by Kenneth Woods | Oct 27, 2006 | A view from the podium, Performing Life
I’m happy to call your attention to a new blog, My Second Act, especially as the author had the good sense to use one of their first posts to call attention to my post on Mendelssohn- Felix Rocks. The Balance of All Things Just as nature is said to abhor a...
by Kenneth Woods | Oct 25, 2006 | A view from the podium
“To be truly contemporary we must use the best of the past to influence the present, not mindlessly disregard it.” Horn player Julian Baker, principal Royal Opera at Covent Garden...
by Kenneth Woods | Oct 24, 2006 | A view from the podium, Music and Media, Nuts and bolts
Sticking with the idea of “organic” music, here is a link to the website of the New Queen’s Hall Orchestra in London. I’ve had the great pleasure of getting to know their playing in concert and they are definitely on to something. Their tale is both inspiring and...
by Kenneth Woods | Oct 24, 2006 | A view from the podium, Music and Media
I want to share some interesting thoughts from Greg Sandow via email on my analogies of orchestras and organics…… “Ken, Those are really good points… I love the organic food analogy. Made me ruminate a bit, and I came up with two thoughts. 1. If the...
by Kenneth Woods | Oct 22, 2006 | A view from the podium
This just in- Christoph Eschenbach has resigned as Music Director of the Philadelphia Orchestra and will be concluding his tenure at the end of the 2007-8 season. More thoughts to follow. UPDATE- This from Adam Shatzman suggests that Eschenbach has goten a raw deal...
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