History

The Sound Collective is an orchestra founded in 2003 by a group of professional musicians who were already members of professional orchestras, including the Philharmonia

Philharmonia Orchestra

The Philharmonia Orchestra is one of the leading orchestras in Great Britain, based in London. Since 1995, it has been based in the Royal Festival Hall. In Britain it is also the resident orchestra at De Montfort Hall, Leicester and the Corn Exchange, Bedford, as well as The Anvil, Basingstoke...

, London Symphony

London Symphony Orchestra

The London Symphony Orchestra is a major orchestra of the United Kingdom, as well as one of the best-known orchestras in the world. Since 1982, the LSO has been based in London's Barbican Centre.-History:...

, English National Opera

English National Opera

English National Opera is an opera company based in London, resident at the London Coliseum in St. Martin's Lane. It is one of the two principal opera companies in London, along with the Royal Opera, Covent Garden...

, RTÉ Symphony Orchestra, BBC Philharmonic

BBC Philharmonic

The BBC Philharmonic is a British broadcasting symphony orchestra based at Media City UK, Salford, England. It is one of five radio orchestras maintained by the British Broadcasting Corporation. The orchestra's primary concert venue is the Bridgewater Hall....

 and the Royal Ballet Sinfonia as a reaction against the tendency of "dumbing down" classical music for an increasingly small and conservative audience. One of the principles of the orchestra is that no piece is to be performed if it has not been properly rehearsed: Sound Collective rehearses three times more for a normal evening concert than the average professional orchestra in the United Kingdom. Another difference is that musicians are very involved with orchestra on a practical level
(programming, agenda etc).

The orchestra performs in different venues around Greater London, including St John's Smith Square, Concert at Chelsea Arts Club and Blackheath Halls.

The artistic director is Tom Hammond

Tom Hammond

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 and the resident composer is the British composer Matthew Taylor

Matthew Taylor (composer)

-Biography:Taylor was born in London in 1964. He attended the Junior Royal Academy of Music. He studeid composition with Robin Holloway at Queens' College, Cambridge University and later at Guildhall School of Music and Drama and at the Royal Academy of Music. He later continued his composition...

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External links

• The Sound collective official website