BBC National Orchestra of Wales
BBC National Orchestra of Wales — often abbreviated as BBC NOW, and known in Welsh as Cerddorfa Genedlaethol Gymreig y BBC — has been the orchestra used by composer Murray Gold and orchestrator Ben Foster since series 2 to record the incidental and theme music forDoctor Who. Technically, their full name is the BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales. Gold has used both the choral and orchestral aspects of the group to score Doctor Who.
History
The orchestra can be traced back to 1928 as the "Cardiff Station Orchestra", while the Chorus began in 1947 as the "BBC Welsh Chorus". Although it has always served as a broadcasting orchestra, it has equally been considered the national orchestra of Wales for most of its life. That is to say, it records music for programmes broadcast on television and radio, but it also gives public concerts for the people of Wales, and represents Wales by touring abroad. However, it took until 1993 for it to get its present name, which underscores its dual status.
