If groups engaged an orchestra, they did so an average times: | 4x (range 1x to 14x) |
Central range: | 2x - 6x |
Average number of musicians involved per engagement: | 22 (range from 3 to 68) |
Central range: | 12 – 30 |
Average cost per orchestra per engagement | £2,740 (range £100 - £10,000!) |
Central range: | £1,000 - £4,000 |
How were rates determined?
We/with help from MD decide on a fee we can afford and then negotiate with individual musicians or whole orchestras directly |
61% |
We use a fixer (orchestra management, or leader, or agent/agency) and pay the rates they ask | 39% |
We don’t know – MD has budget/overall fee and does it all | 6% |
We have been using the ABO/MU agreement (17% were not aware of the ABO/MU agreement) | 5% |