Portsmouth Sinfonia
Настоящее имя: Portsmouth Sinfonia
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The self-proclaimed "world's worst orchestra" was founded by Gavin Bryars in 1970 when he was lecturing at the Portsmouth School of Art. Bryars wanted to engage the masses with classical music, and sought a way to liberate the form from the pomposity of its audience. His idea was to form an orchestra of the people. Anyone could join, regardless of skill. The orchestra comprised known musicians playing instruments they had no knowledge of, virtuoso players and people who had never played an instrument in their lives. Their oeuvré would encompass the popular classics and rock songs - music that could be played by ear. No sight-reading skills were therefore required. The virtuoso players kept everything vaguely within the realms of what might be called a tune, with the other players reaching for (and missing) notes nearby. The result was a fascinating atonal mess of a noise, one which was considered profound by several of Bryars classical contemporaries. The hilarious results of this experiment led to the Portsmouth Sinfonia's records being pitched at the comedy market which earned them a cult following, enough for them to be selling out the Royal Albert Hall by 1974. Although it ceased performing in 1982, the Portsmouth Sinfonia never formally disbanded. At the time of writing (March 2006) there are whispers that more concerts might just be forthcoming…
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Участники группы:
- Brian Eno
- Gavin Bryars
- Steve Beresford
- Stephen Luscombe
- John Lawrence
- Bob Woolford
- Sue Evans
- Utako Ikeda
- Neil Watson
- Peter Beresford
- Brian Young
- Nigel Coombes
- Chris Turner
- Angus Fraser
- Michael Parsons
- James Lampard
- Ann Shrosbree
- Jeffrey Steele
- Tony Talbot
- Cherril Smith
- Suzette Worden
- Linda Adams
- Simon Dale
- David Saunders (2)
- Jill Adams
- Imogen Morley
- Clive Richardson
- Peter Clutterbuck
- Gwen Fereday
- John Farley (2)
- Russell Coates
- John Ryder
- Maggi Wooton
- Gary Gunby
- Stefan Klima
- Martin Kenny
- Brian Watterson
- Robert Carter (2)
- Mick Steele
- Ian Southward
- Deborah Smith
- Gary Rickard
- Jenni Adams
- Maurice Joyce
- Kate St. John
- Rachel Maloney
- Robin Mortimore
- Richard Ellin
- James Gregg
- Caroline Osbourne
- Denise Hanson
- Beverley Legge
- Christiane Sasportas
- Martin Champman
- Janet Lowe
- Dirk Larson
- Joyce Trenherz
- Christine Shrosbree
- Sally Binding
- Printz Holman
- Mark Hughes (6)
- Paul Buckton (2)
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Portsmouth Sinfonia
Singles & EPs Flexi-disc 1970 UK
7", 45 RPM, Single Sided