The Recording Industry’s Music Performance Trust Fund (MPTF),
AFM Local 443, and 443 Concerted Works, Inc.
Announce
The 2022 Tom Hovey Summer Music Festival:
Admission-free Musical Events by professional musicians
At the Meadow Links Golf Pavilion,
in Otsego County, NY
Oneonta NY, July 5 2022 — The recording industry’s Music Performance Trust Fund (MPTF) and AFM Local 443 jointly announced today that admission-free, live musical performances will take place again in Otsego County, NY to celebrate live music performances by professional musicians as part of the Tom Hovey Summer Music Festival at the Meadow Links Golf Pavilion in Richfield Springs, NY.
476 County Rd. 27, Richfield Springs, NY 13439.
The public is invited to attend these free events in person. All performances are Monday evenings, 7:00-8:15pm (and sometimes later). There is ample parking. All concerts are family-friendly, casual and take place rain or shine. People are encouraged to bring a lawn chair (chairs are also available), a blanket, or stay in their cars with the windows rolled down! Dogs are welcome if on a leash.
In the event of inclement weather the performances take place in the well-ventilated pavilion (and can still be heard by the folks who prefer to stay in their cars!). The beautiful grounds of Meadow Links and the design of the pavilion are the perfect setting and natural acoustic for the sound waves of live music.
The following events are planned:
July 11: Brian Murphy and Jeff Ruzich: Classic Rock
July 18: Dan Sales Jazz Trio
July 25: Hartwick College Jazz Trio
August 1: Glimmerglass Trombone Trio
August 8 John O’ Connor; original songs and ballads
August 15: Aaron Brask and The Old Masters; classic and original jazz
August 22: Bill Scranton and Jeff Ruzich; jazz/pop
August 29: Lauren Mettler: classic and original folk
These live, admission-free community performances are funded in part by grants from the MPTF and have been coordinated through the efforts of the AFM Local 443 (a member of the American Federation of Musicians),443 Concerted Works, Inc. (a charitable not for profit), and the Meadow Links Golf Course.
The Tom Hovey Summer Music Festival was co-founded in the spring of 2021 by Ruth Berry (President of AFM Local 443 and professional cellist with the Glimmerglass Festival Orchestra and other arts organizations) and her fellow AFM member, the late Richard Daley (who was at the time Director of Golf at Meadow Links). The series was created to support professional musicians, to share with the community the beauty of live music and the grounds of Meadow Links, and to honor the life and legacy of Tom Hovey (the all-around amazing athlete and Richfield Springs citizen).
About the AFM Local 443: The Oneonta Musicians Association is a labor union whose object is to unite the musical profession, to elevate, regulate, and improve the interest and condition of the profession through collective bargaining, the enforcement of good faith and fair dealing between its members, adherence to union principles, and by establishing minimum procedures and pay for their professional services.
About the MPTF: The Recording Industry’s Music Performance Trust Fund (MPTF) is a nonprofit public service organization whose mission is to support admission-free, live events performed by professional musicians throughout the United States and Canada. Established more than 70 years ago, the MPTF is funded by music companies including Sony Music, Universal Music Group, and Warner Music Group. Interested parties may call (212) 391-3950.
About 443 Concerted Works, Inc: 443 Concerted Works, Inc. is a 501 (c)(3) charitable nonprofit organization that was created as an affiliate for American Federation of Musicians Local 443. It is the vigorous fundraising arm for AFM Local 443. One of its primary missions is to provide opportunities for all people to come together to enjoy music-making by and alongside our region’s professional musicians to foster the principle that communities who join together with the immediate goal of lifting up the community are lifting up our humanity. To learn more and to offer support please send email , call 607-432-4026, write to 443 Concerted Works P.O. Box 48 Oneonta, New York 13820.
About Meadow Links: Meadow Links is a scenic and challenging 18 hole executive length golf course, set in the hills above historic Otsego Lake. They are located about 8 miles from Cooperstown, New York, on Allen’s Lake Road, between U.S. Route 20, Richfield Springs and New York State Route 80, Otsego Lake. Adjacent to the course is their events pavilion and sand volleyball court. The pavilion and court are available for picnics, parties, reunions, etc. on a daily rental basis, and is the site for the Tom Hovey Summer Music Festival.