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Sherbrooke Symphony Orchestra
Sherbrooke Symphony Orchestra (OSS) (French: L'Orchestre symphonique de Sherbrooke), is a symphony orchestra based in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada, with Université de Sherbrooke as its home. HistoryThe orchestra's first performance took place on 3 April 1940. Founded by Horace Boux, Sylvio Lacharité and others in 1935 at the Séminaire de Sherbrooke, the orchestra was initially known as the Symphonie Saint-Charles. The first music director was Sylvio Lacharité, who retained that position until 1969. On 13 February 1945 the orchestra gave its first concert at the Granada Theater.[1] In 1964 it signed a partnership with the Université de Sherbrooke to perform at the Maurice-O'Bready Theatre. PrestationsThe orchestra usually performs in front of an audience of 1,300, of whom about 700 are members. Since mid-2000, it has given some free concerts in Sherbrooke's downtown and around the Eastern Townships. The orchestra's repertoire is not limited to classical music; it also plays some hommage or thematic representations. In 2007 the Beatles were honoured, and every year a Christmas show is held in December. Direction
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