{"id":2290,"date":"2009-04-03T06:00:31","date_gmt":"2009-04-03T13:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/?p=2290"},"modified":"2013-02-07T19:37:33","modified_gmt":"2013-02-08T03:37:33","slug":"cuts-in-phoenix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/2009\/04\/03\/cuts-in-phoenix\/","title":{"rendered":"cuts in phoenix?"},"content":{"rendered":"

From the Arizona Republic<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Phoenix Symphony musicians could become part-time workers under a proposal to help balance the 60-year-old organization’s budget, a labor union says.<\/p>\n

Phoenix Symphony musicians haven’t worked part time in three decades, said Mark Dix, a spokesman for the American Federation of Musicians, Local 586. The union represents 76 symphony musicians.<\/p>\n

The change would shorten the orchestra’s 40-week season, which features 200 performances.<\/p>\n

A sharp slide in donations has forced the Phoenix Symphony to raise $2 million by June 30, said Maryellen Gleason, the symphony’s president and CEO.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Read the entire article here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

From the Arizona Republic: Phoenix Symphony musicians could become part-time workers under a proposal to help balance the 60-year-old organization’s budget, a labor union says. Phoenix Symphony musicians haven’t worked part time in three decades, said Mark Dix, a spokesman for the American Federation of Musicians, Local 586. The union represents 76 symphony musicians. 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