There seem to be (at least) a couple of ironic facts involved in money and the current model for orchestras.
First, the orchestra associations are non-profit, when they really want to make money and need a great deal of it.
Second, the players are put in an Oliver Twist-like position, having, in a worst case scenario, to practically beg for their daily gruel. Even with the union blocking for them, the players are put at a disadvantage by being dependent on non-musicians to find the money to support them — or, in the case of Minnesota, to not…
Le Chant du Rossignol...(song of the nightingale) 