Kindred Spirits Orchestra | |
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Orchestra | |
Founded | 2009 |
Location | Markham, Ontario |
Music director | Kristian Alexander |
Website |
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The Kindred Spirits Orchestra (KSO) is a civic orchestra based in Markham, Ontario, Canada. It was founded in 2009 with music director Kristian Alexander.
The KSO is an auditioned-based civic orchestra based in Markham, Ontario, Canada. [1] It performs regularly at the Flato Markham Theatre, the Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts, and the CBC Glenn Gould Studio in Toronto. [2]
Music director Kristian Alexander first discussed creating an orchestra in Markham in 2007. Auditions began in April 2009 with rehearsals in September [3] and the orchestra's first concert was performed at Glenn Gould Studio on 3 November 2009. [1] In its early years, the KSO had 38 musicians and focussed on presenting Baroque and classical repertoire. [1] Since then, it has grown to 86 musicians[ citation needed] required for more complex and large-scales compositions. [2] [3] The KSO has commissioned original pieces and has performed works of Canadian composers Brian Current, Gary Kulesha and Larysa Kuzmenko. [2]
Outside of its subscription concert series, the KSO has performed special concerts for Canada Day, Chinese New Year, and the Markham Contemporary Music Festival. [2] In 2017, the KSO accompanied Bollywood composer A. R. Rahman at the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts (now Meridian Hall). [2] The orchestra has also performed at the Isabel Bader Theatre, and the Unionville Millennium Theatre. [2]
The KSO also has community outreach and educational programs, with professional development opportunities for emerging artists, music educators, conductors, [1] [3] and composers.[ citation needed]
In 2021, the KSO announced that it had become the first orchestra in Canada to replace paper-based sheet music parts with a digital library accessible via iPad Pro tablets made available to all musicians. [4]
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Kindred Spirits Orchestra | |
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Orchestra | |
Founded | 2009 |
Location | Markham, Ontario |
Music director | Kristian Alexander |
Website |
ksorchestra |
The Kindred Spirits Orchestra (KSO) is a civic orchestra based in Markham, Ontario, Canada. It was founded in 2009 with music director Kristian Alexander.
The KSO is an auditioned-based civic orchestra based in Markham, Ontario, Canada. [1] It performs regularly at the Flato Markham Theatre, the Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts, and the CBC Glenn Gould Studio in Toronto. [2]
Music director Kristian Alexander first discussed creating an orchestra in Markham in 2007. Auditions began in April 2009 with rehearsals in September [3] and the orchestra's first concert was performed at Glenn Gould Studio on 3 November 2009. [1] In its early years, the KSO had 38 musicians and focussed on presenting Baroque and classical repertoire. [1] Since then, it has grown to 86 musicians[ citation needed] required for more complex and large-scales compositions. [2] [3] The KSO has commissioned original pieces and has performed works of Canadian composers Brian Current, Gary Kulesha and Larysa Kuzmenko. [2]
Outside of its subscription concert series, the KSO has performed special concerts for Canada Day, Chinese New Year, and the Markham Contemporary Music Festival. [2] In 2017, the KSO accompanied Bollywood composer A. R. Rahman at the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts (now Meridian Hall). [2] The orchestra has also performed at the Isabel Bader Theatre, and the Unionville Millennium Theatre. [2]
The KSO also has community outreach and educational programs, with professional development opportunities for emerging artists, music educators, conductors, [1] [3] and composers.[ citation needed]
In 2021, the KSO announced that it had become the first orchestra in Canada to replace paper-based sheet music parts with a digital library accessible via iPad Pro tablets made available to all musicians. [4]
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