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Looking To The Past When Thinking About The Philly Orch-Kimmel Center Not-A-Merger

Tuesday, June 22nd, 2021Tuesday, June 22nd, 2021 by Drew McManus

On 6/17/21 The Philadelphia Orchestra and Kimmel Center announced the organizations were “uniting under a new parent company”. Before we dive too deep into the weeds, it’s worth noting that one of the key figures involved here is Anne Ewers, Kimmel Center president and CEO. If that name sounds familiar within the context of merges, you have a good memory because Ewers was the driving force behind the Utah Symphony and Opera …

2018/19 Season Is Now Available At The Orchestra 990 Download Library

Monday, June 21st, 2021 by Drew McManus

Today’s a good day because all the 2018-2019 season files have been processed and added to the downloadable Orchestra 990s at the Adaptistration Store. This brings the total number of seasons up to 20. A big thank you to everyone who has already purchased copies and keep in mind, the more you buy, the less it costs thanks to automatic quantity discounts (no need to muck about with coupons or discount codes): purchase 2-5: …

2021 Orchestra Compensation Reports: The Big Picture

Friday, June 18th, 2021 by Drew McManus

Each year, one of the most popular items in the orchestra compensation reports is a big picture overview of all compensation alongside Total Expenditure figures. If you’ve been looking for something that shows all the report values in a single chart, this is your article. Did you know? Direct links to most of the orchestra’s financial disclosure documents at guidestar.org are available in the Orchestra Financial Reports or you can save yourself dozens of …

2021 Orchestra Compensation Reports: Concertmasters

Thursday, June 17th, 2021 by Drew McManus

2018/19 broke the three-year streak in gains for the average concertmaster’s compensation level. Having said that, we did see one new organization cross the threshold of paying their concertmaster enough to be reported in the 990 filing (Florida Orchestra) and that’s always a good thing. The Information In order to provide information that is as accurate as possible, info from the 2018/19 season is gathered from the following source: Concertmaster compensation figures were …

2021 Orchestra Compensation Reports: Music Directors

Wednesday, June 16th, 2021 by Drew McManus

Much like their executive counterparts, Music Directors saw a large artificial decrease in average compensation thanks to several high paying positions being filled for only part of the season. Nonetheless, even a down season, it’s good to be the king, maestro, music director. The Information In order to provide information that is as accurate as possible, info from the 2018/19 season is gathered from the following sources: Music Director compensation figures were obtained …

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