The New London Orchestra was formed in 1988 to fill a gap in London's orchestral scene by performing music rarely heard in concert. That founding principle has been amply demonstrated by the orchestra in many of London's major concert halls and through numerous recordings, many of which remain a mainstay of the broadcast repertoire, both at home and abroad. The orchestra makes regular appearances with London's major choral societies including the Highgate Choral Society and The London Chorus. Since October 2011, the orchestra has become the first-ever orchestra-in-residence at Stratford Circus.

The Orchestra has evolved from being simply a performing and recording vehicle into something more potent. The New London Orchestra has always believed that music has the power to enhance education, strengthen communities, empower individuals and change lives; its broad ambitions have for some years been enshrined in its Adventures in Music brand, which aims to embrace all its activities on and off the concert platform. The Orchestra’s flagship education programme which started in January 2011 is a three-year Literacy Through Music project taking place in primary schools in Newham. In addition to many concert performances in east London, the Orchestra’s local focus there has been driven by the success of a number of community music projects, which have featured partnerships with organisations such as the Theatre Royal, Stratford East, the Ascension Eagles cheerleaders and East London Dance.

Hyperion Records has recorded a number of CDs with the New London Orchestra, including the best-selling British Light Music Classics series. The orchestra has made the world premiere recordings of a number of neglected works, while a much-anticipated recording of the British composer Rutland Boughton’s 1924 opera The Queen of Cornwall was released on the Dutton Epoch label in November 2010. The New London Orchestra also promotes a Young Performers Concert Series at the Foundling Museum in central London. Each of the recitals provides young performers who are Musicians’ Benevolent Fund awards-winners with an opportunity to showcase their talent. The orchestra is independent of funding from the public purse. During the calendar year 2010 it raised in excess of a quarter of a million pounds in private sponsorship.

Patrons	Trustees	The Management Team
Gerald Clark CMG Professor Malcolm Grant CBE Anne Johnson Christopher Johnson Rt Hon Lord MacGregor OBE Rt Hon David Mellor QC	David Blagbrough Professor David Bogle Peter Richards-Carpenter Christine Whatford CBE Jonathan White (Chairman)	Artistic Director General Manager Financial & Business Consultant Concert & Planning Manager Projects & Development Manager Consultant Orchestra Manager Consultant to the Artistic Director Orchestra Manager Young Performers Concert Series Music Library Interns	Ronald Corp OBE Andrew Cumine Ian MacGregor Madeline Espinoza Antony Fitz-Harris Andrew Bentley David M Hoyle Julia Vivian Laura Lickorish Lee Stephenson Hani Abbasi & Stephanie Kocher