Organization of Canadian Symphony Musicians
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The Organization of Canadian Symphony Musicians (OCSM) is a bilingual conference of the American Federation of Musicians
(AFM) of the United States and Canada. OCSM represents Canada's professional symphony musicians of which there are twenty member orchestras with approximately one thousand musicians working under collective agreements. Together with other players' conferences
(International Conference of Symphony and Opera Musicians
ICSOM, ROPA, RMA, and TMA), we work with the AFM to improve conditions across the continent.
Current officers of OCSM are:
American Federation of Musicians
The American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada is a labor union of professional musicians in the United States and Canada...
(AFM) of the United States and Canada. OCSM represents Canada's professional symphony musicians of which there are twenty member orchestras with approximately one thousand musicians working under collective agreements. Together with other players' conferences
(International Conference of Symphony and Opera Musicians
International Conference of Symphony and Opera Musicians
The International Conference of Symphony and Opera Musicians is a Players' Conference of the American Federation of Musicians ICSOM represents over 4,000 symphonic musicians in the top 51 AFM orchestras in the United States and Puerto Rico...
ICSOM, ROPA, RMA, and TMA), we work with the AFM to improve conditions across the continent.
Current officers of OCSM are:
- Matthew Heller, President (Calgary Philharmonic)
- David Brown, First Vice-President (Vancouver Symphony)
- Robert McCosh, Second Vice-President (Calgary Philharmonic)
- Robert Fraser, Secretary (Victoria Symphony Orchestra)
- Greg Sheldon, Treasurer (Windsor Symphony)