Klarinet Archive - Posting 000204.txt from 2009/11

From: "Forest Aten" <forestaten@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] Musicians Protest use of canned music...by Texas Ballet Theatre...in the new multi-million dollar Winspear Hall
Date: Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:05:51 -0500

http://www.metoperafamily.org/metopera/news/press/detail.aspx?id=2741

Info from the MET side of the negotiation. I'll see if I can download the contract and find the exact amount each
musician will receive during this contract period.
This distribution of work/product....represents a ton of money....a new ball game for all involved.

-----Original Message-----
From: Fred [mailto:vze2bsbs@-----.net]
Sent: Sunday, November 29, 2009 4:48 PM
To: klarinet@-----.org
Subject: RE: [kl] Musicians Protest use of canned music...by Texas Ballet Theatre...in the new multi-million dollar
Winspear Hall

But they weren't doing anything MORE to get that much more pay. I
would have LOVED someone to come to me one weekday morning and say,
"hey Fred, we just raised your salary $28000 and you don't have to do
anything more". WOW. I am stunned. But happy for them.

Fred

At 05:42 PM 11/29/2009, you wrote:
>And....they WERE doing something.....performing. The company wanted
>to use the musician's WORK to profit....so the media
>portion of their contract was reviewed and negotiated.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Fred [mailto:vze2bsbs@-----.net]
>Sent: Sunday, November 29, 2009 4:37 PM
>To: klarinet@-----.org
>Subject: RE: [kl] Musicians Protest use of canned music...by Texas
>Ballet Theatre...in the new multi-million dollar
>Winspear Hall
>
>Are you saying that the musicians get $28000 MORE without doing
>anything more because their images are used to make a profit for the
>Met? Holy bananas WOW.
>
>Fred
>
>
>
>At 05:16 PM 11/29/2009, you wrote:
> >And...the Met Orchestra has negotiated a media contract that deals
> >with all types of media use, which I believe is about
> >an additional $28,000 per year in salary....
> >
> >We'll be doing the same thing in Dallas, with the opera during the
> >next contract negotiation.
> >
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Dee Flint [mailto:deeflint01@-----.net]
> >Sent: Sunday, November 29, 2009 3:48 PM
> >To: klarinet@-----.org
> >Subject: Re: [kl] Musicians Protest use of canned music...by Texas
> >Ballet Theatre...in the new multi-million dollar
> >Winspear Hall
> >
> >Yes the Met thing is really not at all the same. It's purpose is to earn
> >money by getting in an audience that could not or would not travel to NYC.
> >Afterall, it's cost prohibitive to attend the Met if you live in Denver nor
> >even Michigan.
> >
> >Dee
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Fred" <vze2bsbs@-----.net>
> >To: <klarinet@-----.org>
> >Sent: Sunday, November 29, 2009 2:40 PM
> >Subject: Re: [kl] Musicians Protest use of canned music...by Texas Ballet
> >Theatre...in the new multi-million dollar Winspear Hall
> >
> >
> > > Sounds sort of like what the Met Opera in New York is doing - the MET in
> > > HD in the theaters IS video and audio recording. But at the Met Opera
> > > house its all live.
> > >
> > > Fred
> > >
> > > At 01:57 PM 11/29/2009, you wrote:
> > >>At 11:17 AM 11/29/2009, you wrote:
> > >>>Well if you ask me, it sounds like that's the beginning of the end for
> > >>>the ballet around here. If they can't even manage to hire a live
> > >>>orchestra for the one ballet everyone takes their kids to see (ballet
> > >>>fans or not), their days are numbered.
> > >>
> > >>Why don't they go all the way and just show a VIDEO of the ballet?
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>Bill Hausmann
> > >>
> > >>If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is TOO LOUD!
> > >>
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