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Esprit Orchestra

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Active from
  
1983

Genre
  
Classical

Albums
  
Silk, Tabuh-Tabuhan: Music of Colin McPhee, Iridesence

Record labels
  
CBC Records, Remstar Interaction

Nominations
  
Juno Award for Classical Composition of the Year

Similar
  
Alex Pauk, Alexina Louie, Robert Aitken, John Rea, Chris Harman

Profiles

Esprit orchestra live at koerner hall the river final


The Esprit Orchestra is a Canadian orchestra based in Toronto that is dedicated to the performance of new orchestral works. It was established in 1983 by Music Director and Conductor Alex Pauk and is Canada's only full-sized orchestra devoted exclusively to new music. Currently, there are 45 full-time members. A season typically features five concerts featuring 20th and 21st Century music as well as newly commissioned works. Notable composers who have written for Esprit include John Burke, Alexina Louie, John Rea, Chan Ka-Nin, Murray Schafer, Owen Underhill, and John Beckwith.

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The orchestra has also participated in film recordings for directors such as Larry Weinstein, Don McKellar, Jeremy Podeswa, Don McBrearty and Deepa Mehta.

In October 2009, Esprit began to perform in the Koerner Hall and has since called it home. Its concerts have also been recorded and broadcast by CBC Radio Two. Three of the orchestra's commercial recordings have been nominated for the Juno Award.

Experience esprit orchestra 2014 15 season


Songs

First Trip To JapanSilk · 2007
Love ThemeSilk · 2007
Village In SnowSilk · 2007

References

Esprit Orchestra Wikipedia