Orchestra of St. Luke’s is a great ensemble. Don’t like tooting my own horn, but I’ve played with them many times 🤫.
Technically, considered a chamber orchestra. It along with Orpheus are probably the best of the “orchestras for hire” in NYC. Re no credit on the cd: contractual stuff gets weird. Battle, Previn and von Stade, not to mention Wynton are very big names. Often agents win on demands to not have their clients share the spotlight (credits) with too many names. As an aside, the orchestra recently purchased a building in NYC to use as their home and rents out some of the rooms as rehearsal space for other ensembles. It is sadly one of the few remaining large rehearsal spaces left in the city. Sadly, a sign of a declining live music scene. Changing times.
Btw, TWO copies of Bitches Brew and ‘Fusion’ on the Lord’s Day! Changing times indeed 😊
Technically, considered a chamber orchestra. It along with Orpheus are probably the best of the “orchestras for hire” in NYC. Re no credit on the cd: contractual stuff gets weird. Battle, Previn and von Stade, not to mention Wynton are very big names. Often agents win on demands to not have their clients share the spotlight (credits) with too many names. As an aside, the orchestra recently purchased a building in NYC to use as their home and rents out some of the rooms as rehearsal space for other ensembles. It is sadly one of the few remaining large rehearsal spaces left in the city. Sadly, a sign of a declining live music scene. Changing times.
Btw, TWO copies of Bitches Brew and ‘Fusion’ on the Lord’s Day! Changing times indeed 😊