by Kenneth Woods | Mar 31, 2007 | A view from the podium, Music and Media
As we approach next week’s broadcast of the new Discovering Music show on the Nielsen Flute Concerto, we thought it would be nice to make available some older episodes as podcasts. The current episode is on the general topic of Impressionism. There’s a lovely...
by Kenneth Woods | Mar 30, 2007 | A view from the podium
Here’s a good luck at the OES music library (note that the shelves and the wall are horizontal!)…. Just think how long it took to mark all those...
by Kenneth Woods | Mar 29, 2007 | A view from the podium
Please, please give what you can to the OES Fire Renewal Fund. (Flames break through the office roof) Well, it’s been two weeks since the fire hit. I don’t think anyone in the organization can believe it, as none of us has been able to catch a breath during that...
by Kenneth Woods | Mar 27, 2007 | A view from the podium, Music and Media
We’d like to invite any regular readers to visit YouTube and search for Mahler. We found out today that for some bizarre reason, the number 1 search result on YouTube for Mahler is the first mvt. of Kindertotenlieder with me conducting baritone Jesus Suaste and the...
by Kenneth Woods | Mar 27, 2007 | A view from the podium
One of the recent news items on the OES fire said that “the orchestra takes pride in describing itself as “the most remotely situated full symphony orchestra on the planet.”” Actually, that nickname is just the legacy of a long-forgotten...
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