Philadelphia Orchestra
Let’s Take A Look At Big Eight Musician Compensation
Tue, Dec 12, 2015
by Drew McManus
Now that Cleveland has settled, we can begin to get a sense for how base musician compensation compares across the highest tier of big budget orchestras, which we’ll call The Big Eight (Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, LA, National, New York, Philly, and San Francisco). Granted, we’ll be updating this chart with Cleveland’s figures once that data
Philadelphia Dines At The Ida Know Buffet
Mon, Nov 11, 2015
by Drew McManus
The 11/21/15 edition of the Philadelphia Inquirer published an article by Peter Dobrin that paints a dreary picture for the Philadelphia Orchestra Association’s (POA) future. In short, and contrary to a stream of public relations messages from the POA to the contrary, the organization continues to struggle reversing the downward revenue spiral that prompted their
At Fourth And Long, Philadelphia Punts
Wed, Oct 10, 2015
by Drew McManus
The latest group from our list of mid to large budget orchestras with expired agreements that managed to ratify a new contract without resorting to a work stoppage is The Philadelphia Orchestra. Having said that, this is the second group from that list to opt for a one-year agreement that serves more as a holding
At Least It Isn’t A Work Stoppage
Thu, Oct 10, 2015
by Drew McManus
There’s an intriguing development in the Philadelphia Orchestra negotiations in the form of a six-month consultancy that introduces former John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts CEO Michael Kaiser into the mix…kinda. The Philadelphia Inquirer published an article by Peter Dobrin on 10/6/2015 that reports Kasier will be employed for a period of six
Kaiser Files Philly Orch Report. Zero Surprises.