London Contemporary Chamber Orchestra

Players needed

LCCO
The London Contemporary Chamber Orchestra

The LCCO's 2010 programme

  • March 20th - workshop of pieces submitted
  • May 22nd - rehearsal for workshop
  • July 3rd - workshop of pieces submitted

About the LCCO - we are a unique orchestra, with the role of playing music by developing composers and giving them feedback. We were recently heard on Radio 3 as part of Making Music's Play to the Nation. The composer of a piece written for and recorded by us won the Making Music category in the British Composers Awards in 2008.

The LCCO's activities

Each year we:
  • Run workshops for composers
  • Hold a Composition Competition for Student Composers
  • Give a concert of the best pieces we have workshopped in the year.
  • Make recordings

Piece of the Year Competition

This is our annual competition for student composers.

2008 winner: Dominic Irving of Trinity College of Music

2009 winner: Nick Norton

Players needed

We are currently full up but we are always interested to hear from players who would like to be on our waiting list. Opportunities do to join us do come up frequently, particularly for STRING players.

If you are interested in playing with the LCCO, please fill in and send the form below, and we will be in touch

Your name

Your e-mail address

Your full address

Your phone number

Your instrument

Your playing standard

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Calls for Scores

  • Summer 2010 - Piece of the Year Competition - student composers

British Composer Awards, 2009 - Making Music Award

John Holland, one of our players, won this award for his piece Green Sky, recorded by the LCCO. The awards are made annually by the British Academy of Composers and Songwriters.

On Radio 3

Our recording of John Holland's Green Sky was broadcast as part of Making Music's "Play to the Nation" project

Performances

Recordings

Instrumentation

The LCCO consists of:

  • one each of flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, and trombone
  • the usual four string sections, and a double bass
  • piano, percussion

Players needed

E-mail the LCCO
We grew out of the:

London Chamber Group

which is no longer operating. Its web site describes the work it used to do and the pieces it performed.

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