A community orchestra, the Southland Symphony hires ringers as needed.
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Topanga Symphony
A community orchestra which occasionally hires ringers, the Topanga Symphony plays three concerts per year. Tickets are free.
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Culver City Symphony Orchestra
The Culver City Symphony is based in west Los Angeles and operates under the umbrella of the SoCal Symphony Society. The orchestra is flexible in size, and will give 3 concerts this season. Union pay scale.
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Fictional summer festival
The International Fictional Summer Festival takes place in the mountains in Southern California. They have a staff of 45 instructors, with pay ranging from $250-$500 per session, plus room and board.
Fictional non-union orchestra
The fictional orchestra is based in Catalina and plays an average of six concerts annually. Players report pay ranging from $50-$65 per service.
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Fictional music store
Fictional music store is located in Riverside. Six teaching rooms are rented at a rate of $10 per hour, and teachers are paid independently by the students.
Fictional school band program
Fictional high school is in Lancaster. Average enrollment is 150 students. The booster program employs ten instructors during marching and concert season. Instructors report pay rates from $30-$50 per hour.
One instructor reports delinquent invoices dating from December to April, unresolved to this date.
Fictional tyrannical conductor
Maestro Tyranno works for Fictional Symphony and is based in Irvine. He has a history of singling people out and making rude comments in rehearsal. He often runs over the allotted rehearsal time.
Job advertisement
Fictional music store is recruiting woodwind teachers. Send your resume to random@ fictionalmusicstore. com