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From our UK regional touring to our work here with the students of Acland Burghley School, we’re always striving to keep music alive and accessible for all. We are redefining what it means to be an orchestra in the 2020s – and can’t do it without your support. Find out the ways that you can support and become a part of this story below.

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Cylindrical Vs Conical: Lisa Beznosiuk on Flutes, Mahler, Wagner and Liszt

Friday 14 January 2011

Our Principal Flute Lisa Beznosiuk talks about the flute parts in Mahler, Liszt, and Wagner, and the difference between the cylindrical and conical flute.
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  • History and Theory of Music
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Crooks vs Valves: Martin Lawrence on Horns, Mahler, Wagner and Liszt.

Wednesday 12 January 2011

Martin Lawrence talks about the horn parts in Mahler, Liszt, and Wagner, and the difference between the natural and valved horn.
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Lisa Beznosiuk on the Flute in Bruckner

Wednesday 20 April 2016

Principal Flute Lisa Beznosiuk shows us her simple system conical flute which is used in Bruckner's 6th Symphony.
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Look! No Conductor!

Thursday 16 February 2017

We spoke to our Leader, Kati Debretzeni, about how it is to perform without a conductor.
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Introducing the Baroque Violin

Thursday 25 May 2017

Violin Huw Daniel reveals some of the ways the baroque instrument is different from the modern one.
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Introducing the Piccolo Violin

Friday 2 June 2017

Take a violin, shrink it and tune it up a minor third. Violin Huw Daniel introduces the piccolo violin.
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Introducing the Schnellar Timpani

Wednesday 6 July 2016

Our Principal Timpanist Adrian Bending shows us his new set of drums, the Schnellar Timpani.
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  • History and Theory of Music
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Explaining Pitch

Friday 15 July 2016

Musicans Daniel Bates (oboe) and Oliver Wilson (viola) talk about pitch as they prepare for a concert involving two different pitches, A=430Hz and A=440Hz.
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  • History and Theory of Music
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Exploring Vibrato

Wednesday 7 September 2016

Violin player Julia Kuhn explores the sticky issue of when and when not to use vibrato.
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Further listening: Simone Jandl

Monday 11 November 2019

So you've heard our Brahms: A German Requiem concert and you're hungry for more Brahms. Our co-principal viola Simone Jandl recommends four unique pieces Brahms wrote after a eureka moment later in his life.

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