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alexwill
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 11, 2020 12:59 pm    Post subject: Some Good News From Indy. Keep Medical.Stipend $500/week Reply with quote

Some POSITIVE NEWS for the musicians in the Indianapolis Symphony. They will continue to receive their medical insurance plus a $500 a week stipend through the end of this season. Management had furloughed the entire orchestra and was going to cut their insurance too. Complete details here:
https://www.indystar.com/story/entertainment/music/2020/09/08/indianapolis-symphony-musicians-reach-agreement-health-care/5745684002/
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 13, 2020 9:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

$500 a week is not a livable wage. What a terrible time to be a professional musician. I suggest they look at other career possibilities.
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 14, 2020 5:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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$500 a week is not a livable wage. What a terrible time to be a professional musician. I suggest they look at other career possibilities.


The sad part is that the vast majority of musicians in this country didn't make even that much before covid hit! $500/week = $26,000 year.

https://www.complex.com/music/2018/06/the-average-us-musician-makes-less-than-25000-a-year

Our art-form was already economically hollowed out long before covid.

Just imagine, long ago: thousands of mediocre players made an ok living playing vaudeville shows, weddings, dances, parties, circuses, restaurants, etc. Nearly all of that work is totally gone.

Today you have to win a days-long international competition to get a job in an orchestra paying anything near a living wage. Even gigs paying 4 figures per year (like several of mine) have absurdly competitive auditions. All of those people have had incomes of $0 since March by the way.

Honestly it's great that the ISO is willing to support their musicians like this, bravo to them!
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 14, 2020 8:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

It’s something. But, I don’t know what unemployment insurance limits are in IN. But, there’s a chance their $500 stipend may make them ineligible to continue collecting unemployment.

In NY, the cut off is $504. If you make $504 or more, you don’t get unemployment.
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 14, 2020 10:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

LaTrompeta wrote:
$500 a week is not a livable wage. What a terrible time to be a professional musician. I suggest they look at other career possibilities.


When I gave up professional aspirations in the early 80s to go to Engineering school, there were lots of opportunities out there and it was a sad decision to make.

35+ years later I’m not sad for me, but for the talented players when a run of the mill Engineer makes more than 99% of these wonderful musicians.....talking about their regular salaries, not the $500 per week stipend.
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 14, 2020 10:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

These days we need to have as many pots in the fire as possible. The world changes rapidly and nothing is very stable.
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