Heritage Orchestra Explained

The Heritage Orchestra is a British orchestra founded by Chris Wheeler and Jules Buckley. They perform mainstream, cult, experimental and popular music. The orchestra, which ranges between 25 and 65 members, has performed internationally in venues such as the Sydney Opera House, Emirates Palace, and Hollywood Bowl, and tours throughout the UK to major concert halls and large-scale arenas, including The O2 Arena in London.

In 2010, the Heritage Orchestra was nominated in the 9th Independent Music Awards and won the Contemporary Classical Album award for their performance of Gabriel Prokofiev's 'Concerto for Turntables and Orchestra' along with DJ Yoda.[1] In 2017 the orchestra reached Number One in the UK Album Charts with BBC Radio 1 DJ Pete Tong and their album Classic House.[2] The orchestra performs regularly at the BBC Proms.

Directors

Heritage Orchestra was founded in June 2004 by Artistic Director/Producer Christopher Wheeler and Conductor/Composer Jules Buckley. Wheeler was profiled in 2011 as one of the "cultural engineers" of Honda's Dream Factory.[3] Jules Buckley is chief conductor of the Metropole Orkest in the Netherlands, winning a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album with Snarky Puppy on their album Sylva.[4] Wheeler and Buckley have worked together since meeting in 2001 at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London.

Past live performances and collaborations

Past live performances and collaborations by the Heritage Orchestra include:

Discography

Sparks. Barbican December 19th and 20th 2014

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Pete Tong scores debut Number 1 on Official Albums Chart. officialcharts.com. 5 October 2019.
  3. Web site: Heritage orchestra: No ordinary orchestra. The Guardian. 1 December 2014.
  4. Web site: Grammy award for Aylesbury Grammar School alumni Jules Buckley. bucksherald.co.uk. 5 October 2019.
  5. Web site: The Heritage Orchestra. Montreuxjazzlive.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20160130182008/http://www.montreuxjazzlive.com/heritage-orchestra-images#. 30 January 2016. dead. 1 December 2014.
  6. Web site: DEODATO & THE HERITAGE ORCHESTRA @ HACKNEY EMPIRE. Cargo. 25 February 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190226045923/https://cargo-london.com/event/deodato-the-heritage-orchestra-hackney-empire/. 26 February 2019. dead.
  7. Web site: Prokofiev grandson mixes it with Yoda. 24 July 2007. London Evening Standard. 25 February 2019.
  8. Web site: The Heritage Orchestra. Music Beyond Mainstream. 25 February 2019.
  9. http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/assets/press/releases/MASSIVE_ATTACKS_MELTDOWN_PROGAMNME_PRUpdate.pdf
  10. Web site: The17. the17.org. 25 February 2019.
  11. Web site: Spiritualized @ Royal Festival Hall, London Live. 12 October 2009. musicOMH. 25 February 2019.
  12. Web site: John Cale and the Heritage Orchestra at the Royal Festival Hall, review. Tim Burrows. 8 March 2010. The Daily Telegraph. 1 December 2014.
  13. Web site: Jamie Cullum/Heritage Orchestra. John Fordham. The Guardian. 1 December 2014.
  14. News: Jamie Cullum at the Proms review – highbrow mixtape with the odd guest. Sullivan. Caroline. 12 August 2016. The Guardian. 4 March 2019. 0261-3077.
  15. Web site: REVIEW: Tim Minchin and the Heritage Orchestra at the ECHO arena. Catherine Jones. liverpoolecho. 1 December 2014.
  16. Web site: Tim Minchin · A Big, Juicy Tim Minchin and the Heritage Orchestra DVD Announcement!. Tim Minchin. 1 December 2014.
  17. News: The Leisure Society and the Heritage Orchestra, Barbican, London. Financial Times.
  18. News: The Long Count – review. Empire. Kitty. 5 February 2012. The Observer. 26 February 2019. 0029-7712.
  19. Web site: Orchestra, Plugged: Heritage Orchestra and Scanner Rework Joy Division. 23 September 2013. CDM Create Digital Music. 26 February 2019.
  20. Web site: The Double Negative " Live_Transmission: Joy Division Reworked. 26 February 2019.
  21. News: Live Transmission: Scanner and Heritage Orchestra rework Joy Division,. 21 May 2012. The Independent. 26 February 2019.
  22. Web site: VIVID Live Review: Live_Transmission: Joy Division Reworked – Sydney Opera House (29.05.13). the AU review. 26 February 2019. 26 February 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190226173054/http://www.theaureview.com/sydney/vivid-live-review-livetransmission-joy-division-reworked. dead.
  23. Web site: Live Transmission: Joy Division Reworked for Vivid LIVE @ Sydney Opera House. 12 June 2013. Brag Magazine. 26 February 2019.
  24. Web site: Live Transmission: Joy Division Reworked Review. 26 February 2019.
  25. Web site: Live Review: Live_Transmission – Joy Division Reworked. northamptonchron.co.uk. 26 February 2019. 26 February 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190226172944/https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/whats-on/music/live-review-live-transmission-joy-division-reworked-1-5537521. dead.
  26. Web site: Live Report: Live Transmission – Joy Division Reworked @ Colston Hall, Bristol 25/9/13. 30 September 2013. Sammy. Maine. Drowned in Sound. 26 February 2019. 26 February 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190226173056/http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4146936-live-report--live-transmission-joy-division-reworked-colston-hall-bristol-25-9-13. dead.
  27. Web site: live review // Live_Transmission: Joy Division Reworked. 8 October 2013. slatethedisco.com. 26 February 2019.
  28. Web site: Gig Junkies " Blog Archive " Live Transmission – Joy Division Reworked at The Symphony Hall, Birmingham, UK – 28th September 2013. 26 February 2019.
  29. Web site: Live Transmission: Joy Division Reworked @ Symphony Hall, Birmingham – Saturday 28th September 2013. 28 September 2013. Brum Live!. 26 February 2019.
  30. Web site: LIVE_TRANSMISSION – Joy Division Reworked: The Lowry, Salford. 30 September 2013. The Reviews Hub. 26 February 2019. 26 February 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190226173128/https://www.thereviewshub.com/live_transmission-joy-division-reworked-the-lowry-salford/. dead.
  31. Web site: Joy Division Reworked by Heritage Orchestra & Scanner: Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool F.C.. 1 October 2013. Getintothis. 26 February 2019.
  32. Web site: REVIEW: Joy Division Reworked, Liverpool Philharmonic, 30 Sep 2013. 7 October 2013. Liverpool Live TV. 26 February 2019. 26 February 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190226173151/http://liverpool-live.tv/uncategorized/review-joy-division-reworked-liverpool-philharmonic-30-sep-2013/. dead.
  33. Web site: Low Down : Review: Joy Division Reworked. Low Down. 26 February 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190226180100/http://www.thelowdownmagazine.com/Review_Joy_Division_Reworked-10711.html. 26 February 2019. dead.
  34. Web site: Live_Transmission: Joy Division Reworked – Usher Hall, Edinburgh, Tue 1 Oct 2013. 10 October 2013. The List. 26 February 2019.
  35. Web site: Live_Transmission: Joy Division Reworked – review. WOW247. 26 February 2019. 26 February 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190226172812/http://www.wow247.co.uk/2013/10/02/live_transmission-joy-division-reworked-review-83736/. dead.
  36. News: Aphex Twin: Remote Orchestra, Barbican, London. 12 October 2012. The Independent. 26 February 2019.
  37. Web site: Aphex Twin & The Remote Heritage Orchestra – Barbican, London – 10/10/12. The Line of Best Fit. 26 February 2019.
  38. Web site: Aphex Twin: Remote Orchestra – Live At The Barbican, London. Clash Magazine. 26 February 2019.
  39. Web site: The Quietus News Aphex Twin: Remote Orchestra Live Report. The Quietus. 26 February 2019.
  40. Web site: SuperEverything* – THE LIGHT SURGEONS. Allen. Chris. 26 February 2019.
  41. Web site: The Bardo EP – Live sampling a 30 piece orchestra – Tim Exile. 25 February 2019. 26 February 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190226045930/http://timexile.com/2013/08/01/the-bardo-ep-live-sampling-a-30-piece-orchestra/. dead.
  42. News: These New Puritans review – Vibrant, warm and bursting with life. Wright. Danny. 18 April 2014. The Guardian. 26 February 2019. 0261-3077.
  43. News: These New Puritans, Barbican, gig review. 18 April 2014. The Independent. 26 February 2019.
  44. Web site: The Quietus Features A Quietus Interview Setting Fire To Field Of Reeds: These New Puritans Interviewed. The Quietus. 26 February 2019.
  45. Web site: These New Puritans: Expanded @ Barbican, London Live. 20 April 2014. musicOMH. 26 February 2019.
  46. Web site: Prom 16: Late Night With BBC Radio 1. BBC. 5 August 2015.
  47. News: Pop: Pete Tong presents Ibiza Classics at the O2, SE10. Potton. Ed. 6 December 2016. The Times. 4 March 2019. 0140-0460.
  48. News: PETE TONG PAIRS ICONIC DANCE TRACKS WITH CLASSICAL MUSIC ON ‘CLASSIC HOUSE’. Williams. Harrison. 23 August 2016. 24 September 2018. Mixmag.
  49. News: Pete Tong's Orchestral 'Ibiza Classics' To Follow No. 1 'Classic House'. Sexton. Paul. 26 October 2017. 24 September 2018. uDiscover.