Corporate Open DS/UK/10565 Academy of St Martin in the Fields Orchestra; 1959; British chamber orchestra Academy of St Martin in the Fields Orchestra 1959 British chamber orchestra ASMF | Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields Orchestra London, England (formed)

Music | Orchestra Notable people: John Churchill, Neville Marriner The Academy of St Martin in the Fields (ASMF) is an English chamber orchestra. John Churchill, then Master of Music at the London church of St Martin-in-the-Fields, and Neville Marriner founded the orchestra as "The Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields", a small, conductorless string group. The ASMF gave its first concert in 1959, in the church after which it was named. In 1988, the orchestra dropped the hyphens from its full name. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_of_St_Martin_in_the_Fields (2023) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHeharper 12/19/2013 RAHeharper 6/20/2023 415b0af4-ebc0-4a20-b90e-b170e4da1b5f