The inaugural concert
Press coverage of the orchestra's inception
Conductors and Leaders of the Orchestra
| Orchestra Conductors | Years |
| Alan Kingston | Feb 1977- May 1982 |
| Grahame O’Connor | Dec 1982 |
| Gwyn Parry Jones | May 1983 – June 1984 |
| John Spurgeon | Oct 1984 – Dec 1985 |
| Robert Hammersley | April 1986 – June 1996 |
| Nigel Somerville | July 1996 – July 2008 |
| Chris Fletcher Campbell | Sept 2008 - present |
| Orchestra Leaders | Years |
| Harry Crooks | Feb 1977 – Jun 1983 |
| Mike Heathcoat | Nov 1983 – Apr 1985 |
| Carol Wray | Dec 1985 |
| Vera Charlwood | Apr 1986 |
| Marissa Miller | Nov 1986 – Jun 1989 |
| Clare Pollard | Nov 1989 |
| Harry Crooks (returning) | May 1990 - Jun 1990 |
| Helen Noyce | Nov 1990 – Nov 1994 |
| Ruth Harper | Mar 1995 – Mar 2001 |
| Piotr Jordan | July 2001 - present |
| Julian Saxl (guest) | Nov 2002 (Piotr Jordan was soloist) |
| Philip Augar (guest) | Dec 2011, Mar 2012 |
| Gillian Secret (guest) | Dec 2013 |
| John Hounam (guest) | July 2019 |
| Isabel Knowland (guest) | Nov 2019 |
