For Pride Month this year, the AFL-CIO is spotlighting various LGBTQ+ workers who have worked and continue to work at the intersection of civil and labor rights in the United States. Today's profile is William "Bill" Buchman of AFM.
William Buchman joined the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in 1992 after two seasons with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. He was appointed assistant principal bassoon in 1996. A member of the DePaul University School of Music faculty since 1997, Buchman also coaches the bassoon section of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago and has presented master classes throughout the United States and in Brazil, China, Canada and Germany. He serves as chair of the Orchestra Committee for the Chicago Symphony.