The Board of Directors Announces the Dissolution of the San Antonio Symphony

Re:The Board of Directors Announces the Dissolution of the S... by kube-system on Friday June 17, 2022 @03:08AM (#31775005)

$70,000 is a full time salary at a relatively successful symphony in a large city. It’s the symphonic musician’s equivalent of making it into the big leagues. Many more are part time and pay far far less.

I have a family member who has played in a couple different mid sized city professional orchestras. If you consider preparation and rehearsal time, the pay for either of them equates to less than minimum wage.

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Re:The Board of Directors Announces the Dissolution of the S... by gremlinsinc on Friday June 17, 2022 @03:18AM (#31775073)

Did you miss the part where op, said that's average not what they were getting in San Antonio. They were getting half that and then were cut down to 17k per year.

You can make more busking on the street probably.

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Re:The Board of Directors Announces the Dissolution of the S... by kube-system on Friday June 17, 2022 @03:20AM (#31775094)

I’m saying 70k is not an average orchestra job. It is an average salary at a major full-time orchestra.

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Re:The Board of Directors Announces the Dissolution of the S... by croes on Friday June 17, 2022 @04:03AM (#31775377)

From the provided link

"Comparably reports that the average annual pay for a U.S. orchestra member is $69,86"

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Re:The Board of Directors Announces the Dissolution of the S... by kube-system on Friday June 17, 2022 @04:08AM (#31775410)

I know what it says. I am saying it is misleading. There is no way that is correct for anything but a full time role. The vast majority of professional orchestras are part time and pay far less.

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