Esprit Orchestra was formed in 1983 by Music Director and Conductor Alex Pauk to bring new music to Canadians and to champion new music by Canadian Composers. Now in its 21st year, Esprit remains Canada’s only full-sized orchestra devoted exclusively to new music. Each season, this innovative Toronto-based orchestra commissions, performs and promotes Canadian composers through a 5-concert Subscription Series. The series also features Canadian premieres of music by leading International composers, including Adams, Andriessen, Kurtág, Ligeti, Penderecki, Schnittke, Takemitsu, van der Aa, among many others.
All Esprit concerts are recorded for broadcast by CBC Radio Two New Hours (94.1 FM), making the orchestra’s distinctive music available to musical patrons worldwide.
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