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Long Island Philharmonic

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Long Island Philharmonic, 1981 - 1984

Metropolitan orchestra serving 2.8 million population of Long Island, New York, Manhattan's largest suburban area. $850,000 budget.

Orchestra: 100 members. Chorus: 170 members.

Activities: 7 pairs of subscription concerts; young persons concerts; summer outdoor park concerts; chamber ensembles; master classes; pre-concert lecture series.

Achievements: Operated on a better-than-break-even basis for three years ($400,000 surplus); prior to the 1981-82 season the orchestra had never operated in the black. Retired an accumulated deficit of $260,000; initiated public radio broadcasts on WNYC-New York; increased season sales by 23% (to 90% capacity); increased overall earned income by 91%; reorganized financial reporting procedures; initiated computerization of budget, records, and mailing lists; negotiated on behalf of a 12-orchestra consortium (New York-area metropolitan orchestras including American Symphony Orchestra, Brooklyn Philharmonic, Opera Orchestra of New York, Long Island Philharmonic, and Little Orchestra Society) the first per-service contract with AFM, Local 802.