About Prometheus Orchestra
Our story
Prometheus Orchestra was founded in 2008 by Edmond and Liz Fivet & the violinist Pam Munks as a Suffolk-based professional orchestra. The orchestra was honoured to have Sir Charles Mackerras as its first patron & artistic advisor. It was formed as a classical Beethoven-sized orchestra but plays music from all eras and has performed around 150 concerts since it’s foundation.
Edmond Fivet continued to inspire and drive PO as the Conductor and Chairman until his untimely death in November 2021.
Our aims
We aim to be an Orchestra for the community, playing orchestral concerts every season and, continuing to join with the notable choirs of East Anglia accompanying the wonderful choral repertoire of the last 400 years. It’s our mission to produce quality concerts at affordable prices in the concert-halls and great churches of the eastern counties.
We look to expand our outreach projects; the education of children in music and broadcasting to disabled and housebound audiences. We are a not-for-profit organisation and despite classical music projects and concerts being expensive to mount, we believe they are essential to enrich the cultural lives of citizens. We hope that you will agree & that you’ll support us.
A Tribute to Edmond Fivet CBE
Our co-founder, conductor, musical director and benefactor Edmond Fivet passed away in November 2021. Without Edmond, Prometheus Orchestra would very likely not exist.
Our Beethoven Project was conceived and brought to fruition by Edmond Fivet. The concluding performance of the series, Beethoven’s magnificent Emperor Concerto, was dedicated to Edmond. We all at Prometheus Orchestra are extremely grateful for Edmond’s time with us.
Edmond was Principal of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama for eighteen years. Here is their tribute to him and his work: Click here to read the tribute to Edmond Fivet
Hear us play
Recorded live at The Apex Bury St Edmunds, 17 April 2016 by University of Suffolk BA (Hons) Music Production students.