The CBC Montreal Orchestra was a radio orchestra based in

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that was active from 1947 through 1968. It was operated by the

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History

The CBC Montreal Orchestra was established in 1947. Its inaugural broadcast on November 26, 1947, featured the world premiere of

Alexander Brott Alexander Brott, , born Joël Brod (March 14, 1915April 1, 2005),

's symphonic suite ''From Sea to Sea'' with Brott leading the musical forces which consisted of 65 players. Following this, the ensemble was reduced and operated as a

chamber orchestra Chamber music is a form of classical music that is composed for a small group of instruments—traditionally a group that could fit in a palace chamber or a large room. Most broadly, it includes any art music that is performed by a small numbe ...

under conductor Roland Leduc for the

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concert series ''The Little Symphonies'' (French: ''Les Petites Symphonies''); a radio program which was established in 1948 and continued to run for over a decade. The orchestra occasionally operated as a larger ensemble during these years, bringing in extra players for special concerts and recordings. When ''The Little Symphonies'' ceased in the early 1960s, the CBC Montreal Orchestra expanded to a full size symphony orchestra for broadcasts and recordings during the remaining part of the decade; usually under the direction of Leduc. The

disbanded the ensemble in the Spring of 1968. ·

References

{{reflist Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Radio and television orchestras Canadian orchestras Disbanded orchestras Musical groups established in 1947 Musical groups disestablished in 1984 Musical groups from Montreal