The Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Québec's leading cultural ambassador, treats audiences to some 100 concerts each year. Performances are held primarily at La Maison symphonique de Montréal, downtown as well as in Old Montréal's Notre-Dame Basilica. In warmer weather, a series of public concerts are featured in Montréal's parks. Kent Nagano, the OSM's music director, conducts numerous concerts every season.