The Fort Wayne Philharmonic Orchestra is a professional orchestra based in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The current Music Director is Andrew Constantine, whose contract began July 1, 2009. The orchestra's Artistic Advisor from 2008 to 2009 was Jaime Laredo, a native of Bolivia. The Associate Conductor was Bradley Thachuk, a native of Canada; he left Fort Wayne in May 2011 to become music director of the Niagara Symphony Orchestra, but announced he planned to return to conduct the Holiday Pops concerts. Effective September 2011, Sameer Patel became the Philharmonic's Assistant Conductor. The orchestra performs mainly in the historic Embassy Theatre and Arts United Center.
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