Incorporated in 1975 as a not-for-profit registered charity, the orchestra performs a season of full orchestra concerts and chamber music concerts at a variety of venues in Sudbury, including the Sanctuary of Glad Tidings Church, on Regent Street South, and Fraser Auditorium at Laurentian University.
[1] Eric Woodward took over as music director in 1957, and in 1962 the orchestra was merged into the Sudbury Philharmonic Society, a combined choral and orchestral ensemble.
Kozak also founded the Sudbury Youth Orchestra to prepare future musicians for the SSO.
On the basis of this concert, in June 2016, the orchestra announced the appointment of Léonard as its next music director, effective 1 July 2016.
[7] The Sudbury Symphony Orchestra reaches over 2,000 people in Northeastern Ontario every year through their outreach and education programs.