Symphonic Shorts
Florida Philharmonic |
1989-1990 |
1999-2000 |
|
Season Length |
37 weeks |
43 weeks |
|
Base Pay |
$527.07 per week (core) |
$846.51 per week |
|
Services per Week |
10 maximum |
8 |
|
Vacation Weeks |
1 |
4 |
|
Pension |
5% |
8% |
|
Orchestra Size |
76 contracted |
84 contracted |
|
Boca Pops |
1989-1990 |
1999-2000 |
|
Service guarantee |
50 services ("A" orch.)9 services ("B" orch.) |
40 services |
|
Base Pay |
$62 per service |
$84 per service |
|
Pension |
5% |
6% |
|
Travel |
$10.25 |
$13 |
|
Orchestra Size |
70 ("A" orchestra)50 ("B" orchestra) |
58 ("Full Orchestra") |
New Boca Pops Members
Congratulations to the winners of the recent section violin auditions:
Charles Hardt
Renata Guitart
Mikhail Sigal
Belen Guitart
New Philharmonic Members
Congratulations to Shannon Wood, who won the audition for the 1-year position of Timpanist, and to Eliesha Nelson, who won a position in the viola section.
New PBO Members
Congratulations to winners of the recent Palm Beach Opera Orchestra auditions:
Michelle Montone, Clarinet II
Amy Maloveczky, Horn II
Chad Yarbrough, Horn III (1-year position)
Andrew Proctor, Timpani
Todd Betz, percussion (1-year position)
Mila Ivkovich, Violin I
Humberto Bolivar, Violin I (1-year position)
Chris Glansdorp, Principal Cello
Cornelia Bode, Cello
Orchestras in South Florida with Collective Bargaining Agreements :
- Boca Pops Orchestra
- Florida Philharmonic Orchestra
- Miami Chamber Symphony
- Palm Beach Opera Orchestra (negotiations in progress)
News & Announcements
Edwin Outwater has been hired as the new Assistant Conductor of the Florida Philharmonic...FPO manager John Sparrow will assume a similar position at the Performing Arts Center of Greater Miami, where he will be in charge of artistic programming...The New World Symphony has appointed Arthur Post as resident conductor...
