by Kenneth Woods | Jan 31, 2009 | A view from the podium
Wow- I’ve won my very own Premios Dardo award, thanks to Jen at Adventures of an Idaho Violist. I’ve been trying to get Jen in with the Oregon East Symphony for a while now, as I’d love to work with her, and I think it would be a hoot having a blogger in the orchestra...
by Kenneth Woods | Jan 28, 2009 | A view from the podium
(Apparently, doing this isn’t likely to damage the scrotum. bbc.co.uk) I couldn’t resist linking to a post on the history of the mythical condition known in medical circles as “cello scrotum,” (one I had never heard of until Kristen from Florida forwarded me...
by Kenneth Woods | Jan 28, 2009 | A view from the podium, Mahler, Nuts and bolts
A Mahler V query from the mailbag- Question for your thoughts…8 bars before rehearsal 2 in movement 1 the trombones are marked “schwer.” However, that figure isn’t marked like any other time in the movement that I see. The insane stickler for...
by Kenneth Woods | Jan 28, 2009 | A view from the podium
Great news from the New York Times today- After controlling for numerous socioeconomic and health factors, including high cholesterol and high blood pressure, the scientists found that the subjects who had reported drinking three to five cups of coffee daily were 65...
by Kenneth Woods | Jan 27, 2009 | A view from the podium, Nuts and bolts, Performing Life
I seem to have acquired a reputation somewhere along the line as a conductor who often chooses very challenging programs. (Some regular readers who I work with in various orchestras will already be laughing out loud wondering how I might begin to defend myself against...
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