A Far Cry is a Boston-based chamber orchestra. The orchestra is self-conducted and consists of 18 musicians called "The Criers". It was founded in 2007 by a group of 17 musicians in Boston. The orchestra rehearses in Jamaica Plain and has been the Chamber Orchestra in Residence at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum since 2009. A Far Cry has toured across America and undertook their first European tour in 2012. They also collaborate with local students in an educational partnership with the New England Conservatory. The orchestra has released nine albums, two of which have been nominated for Grammy Awards for &lt;a href="Grammy%20Award%20for%20Best%20Small%20Ensemble%20Performance"&gt;Best Chamber Music / Small Ensemble Performance&lt;/a&gt;: "Dreams &amp; Prayers" in 2015 and "Visions and Variations" in 2019.