Orchestra cancels concert in effort to tighten belt

WARREN — Faced with a sharp decline in funding from grants, donations and subscriptions, the Warren Philharmonic Orchestra is canceling its first concert of the season.

It also will move the remaining two concerts from its longtime home at Packard Music Hall to Christ Episcopal Church at 2627 Atlantic St. N.E.

In addition, staff and musician salaries have been reduced, and advertising and promotional expenditures have been slashed, according to Hugh Evans of the orchestra’s board of directors.

The decision to move “did not have anything to do with Packard Music Hall,” said Evans. “It simply became a matter of economics.”

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