Klarinet Archive - Posting 000081.txt from 2009/11

From: "James Leonard Hobby" <jhobby@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] Kl Seasonal nature of a seasonal opera company...
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:09:52 -0500

I can appreciate your problem, Forest. A hundred years (or so) ago, I
played in the Chattanooga Symphony, the Chattanooga Opera Orchestra, taught
public school band, and "in my free time," taught private lessons at the
Cadak Conservatory (now a part of UTC). Even at that, it was hard to
support a wife and child. (I had a 5% mortgage and bought a car for
$3800 -- a new Roadrunner. Scarey, isn't it? <g>)

Is anybody on the list with the Chattanooga SO or OO, now? Contact via
email, if there is.

Jim

> From: "Forest Aten" <forestaten@-----.com>
> Subject: Seasonal nature of a seasonal opera company...
> Message-ID: <00bb01ca61c0$6ae2bd20$40a83760$@-----.com>
>
> Some good news for the Dallas Opera orchestra..
>
> Our current contract with the DO...calls for about 20 weeks for this
> season. For the first time in many years, the
> schedule isn't running concurrently. We have a two month break, (Nov/Dec)
> then perform two operas...and break again for
> just over a month and perform three more operas. This kind of scheduling
> makes it very tough for orchestral players to
> "make a living" playing their instrument. Teaching jobs at universities
> are held by about ten members of our orchestra.
> Almost everyone in the orchestra supplements their income with a private
> teaching schedule of some sort....from a few,
> to many students. Others...with odd jobs...

This Email has been scanned for viruses, courtesy of Tnets.net

------------------------------------------------------------------