> While the results are usually workable - professional musicians are very good at their jobs - they're not great. The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra (https://en.wi

> While the results are usually workable - professional musicians are very good at their jobs - they're not great. The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orpheus_Chamber_Orchestra https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orpheus_Chamber_Orchestra), performing without a conductor since 1972, would like a word. :) They’re definitely not large, but I would strongly dispute the “not great” part. On the other hand, they’re also very unusual in that space—even eight-piece chamber ensembles often have a conductor!