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98% of respondents do engage professional musicians, of these 8% engaged only a conductor and/or accompanist.
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87% engage soloists to sing/play with their group and 76% engage conductors
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97% of instrumental groups engaged orchestral musicians in the last 3 years
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82% of instrumental groups engaged an orchestra leader and 21% of instrumental groups engaged section leader(s)
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79% of vocal groups engaged an ensemble or orchestra in the last 3 years
The numbers engaged average 26 per year, but range from 1 to 250. The central range was between 5 and 40 musicians per year. Entire ensembles were engaged by vocal groups an average of 4 times over the last 3 years, with an average 22 musicians and an average cost of over £2,700 per engagement.
Clearly, the amateur music sector contributes considerably, and significantly, to the sustainability of professional music careers and to the professional music sector.
