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The blog of APO Music Director, Andrew Taylor.

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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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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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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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#APOplanets – programme introduction

February 9, 2020February 9, 2020 Andrew Taylor

Here’s my welcome in the concert programme from #APOplanets, which explains the origins of the project and acknowledges some of

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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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Next event

Saturday 10th February 2024

The Great Hall, University of Reading (London Road Campus)

  • Family concert 4pm
  • Evening concert 7.30pm

Featuring works by Roger May, Daisy Ashworth and John Williams

Tickets on sale now – click here

Rimsky-Korsakov – Scheherezade (1st movement)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCN-79_QO9Q

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

Elgar – Salut D’Amour

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

Photo gallery

Alice and Andrew recording progcast

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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