Monday, October 1, 2012

A Possibility

Those of us in Atlanta expecting the worst for our ASO - i.e., what's the permanent damage - have been looking for some glimmer of hope in the whole CBA debacle. John Ruff brought this to my attention, and it's certainly interesting to me, as I have grave concerns about how attractive Atlanta will be to any bright young musicians looking for orchestra jobs in the near future, much less retaining the fine musicians that we now are so fortunate to have. Turns out that Atlanta will drop 5 places in compensation as compared to other US orchestras, but it appears to remain in the top 20 - barely, but still. With Indianapolis in the air right now, the ASO may bump up one more slot, but I hate that it may be at the ISO's expense. And it certainly doesn't alleviate the damage of a shortened season.

While things have seemingly calmed down over the past few days, please remain connected and remember that we have work to do over the next few years to make sure that the boards understand what is at stake and that real negotiations (actual give and take) occur. 

            Organization – 2011-2012 Annual Salary

  1. Metropolitan Opera - $151,562 (including YEARLY MEDIA SALARY: $13000)
  2. Chicago Symphony - $144,040
  3. Los Angeles Philharmonic - $143,260
  4. San Francisco Symphony - $141,700
  5. New York Philharmonic - $134,940
  6. Boston Symphony - $132,028
  7. Philadelphia Orchestra - $130,780 (2010-11)
  8. National Symphony - $128,568
  9. Cleveland Orchestra - $120,120
  10. Minnesota Orchestra - $111,566
  11. Pittsburgh Symphony - $101,110
  12. Cincinnati Symphony - $94,900
  13. Dallas Symphony - $90,034
  14. Atlanta Symphony - $88,400
  15. Houston Symphony - $82,160
  16. San Francisco Opera - $80,819 (2010-11)
  17. St. Louis Symphony - $80,680
  18. Detroit Symphony - $79,000
  19. Indianapolis Symphony - $78,000
  20. Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra - $73,732
  21. Baltimore Symphony - $65,000
  22. Utah Symphony - $64,896 (2010-11)
  23. New York City Ballet - $61,731
  24. Chicago Lyric Opera - $60,835
  25. San Diego Symphony - $59,708
  26. North Carolina Symphony - $59,400
  27. Milwaukee Symphony - $58,500
  28. Nashville Symphony - $55,594
  29. Fort Worth Symphony - $54,234
  30. San Francisco Ballet - $51,002
  31. Kansas City Symphony - $45,822
  32. Oregon Symphony - $45,251
  33. Rochester Philharmonic - $44,070
  34. Buffalo Philharmonic - $43,337
  35. Colorado Symphony - $41,182 (2009-10)
  36. Jacksonville Symphony $38,036 (2006-07)
  37. New York City Opera $37,956 (2010-11)
  38. Washington National Opera - $37,510
  39. Phoenix Symphony - $36,600
  40. Alabama Symphony - $36,595
  41. Charlotte Symphony - $36,540
  42. Syracuse Symphony - $36,079
  43. New Jersey Symphony - $36,072 (2010-11)
  44. Columbus Symphony - $36,000
  45. Louisville Orchestra - $34,225 (2010-11)
  46. Florida Orchestra - $34,225 (2010-2011)


1 comment:

  1. Actual numbers for 2012-13:
    41 weeks at $1729.43 +
    9 weeks at $330 -
    50 weeks of $10 deduction for health insurance =
    $73376.63.
    By the way, I'm quite bad at math; feel free to correct my calculations.
    Also by the way, I'm still grateful to be able to make a living playing music. To me, the greater damage was caused by the alarmingly spiteful treatment of the musicians by The Stanley, Jim Abrahamson, and the entire WAC board. Eff them all.

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