Klarinet Archive - Posting 000277.txt from 1998/06

From: Lee Hickling <hickling@-----.Net>
Subj: Re: [kl] re:pit rate
Date: Mon, 8 Jun 1998 07:44:05 -0400

Jerry wrote:

>When I played with the Richmond Symphany I got 125 . I
>guess that my 200 is really above average. I'm not complaining any more.
Are
>we selling ourselves that short?

Oh, yeah. It's what artists do. Musicians, writers, dancers, graphic
artists ... We're ridiculously grateful for the pitiful few dollars people
pay us for doing what we love so much we'd do it for nothing if we had to.
And part of the problem is that everybody and his brother-in-law thinks
they could do it too, if they wanted to.Hah!

Lee Hickling <hickling@-----.net>

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