Author: huboboe
Date: 2011-07-17 20:52
In the several pro groups I have played with, a week typically consists of 7 'services', though there can be as man as 9 services in a 6 day period.
A service is a 2 1/2 hour period, either a rehearsal or a performance. The usual week is rehearsals Tuesday evening, Wednesday afternoon and evening and Thursday dress, with performances Friday and Saturday nights and Sunday matinee. Monday is dark.
Some events, like Nutcrackers at Christmas, change the balance with minimal rehearsal and many performances (My lifetime Nutcracker count exceeds 350!).
Typically the work week is around 20 hours. Add on practice and reed making time and you will be spending the 40 hours a week of a 'real' job.
You live in Los Gatos - I played with the San Jose Symphony (now Symphony Silicon Valley) and subbed in the SF Symphony, SF Opera, SF Ballet, Oakland Symphony as well as a lot of freelance work.
All the pro contracts were quite similar. The Musicians' Union publishes contract terms for the major and minor orchestras in the US, and with few exceptions, terms are similar for most orchestras in this country.
Robert Hubbard
WestwindDoubleReed.com
1-888-579-6020
bob@westwinddoublereed.com
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