Plan Your Visit

Doors open 30 minutes before the performance start time. We suggest that you plan to arrive early to allow you to find your seat, relax and read the programme. To help reduce distracting noises during the performances, there are designated pauses in each program when late arrivals will be able to be seated.

In this day and age, almost anything goes! While our musicians will be dressed in their best, we encourage our audience members to wear clothing that makes them feel comfortable. You’ll see some people dressed up, and others in jeans and sneakers.

A typical SSO concert will run just under two hours with one intermission. Our Matinée concerts are 60-70 minutes in length, with no intermission.

Cameras and recording devices may not be used during the concert. Cellular phones and pagers must be turned off upon entering performance spaces.

You are welcome to take photos before and after the performance, once the bows begin. Feel free to tag us @sudburysymphony when you share your experience!

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

The musicians on stage always love to hear the audience’s enthusiasm.

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.

Refreshments will be available for purchase in the lobby during intermission. Only bottled water may be brought into the auditorium.