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The blog of APO Music Director, Andrew Taylor.

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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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Learning, leading and peak performance

November 4, 2018November 6, 2018 Andrew Taylor

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

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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

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Lines on length

October 17, 2018October 18, 2018 Andrew Taylor

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

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Photo gallery

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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