The University of Cambridge Philharmonic Orchestra (UCPO) is a student-run orchestra in Cambridge, England.
UCPO is a non-audition orchestra. Membership is aimed primarily at members of the University of Cambridge, although the orchestra usually counts among its members a significant number of other residents of Cambridge. Only conductors and soloists are auditioned.
The orchestra usually performs five concerts in each year. Three of these feature the full orchestra. A further two are performed by a smaller group officially known as the 'University of Cambridge Philharmonia', informally known as 'Baby'.
2007/08 repertoire has included Tchaikovsky Symphony 5, Mozart Symphony 39, Gershwin piano concerto, Borodin Symphony 2, Mendelssohn Symphony 4, and Grieg A minor piano concerto. Previous repertoire is just as varied, and has included Beethoven, Sibelius, Dvorak, Shostakovich and Haydn.
The orchestra is known as The Orchestra with a Life.
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