Accompanist Wrangling

So, as I'd feared, we're now in the horse-trading phase of finding an accompanist, and it's a process I've never had to deal with myself. We're negotiating with the previously mentioned accompanist, and we're trying to find a happy medium. I REALLY want this person to work out, as they come highly recommended.

On my production schedule, I have a column that shows accumulated hours of rehearsal, etc. I used that to ballpark what time allotment would be required of the accompanist. Even DRASTICALLY pared down, the best I could whittle it down to was around 130 hours, and that was relinquishing Thursday music rehearsals, trimming the musician call to just 30 minutes before show time, and letting them arrive at 7:00 PM and leave at 10:00 PM for rehearsals rather than the 6:45-10:30 call for everyone else.

I hope it will work out.


- Sean