Local 308, AFM, Santa Barbara, CA

11/14/2024

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Opera Santa Barbara launched a new season with a triumphant, Italian cinema-themed staging of 'Pagliacci.'

01/07/2024

10/28/2023

Congratulations to the Hartford Symphony and the orchestra association.

The Hartford Symphony Orchestra and union representatives for the musicians announced the approval of a new four-year contract Wednesday.

10/27/2023

Local 308 member Brynn Albanese.

Violinist Brynn Albanese is bringing live music to hospital patients across the Central Coast. It marks a new beginning for her as a Certified Music Practitioner.

07/13/2023

The American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada fully supports SAG-AFTRA in its ongoing negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP).

The two sides have been at an impasse for several weeks. SAG-AFTRA is seeking significant increases in wages, health care benefits, and residuals. AMPTP has a long history of refusing to compensate workers fairly. They have fought against unionization, resisted efforts to increase wages, and refused to provide adequate health care and pension benefits. The AMPTP has offered some concessions, but SAG-AFTRA says the offers are not enough.

SAG-AFTRA is fighting for the future of the entertainment industry, which they believe can only thrive if it is built on a foundation of fairness and equity. The current contract expires on July 12, 2023.

On June 5, SAG-AFTRA members voted 97.91% in favor of a strike authorization ahead of negotiations of the TV/Theatrical Contracts. The strike authorization vote was initiated on the unanimous recommendation of the SAG-AFTRA TV/Theatrical negotiating committee and National Board.

06/02/2022

Santa Barbara Symphony’s season finale fills the Granada with joyful jazz.

04/01/2022

The performance featured Cameron Carpenter and a salute to Ukraine.

07/21/2021

●     The orchestra returns to perform for LIVE audiences in a seven-program musical journey curated by Maestro Kabaretti to connect

07/04/2021

05/13/2021

Last in a series of streamed concerts this season.

Santa Barbara Symphony performs in front of live audience for first time in over a year

04/16/2021

The Symphony presents a program built around Aaron Copland’s “Fanfare for the Common Man.”

10/23/2020

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10/15/2020

“Cabaret with Kabaretti” will be the first of seven concerts this year.

08/01/2020

We are saddened to report the passing of Sara J. Banta, a member of Local 308 since 1995 and Local 47 since 1980. Sara played bassoon with the Santa Barbara Symphony and piano with several local groups. She was on the piano faculty at Pepperdine University, was music director at St. Aidens Church in Malibu and played in the Bear Valley and Sun River summer festivals.

06/18/2020

Santa Barbara Symphony principal clarinetist, Don Foster.

Santa Barbara Symphony musician talks about playing for John Williams Donald Foster recalled the suspense in…

05/21/2020

We're so excited to announce that we can now share the music we love with you anytime! Our previous Sundays with the Symphony concerts are now available for on-demand viewing. Follow the link and rewatch our premiere episode of Sundays with the Symphony, featuring Tchaikovsky and Dvořák. Just click the link and enjoy the show!
https://thesymphony.org/livestream/stream

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02/05/2020

For Black History Month: There are AFM locals with hyphenated numbers, such as Chicago's Local 10-208. This is a legacy from the time when there were segregated unions. As locals merged, some kept the local numbers of both the White and Black locals. One local, Seattle's Local 76-493, adopted the hyphenated number many years after merging to honor this history.