The Orchestre de la Francophonie is a Canadian
symphony orchestra
An orchestra (; ) is a large instrumental ensemble typical of classical music, which combines instruments from different families.
There are typically four main sections of instruments:
* bowed string instruments, such as the violin, viola, ce ...
based in
Montreal
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. It was founded in as temporary orchestra to play at the 2001
Jeux de la Francophonie
The Jeux de la Francophonie (Canadian English: ''Francophonie Games''; British English: ''Francophone Games'') are a combination of artistic and sporting events for the Francophonie, mostly French-speaking nations and former colonies of France, ...
(Francophone Games) in Canada. However, it went on to become a permanent orchestra which specializes in training young musicians. The average age of the members is 24. Half of them come from
Quebec
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with the remainder from other Canadian provinces and French-speaking countries. The orchestra's founding artistic director and chief conductor is
Jean-Philippe Tremblay
Jean-Philippe Tremblay (born 1978) is a Canadian orchestra conductor. In addition to an international career as guest conductor, he is the founding Artistic Director and chief conductor of the Montreal based Orchestre de la Francophonie.
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. The orchestra has released several recordings on the Analekta label, including a complete set of
Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 177026 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. Beethoven remains one of the most admired composers in the history of Western music; his works rank amongst the most performed of the classical ...
's symphonies and has annual concert season in July and August.
[Rodgers, Caroline (4 August 2010)]
"Orchestre de la Francophonie: à l'école de la vie... d'orchestre!"
'' La Presse''. Retrieved 6 November 2013 .
See also
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List of symphony orchestras
This is a list of symphony orchestras that includes orchestras with established notability. A list of youth orchestras can be found at List of youth orchestras.
Africa
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Canadian classical music
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References
External links
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Audio: Concert by the Orchestre de la Francophonie at the ''Forum mondial de la langue française'', Quebec City, 2012(broadcast on
Radio Canada
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)
2001 establishments in Quebec
Canadian orchestras
Musical groups established in 2001
Musical groups from Montreal
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