Common use of Special Duties Clause in Contracts

Special Duties. a) A Musician engaged as Principal or Sub Principal shall, if required by the Company on a temporary basis, play any Section Leader, Principal or Sub Principal part in his/her instrumental group. A musician engaged as a Tutti player shall, if required, play any Sub Principal or Principal part in his/her instrumental group. However, a tutti player may be asked to play section leader for chamber music or small ensembles upon consultation and by mutual consent with the Musician. b) Players will be required to sit up to positions of a higher rank without additional payment on an ad hoc basis. As exceptions to this, Sitting Up payments will be made; (i) as per the table in Appendix E (ii) for non-orchestral (Small Ensemble) playing work per the table in Appendix E (iii) by agreement, when a player is covering a higher rank for a long-term period due to absence or vacancy. c) A Musician engaged as a Section Leader or a Principal shall play obbligato and continuo as required by the Company d) The Company may require the Musician to perform, within the number of sessions and hours referred to in Clauses 5-8 hereof, Chamber Music, here meaning music in which each player is required to play an independent line. e) All Section Leaders are responsible to the Company for their particular departments. String Section Leaders shall without any extra fee attend any conference that may be called to arrange bowing or to discuss points of general technique, and they will be responsible for ensuring that the string parts of their section shall be correctly marked as and where indicated by the conductor. Section Leaders shall normally be invited to attend auditions in their departments. f) For each session where a Musician is required to play more than one instrument, a doubling fee shall be paid in respect of each additional instrument (see Appendix E). Where a Musician is required to play more than one instrument during a scheduled four hour rehearsal divided by two breaks into three periods, the Musician shall be paid in respect of each additional instrument either; one doubling fee when required to play more than one instrument in one period or two consecutive periods of the rehearsal or; two doubling fees when required to play more than one instrument in two non-consecutive periods or all three periods of the rehearsal. g) In order to maintain the requisite balance in the first and second violins the Company reserves the right temporarily to transfer any musician for that purpose. Clause 11(b) shall be observed if applicable.

Special Duties. a) A Musician engaged as Principal or Sub Principal shall, if required by the Company on a temporary basis, play any Section Leader, Principal or Sub Principal part in his/her instrumental group. A musician engaged as a Tutti player shall, if required, play any Sub Principal or Principal part in his/her instrumental group. However, a tutti player may be asked to play section leader for chamber music or small ensembles upon consultation and by mutual consent with the Musician. b) Players will be required to sit up to positions of a higher rank without additional payment on an ad hoc basis. As exceptions to this, Sitting Up payments will be made; (i) as per the table in Appendix E (ii) for non-orchestral (Small Ensemble) playing work per the table in Appendix E (iii) by agreement, when a player is covering a higher rank for a long-term period due to absence or vacancy. c) A Musician engaged as a Section Leader or a Principal shall play obbligato and continuo as required by the Company d) The Company may require the Musician to perform, within the number of sessions and hours referred to in Clauses 5-8 hereof, Chamber Music, here meaning music in which each player is required to play an independent line. e) All Section Leaders are responsible to the Company for their particular departments. String Section Leaders shall without any extra fee attend any conference that may be called to arrange bowing or to discuss points of general technique, and they will be responsible for ensuring that the string parts of their section shall be correctly marked as and where indicated by the conductor. Section Leaders shall normally be invited to attend auditions in their departments. f) For each session where a Musician is required to play more than one instrument, a doubling fee shall be paid in respect of each additional instrument (see Appendix E). Where a Musician is required to play more than one instrument during a scheduled four hour rehearsal divided by two breaks into three periods, the Musician shall be paid in respect of each additional instrument either; one doubling fee when required to play more than one instrument in one period or two consecutive periods of the rehearsal or; two doubling fees when required to play more than one instrument in two non-consecutive periods or all three periods of the rehearsal. g) In order to maintain the requisite balance in the first and second violins the Company reserves the right temporarily to transfer any musician for that purpose. Clause 11(b) shall be observed if applicable.

Special Duties. a) A Musician engaged as Principal or Sub Principal shall, if required by the Company on a temporary basis, play any Section Leader, Principal or Sub Principal part in his/her their instrumental group. A musician engaged as a Tutti player shall, if required, play any Sub Principal or Principal part in his/her instrumental group. However, a tutti player may be asked to play section leader for chamber music or small ensembles upon consultation and by mutual consent with the Musician. b) Players will be required to sit up to positions of a higher rank without additional payment on an ad hoc basis. As exceptions to this, Sitting Up payments will be made;as follows: (i) as per the table in Appendix E (ii) for non-orchestral (Small Ensemble) playing work as per the table in Appendix E (iii) by agreement, when When a player is covering a higher rank for a long-term period due to absence or vacancyvacancy it should be by agreement and regularly reviewed. c) A Musician engaged as a Section Leader or a Principal shall play obbligato and continuo as required by the Company d) The Company may require the Musician to perform, within the number of sessions and hours referred to in Clauses 5-8 hereof, Chamber Music, here meaning music in which each player is required to play an independent line. e) All Section Leaders are responsible to the Company for their particular departments. String Section Leaders shall without any extra fee attend any conference that may be called to arrange bowing or to discuss points of general technique, and they will be responsible for ensuring that the string parts of their section shall be correctly marked as and where indicated by the conductor. Section Leaders shall normally be invited to attend auditions in their departments. f) For each session where a Musician is required to play more than one instrument, a doubling fee shall be paid in respect of each additional instrument (see Appendix E). Where a Musician is required to play more than one instrument during a scheduled four hour rehearsal divided by two breaks into three periods, the Musician shall be paid in respect of each additional instrument either; one doubling fee when required to play more than one instrument in one period or two consecutive periods of the rehearsal or; two doubling fees when required to play more than one instrument in two non-consecutive periods or all three periods of the rehearsal. g) In order to maintain the requisite balance in the first and second violins the Company reserves the right temporarily to transfer any musician for that purpose. Clause 11(b) shall be observed if applicable.

Special Duties. a) A Musician engaged as Principal or Sub Principal shall, if required by the Company on a temporary basis, play any Section Leader, Principal or Sub Principal part in his/her instrumental group. A musician engaged as a Tutti player shall, if required, play any Sub Principal or Principal part in his/her instrumental group. However, a tutti player may be asked to play section leader for chamber music or small ensembles upon consultation and by mutual consent with the Musician. b) Players will be required to sit up to positions of a higher rank without additional payment on an ad hoc basis. As exceptions to this, Sitting Up payments will be made;as follows: (i) as per the table in Appendix E (ii) for non-orchestral (Small Ensemble) playing work as per the table in Appendix E (iii) by agreement, when When a player is covering a higher rank for a long-term period due to absence or vacancyvacancy it should be by agreement and regularly reviewed. c) A Musician engaged as a Section Leader or a Principal shall play obbligato and continuo as required by the Company d) The Company may require the Musician to perform, within the number of sessions and hours referred to in Clauses 5-8 hereof, Chamber Music, here meaning music in which each player is required to play an independent line. e) All Section Leaders are responsible to the Company for their particular departments. String Section Leaders shall without any extra fee attend any conference that may be called to arrange bowing or to discuss points of general technique, and they will be responsible for ensuring that the string parts of their section shall be correctly marked as and where indicated by the conductor. Section Leaders shall normally be invited to attend auditions in their departments. f) For each session where a Musician is required to play more than one instrument, a doubling fee shall be paid in respect of each additional instrument (see Appendix E). Where a Musician is required to play more than one instrument during a scheduled four hour rehearsal divided by two breaks into three periods, the Musician shall be paid in respect of each additional instrument either; one doubling fee when required to play more than one instrument in one period or two consecutive periods of the rehearsal or; two doubling fees when required to play more than one instrument in two non-consecutive periods or all three periods of the rehearsal. g) In order to maintain the requisite balance in the first and second violins the Company reserves the right temporarily to transfer any musician for that purpose. Clause 11(b) shall be observed if applicable.