Driving for Dollars
For our second round, I’ve asked the panelists to talk about logistical and contractual problems with juggling so many different schedules and contracts. What are the absence policies in the orchestras you play with? How difficult is it to get excused from a rehearsal in one orchestra in order to play a series in another? Does management understand that you are “cobbling” a livelihood together by playing for multiple employers? What happens when two orchestras’ schedules conflict by just the one overlap too many? Any stories about someone calling in sick and getting caught?
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