by Kenneth Woods | May 30, 2007 | A view from the podium
Margaret…. How can you not love Margaret, even when she makes you crazy? A woman of so many talents, even she can’t keep track of them. Mortal enemy of deadlines everywhere. Creative and sophisticated graphic artist- she does most of our posters and brochures....
by Kenneth Woods | May 29, 2007 | A view from the podium, Favorite posts, Haydn
I think I’m falling in love…. Strangely, the object of my affection is a dead Austrian who is one of the most misunderstood figures in music history. Boring, stuffy, old fashioned, a relic from music history class, dry, academic, fussy and even quaint- he’s been...
by Kenneth Woods | May 29, 2007 | A view from the podium, Music and Media, Nuts and bolts, Performing Life
Think of the pianist and the piano….. I never thought I could be too sympathetic to instrumentalists who never have to worry about intonation.:) Deep down, most string players think pianists have it pretty easy in life, even if they do play a lot more notes than we...
by Kenneth Woods | May 28, 2007 | A view from the podium
From the Oregonian- “At 38, Woods looks like a younger, dark-haired William Hurt, only not as depressed.” Not as depressed? Not as depressed?!?!?!? Tell me who looks less depressed….?...
by Kenneth Woods | May 28, 2007 | A view from the podium, Music and Media, Performing Life
Well nothing gets your inbox hopping like having your picture on the font page of the Sunday edition of the state-wide paper. The Oregonian ran a huge feature article by their senior music critic, David Stabler, on the Oregon East Symphony’s performance of Mahler 1...
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