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Author: Kevin
Date: 2008-09-02 10:30
Hi guys, sorry if this has been posted before, but I think it is a pretty good page with simple clear factual numbers on the amount of orchestral jobs and the amount of competition there is in this country today.
http://orchestrafacts.org/facts.htm
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Author: NorbertTheParrot
Date: 2008-09-02 12:24
"L.A. has the highest pay"
...and soon it will have Dudamel, who might make it the best orchestra too.
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Author: William
Date: 2008-09-02 15:09
Too me, it seems more indicative of the individual communities financial support of their respective musical venues than "competition". Or is there an ESPN music channel that I am missing on my cable......(?)
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Author: mrn
Date: 2008-09-02 15:35
What would be really interesting is to see what these salaries amount to in terms of actual purchasing power in the respective cities. The guy making $69,000 playing in the Houston Symphony actually would enjoy a much higher standard of living than somebody making $89,000 in the New York Philharmonic, for instance.
Try this online calculator to see what I mean:
http://swz.salary.com/costoflivingwizard/layoutscripts/coll_start.asp
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