by Kenneth Woods | Mar 15, 2008 | A view from the podium
We’re on our break. Not many surprises so far, and most of the surprises are for the good. B5 is an especially hard piece to rehearse on the day of a concert, because it is very hard to “mark” it at all, especially for the strings- you often really have to go all out...
by Kenneth Woods | Mar 15, 2008 | A view from the podium
Well- I’m here, live-blogging the final concert of the Guildford Spring Music Festival. It wasn’t by any means a foregone conclusion that I would be here- Suzanne is 11 days past her due date, and looked ready to burst at any moment this morning (more worrying she...
by Kenneth Woods | Mar 15, 2008 | A view from the podium
For those of you who think that I am just picking on living composers when I stress the importance of easily readable materials (pace Kyle Gann), I thought I would pass along to Vftp readers our experience tonight with Schumann’s Genoveva Overture, which we are...
by Kenneth Woods | Mar 14, 2008 | A view from the podium
Time limits are mitigating against me writing too much this week about B5 preparations with the Surrey Mozart Players, but I am getting excited about the concert and hoping that I’m able to be there for it (more on that next week). There is good news for the...
by Kenneth Woods | Mar 13, 2008 | A view from the podium
I’m sorry not to have written sooner about my weekend with the Contemporary Music Ensemble of Wales, something I can only attribute to the combined effects of being very tired from it and very busy since it. In the end, I loved every piece on we did- it was a great...
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