The award winning[1] Georgian Bay Symphony (GBS) located in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada, was founded in 1972[2] by a small group of dedicated area musicians and became a Canadian Registered Charity in 1982.
[4][5][6] The GBS is a community orchestra with over 60 volunteer musicians and a core group of professionals under Music Director Jeffrey Pollock.
Over the years, the orchestra has also premiered work by several Canadian composers: F. R. C. Clarke's "Saugeenia" March 8, 1981[10] in concert with the Centennial Singers in Port Elgin.
While holding this position, he created several works that were premiered by the GBS: "Giizhigoong" commissioned as part of the City of Owen Sound’s 150 Anniversary celebrations, "Dream of the Anishnabaek", "Ojibway Songs", "Nanabush and the Giant Beaver",[13] Manitoulin".
In 2014, the GBS won an Owen Sound Cultural Award in the same category and in 1999, the Symphony was a recipient of the Lieutenant-Governor's Award for the Arts[17][18] The Symphony participates in many community events including performing the National Anthem before at least one OHL Jr A Owen Sound Attack hockey game each season.