Ottawa Symphony Orchestral Mentorship Program

The Ottawa Symphony Orchestral Mentorship Program was established in 2005 under the direction of Prof. David Currie to provide specialised, intensive work in performance for those students who have already achieved a significant level of proficiency on their instrument and whose career goal is to become professional orchestral musicians.  This unique mentorship program is the only one of its kind in Canada. The goal is to provide these students with an exceptional opportunity to gain the valuable professional and technical skills and knowledge they need to move on to a successful professional music career. Each year, up to 25 senior and highly talented University of Ottawa School of Music students are selected through audition and become associate (student) members of the OSO. 

This program has prepared countless young musicians to launch their professional performance careers.  In recent years, OSO associate members have moved on to fill the positions of concertmaster of Symphony Nova Scotia, concertmaster of the Edmonton Symphony, principal second violin in Kitchener Waterloo, second violin in the New Brunswick String Quartet, assistant principal double bass in the Winnipeg Symphony, member of the Edmonton Symphony Bass section, and percussionist in the Hamburg State Opera. Many recent members are currently pursuing Masters and Doctorates at universities in Canada and the United States.

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