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A Compromising Position
After 17 long months of negotiations, AZOOMA has secured a long-term commitment through the 2011-2012 season. It is a three-year agreement with a side letter that includes two additional years of "right of first refusal." T...
Pieces of a Puzzle: “Gigging” as a Music Freelancer - Part I
Fitting pieces together into a "Frankenstein" career A section member of the Arizona Opera Orchestra earns anywhere from roughly one to six thousand dollars per opera season. Not every opera production requires a full orchestra and this accounts for...
Pieces of a Puzzle: “Gigging” as a Music Freelancer, Part II
Fitting pieces together into a "Frankenstein" career Pros and Cons As Jason Heath states in his excellent and highly-recommended Double Bass Blog, “a freelancer must stitch all of these gigs together into a Frankenstein career.” A freelance care...
Promises and Commitments: The Tie That Binds Us Together - Part II
A Collective Bargaining Agreement makes everything possible. Contracts The current CBA between Arizona Opera and American Federation of Musicians Local 586 has a built-in term limit. When that term expires, the opera and the union have the opportuni...
Promises and Commitments: The Tie That Binds Us Together - Part III
A Collective Bargaining Agreement makes everything possible. Part-time Work/Full-time Commitment While an AZOOMA musician is technically a part-time employee, their commitment to the art and craft of music is full-time. Performing music is very simi...
Our New Web Site
AZOOMA makes its presence known. AZOOMA has a new web site designed to reach out to the general public and let everyone know who we are and what we do. The official URL is http://www.azooma.org/. Besides presenting entertaining, live music performed...
Life in the Pit
Playing in a pit orchestra is very different. Perfoming in a "pit orchestra" is vastly different than performing on the stage. A pit orchestra is a specialized ensemble that both accompanies the singers and adds to the drama on stage. Occasionally i...
