Klarinet Archive - Posting 000646.txt from 1998/03

From: "Karl Krelove" <kkrelove@-----.com>
Subj: Re: Curtis & Bill Gates (or . . . get the other degree too)
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 21:40:48 -0500

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From: bkinlein <bkinlein@-----.com>
Date: Tuesday, March 10, 1998 8:44 PM
Subject: Re: Curtis & Bill Gates (or . . . get the other degree too)

>While I won't deny that full-time symphony jobs are scarce, recently I
>heard that there are now 18 symphony orchestras with full seasons, which
>would make about 1800 full-time positions.

Doesn't help us if all we play is clarinet. If this figure is accurate there
are only 72 clarinet jobs, most of which aren't open at any given time. And
that assumes all eighteen of those orchestras are carrying a 4 player
section under full time contract. Do any of these orchestras contract only
three and hire per-service for extra parts when they're needed?

Karl

   
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