Our Origins
Six years ago, a small chamber group meeting every 2 weeks to
read through classical works observed that Kingston needed a good community orchestra to open up
more playing opportunities. From those humble beginnings,
Orchestra Kingston has grown into a 40+
piece orchestra that provides local musicians with the
opportunities to play international and Canadian orchestral
repertoire.
Our Goals
To provide a comfortable
environment in which musicians from Kingston's community can
enjoy the experience of belonging and performing in an
orchestra.
To achieve this goal it is strongly suggested that the player has a commitment to attending weekly rehearsals.
The orchestra's goals include:
To achieve this goal it is strongly suggested that the player has a commitment to attending weekly rehearsals.
The orchestra's goals include:
- Preparing 3 concerts per year with a mixture of Classical, Canadian, and shorter repertoire.
- To encourage the formation of smaller ensembles to improve skills
- To provide opportunities to community groups and musicians to perform with an orchestra.
- To provide a social component to add to the musical experience
- To support one
another in our efforts to provide quality music to the
community