AGMAzine Archives

AGMAzine is the official publication of the American Guild of Musical Artists.

Below you will find an archived collection of AGMAzines throughout the years.

We are continually adding our older issues as we digitize them so please keep checking back!

2025 Issues

2024 Issues

2023 Issues

2022 Issues

2021 Issues

2020 Issues

2019 Issues

Fall 2019 (AGMA Talks Harassment: A Look at Various Types and What To Do)

Summer 2019 (2019-2023 Elected AGMA Officers)

2018 Issues

Spring 2018 (How AGMA Keeps Us Safe)

2017 Issues

Summer 2017 (Our Art Will Go On)

Winter 2017 (Social Media)

2016 Issues

Winter 2016 (Tribute to National Executive Director Alan S. Gordon)

Summer 2016 (If I’d Known Then…What I know now…)

2015 Issues

Summer 2015 (How Technology Affects our Careers)

2014 Issues

Summer 2014 (Save The Met)

Winter 2014 (Accomplishing The Amazing)

2013 Issues

Summer 2013 (How AGMA Works For You)

Winter 2013 (Under the AGMA Umbrella)

2012 Issues

Spring 2012

Fall 2012 (AGMA Focuses on Social Media and Technology)

2011 Issues

Winter 2011 (Happy 75th Anniversary, AGMA!)

Summer 2011 (Happy 75th Anniversary, AGMA!)

Fall 2011 (Happy 75th Anniversary, AGMA!)

2010 Issues

February 2010 (Solidarity Forever?)

June 2010 (Don’t Forget)

October 2010 (Thank You)

2009 Issues

January 2009 (A Tale of Two Cities)

April 2009 (Signatory Companies in Financial Trouble)

October 2009

2008 Issues

January 2008

April 2008 (“Chasing the Dime”)

October 2008 (What is AGMA?)

2007 Issues

January 2007

April 2007

October 2007 (State of the Union)

2006 Issues

January 2006 (A Tragedy In Several Acts)

April 2006 (What’s The Word? The Washington Ballet Story)

October 2006 (Major AGMA Contract Victory in Arbitration Over Guaranteed Employment)

2005 issues

January 2005

April 2005 (Norma Rae Redux)

October 2005 (Issues With Agents)

2004 Issues

January (AGMA Relief Fund: Holiday Message from Marilyn Horne)

April (AGMA & Joseph Volpe’s Retirement)

October (State of the Union)

2003 Issues

2002 Issues

Winter (Board Reduction Passes)

May

November (New AGMA Staff & Immigration Matters)

2001 Issues

February (Initial Survey Results Are In!)

April (AGMA’s New Website)

Fall (AGMA Members Offer Help and Solace in Aftermath of WTC Tragedy)

2000 Issues

February (Alan S. Gordon Appointed National Executive Secretary)

April (Election 2000)

September (Let AGMA Help You!)

1999 Issues

February 1999 (Cover misprinted as January)

April 1999

Fall 1999 (Copy only, no color)

1996 Issues

January

April (1996 Board of Governors Election)

Fall

1995 Issues

January

April (National Officers and Board of Governors Elections)

August (Election Results for Officers and Board)

1994 Issues

January (Nominations Are Open for the Board of Governors)

April (Exercise Your Rights in the Board of Governors Elections)

August (New Members Elected to AGMA Board of Governors)

1993 Issues

January (Nominations Open for Officers and Board of Governors)

April (Meet Your 1993 Candidates for the National Office and Board of Governors)

Summer (Sanford I. Wolff Resigns as National Executive Secretary; Louise Gilmore Named to AGMA’s top Administrative Post)

Winter 1993 newsletter (Special Message from the President and Greetings from the National Executive Secretary)

1992 Issues

January (Nominations are Open for Members of the Board of Governors)

April (Meet Your 1992 Candidates for the Board of Governors)

July (Forty-five Members of Board of Governors are Elected)

December (Double Your Dollars for the AGMA Emergency Relief Fund)

1991 Issues

January (Nominations Open for Officers and Board of Governors)

April (Meet Your 1991 Candidates for National Office and Board of Governors)

July (Nedda Casei Wins Fifth Term as AGMA President; Sherrill Milnes is New First Vice-President)

December

1990 Issues

January (Nominations are open for Board Members)

April (Candidates for the Board of Governors)

July (Grace Bumbry Receives First Tibbett Award)

September (Why Does AGMA Need a Dues Increase? Where Will The Money Go?)

1989 Issues

January (Nominations Open for National Officers and Board of Governors)

April (Meet Your Candidates for National Office and Board)

July (Casei Wins Fourth Term as President)

1988 Issues

February (Nominations are Open for Board Members)

April (Candidates for the Board of Governors)

July (Members of Board of Governors are Elected)

November (AGMA at the Crossroads)

1987 Issues

January (Nominations open for National Officers and Board of Governors)

Winter (Special Golden Anniversary Issue)

April (Candidates for National Office and Board)

July (Elected Officers and Board Members; National Office to Move Five Blocks down Broadway)

December (AGMA Starts New Year in New Home)

1986 Issues

January (Nominations Open; Members Vote in Changes to AGMA Constitution and By-Laws)

April (Candidates for the Board of Governors)

August (Elected Members of Board of Governors)

1985 Issues

January (AGMA National Dues Referendum Passes)

March (Nominations are Open for National Officers and Board of Governors)

July (Officers and Board Members are Elected)

November (New Opera Basic Agreement Achieved)

1984 Issues

December 1983 (AGMA Dancers Achieve New Three-Year National Agreement)

February 1984 (Nominations are Open for Board Members)

July 1984 (Members of Board of Governors are Elected)

October 1984 (Recommendation of Committee IV Calls for Increase in Dues; Facing AGMA’s Financial Future)

1983 Issues

October 1982 (AGMA Opera Singers Achieve New Three-Year National Agreement; Gene Boucher is New Executive Secretary)

February 1983 (Nominations are Open for National Officers and Board of Governors)

April (Candidates for Office and Board)

July 1983 (Elected Officers and Board Members)

1982 Issues

Fall 1981 (Rallies for Support of the Arts)

January 1982 (AGMA-AFTRA Merger Talks are Underway)

April 1982 (Board of Governors Candidates)

1981 Issues

Fall 1980 (Dark Days at the Met)

January 1981 (New Three-year Basic Agreement at the New York City Ballet)

April (Your Candidates for Office and Board)

July (San Francisco Opera Signs Revolutionary New Agreement)

1980 Issues

Fall 1979 (AGMA Achieves New Three-Year Opera Agreement Covering Singers from Coast to Coast)

April (New Three-Year Basic Agreement for the American Ballet Theatre)

July (AGMA Dancers Achieve New Three Year National Agreement; AGMA Upheld in Arbritration)

1952 Issues

February 1952 (“The Bargaining Room”)

April 1952 (Should AGMA Fine the Free Rider?)

July 1952 (Two Year Met Contract)

October 1952 (Italy: AGMA Singers Complaints)

December 1952

1951 Issues

January 1951 (Ring Out The Old, Ring In The New!)

August 1951 (AGMA-Equity Fledermaus Dispute)

1950 Issues

February 1950 (AGMA’S Coming of Age)

April 1950 (Third Annual AGMA Convention)

June 1950 (A Call to Duty)

1949 Issues

April 1949 (A Second Chat With Solo Vocalists)

July 1949 (News of Television Merger)

October 1949 (Television Authority Deadlock)

1948 Issues

January 1948 (AGMA – A United Union Expansion Expected During New Year)

March 1948 (The Ivory Tower – (gone but not forgotten)

June 1948 (AGMA Speaks To Producers)

September 1948 (Social Security For Artists)

December 1948 (A Frank Chat With Solo Vocalists)

1947 Issues

May 1947 (Labor at the Crossroads)

September 1947 (Taft-Hartley, Inc. or, The Season Opens With a Flop)

November 1947 (AGMA – A United Union)

1946 Issues

May 1946 (An Open Meeting for You of the Chorus Ballet Soloist)

October 1946

December 1946 (AGMA means Music)

1939 Issues