Dress Up to Stay In – Saturday 6th February
Getting ready to perform a concert is a special time, full of anticipation of the thrills to come, satisfaction at
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Author: Andrew Taylor
New year JOY!
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
With the latest lockdown due to end next week, we’re excited to announce that we’ve commissioned two fabulous musicians to
Read moreStaying online
Back at the end of July, I wrote about ‘The path back to normality…whatever that looks like!‘. A few months
Read moreThe path back to normality…whatever that looks like!
The APO committee has announced the start of a series of online projects. Here’s why… It’s been around six months
Read moreCovid-19 news: live events suspended but new programme of online events announced
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
BBC South Today’s Peter Henley interviewed professional harpist, Sally Pryce, and APO Music Director, Andrew Taylor, about our crowdfunding project
Read moreInterview: the hand to mouth existence of a top professional musician
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
Kate Addis is a professional double bassist who has been engaged many times by APO to boost our section. She’s
Read moreAPO launches crowdfunder to support self-employed freelance musicians
As a non-professional orchestra, we engage freelance professionals to fill gaps in the ranks for our concerts, paying them the appropriate
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