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Guest post: musings and guidelines for section leaders

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

One of the less obvious tasks of a conductor can be described under the heading of ‘rehearsal strategy’: ensuring that

Hello! I’m APO Music Director, Andrew Taylor, and this is my new blog. A few years ago, I had a

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