Biography
The Portsmouth Sinfonia was an orchestra founded by a group of students at the Portsmouth School of Art in England, in 1970. The Sinfonia was generally open to anyone and ended up drawing players that were either people without musical training or, if they were musicians, ones that chose to play an instrument that was entirely new to them. Among the founding members was one of their teachers, English composer Gavin Bryars. The orchestra started as a one-off, tongue-in-cheek performance art ensemble but became a cultural phenomenon over the following ten years, with concerts, record albums, a film and a hit single. They last performed publicly in 1979. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portsmouth_Sinfonia
Album & Cover
Cover Location: The Royal Albert Hall, London, UK
Who Did What: Photography – A. Powell. Art Direction – Ann Sullivan.
Label: Translantic Records TRA285(UK)
Source: Vinyl. Album. Cover. Art, The Complete Hipgnosis Catalogue: Aubrey Powell
Tracklist
| Side One 1. Mr. Michael Bond’s Address From The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a – March Composed By – Tchaikovski 2. From The Karelia Suite, Op.11 – Intermezzo Composed By – Sibelius 3. Marche Militaire In D Major Composed By – Schubert 4. Piano Concerto No. 1 In B♭ Minor, Op. 23 Composed By – Tchaikovski Soloist, Piano – Miss Sally Binding |
Side Two 1. Overture 1812 Composed By – Tchaikovski 2. William Tell Overture Composed By – Rossini 3. From The Messiah, Pt. 2 – Hallelujah Chorus Composed By – Handel Featuring – The Portsmouth Sinfonia Choir |
Credits
Arranged By – Portsmouth Sinfonia
Cello – Clive Richardson, Gary Rickard, Gavin Bryars
Clarinet – Andrew Tomsett, Brian Eno, James Lampard, Michael Flower, Noelle Sasportas, Savva Savva, Simon Fisher Turner, Susan Featherstone, Suzette Worden, Tony Talbot, William Hodgson
Conductor [Choir] – Michael Parsons
Conductor, Sleeve Notes – John Farley
Cornet – Chris Turner, Gerry Ellis, Richard Wulliamy
Double Bass – Angus Fraser, Brian Young, Ian Southwood, Peter Clutterbuck
Euphonium – David Sauders, Michael Nyman
Flute – Ann Shrosbree, Brian Watterson, Clive Langer, Debi Smith, John Lawrence, John Mitchell, Patrick Allen
French Horn – Michael Archer
Mastered By – Porky
Oboe – James Gregg, Kate St. John
Percussion – Jenni Adams, John Ryder, Maggie Wooton
Piano – Sally Binding
Producer – Brian Eno
Trombone – Alan Tomlinson, Maurice Joyce, Nigel Morley, Piers Rowlandson, Pip Morrison, Yvonne Spencer
Trumpet – John McPherson, Steve Beresford, Stuart Semark, Ted Brum
Viola – Beverley Legge, Joyce Trenherz, Linda Adams, Nigel Watson, Printz Holman, Simon Dale
Violin – Caroline Osbourne, Cherill Smith, Christiane Sasportas, Christine Shrosbree, Denise Hanson, Dirk Larson, Gary Bunby, Imogen Morley, Janet Lowe, Jill Adams, Mark Hughes Martin Champman, Michael Parsons, Michael Steele, Nigel Coombes, Paul Buckton, Peter Beresford, Phil Woods, Phil Woods, Rachel Maloney, Richard Ellin, Richard Strange, Robin Mortimore, Sally Ridgway, Stefan Klima, Stephen Luscombe, Tom Puckey
Voice – Michael Bond
