by Kenneth Woods | Aug 30, 2006 | A view from the podium
The software that runs this whole blog/website business allows me to find out what search engines people used to reach my site, and what their search phrases were. Not surprisingly, most searches are things like “Kenneth Woods, conductor” or “conductor blog woods.” ...
by Kenneth Woods | Aug 30, 2006 | A view from the podium, Performing Life
Day three of KCYO, and I’m well knackered. At this point, I can report the orchestra is getting better, even getting fantastic in places. I can also report my wasp sting seems to be getting worse- the giant red welt that I didn’t get on Monday has appeared today, and...
by Kenneth Woods | Aug 29, 2006 | A view from the podium, Performing Life
This is my second visit to the Kent County Youth Orchestra. I was here in the spring of 2005 and did a huge program with them- Shostakovich Tenth Symphony, Tchaikovsky’s Francesca da Rimini and the Liadov Eight Russian Folks Songs. I’ve been looking forward to seeing...
by Kenneth Woods | Aug 27, 2006 | A view from the podium, Performing Life
Here’s an important piece from Steven Isserlis on the ever-worsening travel situation for musicians in and out of Britain. Let me state this clearly- these new rules have nothing to do with safety. I’ve been through several worst case scenarios with...
by Kenneth Woods | Aug 26, 2006 | A view from the podium
A new review of the recently-release chamber music CD “Fortune Has Turned,” which is a collection of chamber works by American composer Chris Lastovica. We recorded my parts in one night about 5 years ago in Cincinnati- my contribution was really...
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