Tiers of Orchestras, levels of Hornists, and the “A” list

Back in the Orchestra 101 series a few years ago there was an article that touched on the professional levels of horn playing, an article titled “The Money Question.” In the USA you could say generally that all the ICSOM* orchestras are major orchestras (the players are all full time and perform similar repertoire), but within that group of orchestras there are arguably three tiers, those divisions being driven by pay scales. At this point I...

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