Music
Sudbury Symphony Orchestra
705.673.1280
303 York Street, Sudbury ON P3E 2A5
Concerts are held at the Glad Tidings Auditorium, Regent St.
Conductor: Victor Sawa
E-mail: [email protected]
| Founded in the fall of 1953 by the late Emil First, the original Symphony was born from of a group of very interested adults and local music students. The first public performance was held on January 13, 1954. In 1957 and for the next 18 years Eric Woodward served as the Symphony’s conductor. During his tenure the orchestra evolved into the Sudbury Philharmonic Society as it combined orchestra and choir. |
Following Woodward’s departure in 1974, the orchestra and the choir became separate entities. The choir became The Bel Canto Chorus, and the Sudbury Symphony Orchestra emerged as the newly incorporated, not-for-profit orchestra that exists today. A new mandate and mission was adopted to reflect the Symphony’s twofold commitment to music education and to public performance.
In 1975 Metro Kozak became the SSO’s third conductor, a position he held until his retirement in 1997. In 1997 Victor Sawa, took over the podium and has held the position since.
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The Towne House https://www.thetownehouse.com/
206 Elgin St., Sudbury, Ontario, P3E-3N5. (705) 674-6883. This bar and old hotel sits next to the Sudbury Community Arena and across the street from the old train station in downtown. The building went up in approximately 1902 and has served the city as a livery stable, a post-war centre, a pharmacy, the unemployment centre, many restaurants and taverns In 1986 Maurice Desjardins bought the Tavern and he and his family set out to run the business. It is one of the best place in the city to hear live music.
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Music Film in Motion (MFM) https://www.thinknorth.ca/
MFM is a non-profit organization whose mandate is to foster and promote the development of the music and film industries in Northern Ontario. As a development agency, MFM seeks to create economic development opportunities in Northern Ontario’s cultural industries