  When Linda Proach and Valerie Pankratz founded the Plano
Chamber Orchestra in 1983, the musicians played for free to help
get it started. Now, as it begins its 17th season, the once-
harmonious group, which changed its name to Plano Symphony
Orchestra in 1998, faces discord over money.  The musicians and
their union, the Dallas-Fort Worth Professional Musicians
Association, are demanding salaries comparable to those paid by
other local orchestras. They also want more control over which
concerts and rehearsals they attend. The Plano Symphony
Association is willing to raise the musicians' pay, but the two
sides are split over how big those raises should be. The
association is also seeking guarantees that the musicians will
actually show up to play.  By the time the orchestra's first
contract with the musicians expired August 31, the musicians'
committee, which includes union President Ray Hair, with the
musicians, had already submitted a proposal to the association.
The proposal includes a pay raise from the c