Founded 2005 Active from 2005 Genre Classical | Location London, United Kingdom Principal conductor Nicholas Collon Members Thomas Gould | |
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Website www.auroraorchestra.com Albums Seeing Is Believing, Introit: The Music of Gerald Finzi Similar Nicholas Collon, Nico Muhly, Alina Ibragimova, Britten Sinfonia, Pumeza Matshikiza Profiles | ||
Aurora Orchestra is a British chamber orchestra founded in 2005 by conductors Nicholas Collon and Robin Ticciati. It is based in Kings Place, London and at LSO St Luke's.
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In May 2011 Aurora won the Ensemble category of the annual Royal Philharmonic Society Music Awards.
Mozart 40 from memory aurora orchestra at the bbc proms
History
Aurora Orchestra was founded in 2005 by Nicholas Collon, Robin Ticciati and fellow members of the National Youth Orchestra.
Apart from the current Kings Place and LSO St Luke's, the orchestra's residencies have included Aldeburgh and the Royal Academy of Music.
In March 2011, the Arts Council of England included Aurora Orchestra in its new "national portfolio" scheme, scheduling annual funding of £60,000 (approx.) for the 2012–13, 2013–14 and 2014–15 funding years. Aurora, which had not been a "regularly funded organisation" under the council's previous funding scheme, was awarded this support as one of the "smaller adventurous music ensembles".
The Royal Philharmonic Society Music Awards "Ensemble" category win in May 2011 placed Aurora Orchestra in the company of the London Sinfonietta, the Hallé, and others.
In June 2011, Decca released Nico Muhly's Seeing is Believing as recorded by Aurora Orchestra (their debut).
As of December 2015, the orchestra's leader is Thomas Gould.
Reception
"Bright, young and full of ideas, the Aurora Orchestra meld classical music with anything from jazz to tango to Nico Muhly." – The Guardian
"To launch a new orchestra, Aurora, in the cut-throat musical marketplace that is London requires courage and conviction. To sustain it through five seasons, during which you programme everything from the Baroque sounds of Gabrieli and Lully to the avant-garde scores of Berio and Adams, shows brilliance as well as bravado." – Richard Morrison, The Times, Jan 2011
"They convey joy and freshness at the highest standard of musical excellence. And in just five short years they’ve carved out a niche in the country’s musical life which is unique." – RPS Music Awards
"Nicholas Collon's Aurora is a fabulous band, a small but extremely virtuoso group whose musical sympathies are enormously wide." – James Jolly, Gramophone
Songs
The Brown GirlRoad Trip · 2014
I sallied outRoad Trip · 2014
ReynardineRoad Trip · 2014