City for comparison:
We base our growth goals on the activities of orchestras in other similar sized metro areas. Success for us is a combination of a few key indicators: the number of full time players, number of masterworks, number of weeks of work, and quality of our soloists and conductors. Click a city on the left to see how we compare at this point.
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Richmond, VA
Norfolk, VA
Population
orchestra budget
orchestra size
number of weeks
# of masterworks
soloist roster this season
Population
soloist roster this season
1,258,251
4.7 million
36 full time, 32 part time
38
7
Norman Krieger, Piano
Orion Weiss, Piano
Marina Piccinini, Flute
Joseph Conyers, Double Bass
Diana Cohen, Violin
Kathryn Leemhuis, Mezzo-soprano
# of pops
4
orchestra budget
orchestra size
number of weeks
# of masterworks
# of pops
1,700,000
5.4 million
35
11
5
Jon Kimura Parker, piano
Edgar Meyer, bass
Deborah Cross, flute
Chloe Hanslip, violin
David Vonderheide, trumpet
Terrence Wilson, piano
George Corbett, English horn
Tara-Louise Montour, violin
Mark Kosower, cello
Robert Plane, clarinet
Vahn Armstrong, violin
48 full time,
24 part time


