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June 19, 2009 | Drew McManus | Comments 0

You didn’t think the summer was going to be an opportunity to let your brain coast along in neutral, did you? Of course not and to that end, here’s a little quiz to get you thinking…

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EXECUTIVES

As it turns out, not only did the average professional symphony orchestra executive outpace his/her peers in other stakeholder groups, he/she managed to accomplish this with room to spare. Here’s the overall breakdown:

Executives = 6.44 percent seven year average increase
Music Directors = 4.80 percent seven year average increase
Concertmasters = 4.75 percent seven year average increase
Base Musicians = 1.41 percent seven year average increase

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