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Making Music

Updated: 05 December 2024 | 12:37 PM
Agreement

An agreement between Making Music and Musicians' Union for self-employed professional musicians for orchestral, choral, large ensemble and other similar concerts by smaller ensembles (e.g. Brass Band, Wind Orchestra, Strings, Percussion or mixed) 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 October 2024

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
£127.48 £134.76 £144.50

Single call (3 hours) on a day other than concert day

Tutti Sub-Principal Principal
£76.49 £80.86 £86.70

Travel

45p per mile

Overnight

By negotiation

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