Founded 1983: ‘Its players are local musicians, professional and amateur, from Stamford, Rutland and the surrounding areas. The orchestra has developed a reputation for its high quality performances, giving three concerts a year ... Friends' subscriptions help us to widen our range of musical repertoire and guest soloists and still keep the price of a concert ticket as low as possible. To illustrate our difficulties, the hire of orchestral parts for any concert may exceed £300’.