What to expect... OrchestraNEXT Trinity Laban Colab Project

The main part of this OrchestraNEXT project is playing without a conductor, and all taking a shared responsibility without the hierarchal structure of a traditional orchestra. In preparation for this we each studied a score of Mozart's Symphony 39 and Ravel's Pavane in advance, not only to encourage a greater awareness when playing but so, as players, we could contribute ideas to the rehearsal.

An idea of how such a rehearsal would work can be seen with Spira Mirabilis, an orchestra that work without a conductor and in the spirit of a large chamber ensemble. We watched a short clip of their rehearsal of Schumann 'Spring' for inspiration.

Clearly they are used to working and performing together as a united ensemble but we hope to explore the possibilities and challenges that this style of orchestral playing can create in the coming week.