http://classicalmusicnews.tv/2008/01/21/the-art-of-the-deficit-the-disfuntional-business-model-of-the-american-orchestra/ Classical Music in a New Media Era Fri, 10 Sep 2010 05:12:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 http://classicalmusicnews.tv/2008/01/21/the-art-of-the-deficit-the-disfuntional-business-model-of-the-american-orchestra/#comment-710 Phil Bernstein Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:42:40 +0000 http://classicalmusicnews.tv/2008/01/21/the-art-of-the-deficit-the-disfuntional-business-model-of-the-american-orchestra/#comment-710 Yo Grillo! Very good points indeed. What can orchestras do to resolve the situation? The easy route is to cut your labor costs (see Columbus Symphony for example) by freezing musician salaries, reducing your number of \"core\" players, etc. Being a former professional musician, I hate to see this happen and obviously this is not the good way to fix things, merely the "easy" way. I wish I had an answer, as I love orchestral music as much as anyone and hate to see the current situations. As the economy continues its apparent downturn this will only get worse. What ideas do you propose to make orchestras more profitable? Yo Grillo! Very good points indeed. What can orchestras do to resolve the situation? The easy route is to cut your labor costs (see Columbus Symphony for example) by freezing musician salaries, reducing your number of \”core\” players, etc. Being a former professional musician, I hate to see this happen and obviously this is not the good way to fix things, merely the “easy” way. I wish I had an answer, as I love orchestral music as much as anyone and hate to see the current situations. As the economy continues its apparent downturn this will only get worse. What ideas do you propose to make orchestras more profitable?

]]> http://classicalmusicnews.tv/2008/01/21/the-art-of-the-deficit-the-disfuntional-business-model-of-the-american-orchestra/#comment-709 Jason Heath Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:40:15 +0000 http://classicalmusicnews.tv/2008/01/21/the-art-of-the-deficit-the-disfuntional-business-model-of-the-american-orchestra/#comment-709 John, this post is an outstanding window into the inner workings of a symphony orchestra, and it raises some excellent points about the considerable costs associated with retaining music directors, hiring soloists, and the like. Very interesting--I can\'t wait to see this series continue to unfold! John, this post is an outstanding window into the inner workings of a symphony orchestra, and it raises some excellent points about the considerable costs associated with retaining music directors, hiring soloists, and the like. Very interesting–I can\’t wait to see this series continue to unfold!

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