Sinfonia ViVA

Sinfonia ViVA is a British orchestra based in Derby, United Kingdom. The orchestra is administratively based at the Guildhall Theatre, since August 2014.

Role in Gorillaz
The orchestra has worked with Gorillaz on their 2010 album Plastic Beach, on the tracks Orchestral Intro, Cloud of Unknowing, Pirate's Progress and Three Hearts, Seven Seas, Twelve Moons.

History
Sinfonia ViVA was founded by Malcolm Nabarro in 1982 as the East of England Orchestra in Nottingham, and served as its first artistic director through 1995. Later in 1995 Peter Helps became chief executive of the orchestra. In that year, the orchestra moved its residence from Nottingham to Derby, specifically to the Beaufort Business Centre. In 1996, Nicholas Kok became principal conductor of the orchestra.

The orchestra changed its name to Sinfonia Viva in the year 2000. Kok stood down as Sinfonia Viva's principal conductor in 2006 and André de Ridder became principal conductor of Sinfonia Viva a year later, with an initial contract of 3 years. In September 2010, the orchestra extended his contract through 2012. In September 2014, Sinfonia Viva announced the appointment of Duncan Ward as its next principal conductor, effective in January 2015, for an initial contract of 2 years. Ward concluded his tenure on 29 November 2017. In January 2018, the orchestra announced the appointment of Frank Zielhorst as its new principal conductor, with immediate effect.