| Orchestre symphonique de Sherbrooke | |
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| Also known as | Sherbrooke Symphony Orchestra |
| Origin | Sherbrooke, Quebec |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupations | Symphony orchestra |
| Years active | 1935–present |
| Website | www.css-oss.com |
| Members | |
| Music Director Stéphane Laforest |
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| Past members | |
| Founders Horace Boux Sylvio Lacharité |
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L'Orchestre symphonique de Sherbrooke (OSS) (Sherbrooke Symphony Orchestrra), is a symphony orchestra based in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada, with Université de Sherbrooke as its home.
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The 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.
The 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.