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There are five sections of publication: Campaign I Education I General | Health & Safety I Programme & Event Reports

Title	Author	Published	Cost	Summary
Campaign
ABO Key Facts 2011	ABO	July 2011	Free	Headline facts, figures and trends from the orchestral sector's latest survey.
ABO Advocacy Handbook	ABO	July 2011	Free	Advice and Information to enhance individual advocacy for orchestras
A 2020 Vision for Chamber Orchestras	ABO	February 2011	Free	A Ten Year Vision for Chamber Orchestras
A Sound Investment:The Mixed Economy Model of UK orchestras	ABO	October 2010	Free	Highlights the mixed economy model of UK orchestras
Unlocking Potential: Education and the Orchestra	ABO	June 2010	Free	Showcasing orchestras' work in schools
A Platform for Success	ABO	February 2010	Free	A Five Year Vision for British Orchestras
Orchestras into the Future	ABO	November 2009	Free	Orchestras into the Future - Showcasing orchestral innovation in all its forms
Beyond the Concert Hall	ABO	June 2009	Free	Beyond the Concert Hall - Orchestras working in rural and isolated communities

Education
Make the Difference: Evaluating Education Projects	Annabel Jackson	June 2009	£25	This Guidance provides a set of principles and practices to help orchestras make their evaluation more meaningful and useful.
Live the Experience	Fiona Harvey, ABO	Aug 2009	Free	A report mapping the current access for children to orchestral concerts in England.
Live the Experience Scotland	Fiona Harvey, ABO	Summer 2011	Free	A report mapping the current access for children to orchestral concerts in Scotland.
Education Programmes of British Orchestras and Organisations	Compiled & edited by Fiona Harvey	August 2005	Free	Current and recent projects, plans and new initiatives 2005.
Education Programmes of British Orchestras and Organisations	Compiled & edited by Fiona Harvey	January 2004	Free	Current and recent projects, plans and new initiatives 2003-04.
The Workbook - Volume 2	Edited by Fiona Penny	August 2000	£7	The central written resource for the ABO National Education Programme 2000
Working with Orchestras	ABO and Mark Withers	February 1999	Out of print	Information pack for teachers as part of the ABO's 'Orchestras NOW' education programme.
Orchestras and Education: A New Era	Jo Shapcott	June 1998	£2	Report of the ABO Education Symposium looking at the future of music in education
A Year in the Life	Pauline Tambling	June 1998	£1	Report of the ABO National Education Programme (NEP)
Coming in from the Cold	O. Hills and Valerie Thackeray	July 1997	£5	Report from four think-tank seminars exploring the changing place of education within orchestras
The Workbook - Volume 1	Edited by Fiona Lockwood	1997	£7	The central written resource for the ABO National Education Programme 1997
Evaluation Questionnaires	Alex Knight	1997	Out of print	A collection of examples drawn from the ABO membership
Mapping the Field	Phylidda Shaw	Nov 1996	Free	A research project on the education work of British Orchestras
The Turn of the Tide	Phyllida Shaw	June 1993	£5	Report of the 1993 ABO National Education Project

General
ABO Update	ABO	Monthly	Free	News bulletin for ABO members
Moving Arts: Managing the Carbon impacts of our touring - Volume 2: Orchestras	Julie’s Bicycle	June 2010	Free	This research project asseses the carbon impacts of Bands, Orchestras and Theatres touring the UK and internationally. The research is funded by the music industry alongside the British Council, Arts Council and Orchestras Live with support from the Association of British Orchestras.
Green Orchestras Guide	Julie’s Bicycle	February 2010	Free	A simple guide to sustainable practices by Julie's Bicycle in association with the ABO.
Knowing the Score 2	ALCARM, Antony Lewis-Crosby and Robert Moon	January 2002	£20	Continuing research into the statistical dimensions of the UK orchestral sector
Stop Re-inventing the Wheel	Tim Baker	August 2000	£20	A guide to what we already know about developing audiences for classical music
Knowing the Score	Emc.Arts and Institute for Cultural Policy & Practice	July 2000	Out of print. Summary available	Research into the statistical dimensions of the UK orchestral sector: activities, repertoire, audiences, personnel, technical facilities and finances.
Notes on Notes	Sue Harries and Phyllida Shaw	January 1999	£5	Research findings on good practice in the production of concert programmes. Summary also available.
Celebrating British Orchestras	ABO	1997	Out of print	Booklet of information about British orchestras

Health & Safety
Healthy Orchestra Charter Evaluation	Annabel Jackson for Musicians Benevolent Fund and ABO	April 2010	Free	An evaluation of the first three years of the ABO/MBF Healthy Orchestra Charter
A Sound Ear II	Alison Wright Reid and Malcolm Warne Holland	Feb 2008	Free	A practical guide for orchestras on the Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005
Ouvir O Som - A Sound Ear II	Alison Wright Reid and Malcolm Warne Holland	Feb 2008	Free	Controle de ruído professional (em trabalho) regulamentos de 2005 e o seu impact nas orquestras (Portuguese Translation of a Sound Ear II)
El Oído Sano II	Alison Wright Reid and Malcolm Warne Holland - Translated into Spanish on behalf of the Spanish Association of Symphony Orchestras	Feb 2008	Free	Regulaciones laborales de 2005 sobre el control de ruido y su impacto en las orquestas (Spanish Translation of a Sound Ear II)
A Sound Ear	Alison Wright Reid	2001	£10	Exploring the issues of noise damage in orchestras

Programme & Event Reports
Future Forward	Jennifer Goodwin	March 2000	Out of print	A report of the 2000 ABO Conference in Cardiff
National Orchestra Week	Michelle Kennedy	June 2000	Free	An evaluation of the 2000 National Orchestra Week
Reaching Out	Jennifer Goodwin	May 1999	Out of print	Report of the 1999 ABO Conference in Belfast
National Orchestra Week	Kieran Cooper	June 1999	Free	An evaluation of the 1999 National Orchestra Week
Shaping the Future	Jo Shapcott	May 1998	Out of print	Report of the 1998 ABO Conference in Nottingham
National Orchestra Week	Jennifer Goodwin	June 1998	Free	An evaluation of the ABO's first National Orchestra Week
The Missing Rungs	Alex Knight	1998	Out of print	Report of the third ABO development programme for general management
Opening Doors	Alex Knight	1998	Out of print	Report of the second national programme of professional development for education managers
Changing Times	Mary Jones	May 1996	Out of print	Report of the 1996 ABO Conference in Edinburgh
The Missing Rungs	Fiona Penny	1996	Out of print	Report of the second ABO development programme for general management
Opening Doors	Jo Shapcott	1996	Out of print	Report of the first national programme of professional development for education managers