The Academy of St Martin in the Fields is an English chamber orchestra based in
London, founded November 13, 1959, by John Churchill and Neville Marriner as a
small, conductorless string ensemble originally named The Academy of St.
Martin-in-the-Fields. The group performed its first concert on November 13,
1959, at the church of St Martin-in-the-Fields and later expanded to include
wind instruments, performing repertoire ranging from Baroque to contemporary
works. In 1988, the ensemble removed the hyphens from its official name. The
orchestra produced an extensive discography, in...