In 1970, galvanized in part by the musical experiments of John Cage, Gavin Bryars, and Cornelius Cardew, students at Portsmouth College of Art formed their own

'Northern Sinfonia' looks at the history of this North East orchestra from its conception in 1958, with anecdotes about memorable players, concerts, events and

Portuguese composer Francisco António de Almeida is remembered today for a small but significant collection of secular and sacred vocal works and the "Sinfonia

Luciano Berio's Sinfonia (1968) marked a return by the composer to orchestral writing after a gap of six years. This in-depth study demonstrates the central pos