Here in the OAE office, not only are we a little bit obsessed with cake, but also chocolate, so it’s particularly convenient that Lindt are a sponsor of the Orchestra. Occasionally the office is treated to a sampling of this delicious chocolate which particularly pleases our projects director and keen cook Ceri Jones, who is…
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Hi, I’m Natasha and I’ve been working for the OAE since 2008, first as Marketing Officer and now as Marketing and Press Officer in the Communications team. My role is pretty varied but some of my jobs include running the Orchestra’s student scheme, Attitude, attending freshers fayres, producing our concert programmes and our Friends newsletter,…
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Yes we’re still eking out news from our Simon Rattle tour… It was the first trip with the Orchestra for our Digital Content Officer, Zen, and here’s his account of the tour: Often described as the ‘intrepid’ cameraman, I have to say I embarked on this trip, my first OAE tour experience, with a fair…
Read MoreThe first day of the tour sees us departing from St Pancras Station. The tour party includes the Orchestra (60+ players), 4 members of OAE Management and 2 members of staff from Askonas Holt, our Agents, as well as Sir Simon himself of course. Sometimes the OAE will manage a tour itself but for some,…
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