by Kenneth Woods | Apr 23, 2006 | Mahler
My primary impression of the first part of the concert day is fatigue- mentally and physically, I am acutely aware of the fact that I was on the podium for many, many hours yesterday. I’m not a big fan of afternoon concerts- normally I feel like showtime is on me too...
by Kenneth Woods | Apr 22, 2006 | Mahler
Dress rehearsal finally starts with plain old rehearsing. Humbled by yesterday’s difficulties with the third movement, we start with a few minutes on that first. We spent some considerable time on it in each of the sectionals, but we need to integrate the percussion...
by Kenneth Woods | Apr 22, 2006 | Mahler
Miles Davis said it best- that “writing about music is like dancing about architecture, and as the Mahler Journey enters its last 24 hours, I find it harder and harder to write anything meaningful.We had only the shortest of breaks between the string sectional...
by Kenneth Woods | Apr 22, 2006 | Mahler
Orchestras not stopping when the conductor has stopped. Posted at the request of musicians of the Oregon East...
by Kenneth Woods | Apr 22, 2006 | Mahler
As always, the morning begins with coffee. The Northwest is an area that takes beverages seriously- we have some of the best wine, beer and coffee in the world, and we’re very lucky in Pendleton to have a fantastic local coffee roaster. I’m very lucky that that coffee...
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