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:
* String instruments, such as the violin, viola, cello, ...
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
The Orch ...
. 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. He is one of the most revered figures in the history of Western music; his works rank among the most performed of the classical music repertoire ...
'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!"
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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)
Orchestras in Montreal
2001 establishments in Quebec
Musical groups established in 2001
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