Did the Met change some auxiliary winds to per-service positions?
I noticed that some of the auxiliary winds have tenured musicians in those chairs. But their bass clarinetist retired in May of 2019 and they never had an audition to replace him. many other positions have vacated and been filled in the 7 years since then so does that mean it's not a tenured position anymore? It seems like a really long time to have a vacancy.
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One of the concessions the orchestra musicians made in their collective bargaining agreement that ran from 2021 to July 31, 2025 was "During the term of this agreement the minimum number of musicians required is reduced from 90 to 83, increasing to 85 at the end of the agreement as of July 31, 2025." They are still playing on this expired contract, so I'm guessing bass clarinet is one of the 5 spots management has opted to keep open. Will be interesting to see what happens to the current vacancies once they reach a new agreement.