1 9 8 4 ▁its ▁musical ▁direct ors ▁have ▁been ▁Pat rice ▁Font an ar osa , ▁Tib or ▁V arga , ▁Mark ▁F oster ▁and ▁Gra ziel la ▁Con tr atto . ▁Under ▁the ▁imp et us ▁of ▁its ▁success ive ▁conduct ors ▁it ▁has ▁become ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁dynamic ▁French ▁orch est ras . ▁Nicolas ▁Chal vin ▁took ▁over ▁as ▁musical ▁director ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁Perform ances ▁As ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁or chestra ’ s ▁musical ▁seasons , ▁a ▁cultural ▁policy ▁is ▁being ▁set ▁up , ▁aim ed ▁at ▁interesting ▁young ▁people ▁in ▁music , ▁with ▁operations ▁such ▁as ▁ ▁‘ Coll ég iens ▁au ▁Con cert ’ , ▁for ▁ ▁school children , ▁and ▁‘ C amp us ▁en ▁Mus ique ’ , ▁for ▁university ▁students . ▁The ▁or chestra ▁also ▁takes ▁music ▁to ▁the ▁under priv ile ged . ▁ ▁Based ▁in ▁Ch amb é ry ▁and ▁Anne cy , ▁the ▁Or ch estre ▁des ▁Pays ▁de ▁Sav o ie ▁gives ▁most ▁of ▁its ▁performances ▁in ▁Sav o ie ▁and ▁Ha ute - S avo ie , ▁it ▁also ▁appears ▁elsewhere ▁in ▁the ▁Rh ône - Al pes ▁region , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁in ▁the ▁rest ▁France ▁and ▁abroad . ▁It ▁has ▁played ▁at ▁pr estig ious ▁ven ues ▁including ▁the ▁Am ph it he atre ▁of ▁the ▁Op éra ▁Bast ille , ▁the ▁C ité ▁de ▁la ▁Mus ique ▁( also ▁in ▁Paris ), ▁the ▁Victoria ▁Hall ▁( G ene va