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Covid-19 update – effect on events

April 24, 2020April 24, 2020 Andrew Taylor

Like the rest of the world, APO members are finding ways to cope with the Covid-19 pandemic. Musically, several members

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#APOplanets – our best day

February 9, 2020February 9, 2020 Andrew Taylor

There have been many memorable days for APO, over its 18-year history; the day of #APOplanets eclipsed them all. We’re

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Visual and video guides for #APOplanets

January 27, 2020January 27, 2020 Andrew Taylor

We’ve been working with What Box to prepare a visual and video guide for the relaxed performances of APO Planets

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Additional relaxed performance of The Planets following award of public funding

January 10, 2020January 10, 2020 Andrew Taylor #APOplanets

We are delighted to announce that our upcoming #APOplanets relaxed performances are being supported using public funding by the National

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Assistant music director and string principals

December 18, 2019December 18, 2019 Andrew Taylor

We’re delighted to announce the appointment of Mel Le Breuilly as APO’s assistant music director. Mel has been APO’s leader

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#APOplanets performance poetry competition

November 14, 2019January 16, 2020 Andrew Taylor

Preparations are well underway for a fantastically exciting day on Saturday 1st February, 2020, as we present three concerts based

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Derri Lewis’s ‘River Image’ (2019 version)

October 28, 2019October 28, 2019 Andrew Taylor

We had a great evening presenting our Shadow of Stalin concert, on 19th October, with an enthusiastic reception from our

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Two education events for #ShadowOfStalin

October 7, 2019October 7, 2019 Andrew Taylor

Rehearsals resumed yesterday for our #ShadowOfStalin concert, and we have two special education events coming up in connection with it.

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APO in ‘Art After Dark’ at the Reading Thames Festival

September 26, 2019September 27, 2019 Andrew Taylor

Having played the Are You Listening?, Reading Fringe and Down at the Abbey festivals, APO rounded off its summer of

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APO strings play Down at the Abbey

September 7, 2019September 13, 2019 Andrew Taylor

Five of our wonderful string players played a well-received set on the acoustic stage of the inaugural Down at the

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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)

Click here to order tickets

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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