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Author: adminAPO

Blog 

Guest blog: Tom and Caroline’s APO birthday celebration

August 28, 2023August 28, 2023 adminAPO

Tom and Caroline Brett (who play horn and flute, respectively) have been APO stalwarts for twenty years. In this guest

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News 

APO teams up with Reading Youth Orchestra for Making Music’s Adopt a Music Creator project

January 18, 2022January 18, 2022 adminAPO

On Sunday last, Andrew and Chico from APO joined Mel and Becky from Reading Youth Orchestra (though of course they’re

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APO shortlisted in two categories for the Reading Cultural Awards

June 1, 2017August 26, 2018 adminAPO

We’re proud and honoured to be finalists in two categories of this year’s Reading Cultural Awards, for our #APOpictures project

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APO featured in Making Music Case Study

May 1, 2017June 28, 2017 adminAPO

It’s 15 years since APO was born and we’re proud of what we’ve achieved. The story of our early days

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APO to show the ‘Route to the River’ with ‘Schumann at the Station’ and two new commissioned works about the River Thames

April 1, 2017June 28, 2017 adminAPO

We are delighted to announce that APO has been selected by Reading Business Improvement District (BID) to be part of

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Marking the 70th anniversary of Reading’s twinning with Düsseldorf

March 1, 2017June 28, 2017 adminAPO

To mark the 70th anniversary of the twinning of Reading and Düsseldorf, APO will be putting on two performances of

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News 

Taking it to the #APOmax

January 28, 2017June 28, 2017 adminAPO

A record 75 concert virgins were part of an enthusiastic audience for our #APOmax programme. Continuing our proud tradition of

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All change at the AGM

December 20, 2016June 28, 2017 adminAPO

During the lunch break for the initial rehearsal of our #APOmax programme, on Sunday 11th December, APO held its annual

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Cheers and tears for #APOauferstehung

October 28, 2016June 28, 2017 adminAPO

Our performance of Mahler’s Second Symphony, ‘Resurrection’, was greeted by a standing ovation, cheers and more than a few tears

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Next concert

Saturday 25th October 2025, 7.30pm

Gustav Mahler – Symphony No. 9
The Great Hall, University of Reading (London Road Campus)

Click here to order tickets

Johannes Brahms – Symphony No.4

https://youtu.be/ZKUM-HyaQZs

Louise Farrenc – Symphony No.3

https://youtu.be/_67tQFmVUnM

Berlioz – Rákóczi-induló (Hungarian March) from ‘The Damnation of Faust)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqxVYcLqqKI

Conclusion of Jupiter from The Planets, with sign language realisation by Ruth Montgomery

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5NJvRoFmSA

Photo gallery

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Excerpt – Uranus from The Planets

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5G1AHl-0kqI

Video – APO and Tamesis Chamber Choir concluding Mahler’s Symphony No.2

https://youtu.be/wsxN7adULQM

Video – APO’s award-winning ‘Route to the River – Schumann at the Station’

https://youtu.be/ooqkiAQ3uGM
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