Plan Your Visit

The Sudbury Symphony Orchestra enriches the cultural landscape of the Greater City of Sudbury by offering diverse programming and hosting captivating events in multiple venues throughout the region.

Performance Locations

Sheridan Auditorium

This comfortable 450 seat space is perfectly sized for both our orchestra and our audience. You’ll be treated to a performance that feels both intimate and grand. A cornerstone of the Performing Arts Program at Sudbury Secondary, the theatre has been remodelled with its own entrance, new theatre seating and ample free parking.

Address
154 College St. Greater Sudbury, ON
Located in Sudbury Secondary School, Arts Wing
Parking
Free parking is available in the adjacent Sudbury Secondary School parking lot.
How to get there
Sheridan Auditorium is located on the campus of Sudbury Secondary.
Enter the parking lot from College St.

Place des Arts

A 299-seat performance hall with specialised equipment and related production spaces (stage management, dressing rooms, technical storage, loading dock), La Grande Salle hosts a wide variety of events and audiences: music concerts, theatre, dance and comedy shows, literary events, conferences and more.

Address
27, Larch St, Sudbury, Ontario P3E 1B7
Parking
Parking is available in the municipal parking lot on Larch Street and throughout
downtown Sudbury.
How to get there
Place des Arts du Grand Sudbury is located at 27 Larch Street in downtown Sudbury. The main entrance is located at the corner of Elgin and Larch.

Plan your visit

What to expect

Doors Times

We suggest that you plan to arrive approximately 20 minutes before the scheduled start time. This will allow you to find your seat, relax and read the programme notes.To help reduce distracting noises during the performances, there are designated pauses in each program when late arrivals will be able to be seated.

Dress Code

Contrary to what many people think, formal attire, such as tuxedos or evening gowns, is not required at symphony concerts. Although our musicians will be dressed in their best, we encourage our audience members to wear clothing that makes them feel comfortable.

Concert Duration

A typical SSO concert will run just under two hours with one intermission. Our Family Matinée is one hour in length, with no intermission.

Concert Etiquette

Electronic Devices
Cameras and recording devices are not permitted. Cellular phones and pagers must be turned off upon entering performance spaces.

Applauding
Until the late nineteenth century, it was customary for audiences to applaud at the end of every section or movement of a given piece, where there is a short pause. However, modern audiences tend to wait until the end of an entire piece to applaud to be respectful of the musical continuity and artists’ concentration.

To find out the number of movements (and corresponding number of pauses) in a piece, simply turn to the program page in your program book. At the end of the piece, the conductor will put his or her arms down and turn to the audience, signalling the end; where you can clap to your heart’s content.

Coughing
If you have a cough, please come prepared! Take some cough medicine in advance, and bring unwrapped lozenges with you, as unwrapping them may cause a distraction in the concert.

If you feel the need to cough during a concert, try to ‘bury’ your cough in a loud passage of music. If you begin to cough a lot, it is completely acceptable to quietly exit the auditorium, and re-enter at an appropriate point of the concert.

Food & Drink
Bottled water is available for purchase pre-concert and at intermission in the lobby.

Scent Sensitivity

Some of our audience members have allergies; please exercise moderation in the use of fragrances.