| Time to dust off your commercial chops. I saw the writing on the wall a few years ago, and at least 70% of my gigging income is from commercial/lead gigs now.
The big orchestras with large endowments will make it; the 2nd and 3rd tier orchestras will have a rough time.
People my age (44) and younger are not atttending symphony concerts, and as the grey heads die off, nobody is taking their place.
Sad, but I don't see it getting better.
Mike |