Orchestra
Britten Sinfonia
- From
- Cambridge
- Since
- 1992–present
- Releases
- 53
About
Britten Sinfonia is a chamber orchestra ensemble based in Cambridge, UK. It was created in 1992, following an initiative from Eastern Arts and a number of key figures including Nicholas Cleobury, who recognised the need for an orchestra in the East of England. It is a flexible ensemble composed of chamber musicians in Europe. The players are freelance musicians who are employed on a project-by-project basis and the ensemble performs around 70 concerts per year and works with hundreds of people in the communities where the orchestra is resident.
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The orchestra is named after the composer Benjamin Britten, who lived in the East of England. It is a registered charity.
Members
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Tom Rumsby French horn
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Jacqueline Shave violin
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Alexandra Caldon violin
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Stephen Bell French horn
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Bridget Carey viola
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Manon Derome violin
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Thomas Gould violin
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Oliver Pashley clarinet
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Julia Vohralik cello
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Andrew Webster clarinet
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Duncan Ferguson viola
Discography
Albums
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Horn Concertos / Duet Concertino / Serenade for Wind
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Serenade for Tenor, Horn, and Strings / Les Illuminations / Nocturne
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Clarinet Concerto / Oboe Concerto / Flute Concerto
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Suite For Strings
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Serenade / Our Hunting Fathers / O Waly Waly / Oliver Cromwell
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Concerto for Flute & Harp & other wind concertos
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Neural Circuits
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Seven Last Words from the Cross
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Lux aeterna
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Sidewalk Dances: Fourteen Moondog Pieces
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Nocturnes
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Choral Music
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Concerto funebre / Sonatas & Suites for Solo Violin
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Mass in E minor & Motets
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Gloria / Motets
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Messiah
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Britten Sinfonia 001: Songs of the Sky
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Via Crucis
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Passion and Resurrection
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Britten: Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings / Nocturne / Finzi: Dies Natalis
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Saint Nicolas
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Saint Nicolas, Hymn to St Cecilia, Rejoice in the Lamb
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Kreek’s Notebook
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Ten Blake Songs / On Wenlock Edge / The End / The Curlew
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Music for Remembrance
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Goldberg Variations
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Oboe Concertos
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Beyond My Dream: Music for Greek Plays
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Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem / Bernstein: Chichester Psalms
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Stabat mater
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The Deeper the Blue…
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Cello Concerto / An English Mass
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Symphony no. 5 "Le Grand Inconnu" / The Sun Danced
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Beethoven: Symphonies nos. 4-6 / Barry: The Conquest of Ireland / Viola Concerto
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Beethoven: Symphonies nos. 1-3 / Barry: Beethoven / Piano Concerto
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Il Paria
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Beethoven: Symphonies nos. 7–9 / Barry: The Eternal Recurrence
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Pan's Anniversary / Tallis Fantasia
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Quiet City
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Il proscritto
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Orchestral Anthems
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Casta Diva - Operatic arias transcribed for trumpet
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That Sweet City
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Hassan - complete incidental music
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Orchestral Anthems
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Scott Dunn: Hollywood Film Music, Vol. 1
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The Complete Keyboard Concertos
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Tags
- british orchestra
- chamber orchestra
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 5bee4bba-934f-4ba2-8dcf-a68d6d5438c9
- ISNI
- 0000000109440721
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