Season Launch Event 2024-25
Members, patrons and their guests gathered in early September for our season launch event – a chance to come together
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Author: Andrew Taylor
Photos from string workshop
We had a great time at the end of April playing string repertoire by Ruth Gipps and Benjamin Britten, working
Read moreMusic Director Report to 2024 AGM
In my report to last year’s AGM, I talked about the challenges presented by the post-pandemic world and how this
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Guest blog: Dancing between cultures
Helen Julia Minors (who plays trumpet) offers her appreciation of our concert’s diverse programme and celebrates the importance of dancing.
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Photos – season launch event and autumn concert rehearsals
Our 2023/24 season launch event saw members, patrons and their friends come together for a lovely couple of ours of
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Photos – Beethoven on the Bridge
Our Beethoven on the Bridge event at Reading station was a huge success, with over 30 ‘guest’ conductors having a
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APO to return to Reading station for ‘Beethoven on the Bridge’
We’re very excited to be returning to transfer deck at Reading station for the first time since the start of
Read moreMusic Director’s report to APO AGM – 4th February 2023
2022 saw APO present its first full orchestra performances since the start of the pandemic. In February, we presented a
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A musicians’ non-musician
Several things have brought my late dad, Mike Taylor, to the forefront of my mind, this week. On the day
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Musical bravery
Approaching new musical languages APO is preparing two commissioned works for its upcoming 20th anniversary concert: Caitlin Harrison’s ‘From Dawn
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