The Hemel Symphony Orchestra was formed from the personnel of the Dacorum Symphony Orchestra after its closure in 2018. The DSO boasted over forty-five years of musical activity, with a vast repertoire that included Mahler’s symphonies, Richard Strauss’s Symphonic Poems and Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring. The orchestra distinguished itself by being the first orchestra in Hertfordshire to perform Elgar’s third symphony and for performing, on a memorable occasion, all of Beethoven’s symphonies in a single day.

Since its formation the Orchestra has been conducted by Maestro Claudio Di Meo.