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| | JS Online: Music and dance briefs |
 | | The Milwaukee Symphony ranks 21st among the 48 major American orchestras in terms of minimum annual musician earnings. |
 | | A total of 20 orchestras have full-year contracts; musicians at all but one of them (Utah Symphony, $45,800) do better than MSO players. |
 | | Here are the numbers for orchestras that one might expect to be in the MSO's class: Baltimore, 52/$67,600; Buffalo, 37/$31,406; Cincinnati, 52/$78,910; Colorado, 42/$33,726; Columbus, 46/$46,000; Indianapolis, 52/$60,580; Kansas City, 42/$30,902; Minnesota, 52/$79,430; Oregon, 43/$39,699; Phoenix, 38/$33,680; Pittsburgh, 52/$85,280; St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, 38/$59,394. |
| www.jsonline.com /onwisconsin/arts/aug01/tombrfs04083101.asp (570 words) |
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