The pay varies widely in symphony orchestras. Many small towns have orchestras that pay "per service" (meaning per rehearsal or performance). Larger cities generally have salaried orchestras that range in pay based on prestige and budget. A third tier orchestra (Buffalo, Oregon, North Carolina) generally pays in the $30,000-50,000 range and up to the "big five" orchestras (Cleveland, Chicago, New York, Boston, Philadelphia) which have starting salaries around $110,000.
Currently, Milwaukee Symphony base musicians make at least $55,185/yr, with wind and brass players making a little more, titled players (strings, winds, brass) making around $10k more, and concertmaster Frank Almond making around $140k-$150k. Ilana Setapen, associate concertmaster, probably makes a little more than half her stand partner, Frank.
Top administrators can earn anywhere near $1 million a year in top-name orchestras such as NY Phil, SF Orchestra, and Chicago. Smaller orchestras quickly drop and pay a lot less... probably around $50k.
Music Directors are the real big honchos; the top orchestras are liable to pay over a million for a spoiled brat who will conduct less than a quarter of the season's concerts, then they will whine about defecits and whine about how Classical Music needs more and more donations.
(See the book Mozart in the Jungle by Blaire Tindall for more pecuniary information in the classical music business)
According to a recent report from the international conference of Symphony and Opera musicians, the Chicago Symphony members are paid an average of $144,000 for the 2011-2012 season.
You can see the report in the related link.
About $250.00 for a 2.5 hour single performance. That's roughly $100 per hour (union scale for New York). For rehearsals only, about $125 (2.5 hour minimum call).
Base salaries for musicians begin at $85,000. While principal players salaries begin at $135,000.
Though the Atlanta Symphony's salaries vary depending on performer experience, education, and expertise, the average salary is $73,876.63
A full-size orchestra consists of about one hundred musicians, who play instruments in the string, brass, woodwind, and percussion sections. There are also chamber orchestras, which are smaller and consist of fifty musicians or fewer.
A symphony orchestra contains about 80 to 100musicians.A chamber orchestra will have about fifty or less.
This depends on the following factors: -The orchestra -What the person plays -Ther position in the orchestra It is hard to give a range, but typically (at least where I live) orchestra players cannot live off of the wage they receive from being in the orchestra. To make enough money to live, they must teach, be a solo performer, etc.
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No, a piano is an instrument. An orchestra is an ensemble of different kind of instruments. The piano does not have a place in the average orchestra. It may however play with an orchestra in a concerto. Pianists can also play arrangements of orchestral pieces.
A full-size orchestra consists of about one hundred musicians, who play instruments in the string, brass, woodwind, and percussion sections. There are also chamber orchestras, which are smaller and consist of fifty musicians or fewer.
A symphony orchestra contains about 80 to 100musicians.A chamber orchestra will have about fifty or less.
In an average symphony orchestra, the trumpets are part of the entire brass section, which is located in the very back rows of the orchestra. Hope that helps!
This depends on the following factors: -The orchestra -What the person plays -Ther position in the orchestra It is hard to give a range, but typically (at least where I live) orchestra players cannot live off of the wage they receive from being in the orchestra. To make enough money to live, they must teach, be a solo performer, etc.
For whom? Beethoven 7 is always a good answer.
Musicians make around $62,000 a year which is a little higher than the national average. Musicians in New York and California that are working can make much more.
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$65,000
There are usually 2-3 Cello's in an orchestra
As of the 2014 season, the average height of a Cincinnati Reds player is 6'-01''.
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$74,000