piano:
- Keith Tippett
lead violin, conductor:
- Wilf Gibson
violins:
- Wendy Treacher
- John Trussler
- Roddy Skeaping
- Carol Slater
- Louise Jopling
- Garth Morton
- Channa Salononson
- Steve Rowlandson
- Mica Gomberti
- Colin Kitching
- Philip Saudek
- Esther Burgi
cellos:
- Michael Hurwitz
- Timothy Kramer
- Suki Towb
- John Reese-Jones
- Katherine Thulborn
- Catherine Finnis
trumpet, flugelhorn, cornet:
- Peter Parkes
- Mick Collins
- Ian Carr
- Momgesi Fesa
- Mark Charig
alto & soprano saxophone, flute:
- Elton Dean
- Jan Steel
- Ian MacDonald
- Dudu Pukuwana
tenor saxophone:
- Larry Stabbins
- Gary Windo
- Brian Smith
- Alan Skidmore
baritone & bass saxophone, oboe, clarinet:
- Dave White
- Karl Jenkins
- John Willimas
trombones:
- Nick Evans
- Dave Amis
- Dave Perrottet
- Paul Rutherford
guitars:
- Brian Godding
basses:
- Brian Belshaw
- Roy Babbington
- Jill Lyons
- Harry Miller
- Jeff Clyne
- Dave Markee
vocals:
- Maggie Nicholls
- Julie Tippett
- Mike Patto
- Zoot Money
- Boz Burrell
drums, percussion:
- John Marshall
- Robert Wyatt
- Tony Fennell