August 2017 – Page 5 – Adaptistration

2017 Orchestra Compensation Reports: Concertmasters

Sunday, June 10th, 2018Thursday, August 3rd, 2017 by Drew McManus

The 2014/15 season marked the third consecutive season average concertmaster compensation declined since its $289,986 peak in 2011/12. Moreover, the 3.39 percent drop since 2013/14 is the largest decline during that period. Otherwise, the only remarkable item about the 2014/15 season is this was the most complete set of concertmaster compensation figures available since the 2004/05 thanks to not having a single orchestra with a concertmaster vacancy during this time period. …

2017 Orchestra Compensation Reports: Music Directors

Sunday, June 10th, 2018Wednesday, August 2nd, 2017 by Drew McManus

It’s tough to imagine this year’s report could top the $5,110,538 Dallas Symphony Orchestra bombshell from 2016, and at the risk of burying the lead, that’s exactly that case. Having said that, there are more than enough fascinating developments to examine. The Information In order to provide information that is as accurate as possible, info from the 2014/15 season is gathered from the following sources: Music Director compensation figures were obtained from their …

2017 Orchestra Compensation Reports: Executives

Monday, June 11th, 2018Tuesday, August 1st, 2017 by Drew McManus

When it comes to executive compensation, the 2014/15 season witnessed one key benchmark in the form of the highest ever severance payout to an executive. After filtering out that anomaly, the average executive compensation increased by approximately four percent and you were the only stakeholder group to experience an average increase. The Information In order to provide information that is as accurate as possible, info from the 2014/15 season is gathered from the …