ABOUT THE ORCHESTRA CONTACT US JOIN US MEMBERS HISTORY

History and photos

We're in the process of re-discovering the history of our orchestra. It has been in existence for many years, and Roy Budden (1913-2009) was our conductor for most of these. We were sad to hear of his death on 25 November 2009. You can read online obituaries at Hampstead Garden Opera and Music & Vision Magazine. Several members of the orchestra were involved in the music-making at Roy's funeral in December 2009.

Roy's position was taken by Brian Smith, from 2007-8, and the current conductors are Keith Bramich and Tom Whitehouse.

On 8 July 2010 we took part in a concert at Our Lady Help of Christians church in Kentish Town. We shared the concert with two other groups - the Leon Singers (directed by Mary Mogil, with Marije Rommes, soprano) and the Kentish Town Brass Consort.

Below are some photos of our orchestra. Click on each for a larger view.

Mornington Sinfonia group photo, January 2009

Group photo, January 2009. Photo: George Coulouris

Rehearsal, January 2009. Photo: George Coulouris

Rehearsal with new conductor, January 2009.
Photo: George Coulouris

A concert with the orchestra's previous conductor

Concert with previous conductor, the late Roy Budden