The Michael Nyman Orchestra is a group that expands on the Michael Nyman Band

Michael Nyman Band

The Michael Nyman Band, formerly known as the Campiello Band, is a group formed as a street band for a 1976 production of Carlo Goldoni's 1756 play, Il Campiello directed by Bill Bryden at the Old Vic...

for specific album work, often for movie soundtrack

Soundtrack

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History

In 1993, the Michael Nyman Band joined with an orchestra for the first time in their recording history with MGV: Musique à Grand Vitesse

MGV (composition)

MGV, or Musique à Grande Vitesse - High-Speed Music is a 1993 musical composition by English composer Michael Nyman. It was commissioned by the Festival de Lille for the inauguration of the TGV North-European Paris-Lille line and was first performed by the Michael Nyman Band and the Orchestre...

. The album credit is to "The Michael Nyman Band and Orchestra".

The Michael Nyman Orchestra has operated as a formal group since then. Such soundtrack albums as Practical Magic, Ravenous

Ravenous (soundtrack)

Ravenous is the score for the film of the same name. It was written and performed by Damon Albarn and Michael Nyman...

, The End of the Affair, The Claim, and The Libertine are credited to this Orchestra. While the former two titles lack detailed credits, the latter three albums show that most of the Orchestra has remained consistent.

Violin

Violin

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• Alexander Balanescu
  Alexander Balanescu
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  Concertmaster
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• Cathy Thompson
• Maciej Rokowski
• Patrick Kiernan
• Ann Morfee
  Ann Morfee
  Ann Morfee, sometimes credited as "Anne Morphee", "Ann Morphy", or similar variants, is co-founder of Opus 20, and a member of the Michael Nyman Band since 1992....
  
  
• Mark Berrow
• Paul Willey
• Rachel Allen
• Tom Bowes

• Ian Humphries
• Boguslav Kosteci
• Dermot Crehan
• Philippa Ibbotson
• Jonathan Evans-Jones
• Julian Leaper
• Ed Coxon
• Peter Hanson
• Helen Paterson

Viola

Viola

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• Kate Musker
• Steve Tees
• Vicci Wardman

• Bruce White
• Andy Parker
• Paul Martin

Cello

Cello

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• Anthony Hinnigan
  Tony Hinnigan
  Anthony "Tony" Hinnigan is a musician from Glasgow. He is best known for his work with Michael Nyman , Ennio Morricone, and James Horner. He plays cello as well as Irish whistle and various Andean woodwind instruments...
  
  
• Sophie Harris

• Nick Cooper
  Nick Cooper
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• William Schofield

Double Bass

Double bass

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• Mike Brittain

• Paul Sherman

Soprano Sax

Soprano saxophone

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/Alto Sax

• Dave Roach

• Simon Haram

Trumpet

Trumpet

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/Flugel

Flugelhorn

The flugelhorn is a brass instrument resembling a trumpet but with a wider, conical bore. Some consider it to be a member of the saxhorn family developed by Adolphe Sax ; however, other historians assert that it derives from the valve bugle designed by Michael Saurle , Munich 1832 , thus...

/Piccolo Trumpet

Piccolo trumpet

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• Steve Sidwell
  Steve Sidwell (musician)
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French Horn

• Dave Lee
  Dave Lee (horn player)
  David Lee is currently solo horn with the Michael Nyman Band. He has held principal positions with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra and Royal Opera House Orchestra....
  
  

• Paul Gargham