Our Work
Music made together.
Some projects begin with a new idea. Others bring familiar music to a new setting.
Every collaboration is different, but our approach remains the same: putting the music first, bringing exceptional musicians together, and working closely with artists to create something special.
Featured Collaborations
Creative Collaboration · Live Performance · Immersive Sound
Inspired by Ravel and the natural world, pianist and composer Belle Chen's Ravel in the Forest brings together classical music, electronics and improvisation.
Working closely with Belle, Engines Orchestra helped shape and develop the live show, bringing together musicians and creative elements to perform her original music and string arrangements.
Following performances at London's Stone Nest, the project expanded to an 11-piece string ensemble for the EFG London Jazz Festival at EartH, Hackney, before further performances at Liverpool's Tung Auditorium and Southampton's Turner Sims.
Belle Chen - Ravel in the Forest
Artist Development · Original Music · Recording
One Hundred Years is the first orchestral album from pianist, singer and composer Joy Ellis, developed in collaboration with Engines Orchestra.
Through research and development sessions, creative mentoring and collaboration with orchestral musicians, Joy explored new approaches to composition, arranging and improvisation, creating an ambitious new body of original music.
The project culminated in a recording with Engines Orchestra, conducted by Phil Meadows and produced by Tim Garland. The album is set for release on 4 December 2026, with live performances planned for 2027.
Joy Ellis - One Hundred Years
Coming Up
Elkie Brooks - Royal Albert Hall
11 May 2027 · Live Performance · Show Development
Engines Orchestra joins legendary British singer Elkie Brooks and her band for a special orchestral celebration at London's Royal Albert Hall.
Featuring new arrangements by Phil Meadows, who will also conduct the orchestra, the concert brings an orchestral dimension to Elkie's much-loved repertoire.
The performance follows Phil's previous collaboration with Elkie and the BBC Concert Orchestra for BBC Radio 2's Piano Room.
More Collaborations
Patrick Wolf
From live sessions for BBC 6 Music at Maida Vale to London's Union Chapel, Engines Orchestra have provided live strings for Patrick Wolf's recent sessions and concerts, bringing orchestral richness to his distinctive music.
Phronesis + Dave Maric - Decade Zero
Co-commissioned by the EFG London, Cheltenham and Manchester Jazz Festivals, this ambitious collaboration brought internationally acclaimed trio Phronesis together with eight Engines Orchestra musicians for a genre-defying new work composed by Dave Maric.
Undoubtedly a highlight of the London Jazz festival"
- London Jazz News
Femi Temowo - The Music is the Feeling
Engines Orchestra's strings, brass and saxophones feature on guitarist Femi Temowo's acclaimed album, bringing new orchestral colour to music inspired by his Nigerian heritage. Toured extensively around the UK, including shows at Love Supreme, London African Music Festival and Ronnie Scott’s.
Ingrid Jensen
A specially arranged collaboration with acclaimed trumpeter Ingrid Jensen, commissioned by the Apollo Jazz Network and premiered at Ronnie Scott's to a sold-out audience, earning a four-star review in The Guardian.
“An absorbing, mercurial show”
- The Guardian
David Ward
A collaboration spanning live performances and recordings, with Engines Orchestra strings joining David Ward on stage and eO’s artistic director, Phil Meadows, contributing string arrangements to his music.
Phil Meadows - Lifecycles
The project that launched Engines Orchestra, combining jazz and orchestral musicians in an acclaimed album and performances at the EFG London Jazz Festival, Ronnie Scott's and Scarborough Jazz Festival.
‘The result is absolutely stunning’
- JazzFM
Have a bold idea?
From developing original music to bringing established repertoire to the concert stage or recording studio, we're always excited to explore new creative partnerships.