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Author: Andrew Taylor

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Music Director report to 2021 AGM

January 17, 2021January 17, 2021 Andrew Taylor

It’s terribly sad that we’ve not made music in person since our last string workshop on March 1st, or before

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Dress Up to Stay In – Saturday 6th February

January 12, 2021January 27, 2021 Andrew Taylor

Getting ready to perform a concert is a special time, full of anticipation of the thrills to come, satisfaction at

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New year JOY!

January 3, 2021January 3, 2021 Andrew Taylor

We’re so excited to make our first Covid lockdown commissions available to APO members (if you’re not an APO member

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APO announces lockdown commissions

November 25, 2020November 25, 2020 Andrew Taylor

With the latest lockdown due to end next week, we’re excited to announce that we’ve commissioned two fabulous musicians to

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Staying online

October 4, 2020October 4, 2020 Andrew Taylor

Back at the end of July, I wrote about ‘The path back to normality…whatever that looks like!‘. A few months

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The path back to normality…whatever that looks like!

July 29, 2020July 29, 2020 Andrew Taylor

The APO committee has announced the start of a series of online projects. Here’s why… It’s been around six months

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Covid-19 news: live events suspended but new programme of online events announced

July 29, 2020July 31, 2020 Andrew Taylor

Following the success that our assistant MD, Mel, has had with Reading Youth Orchestra’s ‘virtual rehearsals’, we’re going to offer

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BBC South Today feature on APO’s Covid19 crowdfunder

May 24, 2020May 24, 2020 Andrew Taylor

BBC South Today’s Peter Henley interviewed professional harpist, Sally Pryce, and APO Music Director, Andrew Taylor, about our crowdfunding project

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Interview: the hand to mouth existence of a top professional musician

May 12, 2020May 12, 2020 Andrew Taylor

Sally Pryce is a harpist who lives in Reading. She enjoys a busy freelance life as a soloist, chamber musician

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Guest blog post: Kate Addis on the impact of Covid-19 on a professional musician

May 3, 2020May 4, 2020 Andrew Taylor

Kate Addis is a professional double bassist who has been engaged many times by APO to boost our section. She’s

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APO’s ‘Record’ Challenge Weekend (including APO Desert Island Passions)

Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st March

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Photo gallery

Alice and Andrew recording progcast

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

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

Excerpt – Uranus from The Planets

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

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

https://youtu.be/ooqkiAQ3uGM

Elgar – Salut D’Amour

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

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

https://youtu.be/wsxN7adULQM
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