A Far Cry Orchestra was founded in 2007 by 17 local musicians bent on making their own rules. This self-conducted string orchestra explores the traditional boundaries of classical music and enjoys experimenting with the way it is prepared, performed and experienced. In addition to touring the U.S., A Far Cry is the Chamber Orchestra In Residence at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston for the 2010-11 season. It maintains a partnership with the New England Conservatory and does storefront rehearsals and a neighborhood concert series to connect with the growing Jamaica Plain community.