician.org/john-yun-the-winding-road-to-musical-theater/

Harpist Anna Kate Mackle and her percussionist husband John Shaw, both of Local 427-721 (Tampa Bay, FL), met after both ...
02/04/2025

Harpist Anna Kate Mackle and her percussionist husband John Shaw, both of Local 427-721 (Tampa Bay, FL), met after both started playing in The Florida Orchestra (TFO) in Tampa Bay. They are both also longtime faculty members and orchestra musicians at the Eastern Music Festival (EMF) in Greensboro, NC. EMF Artists are currently facing difficult contract negotiations with an intractable board and management.

International Musician sat down with Mackle and Shaw recently to talk about navigating daily life while also working closely together. No surprise: it can require some complicated calendar planning, especially where kids are involved.

Read the full story at:
https://internationalmusician.org/anna-kate-mackle-john-shaw/

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