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NEWS
SPOTLIGHT
ON
LOCAL 180
MUSICIANS’ ASSOCIATION
OF OTTAWA-GATINEAU
INCLUDING SUDBURY AND HUNTSVILLE
Ottawa
Symphony
Orchestra
The
LOCAL 180
General Meeting
& PIZZA LUNCH!
Monday March 13th
12:30 pm
280 Metcalfe St, 5 floor
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musiciansassociation180.org
MARCH 2017
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LOCAL 180
MUSICIANS’ ASSOCIATION
OF OTTAWA-GATINEAU
INCLUDING SUDBURY AND HUNTSVILLE
Senior Editor: Robin Moir
Managing Editor: Glenn Robb
Editorial Coordinator:
Francine Schutzman
Translation: Denise Carrière
Art Director: Lucie Lavallée
Production Manager: Dave Poulin
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Secretary-Treasurer’s Message
Design: studioNINE
Cover photo: Sophimage
Feature Articles
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LOCAL 180
General
Meeting
& PIZZA LUNCH!
Monday March 13th
12:30 pm
280 Metcalfe St
5th floor
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President’s Message
Spotlight on the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra
Profile: Nigel Bell
Local 180 News
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Members, we have completely
booked Monday, April 10th, 2017
as a Photo Day…. so we have added Tuesday, April 11, 2017 as well.
It is so wonderful to see members
take advantage of this service.
We will take the first session on
each day at 10:30 AM and finish
up around 4:30 PM.
Local 180, A. F. of M.
OFFICERS
President: Francine Schutzman
Vice President: Gary Morton
Secretary-Treasurer: Robin Moir
EXECUTIVE BOARD
Dave Renaud, Sean Rice,
Mike Mullin, Steve Boudreau
The photo sessions will take place
in the Board Room on the 5th Floor.
DELEGATES TO AFM CONVENTION
Francine Schutzman
Robin Moir
Remember that at these photo
session groups are welcome!
PRESIDENT EMERITUS
Glenn Robb
Please call the office to book your
time now. Thank-you!
OFFICE STAFF
Office Manager: Susan Avery-Sproule
Office Assistant: Dan Blackwell
MPTF Coordinator: Glenn Robb
Website: Dave Poulin
Robin
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LOCAL 180
La version française se trouve à la page 4
A new website!
Dear Members,
Welcome to the spring edition of the Local
News Harp. As I sit down to write it looks nothing like spring at all; we are still enjoying record snow-falls and temperatures.
I would like members to know that we have
had an overwhelming response to our Photo
Day, scheduled for April 10th, so much so that
we have added April 11th to the photo schedule. Those wishing to come in to the office
to have a publicity photograph taken, please
call the office to make an appointment for the
11th. The photo sessions will take place on the
fifth floor in the meeting room to the right of
the elevators. Those wishing to change clothing may do so in our meeting room and then
proceed to the fifth floor.
And that leads me to my second topic …these
photos may also be used for your own personal
use or on our newly updated website. We have
recently restructured our site and changed the
address. Our new address is: www.ma180.org.
Our new website will allow members to access,
create and manage their own profile page as
part of our Membership Directory. The profile
page may contain your contact information,
links to personal websites and YouTube videos. We are looking forward to a more interactive and personal website experience for
all members. We have also made the website
searchable so that the community at large
may browse through the site and discover our
members and the music that they perform. We
want to encourage all of our members to create profile pages.
The password to access the Member page has
not changed, but you may call the office if
you’ve forgotten!
We are pleased to announce that we have
many more teachers filing contracts with the
Local. Teaching has become one of the most
important sources of a musician’s income over
the past few years. Many musician/teachers
have seen the wisdom of creating this income
stream for themselves. Over the past six years,
the Local has strongly urged members to file
contracts for teaching, and those doing so have
seen their pension contributions increase. The
Local continues to work with members to file
contracts for teaching to prepare for the future. Trust me …it comes before you know it!!!
Members should know that the Local continues
to support the Kiwanis Music Festival with four
performance scholarship awards each year, for
strings, vocal, brass and woodwinds. We support the Ottawa Music Fest with the Michael
Scorah Award as well.
www
Robin Moir
ma180.org
Photo: Dave Poulin
The Secretary-Treasurer’s Report
and will take place at the Canadian Tire Centre
on Sunday April 2nd. I am working with the
VP from Canada, Alan Willaert, and VP of the
Canadian Conference, Doug Kuss, to finalize
a National Agreement with CARRAS. We are
hopeful that the Agreement will be in place in
the next few weeks, and that Ottawa-Gatineau,
Local 180, will be the first Local to host the
JUNOs with a national agreement in place. The
agreement will mean that all musicians playing
throughout the city in the hundreds of venues
will not only be compensated fairly, but will
also receive pension contributions.
And finally, we have been strolling down memory lane here in the office. We have re-vamped,
re-catalogued and re-filed thousands of documents and memorabilia. We have created an
archival vault that at some time in the future
we plan to scan and digitize.
It has been fascinating to look back through
the years at the rich heritage of Local 180, and
the members who have dedicated their lives to
music. We hope to be sharing some of those
memories with you during upcoming issues of
the News Harp.
Robin
This year’s JUNO awards will be taking place
right here in Ottawa from March 27th to April
2, 2017. The Awards will be broadcast on CTV
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SECTION LOCALE 180
The english version is located on the previous page.
Photo: Dave Poulin
Rapport de la secrétaire trésorière
Un nouveau site Web
À tous les membres,
Bienvenue à l’édition printanière du bulletin
local News Harp. Alors que je m’apprête à
écrire, rien ne me paraît printanier; nous
connaissons encore des tempêtes de neige
et des températures records.
Je suis heureuse d’aviser les membres que
notre journée de prise de photos, prévue
le 10 avril, a suscité une réponse massive,
à un tel point que nous avons ajouté le 11
avril à l’horaire de la prise de photos. Les
personnes intéressées à se rendre au bureau afin de prendre une photo publicitaire
sont priées de prévoir un rendez-vous pour
le 11 avril. Les séances de photos auront
lieu au cinquième étage dans la salle de réunion à droite des ascenseurs. Les personnes
voulant changer de vêtements pourront le
faire dans notre salle de réunion avant de
se rendre au cinquième étage.
Ce qui m’amène à mon deuxième sujet…
ces photos peuvent aussi servir à votre
utilisation personnelle ou à l’affichage sur
notre site Web, lequel a récemment été
mis à jour. En effet, notre site a dernièrement été réaménagé et porte maintenant une nouvelle adresse, notamment :
www.ma180.org.
Notre nouveau site Web permettra aux
membres d’accéder à leur propre profil, de
le créer et de le gérer dans le contexte du
Répertoire des membres. La page du profil peut comprendre vos coordonnées, des
liens vers des sites Web personnels et des
vidéos YouTube. Nous anticipons un site
davantage interactif et personnel pour tous
nos membres. Nous avons également rendu
le site plus interrogeable, permettant ainsi
à la communauté élargie de le naviguer
et de découvrir nos membres ainsi que la
musique qu’ils nous offrent. Nous encourageons tous nos membres à créer une page
de profil.
Le mot de passe pour accéder à la page des
membres n’a pas changé, mais vous pouvez communiquer avec le bureau si vous
l’avez oublié!
Nous sommes heureux d’annoncer qu’un
plus grand nombre d’enseignants enregistrent des contrats auprès de la Section
locale. Au cours des dernières années, l’enseignement est devenu l’une des plus importantes sources de revenus pour les musiciens. Plusieurs musiciens / enseignants
ont reconnu la sagesse de créer une telle
source de revenus pour eux-mêmes. Dans
les six dernières années, la Section locale
a fortement encouragé les membres à enregistrer des contrats d’enseignement, et
ceux qui l’ont fait ont été témoins d’une
augmentation de leurs contributions de
retraite. La Section locale continue de collaborer avec ses membres sur le plan de
l’enregistrement de contrats d’enseignements en guise de préparation pour l’avenir. Croyez-moi… c’est plus rapproché que
l’on pense!
Les membres devraient savoir que la
Section locale appuie toujours le Festival
de musique Kiwanis au moyen de quatre
bourses d’études par année liées à la prestation, dans les secteurs cordes, vocal,
cuivres et bois. Nous appuyons aussi le
Festival de musique d’Ottawa avec le prix
Michael Scorah.
Robin Moir
Les prix JUNO auront lieu ici même à
Ottawa du 27 mars au 2 avril 2017. Les
JUNO seront diffusés sur CTV et auront
lieu au Centre Canadian Tire le dimanche
2 avril. Je collabore avec le vice-président
du Canada, Alan Willaert, et le vice-président de la Conférence canadienne, Doug
Kuss, afin de mettre au point une entente
nationale avec la CARAS. Nous espérons
que l’entente sera en place dans les prochaines semaines, et que la Section locale
180 d’Ottawa-Gatineau sera la première
section à tenir les prix JUNO avec une entente en place. En vertu de l’entente, tous
les musiciens offrant des prestations partout dans la ville, dans des centaines d’endroits divers, seront non seulement rémunérés équitablement, mais jouiront aussi
de contributions de retraite.
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ma180.org
Et enfin, ici au bureau, nous avons déambulé le long du sentier du souvenir. Nous
avons organisé, catalogué et classé de
nouveau des milliers de documents et de
souvenirs. Nous avons créé une voûte d’archives que nous prévoyons balayer et numériser à un moment futur.
Ce fut palpitant d’examiner à travers les
années passées le riche patrimoine de la
Section locale 180, et celui des membres
qui ont consacré leur vie à la musique. Nous
espérons partager certains de ces souvenirs avec vous dans les prochains numéros
du News Harp.
Robin
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LOCAL
LOCAL180
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La version française se trouve à la page 4.
Photo: Dave Poulin
The President’s Report
SPOTLIGHT
ON
OSO
The Ottawa
T
Francine Schutzman
Symphony Orchestra
his issue of the Harp features the Ottawa Symphony
Orchestra. The OSO is going through a period of
enormous change. Things have been in a state
of flux since the retirement of longtime Music Director
David Currie, and we wish them every success as they
adjust to a new management team and a new artistic leader. We have invited the new general manager,
Elizabeth Barron, to write an update of the orchestra’s
activities for the Harp, and the new personnel manager,
Nigel Bell, is our featured musician.
I recently attended a meeting to which Elizabeth Barron
and board chair George Haynal invited principal players
from the OSO. Only some of those players were able to
attend, but the meeting felt both productive and collegial. George spoke most eloquently about the fact that
everyone connected with the OSO has the same goals of
keeping the orchestra vital and finding new ways to connect with the community. Conductor Alain Trudel, who
is well-known to Ottawa audiences as both a trombonist
and conductor of pops and children’s concerts with the
NAC Orchestra, spoke about his hope of bringing back
a fifth main-series concert to the orchestra’s schedule.
He is planning to hold some orchestra activities at the
Shenkman Arts Centre in Orleans as a way to reach out
to the residents of that community.
I would like to call everyone’s attention to the OSO’s
fundraising raffle. Tickets are only $20, and if you love
to travel, the prizes sound really great -- train tickets
east to Halifax or west to Vancouver, or a tour of the
Romantic Road in Germany. If you’re interested in purchasing one (or more!), send me an email (schutzman@
sympatico.ca) and I’ll put you in touch with someone
who is selling tickets. Or contact your friends in the OSO.
The draw will be in early April.
Other news: by the time the next News Harp comes
around, I hope to be able to report a satisfactory conclusion to the negotiations between the CFM and the
CBC. These have been going on for quite some time
now. I will be representing the Local at the next -- and
hopefully final -- round in Montreal at the end of March.
Something else that I will be attending in Montreal is
the fourth International Orchestra Conference of the
Fédération Internationale des Musiciens, or FIM, which
will be hosted by Local 406 (Montreal) from May 11th
to the 14th. FIM could best be described as a union of
unions. This IOC will be the first one to be held in North
America. I was lucky enough to attend the first two,
which were in Berlin in 2008 and Amsterdam in 2011.
The conference consists of rather intense panel discussions wherein each one has presentations by representatives of three different countries, plus a moderator
from a fourth place, to talk about what is happening in
their countries. It is an in-depth comparison of practices
that can be eye-opening and inspiring. It is open to all
members of musicians’ unions. If you’re interested in attending the conference, let me know ASAP and I’ll show
you how to register for it.
Francine
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LOCAL
LOCAL180
180
The English version is located on the previous page.
Photo: Dave Poulin
Rapport de la présidente
PLEINS
FEUX
sur
Francine Schutzman
OSO
L’Orchestre symphonique d’Ottawa
L
e présent numéro du Harp met en lumière l’Orchestre symphonique d’Ottawa. En effet, l’OSO
connaît une période de grande transformation.
Depuis la retraite du directeur musical de longue date,
Davide Currie, tout a été dans un état de perpétuelle
évolution pour les membres, et nous leur souhaitons un
succès retentissant alors qu’ils s’adaptent à une nouvelle équipe de gestion et à un nouveau conseiller artistique. Nous avons invité la nouvelle directrice générale,
Elizabeth Barron, à rédiger une mise à jour des activités
de l’orchestre aux fins de publication dans le Harp. De
plus, notre musicien vedette s’avère le nouveau directeur du personnel, Nigel Bell.
J’ai récemment participé à une réunion à laquelle
Elizabeth Barron et George Haynal, président du conseil
d’administration, ont invité des musiciens clés de
l’OSO. Seulement quelques-uns de ces artistes ont pu
y assister, mais la réunion a été à la fois productive et
amicale. George Haynal a parlé de façon très éloquente
du fait que toutes les personnes liées à l’OSO partagent
les mêmes objectifs visant à conserver le dynamisme
de l’orchestre et à trouver des nouvelles façons de créer
des liens avec la communauté. Le chef d’orchestre, Alain
Trudel, bien connu des auditoires d’Ottawa, tant comme
tromboniste que chef d’orchestre de musique pop et de
concerts pour enfants de l’Orchestre du CNA, a parlé
de son désir d’inscrire de nouveau une cinquième série de concerts importants à l’horaire de l’orchestre. Il
prévoit tenir des activités d’Orchestre au Centre des
arts Shenkman, à Orléans, afin de tendre la main aux
membres de cette communauté.
J’attire aussi votre attention sur le tirage de l’OSO visant à recueillir des fonds. Les billets ne sont que 20
$, et si vous aimez voyager, les prix sont magnifiques
– des billets de train vers l’Est à Halifax ou vers l’Ouest
à Vancouver, ou une visite de la Route de l’art roman
en Allemagne. Si vous désirez acheter un billet (ou
plusieurs!) envoyez-moi un courriel à (schutzman@
sympatico.ca) et je vous dirigerez vers une personne
responsable de la vente de billets. Vous pouvez aussi
communiquer avec vos amis à l’OSO. Le tirage aura lieu
au début d’avril.
Autres nouvelles : au moment de la prochaine publication du News Harp, j’espère bien vous annoncer la
conclusion satisfaisante des négociations entre la FCM
et la SRC. Ces négociations se poursuivent depuis un
bon moment déjà. Je représenterai la section locale à la
prochaine – et espérons la dernière - ronde prévue à
Montréal à la fin mars.
Une autre activité à laquelle je participerai à Montréal
s’avère la quatrième Conférence internationale d’Orchestre de la Fédération internationale des musiciens,
ou FIM. La Section locale 406 (Montréal) sera l’hôte de
cette conférence du 11 au 14 mai. Le rassemblement
des syndicats serait la description la plus juste de la
FIM. La CIO sera la première de son genre à se tenir en
Amérique du Nord. J’ai été assez chanceuse d’assister
aux deux premières, notamment à Berlin en 2008, et à
Amsterdam en 2011. La Conférence comprend des débats assez intenses d’experts-conseils où chacun offre
une présentation de représentants de trois différents
pays, en plus d’un modérateur d’un quatrième endroit,
afin d’échanger sur ce qui se passe dans leurs pays.
C’est une comparaison approfondie des pratiques, une
expérience à la fois révélatrice et inspirante. C’est ouvert à tous les membres des syndicats de musiciens. Si
vous êtes intéressé à assister à la conférence, communiquez avec moi dès que possible et je vous préciserez
la marche à suivre pour vous y inscrire.
Francine
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ORCHESTRA NEWS
SPOTLIGHT
ON
OSO
Ottawa Symphony Orchestra’s
Upcoming Events
by Angela Schleihauf
Patron Services and Communications Officer, OSO
O
ur next concert on Monday, March 13th features
our principal bassoonist Ben Glossop and guest
conductor Richard Hoenich, who was previously
the principal bassoonist of the Montreal Symphony. Ben
is a Local 180 member and has appeared as a soloist with
orchestras in the surrounding region including Strings
of St. John’s, Divertimento Orchestra and the Kingston
Symphony. At our March 13th performance, Ben will perform Oskar Morawetz’ Bassoon Concerto honouring the
centenary of Morawetz’s birth. The concert will open with
Dvorak’s Carnival Overture and close with the ever-popular Shéhérazade by Rimsky-Korsakov.
Our final concert of the season, Resurrection Symphony,
will be on Monday, April 3rd. Soloists Nathalie Paulin and
Krisztina Szabó will perform Mahler’s Symphony no. 2
(Resurrection) along with a 150-member chorus made up
of choir members drawn from across the city and University
of Ottawa choral ensembles. Laurence Ewashko and Alain
Trudel will conduct this concert with Trudel premiering his
own original composition.
Both concerts will be held at 8pm at the National Arts
Centre, Southam Hall with a pre-concert chat at 7:15pm
hosted by Dr. Christopher Moore, Associate Professor of
Music History at the University of Ottawa. Tickets start
from $36 (student, senior and Canadian Forces member
rates are available) and are available by phone at 1-888991-2787, online at Ticketmaster.ca, or in person at the
NAC Box Office.
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LOCAL 180 NEWS
SPOTLIGHT
Ottawa Symphony Orchestra’s
OSO New Team
ON
by Elizabeth Barron
Successes and Learning
Moving to Ottawa for the position of General
Manager of the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra felt
right. Getting back into performance and stepping away from visual and media arts and was
going to be a challenge. Artists and musicians…
love them all!
The Ottawa Symphony Orchestra team is new
with one returning concertmaster. Let me introduce the team: The OSO was fortunate to hire
Angela Schleihauf as the Patron Services and
Communications Officer. Angela, an oboe player,
had just moved back to Ottawa after completing
her degree in Music. Angela is an invited oboe
player for the North Bay orchestra and others,
along with having her own ensemble.
The OSO personnel manager is Nigel Bell.
Nigel recently retired from the military, and
is the Principal Horn of the Ottawa Symphony
Orchestra (Pupitre Maurice Haycock Chair). Bell
also plays with various other ensembles and orchestras in Ontario and Quebec.
Librarian Corey Rempel joined the team in late
2016. Corey, tuba player, has played with the
OSO and is a member of the Centretown and
Northwinds Brass Quintets.
Returning this year is concertmaster MaryElizabeth Brown. Brown has been the CM for
OSO for two years. Mary-Elizabeth and her
partner Alain Trudel had a beautiful baby girl in
September. Mary-Elizabeth plays with orchestras
around the country and is completing her PhD.
This season, 2016-17, is the first full year with
Maestro Alain Trudel as Artistic Director and Guest
Conductor. Trudel has programmed a large repertoire that is really developing the big sound of
the orchestra. He has invited guest soloists with
international recognition, and amazing vocalists
to give the audiences an experience that they
can’t have elsewhere.
And me… Elizabeth Barron (Liz). My journey to
Art Management began when I responded to a
job posting to take a library and put it onto a disc.
This was considered advanced technology back in
the day. I had recently “retired” from the Federal
Government and was looking for a change. The
position was with Plug In, now called Plug In ICA.
Wayne Baerwaldt was the curator and executive
director and was embracing technology and how
it could and would impact the visual arts sector.
Shortly after starting, I met Louis Ogemah. He
was an arts administrator intern with Ace Art,
the artist-run centre next door to Plug In. He
brought with him Deb Prince, who was the project manager for the Aboriginal Arts Training program at the newly opened Aboriginal Centre in
Winnipeg. While at an Allison Norlan opening at
Plug In, they asked if I would be interested in
joining them and starting an Aboriginal artist-run
centre. It would be long days, no pay and lots
of hard work. We dug in. Now Urban Shaman is
celebrating 21 years. During those early years, I
had amazing mentors and colleagues who helped
guide me through the grant process, artist rights,
artist fees, associations, networking and working
within an arts organization.
Being self-employed and working in the arts has
been a joy. I’ve met many amazing artists in all
milieu and watched careers grow. With management and grant writing, I have been able to
work on some amazing contracts with amazing
artists. The virtual museums websites, the winter Olympics in Vancouver, Close Encounters:
The Next 500 Years was the largest exhibition of
Indigenous contemporary work in Canada and
MusikBarock.
And the learning along the way. The experience
to have to shut down a registered charity, and
the heaviness of that. There wasn’t enough…
not enough funding, not enough ticket sales, not
enough programming. All of that after so many
years and a dedicated audience following. The
education on copyright, Indigenous copyright,
artist fees, and advocating on behalf of arts and
culture all have been important steps in growing
within the arts sector.
Every day I am fortunate to work in the arts. From
that one moment of “yah, I can do that” to the 21
years of experience in the arts, I celebrate every
day. I’m looking forward to giving to the OSO as
much as my skills and expertise as I can, working
with the amazing team and gaining new friends
along the way. Every time I hear them perform, I
want to work harder for them.
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FEATURE
SPOTLIGHT
“
ON
P
eople need to know the rules and regulations, the details
of their CBA’s, and to provide leadership through their own
brand. You can’t sit and wait for the phone to ring.” These
words of wisdom come from Nigel Bell, a longtime member of the
horn section of the Ottawa Symphony and now its personnel manager.
This new job might be a leap for many of us, but it’s a natural fit for
someone of Nigel’s experience.
OSO
PROFILE
Nigel
Bell
by Francine Schutzman
Nigel was born in Halifax, one of six children of a naval officer who
was seconded to NATO and posted to all sorts of places, including
Virginia and California. The children were all encouraged to take part
in some kind of musical activity, as their parents wanted them to have
opportunities that they themselves hadn’t had when they were growing up in Amherst, Nova Scotia. That encouragement seems to have
taken: Nigel has an oboist brother, and one of his sisters is a singer.
The family wound up in Ottawa in time for Nigel to attend Fisher Park
High School in grades 12 and 13. He studied horn at the Conservatoire
de Musique in Gatineau in 1974 with Paul Masella -- one of the many
members of the Masella family who were then playing in the Montreal
Symphony. He then went to the University of Ottawa, where he studied music and economics. While at UofO, Nigel studied with Dan Gress
(former principal horn in the NAC Orchestra, and later Nigel’s colleague in the Ottawa Symphony) Although he never actually worked
in the field of economics, Nigel says that the knowledge that he gained
helped him process problems in his later jobs. After the UofO, Nigel
studied for a year and a half with Dale Clevenger, the famous principal horn of the Chicago Symphony. and later on, for a year, with
Christopher Leuba in Bellingham, WA.
By the time that Nigel was studying with Leuba, he was free-lancing
in Vancouver and playing in a reserve military band. He was a career
member of the military, mostly playing in bands as well as performing
various administrative jobs. He was posted to a variety of places -New Brunswick, Alberta, and Barrie, ON, among others. He taught at
a military school in Barrie that was cut in 1994 or so. Nigel retired as
a Chief Warrant Officer in 2015 after 35 years in the military. He had
discovered by this time that the higher your rank, the less music you
play, so he searched out playing opportunities outside the military.
Nigel has been a member of the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra since
1992, when he settled down in Ottawa as a member of the Central
Band. He is now the principal horn of the OSO, although he has played
all the chairs in the horn section over the years, being fairly comfortable with both high and low horn. He has played extra horn with
the NAC Orchestra and is a member of the Gatineau Symphony. He
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FEATURE
Feature: Nigel Bell - Continued
has performed with various woodwind quintets and is associated with the Ensemble Prisme, a loose affiliation of
musicians who present a chamber series at the Gatineau
City Hall.
Nigel started his job as personnel manager of the Ottawa
Symphony this past fall. The Symphony is going through a
period of great change, with a new general manager and
a new guest conductor, along with Nigel to complete the
team. They are changing the model of how they operate.
Nigel was on the board for about two years but resigned
when he applied for and was chosen to fill the job of personnel manager. In this new job, he offers his expertise
and assistance wherever needed and is hoping to help the
orchestra move up to the next level. He’s finding it an interesting, challenging job, and one for which the military
prepared him well. Working for the Ottawa Symphony is
not so different from his old job as Chief Warrant Officer,
where he was “paid to solve problems” and where he had
direct access to those both above and below him in rank.
Nigel described his job in the military: “A Chief Warrant
Officer is responsible for personnel, dress and discipline
in his unit and provides advice to his Commanding Officer.
He is the link between the Officer Corps and the NonCommissioned Members. He provides advice, gives expertise, and gives help to anyone who needs it.” In his new
job, Nigel talks to musicians, the general manager and the
conductor. He performs some jobs that would fall to others
in a larger organization -- for example, making sure that
equipment gets moved to other venues. His is a part-time
job, but it impacts on many people. He tries to be efficient
with his time, as he is still playing in the orchestra. The
military taught him how to concentrate on two things at
once, he says.
Nigel has been playing with the orchestra long enough to
see many changes over the years. When he first joined,
only the Local members were paid, and only for the dress
rehearsal and concert. Now, everyone is an AFM member,
and everyone gets paid. There is an affiliation program
with the University of Ottawa — a mentorship program
that gets some monetary help from the University. Nigel
tries to make sure that at least 20 students get to play
each concert, and he does his best to spread the work
around a bit. When a student graduates, another one will
take his or her place, but the original student is free to audition for the orchestra as a regular member. The Ottawa
Symphony has seen many people come and go over the
years — more than just the students — and there have
been many subs this past year, so the current challenge is
to try to make the orchestra more collegial. There is now
an inter-orchestra newsletter, and they are trying to make
better use of electronic media.
The orchestra performs at the National Arts Centre and is
also exploring new directions — for example, rehearsing
at De la Salle High School and now at the Shenkman Arts
Centre, where they plan to have an open rehearsals this
year and a concert next year as part of a move to broaden
their audience. They are looking at widening their base and
developing partnerships. There are some new initiatives,
some of them more businesslike; for example, Nigel would
love to see the collective bargaining agreement tightened
up. The orchestra is looking into the world of grants and is
searching for ways to augment the mentorship aspect of
the orchestra to cover the business of being a musician in
today’s world.
The OSO has had, for some time now, a Symphony for
Schools outreach program which is held at the Ottawa
Technical High School for Ottawa-area students. They
present shows in French and English in which they demonstrate the instruments of the orchestra. They use a smaller
orchestra for these concerts, and Nigel tries to hire mostly students to play them so that the audience can identify with the musicians. This is part of educating the wider
public. They have two such series and will probably do five
concerts this year. These are partially funded by the MPTF.
occasion; since not all of them are full time professional
musicians, this was particularly gratifying. He was especially proud of a recent concert in which the Ottawa Youth
Orchestra performed with the Ottawa Symphony. As Nigel
sees it, “Ottawa has grown into a musical city where you
can begin performing with the Ottawa Youth orchestra
or Orkidstra, go to U of O, play with Ottawa Symphony,
and sub with NAC. There’s a vertical structure here that
doesn’t exist in a lot of places. Ottawa is a place where you
can learn from very fine musicians and don’t have to drive
two and half hours to find a good teacher. The NACO is also
having more of an impact on the community”.
Nigel feels that his work in the military carried over well to
his being a freelance musician. One senses that there is a
hidden layer of experience there, since, when asked if he
had any funny stories about touring with military bands,
Nigel thought for a few seconds and then replied that there
was nothing that could be printed. He did say that he had
been a proud member of the AFM since 1980, so we will say
only that we are equally proud to have him as a member.
Nigel feels very proud of the fact that there are some very
fine musicians at all levels of the orchestra. Rehearsal
schedules have been compressed lately because of scheduling issues, and the orchestra members have risen to the
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LOCAL 180 NEWS
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send us a picture, a bio and a contact
number. Any and all genres!!
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The Local 180 Office sends out important advisories
to members by email and we want to make sure that
you’re not left in the dark!
280 Metcalfe Street
Suite 301,
Ottawa, Ontario K2P 1R7
Tel: 613-235-3253
Fax: 613-235-3383
Toll Free: 855-235-2353
General inquiries:
[email protected]
Office Staff
Office Manager: Susan Avery-Sproule
Office Assistant: Dan Blackwell
Office Hours 2017
MONDAY TO FRIDAY 10:00 AM TO 4:00 PM.
Here are the closure dates from now till the end of 2017:
Christmas Holidays – Closed at Noon December 23, December 26,
December 27, Closed at Noon December 30, 2016
Closed January 2, 2017
Family Day – February 20, 2017
Good Friday – April 14, Easter Monday – April 17, 2017
Please notify the office of any changes to your contact
information. Include your phone number, home address
and email address. Call 613-235-3253 to make sure
that we have your correct contact information.
CHARLIE SOHMER
ACCOUNTING SERVICES
(Tel.): 613 521-6446
(Cell): 613 220-9354
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Victoria Day – May 22, 2017
Canada Day – July 3, 2017
Civic Holiday – August 7, 2017
Labour Day – September 4, 2017
Thanksgiving Day – October 9, 2017
Remembrance Day – November 13, 2017
Closing at Noon – December 22, 2017
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Christmas Holidays – December 25, 26, 2017
Closed at noon December 29, 2017
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LOCAL 180 NEWS
How to Resign
in Good Standing
Dear Members,
For accurate information about anything
regarding Local 180 matters, please call or
email the office.
Here is the accurate information regarding
Resigning in Good Standing.
• You can only resign in good standing if
you are indeed in Good Standing.
• Good Standing means that you have
paid any back dues and/or penalties
before resigning.
• To resign you simply write the Local
(post or email) to inform the office of
your intention to resign.
• To rejoin the Local there is a
$10.00 fee.
Thanks to the many of you who have
informed us that there has been confusion
regarding Resigning in Good Standing.
Membership Matters
New Members
NOVEMBER 2016:
JANUARY 2017
FEBRUARY 2017
Vincente Garcia, Double Bass, Electric Bass
Roberta Romero Lopez, Violin
Liang Zhengdong, Violin
Andrew Johnson, Percussion, Tympani
Rachel Mercer, Cello
Kevin Reeves, Vocals, Piano, Conductor
Marjolaine Lambert, Violin
Shawn McCann, Guitar, Vocals, Bodhran,
Tin Whistle
Andrea Loach, Viola
Marek Krowicki, Piano, Organ, Synthesizer
Andrew Turenne, Bass Guitar
Emilia Segura, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet
Connor Kington, Drums
Neil Bateman, Guitar, Electric Bass
Douglas Cousins, Vocals
Peter Ellman, Guitar
Carmen Bruno, Cello
Ryan Culligan, Guitar, Vocals
Jorie Butler-Geyer, Violin
Collin Hanes, Electric Bass
Expelled
Min Jung Lee, Cello
Kailey Richards, Baroque Violin
Simcha Sutton-Pollock, Violin
Elizabeth Oak, Viola
DECEMBER 2016:
James Reid, Drums, Piano, Guitar
Misty Banyard, Vocalist
Francois Germain, Piano
Andre Ibrahim, Vocalist, Aoud
Ashley Vandiver, Violin, Viola
Michael Sues, Keyboard
Natalie Alcorn, French Horn
Tyson Chen, Piano
Anthony Raybould, Drums, Percussion
Stephen Adamyk
Tessa Bangs
Julie-Kim Beaudry
Thomas Brawn
Martin Cleal
Nicholas Cochrane
Jeanne Corpataux-Blanche
Jean-Stephane Proulx, Tenor Trombone
Paul-Edouard Doyle
Jaime Payne, Guitar, Vocals
Marianne Dumas
Iyono Ede
Payment of dues
Reinstated
Robert Gross
Resignations
Joel Harrower
Audrey Boivin-Laframboise
Gabriel Azzie
Nicholas Pouponneau
Jamie Holmes
Members,
please know that your Membership Dues
reminder comes to you in the email that
accompanies all News Harps. In addition,
the reminder is also found in the body of
the News Harp.
John Aaron Cockburn
Daniel George Beehler
Josh Rager
Dave Hubenig
Daniel Cowans Jr
Gilbert Belec
John Ricci
Patrick Johnson
Petr Cancura
Dominic Goss
Nicolas Richard
Ken Kanwisher
Patrick Denison
Samuel Goss
Christian Robinson
Johan Langlois-Galipeau
Michael Ieradi
Andrew Hunt
Jane Russell
Onyou Lee
Tyler Nickel
Allan Johnson
Julian Simard
Erin MacDonald
Rory Gardiner
Vincent Marks
Melissa Scott
Barry Meredith
Members opted to receive notices regarding
Membership Dues via email and the
electronic News Harp.
Trevor Wilson
Mark Milloy
Noah Waters
Clarence E. Smith Jr
Christopher Linden
John Mitchell
Nicholas Ross
Mary Lynne Stella
If you have paid your membership dues
by credit card in the past, be aware that
we DO NOT KEEP YOUR CREDIT CARD
INFORMATION on file in the office.
Vincent Marks
Bradley Stella
You must call us each time your
Membership Dues are due!
Robin
Rhonda Stamp
Yen Yue Adora Wong
A REMINDER ABOUT EXPELLED MEMBERS
A person who has been expelled from our Association is no longer a member of the Association or the AFM. Members and leaders are reminded: do not play
engagements with non-members. Persons are generally expelled for serious violations of our Constitution and By-Laws. Expulsion is not like a life sentence;
the individual has the right to settle these matters with the Board and regain member status. But until that step has been taken, we urge leaders and members
not to give a non-member rights and privileges which belong only to members.
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OBITUARIES
Peter Alexander Fleming
Paul Demers
Jean-Guy “Muff” Morin
May 28, 1932-January 17, 2017
Singer/Songwriter
February 20, 1948 – December 17, 2016
Passed away peacefully at home with wife Elizabeth
(Liz) at his side.
March 9, 1956- October 29, 2016
Joined Local 180 March 8, 1966
Joined Local 180 – March 15, 1983
A drummer/singer, Muff was a friendly, vibrant spirit
to all of those with whom he played. His solid, almost
infallible time-keeping was the anchor for many a bar
band—as well as the concert-oriented Crucial Moments,
which featured the late Brian Rading on bass. When he
and Muff sang together, they created a joyous, larger-than-life harmony, which transcended the eighties
“new wave” cynicism. Muff’s infectious smile was wide
enough to unite diverse musicians on a last-minute
gig. Meanwhile, his drumming was savvy and firm in
any musical situation. Some have suggested that the
reason Muff never played a bad show was that he was
busy encouraging others to be at their best. For many
years “Muff” acted as our Sergeant-at-Arms at all of
our Local elections. His wonderful smile and warm welcome greeted all members as they arrived to vote. We
at Local 180 will miss him.
Predeceased by brothers Jack and Gordon.
Peter joined Local 180 on June 17, 1951. He was a Life
Member of our Local. He was a founding member of the
National Press and Allied Workers Jazz Band as well as
being a member of the Champ Champagne Orchestra
and the Brian Brown Trio, and he toured North America
as an accompanist for the Couriers Folk Quartet.
Peter also worked for the House of commons as Chief
of Accommodations on Parliament Hill, and was part of
the team organizing 7 Royal visits to Canada and one
Canadian visit to Buckingham Palace.
Peter was a lifelong friend of Brian McGarry and served
as his protocol mentor on many (16) state funerals.
Peter will be missed by all who had the opportunity to
meet him for his kindness, vast knowledge of life and
wonderful sense of humour. He was a true gentleman.
Rest in peace, Peter.
Paul Demers was a Canadian singer-songwriter. He was
best known for writing the song “Notre place”, which
came to be recognized as an anthem of the FrancoOntarian community.
Born in Gatineau, Quebec, his family moved to Ottawa,
Ontario when he was 16. He began performing as a
musician in adulthood, touring music festivals across
Ontario and forming the band Purlaine in 1979.
Following a diagnosis with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in
the early 1980s, however, he took several years off
from music to undergo cancer treatment.
He came out of retirement in 1986 to write “Notre
place”, which was originally commissioned for a gala
to celebrate the passage of Ontario’s 1986 French
Language Services Act. Following “Notre place”,
Demers returned to touring, both as a solo artist and
with musicians Robert Paquette and Marcel Aymar in
the group Paquette-Aymar-Demers; he also released
three albums and worked as a theatre producer and
director. A biography of him, by writer Pierre Albert,
was published by Éditions Interligne in 1992.
Paul was diagnosed with mesothelioma in January
2016.
Rest In Peace, Paul.
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