There are about 20-25 orchestras that pay a salary commensurate to the members education and skill level. And for a wind or brass player, 20 to 30 years may go by without an position opening up.
The remainder of the orchestras are short season and/or per service organizations.
Even for a regional or per service orchestra there may be 200-300 people who audition for a wind or brass position, yet conservatories and music schools continue to churn out highly skilled players for a market that doesn't really exist.
Little known useless tidbit of information: The city of Berlin spends more on the arts than the entire U.S.
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