\nIf the Columbus Symphony — facing a $1.5 million deficit after a record deficit of $2.2 million the previous season — were cut from 53 to 31 full-time players and its number of performances were reduced, the lives of musicians would change.<\/p>\n
Some could continue as full-time players, while others might be engaged on a per-concert basis only.<\/p>\n
The downsizing proposal by the symphony board and management will be discussed between now and the end of August, when the musicians’ contract expires.<\/p>\n
Under that contract, the annual salary for a full-time orchestra member ranges from about $55,000 to about $110,000.<\/p>\n
The Dispatch<\/em> recently caught up with three symphony musicians of various ages and experiences, looking at their lifestyles and their love for what they do.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
This past Sunday’s Columbus Dispatch profiles three musicians from the troubled Columbus Symphony: principal trumpeter Justin Bartels, violinist Joyce Fishman, and principal flutist Randy Hester.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":303,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[186,115,2],"tags":[349,63,3663,497,3659],"class_list":["post-734","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-labor-issues","category-music","category-the-orchestra-world","tag-columbus-symphony","tag-flute","tag-musicians","tag-trumpet","tag-violin"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pa8kC-bQ","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":725,"url":"https:\/\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/2008\/01\/30\/columbus-symphony-musicians-respond\/","url_meta":{"origin":734,"position":0},"title":"columbus symphony musicians respond","author":"Charles Noble","date":"January 30, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"The Columbus Symphony musicians have issued a formal response to the planned cuts of both season and personnel by the Columbus Symphony Association. 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