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The blog of APO Music Director, Andrew Taylor.

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Blast from the Brass: a section-eye’s view of The Planets

January 27, 2020January 27, 2020 Andrew Taylor

Guest post by APO trumpeter Dr. Helen Julia Minors The way us brass players feel about playing in APO can

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Proud of Reading

November 14, 2019November 17, 2019 Andrew Taylor

Last Friday, I was hugely surprised and humbled to be presented a Pride of Reading award for my cultural contribution

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Progcast – Derri Lewis ‘River Image’

October 16, 2019October 16, 2019 Andrew Taylor

Andrew catches up with young composer Derri Lewis about his revised version of River Image, which we’ll be performing at

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Guest post – A view from the ‘cornettos’

October 9, 2019October 9, 2019 Andrew Taylor

Trumpeter Dr. Helen Julia Minors reflects on rehearsals for #ShadowOfStalin on Sunday 5th October, 2019 This rehearsal was memorable for

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The game of inner pulse

May 10, 2019May 10, 2019 Andrew Taylor

The London Philharmonic Orchestra has published a series of innovative marketing videos on social media, recently. The kind I’m referring

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Progcast – Alice Knight’s ‘Interwoven’

April 30, 2019April 30, 2019 Andrew Taylor progcast

Ahead of the first concert performance of her APO-commissioned piece, ‘Interwoven’, on Saturday 18th May (tickets available here), composer Alice

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APO’s Rubbish Hero

February 2, 2019February 2, 2019 Andrew Taylor

APO, like every voluntary organisation, relies on hours of blood, sweat and tears from its members. For those of us

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Guest post – The View from the Back: a day in the life of APO

January 27, 2019January 28, 2019 Andrew Taylor

This is a guest post from horn player and one of APO’s wind coordinators, Tom Brett. The day in question

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Progcast: Laura Shipsey’s ‘Samara’

January 20, 2019January 26, 2021 Andrew Taylor

Back in December, I interviewed Laura Shipsey, composer of APO’s latest commission, ‘Samara’, which will have its first performance during

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Hurry, hurry, hurry!

December 3, 2018December 3, 2018 Andrew Taylor

‘First clarinet – you hurry!’ So said the imploring but kindly Sir Colin Davis, in a rehearsal moment captured as part

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Saturday 16th July, 5.30pm and 7.45pm

Sitwell/Walton – Façade: An Entertainment

Join us at the Oakwood Centre, Woodley, for two performances of Edith Sitwell’s famous nonsense poems, which form the basis for Walton’s memorable music.

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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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