JOINT PRESS RELEASE LEXINGTON PHILHARMONIC and AMERICAN FEDERATION OF MUSICIANS, LOCAL

554-635

Contact: AFM Local 554-635 Lexington Philharmonic
Dave Shelton, General/Business Manager Elias Gross, Marketing Manager
(502) 415-4120, hornbop@gmail.com (859) 233-4226, marketing@lexphil.org


September 19, 2014

For Immediate Release.

Lexington Philharmonic and Local 554-635, American Federation of Musicians Reach Agreement on Contract

The Lexington Philharmonic and Local 554-635 of the American Federation of Musicians announce that they will sign an
agreement for a multi-year Master Agreement, from September 20, 2014 through June 30, 2018, at 6:30pm on
September 19, 2014 at the Singletary Center for the Arts, Lexington, KY.

Representatives from both sides have been committed to building a greater understanding of the others concerns via a
recent round of negotiations that began in April 2014 and culminated in successful ratification votes by each party earlier
this week. We have an agreement that will allow us to move forward and continue the great work LexPhil does in this
region stated Scott King, President of the Lexington Philharmonic Society Board of Directors.

Joe McGrannahan, President of the Lexington Musicians Association, Local 554-635, American Federation of Musicians
stated, We are pleased and excited that the new Collective Bargaining Agreement has been finalized. We wish to thank
the members of the Lexington Philharmonic Board for their professionalism during the negotiations. We also thank the
Orchestra Committee, headed by Dave Shelton, lead negotiator, as well as the American Federation of Musicians, for
their tireless efforts in pursuing a fair contract

Mike McNalley, President Elect of the Lexington Philharmonic Society Board of Directors stated The negotiations have
brought greater clarity to the process and intentions of several important areas of the Collective Bargaining Agreement
and this is now reflected in the new agreement.

Dave Shelton, General/Business Manager of AFM Local 554-635, stated, While the negotiating process was long and
often difficult, it is the collective hope of the musicians and management that our beloved orchestra and the relationships
that help fashion it are stronger than before. We further hope that countless hours spent discussing our ambitions and
concerns regarding the Lexington Philharmonic and the incredible musicians that comprise it will result in a productive
dialogue for many years to come.

Compared to the agreement that ended on June 30, 2014, the new agreement provides certain guaranteed services to
the member musicians of the Lexington Philharmonic accompanied by a minimum attendance policy. A modest increase
in the wage scale and stepped increase in mileage reimbursement was also agreed. Procedures for Auditions, Peer
Review, Substitute engagement and electronic media have been clarified.

We are very pleased to make this announcement as we open our 2014-2015 season and look forward to an artistically
exciting and strategically productive new season stated King.
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The Lexington Philharmonic, founded in 1961, is the only professional orchestral organization in central Kentucky.
LexPhil presents over 130 concerts and educational programs each year, including Season Series, Holiday Concerts,
Peanut Butter & Jelly concerts for young children, special concerts, community programs and outdoor summer concerts.
More information and tickets can be found at www.lexphil.org.

The American Federation of Musicians is the largest organization in the world representing the interests of
professional musicians. Whether negotiating fair agreements, protecting ownership of recorded music, securing benefits
such as health care and pension, or lobbying our legislators, the AFM is committed to raising industry standards and
placing the professional musician in the foreground of the cultural landscape. More information about the musicians of
the Lexington Philharmonic can be found via Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/LexPhilMusicians and Twitter
(@LexPhiMusicians): http://twitter.com/LexPhiMusicians. The Lexington Musicians Association, Local 554-635, was
chartered in 1910.


All Lexington Philharmonic programs are made possible through the generous support of LexArts. In 2014-2015, the
Lexington Philharmonic will receive a total of $170,000 in unrestricted support.

LexPhils 2014-2015 season is presented by the Dupree Initiative for Innovation, funded by the tremendous generosity of
Thomas and Ann Todd Dupree.

Special thanks to the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government for its continued partnership in ensuring a flourishing
future for the arts in Lexington and central Kentucky.

The Kentucky Arts Council, the state arts agency, provides operating support to the Lexington Philharmonic with state
tax dollars and federal funding from the National Endowment for the Arts.