Northern Ballet shifts orchestra to freelance model as it drops MU contracts
Protesters campaigning outside a Northern Ballet performance last year over the use of recorded music in performances. Photo: David Parry
Northern Ballet is to shift to a freelance orchestra whose members will receive up to 25% less pay than its current musicians, as the organisation severs its agreement with the Musicians’ Union
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