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		<title>Malcolm Arnold Academy</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 10:33:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fiona</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Continuing our relationship with the Malcolm Arnold Academy in Northampton, a group of our players, led by Jamie Hutchinson, visited the school in March to work with a selection of year 7 and 8 students. The morning was spent rehearsing and performing some sections from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons which had been specially arranged by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Corporate Member: Bang &amp; Olufsen of Oxford</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:32:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We welcome our latest corporate member, Bang &#38; Olufsen of Oxford. Founded in 1925 in Struer, Denmark, Bang &#38; Olufsen is world renowned for its distinctive range of quality audio, video and multimedia products. The showroom in Summertown, Oxford has been the home of Bang &#38; Olufsen in the region for many years and has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PLAYER PROFILE Carmine Lauri</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:10:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fiona</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Meet the musicians]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Carmine Lauri was brought up in Paola, Malta, and, inspired by his uncle, started playing the violin at the age of 4. At the age of 17, he was awarded the Associated Board scholarship to further his studies at the Royal Academy of Music with Maurice Hasson. Since graduating, Carmine’s solo performances have included numerous [...]]]></description>
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		<title>STAFF UPDATE: Rachel Murphy</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 11:56:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fiona</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Box Office]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Beginning a new job is usually a nerve wracking experience, but joining the Oxford Philomusica at the height of Lang Lang fever left no time for any such anxieties to take hold! Working at both the Lang Lang concert and masterclass gave me a fantastic introduction to the operation of the Oxford Philomusica and I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>OXFORD TIMES REVIEW: Oxford Philomusica and Natalie Clein: Sheldonain Theatre</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 12:55:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fiona</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As soon as Natalie Clein steps out, cello in hand, you sense that you are in for a memorable performance. The clues are all there in the purposeful walk and the dreamy, slightly distant look on her face that tells you she is already immersed in the music, before she plays a note. And so [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GLOUCESTERSHIRE ECHO CONCERT REVIEW: Cheltenham Town Hall, 25 March 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 13:41:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fiona</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A perfect match for Philomusica [Cheltenham] town was invaded by Oxford at the weekend, with Oxford United playing at Whaddon Road and Oxford Philomusica at the Town Hall. I was expecting the Philomusica to be of a modest size, but it turned out to be a fully-fledged symphony orchestra making possibly only its second visit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rachel Lockwood: inspiration behind &#8216;Dying Fall&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 17:51:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fiona</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Meet the musicians]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ceri Owen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chamber music]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[World premieres are always special occasions, but the recent performance of Rachel Lockwood’s Piano Quintet, Dying Fall, at the T S Eliot Theatre, Merton College, was particularly so. Not only is Rachel an extremely talented young composer, she is also an integral part of the Oxford Philomusica team. Having graduated from Oxford University and then [...]]]></description>
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		<title>OXFORD TIMES REVIEW: Lang Lang and the Oxford Philomusica at the Sheldonian Theatre</title>
		<link>http://blog.oxfordphil.com/2012/02/oxford-times-review-lang-lang-and-the-oxford-philomusica-at-the-sheldonian-theatre/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=oxford-times-review-lang-lang-and-the-oxford-philomusica-at-the-sheldonian-theatre</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:29:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fiona</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pianists don’t come with much more of a stellar reputation than Lang Lang, so it was hardly surprising that his appearance with the Oxford Philomusica was greeted by a full house. I was told before the concert began that the rehearsal had gone exceptionally well, but even so I was unprepared for the electric level [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Success for Savitri in Inaugural Concerto Competition</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:25:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fiona</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nineteen year old violinist Savitri Grier is the winner of the first Concerto Competition organised by Oxford Philomusica and Oxfordshire County Council Music Service.  The final took place last Saturday at the Sheldonian Theatre in front of an audience which included the The High Sheriff of Oxfordshire, The Mayor of Banbury, The Mayor of Bicester, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oxford Philomusica on BBC Radio 4</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:32:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fiona</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[BBC Radio 4&#8242;s Today programme on Thursday 29 December 2011 was guest-edited by Oxford Philomusica&#8217;s Vice President Sir Victor Blank and featured an item about the orchestra in the context of &#8216;Altruism in the arts&#8217;. BBC Radio Four stated &#8220;Today&#8217;s guest editor Sir Victor Blank also believes in philanthropy and is a strong supporter of [...]]]></description>
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