Gumin Woodwind Services

01/23/2024

In a nondescript warehouse in the heart of Los Angeles, a dwindling handful of devoted craftspeople maintain over 80,000 student musical instruments, the lar...

12/06/2023

11/22/2023

A company spokesperson says 89-year-old Alan Fox passed away peacefully surrounded by family and friends. He ran the company from 1960-2012. Alan was son of the company’s founder Hugo Fox. He left his career in chemical engineering to run the family business.

07/01/2023

They went and put a left thumb rest on as standard. So smart and elegant.

03/29/2022

“We’re really proud that in this little unassuming factory, we make these really complicated, really detailed, really high quality instruments,” Stephanie Patterson told us, “just in South Whitley, where we have one stop light, and make world class bassoons.”

01/18/2022

03/04/2021

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Peekskill craftsman Paul Laubin, a world renowned oboe maker, was found dead by police in his workshop on Monday night. Peekskill police were responding to a call to check on the welfare of the 88-…

01/13/2021

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11/19/2020

🎶 NOW HIRING 🎶 | Announcing an immediate opening for baritone saxophone! Materials are due January 18th, 2021 for the chance to forge a career as a member of one of the finest sax sections in the big band world. Help us spread the word about this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

For more information and requirements, visit our Careers page:
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JazzCorner | All About Jazz

10/22/2020

Dear opera lovers and patrons,

We know you are sad to hear of the cancellation of the remainder of Lyric’s 2020-21 season. Because the pandemic has put all performing arts organizations in an incredibly difficult situation, the Chicago Lyric Opera Orchestra has been working tirelessly to find a mutually agreeable solution for the orchestra musicians and our world-class opera company.

In August, Lyric management informed the Orchestra that it was invoking force majeure and would not be making any wage payments to the musicians if performances could not resume this season. Recently, Lyric advised the musicians that it also will be terminating their health care benefits on January 1.

The musicians, represented by our union, the Chicago Federation of Musicians, believe that Lyric does not have a legal basis to unilaterally cease salary and benefits, and that cutting off healthcare in the middle of a pandemic is a callous and unnecessary step. The union is now proceeding through the grievance and arbitration process set forth in our labor agreement.

In discussions, Lyric has made clear that wage payments to the musicians or maintenance of benefits this season will be contingent upon the musicians agreeing to a new, long-term labor agreement with severe, permanent cuts to wages, benefits, the number of opera productions, and the size of the orchestra. While the musicians recognize the challenges Lyric faces during the COVID-19 pandemic, we believe that now is not the time to permanently shrink and diminish Lyric Opera of Chicago.

We remain committed to finding a resolution that will help both Lyric and the musicians navigate these difficult times, yet preserve Lyric as Chicago’s premier cultural institution for future generations.

09/06/2020