Candide Orchestra !

Named after Voltaire’s novel, and Bernstein’s Operetta, Orchestre Candide seeks to promote Franco-American cultural exchange and diversity through innovative programming. This orchestra includes both locals and expatriates, and rehearses in English. We rehearse on Fridays from 18:00-20:00h.

This year’s programming :

November 14, 2026 : Gabriela Lena Frank, Elegia Andina Louise Farrenc, Symphony No. 1 in C minor
January 2027 : Luciano Berio, Folk Songs Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, Grass Maurice Ravel, Introduction and Allegro
March 2027 : (collaboration with Climate Academy) Darius Milhaud, Symphony Room No. 1 William Grant-Still, Wood Notes Rita Strohl, Symphony of the Forest
May 2027 : Germaine Tailleferre, Petit Suite for Orchestra Aaron Copland, Clarinet Concerto Florence Price, Symphony No. 1