Orchestras Under the ABO/MU Agreement The MU agrees minimum rates of pay and terms and conditions with the Association of British Orchestras (ABO). The orchestras fall under three categories. Last updated: 02 May 2024 ABO Category 1 Orchestras Academy of Ancient Music Academy of St Martin in the Fields Arcangelo Aurora Orchestra Birmingham Contemporary Music Group Britten Sinfonia Chineke! Orchestra City of London Sinfonia Dunedin Consort English Baroque Soloists English Chamber Orchestra The English Concert Gabrieli Consort & Players Glyndebourne Sinfonia London Chamber Orchestra London Contemporary Orchestra London Mozart Players London Philharmonic Orchestra London Sinfonietta London Symphony Orchestra Manchester Camerata Monteverdi Choir & Orchestra Northern Ballet Theatre Orchestra Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Orchestra of The Sixteen Orchestra of St Johns Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra Philharmonia Orchestra Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Scottish Chamber Orchestra Sinfonia Verdi See the full ABO agreement and rates for Category 1 orchestras ABO Category 2 Orchestras Bath Festival Orchestra Bath Philharmonia Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra Northern Chamber Orchestra Orchestra of the Swan Royal Ballet Sinfonia Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra Scottish Ensemble Sinfonia Cymru Sinfonia Viva The Glasgow Barons See the full ABO agreement and rates for Category 2 orchestras ABO Category 3 Orchestra Southbank Sinfonia - please see the ABO agreement for terms and conditions. ABO related resources Last updated: 01 May 2024 ABO Category 1 Orchestral Rates agreement Read more about ABO Category 1 Orchestral Rates Last updated: 01 May 2024 ABO Category 2 Orchestral Rates agreement Read more about ABO Category 2 Orchestral Rates Last updated: 29 October 2020 ABO and MU Orchestral Foreign Touring Code of Practice guide Read more about ABO and MU Orchestral Foreign Touring Code of Practice Last updated: 06 September 2022 ABO and MU Outdoor Working Code of Practice guide Read more about ABO and MU Outdoor Working Code of Practice
Last updated: 01 May 2024 ABO Category 1 Orchestral Rates agreement Read more about ABO Category 1 Orchestral Rates
Last updated: 01 May 2024 ABO Category 2 Orchestral Rates agreement Read more about ABO Category 2 Orchestral Rates
Last updated: 29 October 2020 ABO and MU Orchestral Foreign Touring Code of Practice guide Read more about ABO and MU Orchestral Foreign Touring Code of Practice
Last updated: 06 September 2022 ABO and MU Outdoor Working Code of Practice guide Read more about ABO and MU Outdoor Working Code of Practice