The orchestra, made up of young professionals from the Boston area, gave its inaugural concert in October 2008.
[2] It disappeared from the Boston music scene after an announcement cancelling the already advertised 2014 season.
The orchestra presented four Discovery Programs per year, each consisting of two in-school workshops[12] and a matinee concert for children from local schools.
[14] Discovery Ensemble played live regularly on WGBH Radio and was featured as Critics' Choice on NPR.
[2][14][18] The orchestra was founded because directors Courtney Lewis and David St. George saw the possibility, given the abundance of young professional musicians in Boston, of forming and training a large (40 players) chamber orchestra that could perform at the highest international level.