Hi Stéphane The word you are looking for is "subsidized"... but I kinda liked your term... :) Cheers RicB Hi Avery. By subventionned orchestra, I meant an orchestra whose costs are paid by the State. Sorry for my poor unsubventionned english. In small Belgium, the land is divided into two major subcountries : Flanders and Walloony. Flanders is richer than Walloony. I unfortunately happen to live in the Walloony side of the land. To give you an example of the kind of bucks we get in here for artistic work, I had an important order from the state to compose a 40 minutes piece for a 30 person orchestra. It took me more than one year to achieve this. They paid me 3000 euros, which is about 4000 US dollars. One year work. Now you know why I tweak old pianos. What is the correct english term for orchestra paid by state ? Best regards Stéphane Collin.
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