In Night's Darkling Glory

ARENSKY CHAMBER ORCHESTRA CREATORS OF IMMERSIVE MUSIC EXPERIENCES Purveyor of secret concerts, penthouse cabaret club performances, live programme notes and chamber jams, the Arensky Chamber Orchestra is the UK’s orchestra of revolutionaries and inventors. Founded in 2009, the ACO’s events have been sold out for three years and counting attracting a cult following 10 years younger than the UK classical average. With players hailing from leading British orchestras and chamber groups, it has won critical claim nationwide. “MOVING IN THE EXTREME” THE INDEPENDENT Now including a team of set, sound and lighting designers from projects like the Gingerline and Alice’s Adventures Underground, it has become the UK’s immersive music maker. With fearless performance, explorable sets, storytelling and food, drink, scent and sound design, it builds immersive experiences with ravishing music at their heart. “MADE YOU FEEL LIKE YOU WERE AT THE CENTRE OF AN ARCTIC GALE WITH FROST ON YOUR CHIN” THE GUARDIAN From 2013-17, the ACO was resident orchestra of the Hospital Club, Covent Garden. There, it curated Concerts Re:Imagined, a series that re-defined the orchestral experience. Live programme notes, where the orchestra told stories about the repertoire from the stage, took audiences deep inside the notes. Themed cocktails, like the Faun’s Elixir, conjured up the music’s many characters, whilst spontaneous post-concert sessions, like a Hungarian Chamber Jam, brought the musicians and their listeners closer together. The orchestra has also performed at the Southbank Centre, collaborated with organisations like the Royal College of Art and Greenwich and Docklands Festival, and fused music with video DJs, dancers and actors. It has broadcast on Classic FM, worked with soloists like Benjamin Grosvenor and Jennifer Pike, and been led by concertmasters from the Philharmonia, BBC Symphony and Royal Philharmonic. From the 17/18 season onwards, the orchestra’s work includes immersive creations at the National Gallery, London and a series of touring adventures along the South East coast, in partnership with Arts Council UK.