Klarinet Archive - Posting 001239.txt from 1998/04

From: Roger Garrett <rgarrett@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: Pay analysis of Full-time Orchs
Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1998 13:26:44 -0400

On Wed, 22 Apr 1998, Jonathan Cohler wrote:

> As back up for my previously presented financial analysis of the fact that
> the large full-time orchestras can all easily afford to audition all
> comers, here is some data from the AFM for the 1995-1996 season for the 19
> "full-time" orchestras listed in descending order by scale.

Oregon and Seattle are full-time. They are not represented. Oregon is a
"major symphony" as designated by annual budget. I wonder if there are
any others you have left out.

What information did AFM provide? Was it salary scale? Or, we hope, was
it an annual budget? Where is the conductor, guest artists, guest
conductor, etc. figured into the salary schedule? Is overhead for running
the orchestra included in the analysis? It is hard to see what you did to
arrive at your figures - you have presented what appears to be a salary
schedule and made some conclusions based on those. Perhaps I have misread
the data provided or your message?

> CONCLUSION: These orchestras could afford roughly 75 committee-hours
> to audition a new section player.

Does this mean if there is a 2nd clarinet opening, a section cello
opening, and 3rd trumpet opening, a section viola opening and an assistant
concertmaster opening all at the same time that they can afford to pay 25
players for 75 hours of committe work to audition? Or is this based on
only one opening?

Could you please be more specific as to how you have arrived at your
numbers?

Thanks.

Roger Garrett
IWU