Orchestre National de Bretagne

The Orchestre de Bretagne (now Orchestre National de Bretagne), or Orchestra of Brittany, pursued a diversity of programming unusual among France's regional orchestras. Its repertory extended from traditional classics, to Celtic music of the region, to video game scores. The Orchestre de Bretagne was founded in 1989 in response to a perceived lack of symphonic concerts in France's Brittany region. Originally, the orchestra was a cooperative effort mounted by the Brittany Region, the City of Rennes, the French Ministry of Culture, and the Ille-et-Vilaine and Morbihan départeme...