Corporate Open DS/UK/1151 British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC); BBC Concert Orchestra; 1931-; British orchestra BBC Concert Orchestra British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) 1931- British orchestra BBCCO

Music Group; Orchestra The parent ensemble of the orchestra was the BBC Theatre Orchestra, which was formed in 1931 and based in Bedford. The orchestra also did opera work and was occasionally billed as the BBC Opera Orchestra. In August 1949, the ensemble was formally renamed the BBC Opera orchestra. In January 1952, the BBC Opera Orchestra was disbanded and the BBC Concert Orchestra was formed from players formerly from the BBC Opera Orchestra. The BBC Concert Orchestra is a British orchestra based in London, one of the British Broadcasting Corporation's five radio orchestras. With around fifty players, it is the only one of the five which is not a full-scale symphony orchestra. 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 RAHhbryony 8/20/2012 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 7cef54db-e5df-4024-8c9f-23cbfd936fd1