Orchestre de la francophonie – August 5, Maison Symphonique LiveEvents July 29, 2018 2749 The Orchestre de la francophonie prepares young musicians, graduating from renowned institutions, to play a leading role in orchestras of national or international reputation. Objectives To learn, by providing the best young performers with the tools – musical and otherwise – necessary for the realization of a high level professional orchestral career. Innovate, reinventing the concert, especially by daring new approaches, using unusual venues and formulas for presenting concerts and juxtaposing artistic disciplines that can feed on each other. Sharing, stimulating the OF’s and its musicians’ social engagement and community involvement, developing mutually beneficial partnerships, producing and broadcasting recordings of the highest quality, and encouraging sharing, openness and tolerance. Jean-Phillipe Tremblay, Conductor Jean-Philippe Tremblay is founder and musical director of the Orchestre de la francophonie (OF). Under his baton, the OF gave over 250 concerts across Canada, China and the United States. At the OF, he directed more than 30 world premieres of works commissioned by as many young composers. For information and tickets: www.placedesarts.com 514-842-2112 or 1-866-842-2112