Breaking: Baltimore Symphony inks 5-year deal
mainThe Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and its musicians today agreed a five-year contract to September 2025. It is their first long-term contract since the last one expired in 2016.
Covid has changed everything.
The terms include:
– Covid reductions during 2020-21 season, followed by annual increases. Year 1: 26% reduction in base scale and a 75% reduction in overscale and seniority Year 2: 1% increase in base scale Year 3: 1% increase Year 4: 1.75% increase Year 5: 2.5% (reaching a minimum annual wage of $90,100.
– Gradual increases in personnel, moving from 75 full-time musicians now to 85 in 2025.
– Continuation of medical, dental, vision, life, long-term disability, and instrument insurance.
– Formation of a diversity task force.
– Increased responsiveness in scheduling and programming to pursue new earned revenue and community engagement opportunities.
Great news for a great orchestra!
Will one of those ten hires at last be a Principal Harpist?
That’s quite a cut, but it beats becoming a telemarketer or Uber driver. It’s a very good orchestra, so I’m thankful it’s surviving in some form.
Good news-finally! Let’s hope this one sticks and that they don’t have to re-open the contract in short order. Personally, I hope that a new CEO is in their near future. Remember the antics from one year ago: this man does not play nice. And thankfully, Marin is done after one more season. Just enough, already, on that front as well.
A new 5 year soviet plan…again. It won’t last but
it makes management look
“responsible”.
Bravo … happy to hear this, or any positive news LOL.
I wonder how long the musicians will be able to accept a pay cut of that amount. I wouldn’t be happy hearing that kind of news. Expect the grumbling to begin soon.