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Desjardins and the Knowlton Festival: Classical Music in an Enchanting Setting

Lévis, August 5, 2009 – Desjardins Group is proud to sponsor the Knowlton Festival, taking place from August 4 to 16, 2009. This event, under the artistic direction of Maestro Kent Nagano, welcomes the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (OSM) in summer residence as well as numerous guest artists of international renown.

The evening of music by Brahms, performed by the OSM and presented by Desjardins, will begin at 8 p.m. on August 8 and feature guest tenor Ben Heppner, one of the most sought-after opera singers in the world.

“Desjardins is pleased to be involved in this new festival which is offering a truly exceptional program, combining Brahms’ work and opera. It’s a rare treat of operatic and symphonic music, not to be missed, all in the beautiful Lac Brome countryside,” enthuses Richard Lacroix, Regional Vice-President for the Eastern Townships, Desjardins Group.

To make travel easier and in the interest of reducing greenhouse gas emissions through group transport, the Desjardins shuttle will be made available to festival-goers. They will be able to travel right to the festival entrance from Complexe Desjardins in Montréal – situated at the corner of Bleury and Boulevard René Lévesque – on Friday and Saturday, August 7 and 8, for the price of a $15 return ticket.

This collaboration demonstrates once again Desjardins’ mission to support education and improve accessibility to cultural events.

For more details and to see full programming, go to www.festivaldeknowlton.com.

About Desjardins Group

Desjardins Group is the largest cooperative financial group in Canada, and the ninth largest in the world, with overall assets of approximately $160 billion. Drawing on the strength of its caisse network in Québec and Ontario, as well as its subsidiaries, several of which are active throughout Canada, Desjardins offers a full range of financial products and services to its 5.8 million individual and business members and clients. Desjardins Group is also home to a wealth of expertise in property and casualty insurance, life and health insurance, wealth management, services for businesses of all sizes, securities brokerage, venture capital, asset management and secure leading-edge virtual access methods, all part of an integrated offer that is the only one of its kind in Canada. One of the largest employers in the country, Desjardins is backed by the knowledge and skills of its 42,000 employees and the commitment of its 6,300 elected officers. To find out more, consult www.desjardins.com.

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