Making Music
Updated: 06 March 2024 | 13:43 PM
Agreement
An agreement between Making Music and Musicians' Union for self-employed orchestral musicians working for non-professional orchestras.
- It includes minimum recommended rates
- It is tailored to amateur music groups
Rates of pay for freelance players effective from 1 July 2023
Concert rates
a concert of up to three hours in length with a rehearsal of up to three hours in length on the same day
| Tutti |
Sub-Principal |
Principal |
| £122.58 |
£129.58 |
£138.92 |
Single call (3 hours) on a day other than concert day
| Tutti |
Sub-Principal |
Principal |
| £73.55 |
£77.75 |
£83.34 |
Travel
Overnight
Late Return
| Midnight and 12:30am |
12:30am and 1:00am |
1:00am and 2:00am |
| £5.40 |
£10.74 |
£16.13 |
Early call
| 8:00am and 8:30am |
7:30am and 8:00am |
6:00am and 7:30am |
| £5.40 |
£10.74 |
£16.13 |
For more information please see the full agreement.
Contact details
Orchestras Official: Morris Stemp
orchestral@themu.org