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 Re: The Cleveland Orchestra musicians speak out!
Author: OldClarinetGuy 
Date:   2010-01-24 19:58

I just read the WSJ story. It seemed balanced.

It doesn't matter what the musicians or anyone gets paid if they make it affordable and the experience welcoming.

Symphony Orchestras don't play for the masses and they don't really seem to care about expanding their mission. The fund raisers are stuffy, ticket prices are high, there is a perception of elitism. Consumers pay $75, $100, $125 to see reunions of over the hill rock bands but those consumers are not going to pay those prices to see a symphony.

There is little to no interaction with the audience, there is a reverence symphonies expect from their audience when they play, and we see the musicians arriving in their tuxedos minutes before we arrive and they are often out the door and in their cars before I am.

It is great to have symphony in my town. But, I felt like i am subsidizing folks much wealthier than me when I gave my donation. So while I am a concert goer, now I give to the zoo and the public museum. Places that parents and their kids actually attend.
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