专辑简介

Founded in January 2015, the band was set up with the intention to showcase the best young talent in the country. On one hand the orchestra’s standard of musicianship allows it to play the standard big band repertoire to the highest quality, while on the other hand it aims to give young composers and arrangers a platform to have their pieces performed and recorded. Just like the big bands from times gone by, it intends to be its own musical artist with a unique sound. The EP ends with an original of the band’s, looking forwards to the next album which will be entirely original.

Polaroid composer Adam MacCloy: "The name 'Polaroid' comes from the idea of nostalgia. When I first wrote the initial melody I had in my head the image of a late Summer’s evening – the sun low in the sky, long shadows being cast everywhere, the warm air and the nice memories of being outside in Summer’s gone by with friends and family. As I continued with the composition it brought to my mind other memories and moods, to the point where I decided that the piece brought forward nostalgic memories, but did not need to be focused on a specific one. I named it Polaroid because I felt this was fitting with the idea – a polaroid photograph could be of anything, with different images and meanings to different people. This is what I tried to capture with this piece."