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Academy of Ancient Music
- An orchestra that performs baroque and classical music on old instruments in styles appropriate to the time when the music was composed; offers a profile, listing of concerts and recordings, and resources.
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Amadeus Chorus & Orchestra
- A training orchestra for young professionals and music students, meeting several times a year for coaching; includes their performance and tour diary, news, and contacts.
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Association of British Orchestras
- Represents the collective interests of professional orchestras throughout the UK; includes a directory of members, events, news, and their services.
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Bath Philharmonia
- A leading professional orchestra in the South-West; includes their performance schedule, details of recordings, and a guide to their educational outreach programmes.
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BBC Orchestras and the BBC Singers
- A comprehensive guide to all five BBC orchestras and the BBC singers; includes profiles and histories, listing of performances, their education programmes, and their recordings.
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Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
- Performs widely in their region, nationally, and internationally. Includes concert dates, news, profile, and history.
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Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra
- A freelance symphony orchestra; includes their concert programme and season, biographies of key people, their friends association, jobs and vacancies, and contacts.
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City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
- Resident orchestra of Symphony Hall, Birmingham, and touring widely; includes details of their current season, recordings, community and education programme, and recruitment.
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English Philharmonic Orchestra (EPO)
- An established orchestra based in the north of England, performing across the region, particularly where there is little or no professional orchestral provision; includes events schedule and details of educational outreach.
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English Symphony Orchestra
- Based in Worcestershire and specialising in performing and recording British music. Includes their concert programme and reviews, newsletters, and details of their community and education activities.
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Guildford Philharmonic Orchestra
- Unique as an orchestra funded and managed by the Borough Council, performing in the town and around the south east. Includes their programme of concert and recitals, details of their recordings, news, and contacts.
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Hallé
- Official site of Britain's longest-established symphony orchestra, founded in 1858. Includes information about their performances, news, history, projects and education programme. [Manchester-based].
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The King's Consort
- Performs baroque and early classical music on period instruments. Includes their history, concert and tour diary, recordings, and recruitment.
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Lincoln Symphony Orchestra
- Amateur orchestra provides details of concerts, venues and their history.
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London Metropolitan Orchestra
- A studio orchestra focussed on music for film, television, and multimedia projects. Includes a profile, listing of projects and recordings, and profiles of key players.
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London Philharmonic Orchestra
- A symphony orchestra offering a concert season at the Royal Festival Hall, resident at Glyndebourne Festival Opera, and touring widely. Offers their performance diary, news, education programme, and their recording label.
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London Symphony Orchestra
- London's oldest orchestra, now resident at the Barbican. Includes their performance diary, education and community programme, details of their own-label recordings, ticket booking, and vacancies.
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Luton Symphony Orchestra
- Orchestra with an extensive repertoire. Facility for booking tickets online with history, concert details, performace archives and profiles.
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Milton Keynes City Orchestra
- Performs regularly in Milton Keynes and its environs, and further afield; includes a history, musician biographies, concert calendar, and a guide to their educational work.
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New London Orchestra
- Offers a profile of the Stratford Circus’ orchestra-in-residence, with details of their concerts around London, recordings, and education projects.
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New London Soloists Orchestra
- Performs about 20 concerts a year and also regularly accompanies the New London Singers and the Codina Singers. Includes their concert diary, profile of their founder and director, and contacts.
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New Queen’s Hall Orchestra (NQHO)
- A symphony orchestra best known for using instruments manufactured during the period from 1895 to about 1930, to avoid the modern global standardised orchestral sound; includes a profile and history, details of their concerts and recordings, reviews, and contacts.
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The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
- A self-governing orchestra playing baroque and early classical on period instruments. Includes their history and profile, concert diary, discography, and education projects.
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Oxford Philomusica
- Professional symphony orchestra, resident at the University of Oxford. Includes their concert diary, an archive of past seasons, reviews, and contacts.
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Philharmonia Britannica
- Classical symphony orchestra formed in 2007; includes concert details and downloads.
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The Philharmonia Orchestra
- Offers details of their concerts and events, their community and education department, vacancies, and their friends' association.
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The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
- One of the oldest concert-giving organisations in the world. Information about the orchestra's programme, tours, recordings, and history.
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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- Founded in 1946 by Sir Thomas Beecham. Offers their concert programme, details of regular venues, recordings, and community activities.
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Royal Scottish National Orchestra
- Performs across Scotland, with seasons in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee, Aberdeen, Perth and Inverness; also tours widely and internationally. Includes their history, discography, performance calendar and newsletter.
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Sinfonia Cymru
- An orchestra formed to support young musicians at the outset of their professional careers. Includes a profile, what's on section, news, and contacts.
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Southern Sinfonia
- Resident at the Newbury Corn Exchange, and performing across the south. Includes a concert diary, their repertoire, education programme, and tickets. [Berkshire].
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The Ulster Orchestra
- Northern Ireland’s only professional symphony orchestra; includes their concert and tour programme, news and reviews, and information about their education outreach work.
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The Welsh Sinfonia
- Formed from a core of free lance professional musicians, performing orchestral concerts and accompanying choirs with a wide choral repertoire. Offers a concert guide, history, and information about their education and community projects. [Cardiff-based].
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