浙江省民间歌舞团民族管弦乐队创建于一九五七年五月，最初的成员是从全省民间业馀歌舞汇演中挑选出来的民间乐师。有的毕业于中央和上海音乐学院，有的长期从事民族音乐事业，具有丰富的理论知识和实际演奏经验的老乐手，还有既能作曲、又能独奏和演奏、技术全面，艺术上有一定造诣。在乐队中担任主要工作的业务骨干，该队不少演奏员和演奏的作品曾在全国和全省举办的各种比赛中获奖，浙江歌舞团民族管弦乐队实力雄厚、阵容整齐，现已成为有近三十名演奏员，在国内外享有盛誉的一个优秀的民族管弦乐队。
三十年来，乐队坚持走民族化的道路，致力于民族、民间音乐的研究、发展、挖掘和整理的工作，创作和改编了一批优秀的民族器乐作品、吹打合奏《将军得胜令》、《渔舟凯歌》、小合奏《婺剧音乐联奏》、二胡曲《挑起担子干得欢》、《水乡小唱》、笛子曲《早晨》、《三五七》、《水乡船歌》等在全国都有极广泛的影响。还整理、改编和演奏《江南丝竹》，既保持了原有的风格、特色，又赋予了新的精神面貌，听后使人耳目一新。
乐队的节目在全国各大城市和全国各地的演出中，深受广大观众喜爱。大部分演奏家曾多次出访阿尔及利亚、埃及、赞比亚、摩洛哥、巴基斯坦、前苏联、日本、美国、西德等十几个国家，受到高度讚赏。
Zhejiang Folk Music and Dance Troupe It was founded in 1957. In the beginning, most members were performers selected from amateur functions in different districts of the provicne. Gradually professional performers from the Central conservatory and Shanghai Conservatory, performers who had worked in this music career for a long time, performers with rich music knowledge and actual experience joined. Hence the orchestra became a very strong team and won good fame in the field.
In the past 50 years, it insisted to follow the folk and traditional route and spent much effort in the research, development of the folk music. A large number of famous works were produced such as the “Triumphant Song of Fishermen”and many other orchestral and solo pieces. It has’ became one of the most popular orchestra in China and some of their members had performed overseas with outstanding recognition.