Ontario Philharmonic is a
Arts Charity located in Oshawa, ON.
Services Provided by Ontario Philharmonic
THE ONTARIO PHILHARMONIC IS AN ORCHESTRA THAT PERFORMS ON AVERAGE 10 TO 11 TIMES PER SEASON IN BOTH OSHAWA AND TORONTO. THE ONTARIO PHILHARMONIC HAS BECOME A NOT ABLE 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 DISTINGHISHED CONDUCTORS ON THE INTERNATIONAL SCENE, MARCO PARISOTTO. THE OP WAS FOUNDED IN THE CITY OF OSHAWA IN 1957 AND IN THE COURSE OF ITS 57 YEAR HISTORY IT HAS EVOLVED INTO ONE OF THE LEADING REGIONAL ORCHESTRAS IN ONTARIO AND CANADA. THE OP IS COMPRISED OF UP TO SEVENTY-FIVE MUSICIANS AND IT PERFORMS ITS MAIN CONCERT PROGRAMS AT THE REGENT THEATRE IN OSHAWA AND AT TORONTO'S KOERNER 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 MAINSTAY, THE OP'S PROGRAMS REFLECT A WIDE VARIETY OF STYLES FROM BAROQUE/CLASSICAL/ROMANTIC/MODERN TO LIGHT CLASSICAL, POP MUSIC, JAZZ AND MUSIC OF THE WORLS, IN AN EFFORT TO SATISFY THE TASTE OF ALL AUDIENCES, DIVERSE CULTURES, AS WELL AS YOUNG L...
