Evolution by Free Range Orchestra

These new Free Range Orchestra pieces were recorded between September 2022, and January 2023 during live performances in Canterbury, Kent. Instruments and voices including standard brass, woodwind and strings as well as two theremins, laptops, found objects, and an electronium have been recorded using various setups in differing spaces, from coffee shop to concert hall.

Featuring 28 different players, these final mixes capture the feel of the live performances, and air shades of the orchestra's evolution. The title of the album, and much of the progression you will hear through these works, represents fresh ways of listening and responding, developed in part within a workshop led by Maggie Nicols in November 2022.

Although not regular FRO players, we have included Maggie's duet with Tim Fletcher (playing Lol Coxhill's Cracklebox) allowing Maggie's voice to be heard in all its clarity.

All the music was improvised in the moment except for initial structure for two pieces.

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