'''The Symphony of Harmony and Invention''' (now called the '''[https://musicbrainz.org/artist/f8140db5-f8fd-4bde-9ec2-87bcdd9893b8|Orchestra of The Sixteen]''') was the period instrument orchestra [http://www.thesixteen.com/page/3093/History|founded in 1986] to support the choral ensemble '''[https://musicbrainz.org/artist/c3881c54-a782-478b-a242-80cb3fa287b1|The Sixteen]''' for its first ever Messiah performance at St John’s, Smith Square.