Your ability is also a factor in making programmatical choices. Sometimes a combination of the venue, occasion, ensemble and your ability, needs to be addressed. Generally, never programme material you don t know. Just because a brass band version of a work is known to be good, don t assume that the wind band arrangement by Joe Bloggs is also good, and visa versa. Just because you are a good player don t expect to get paid a fortune.
Big concerts generate more work.
Different types of concerts pay different rates. Arts Festivals, Charity Concerts, Brass Band, Wind Band, Choir, Solo Recital with piano. The answers help you build up a picture of the type of concert you are being invited to play solos at and also helps you pitch your fee appropriately. If you are asked to do a tour, the simplest fee arrangement can be to charge a daily rate from leaving home to getting back. This might range from 50 per day to 200.