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

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

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

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

I’ve just about recovered from two weekends ago, when we presented a hugely-rewarding, high-quality performance of Mahler’s Third Symphony. It

November 4, 2018 Andrew Taylor

Kat Hatton, who often leads our viola section, has got together with our new leader, Mel Le Breuilly, to put

My formative musical education came about through being a choirboy, at St. Peter’s Church, Earley, under the guidance of the

This post is updated with revisions and listening notes. Some weeks ago, I mentioned that I’d be posting up drafts

Today is the start of a great adventure, as we begin rehearsals for Mahler’s Third Symphony. I’m excited and a

Last week, I attended the London Mozart Players’ concert as part of the Reading on Thames Festival. Musically, the evening

A few years ago, while preparing for APO’s performance of Vaughan Williams’ ‘A Pastoral Symphony’, I read a quote that’s