ONTARIO PHILHARMONIC

THE ONTARIO PHILHARMOIC IS AN ORCHESTRA THAT PERFORMS ON AVERAGE 10 TO 11 TIMES PER SEASON IN BOTH OSHAWA AND TORONTO. THE ONTARIO PHILHARMONIC HAS BECOME A NOTABLE PLAYER IN THE LANDSCAPE OF CLASSICAL MUSIC IN ONTARIO. IT HAS ESTABLISHED ITSELF AS ONE OF THE LEADING PERFORMING ARTS ORGANIZATIONS OF DURHAM REGION AND OF THE GREATER TORONTO AREA. THE ORCHESTRA IS COMPRISED OF PLAYERS THAT ARE AMONG THE FINEST PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS IN THE GTA AND IT IS LED BY ONE OF CANADA'S MOST DISTINGUISHED CONDUCTORS ON THE INTERNATIONAL SCENE. MARCO PARISOTTO. THE ONTARIO PHILHARMONIC WAS FOUNDED IN THE CITY OF OSHAWA IN 1957 AND IN THE COURSE OF IT'S HISTORY HAS EVOLVED INTO ONE OF THE LEADING REGIONAL ORCHESTRAS IN ONTARIO AND CANADA. IT IS COMPRISED OF UP TO 75 MUSICIANS AND IT PERFORMS ITS MAIN CONCERT PROGRAMS AT THE REGENT THEATRE IN OSHAWA AND AT TORONTO'S KOENER HALL (TELUS CENTRE FOR PERFORMANCE AND LEARNING). AS WELL THE ORCHESTRA PERFORMS IN VARIOUS OTHER VENUES IN THE GTA. ALTHOUGH THE GREAT SYMPHONIC AND CHORAL/SYMPHONIC REPERTOIRE IS ITS MAINTSTAY THE ONTARIO PHILHARMONIC'S PROGRAMS REFLECT A WIDE VARIETY OF SYTLES FROM BAROQUE/CLASSICAL/ROMANTIC/MODERN TO LIGHT CLASSICAL POP MUSIC JAZZ AND MUSIC OF THE WORLD IN AN EFFORT TO SATISFY THE TASTE OF ALL AUDIENCES DIVERSE CULTURES AS WELL AS YOUNG LISTENERS. THE ONTARIO PHILHARMONIC ALSO STRIVES TO EDUCATE THE YOUTH IN THE COMMUNITY THROUGH MENTORING SESSIONS BETWEEN ONTARIO PHILHARMONIC MUSICIANS AND MEMBERS OF THE DURHAM YOUTH ORCHESTRA.