English String Orchestra

found: Elgar, E. Works for string orchestra [SR] p1983:labels (English String Orchestra)

found: English Symphony Orchestra WWW site, July 31, 2017:About; History (ESO; founded by William Boughton and former members of the Midlands Radio Orchestra in 1976 as the Vivaldi Chamber Orchestra then later the English String Orchestra (first concert under this name given in 1982); over time the ESO grew to become the English Symphony Orchestra; "ESO" serves as an acronym with dual meaning) Contact (English Symphony Orchestra/English String Orchestra, 16-20 Deansway, Worcester WR1 2ES; email: [email protected]) News & views (cover image for CD of works by Philip Sawyers shows English Symphony Orchestra, English String Orchestra, one over the other, with the ESO logo to the side)

found: Email from Kenneth Woods, artistic director, English Symphony Orchestra, July 28, 2017("... since the 1980's the ESO has been one organization with two names. It was founded as the English String Orchestra and continues to use that name for string orchestra works. As the orchestra took on a wider repertoire and added a permanent wind and brass section, it also adapted the name English Symphony Orchestra. The situation continues in that way today.... Anything of ours that is string orchestra only is usually treated as English String Orchestra, anything with winds (with or without strings) English Symphony Orchestra. There are examples, such as our recent recording of new violin concertos on Nimbus, where both names are used on the same CD. In that case, four works are credited to English String Orchestra and one to English Symphony Orchestra. Under no circumstances do we ever credit a performance to English String Orchestra/English Symphony Orchestra. It is always one or the other.")