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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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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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Introducing the Baroque Double Bass

Friday 19 July 2019

Where did the double bass of today come from? Cecelia Bruggemeyer, a long-time double bass player with us, introduces its baroque ancestor.

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Cecelia Bruggemeyer, Double Bass

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