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United Voices, Stronger Together

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DESHIS-08-04 The ‘Circle Six Orchestra’. A newspaper cutting attached to the back of the frame shows a reproduction of the photo and the following text: “This popular orchestra is composed entirely of Deseronto boys and has been organized for the past five years. Since this photograph was taken the traps player, James McVicker, has added a set of temple blocks to his equipment. Reading from left to right the players are – Reginald Dawson, Roy Woodcock, Clayton John, James McVicker, Marshall Woodcock and Roy Kitchen (now a resident of Tweed).”

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Harmonie de Fontaine concert, january 2024

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Factory concert by the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Hietaniemi, Helsinki, ca. 1945. Yleisradion Radio-orkesterin tehdaskonsertti Hietalahden telakan tehdassalissa, konsertissa orkesteria johtaa kapellimestari Toivo Haapanen. Kuvausaika arvioitu vuoden tarkkuudella. https://www.flickr.com/photos/ylearkisto/14110858609/

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2012.07(06) Photograph of the Circle Six Orchestra, a band based in Deseronto, Ontario. Band members include: Roy Kitchen, Leo McVicker (the original drummer for the band, who later moved to Kingston) Marshall Woodcock, Roy Woodcock and Reginald Dawson. Donated by John Kitchen, Roy's son, in April 2012.

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Colonial Playground, Federal Dance Orchestra No. 1" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1939. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/607b7db0-3bc7-0134-35ef-00505686a51c

The Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra at a live broadcast transmitted to the US, 1939. Laajennetun Radio-orkesterin konsertin radiointi Konservatorion salissa 1.1.1939, orkesteria johtaa kapellimestari Toivo Haapanen. Radiointi lähetettiin suorana Yhdysvaltoihin New Yorkin maailmannäyttelyn kunniaksi. https://www.flickr.com/photos/ylearkisto/14294180341/

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "String players" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1936. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/619204c0-3bc7-0134-3c98-00505686a51c

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(Sample Bio) Anna Müller is the Union Relations Coordinator, skilled in negotiating fair contracts and advocating for musicians' rights within professional orchestras and public broadcaster choirs.

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Being a member of unisono has truly empowered me as a professional musician. Their unwavering commitment to fair working conditions and fair pay has made a real difference in my career.

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