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APO shortlisted for RPS Inspiration award!

September 2, 2021September 9, 2021 Andrew Taylor

Public voting is now open for the Royal Philharmonic Society Inspiration award. We are thrilled to have been shortlisted alongside

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Tallis Fantasia with Berkshire Maestros goes ahead despite the rain

August 1, 2021August 18, 2021 Andrew Taylor

It was such a shame that wet weather meant our planned performances in Reading Abbey Ruins, as part of the

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APO performs at Reading Together Civic Memorial Service

June 20, 2021August 18, 2021 Andrew Taylor

We were deeply honoured to have been invited to take part in the Reading Together Civic Memorial Service, at 4pm

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APO to team up with Berkshire Maestros for Abbey event

June 12, 2021June 12, 2021 Andrew Taylor

In one of our first public performances since the start of the pandemic, APO is teaming up with string tutors

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APO Record Challenge Weekend and ‘Desert Island Passions’

March 13, 2021March 13, 2021 Andrew Taylor

As an orchestra, we’re still separated from each other, but the sense that we’re all doing something collectively is a

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New year JOY!

January 3, 2021January 3, 2021 Andrew Taylor

We’re so excited to make our first Covid lockdown commissions available to APO members (if you’re not an APO member

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APO announces lockdown commissions

November 25, 2020November 25, 2020 Andrew Taylor

With the latest lockdown due to end next week, we’re excited to announce that we’ve commissioned two fabulous musicians to

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Covid-19 news: live events suspended but new programme of online events announced

July 29, 2020July 31, 2020 Andrew Taylor

Following the success that our assistant MD, Mel, has had with Reading Youth Orchestra’s ‘virtual rehearsals’, we’re going to offer

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BBC South Today feature on APO’s Covid19 crowdfunder

May 24, 2020May 24, 2020 Andrew Taylor

BBC South Today’s Peter Henley interviewed professional harpist, Sally Pryce, and APO Music Director, Andrew Taylor, about our crowdfunding project

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APO launches crowdfunder to support self-employed freelance musicians

April 28, 2020April 28, 2020 Andrew Taylor

As a non-professional orchestra, we engage freelance professionals to fill gaps in the ranks for our concerts, paying them the appropriate

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Next concert

Saturday 25th October 2025, 7.30pm

Gustav Mahler – Symphony No. 9
The Great Hall, University of Reading (London Road Campus)

Tickets available soon…

Johannes Brahms – Symphony No.4

https://youtu.be/ZKUM-HyaQZs

Louise Farrenc – Symphony No.3

https://youtu.be/_67tQFmVUnM

Berlioz – Rákóczi-induló (Hungarian March) from ‘The Damnation of Faust)

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

Conclusion of Jupiter from The Planets, with sign language realisation by Ruth Montgomery

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5NJvRoFmSA

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Excerpt – Uranus from The Planets

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5G1AHl-0kqI

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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