by Kenneth Woods | Sep 21, 2006 | A view from the podium
From A.C Douglas at Sounds and Fury, a great discussion of the CBC’s coverage of Wagner’s Ring Cycle. My post of the day: “One might argue that Canada’s state-funded way of doing such things is inimical to our market-driven, private-capital...
by Kenneth Woods | Sep 20, 2006 | A view from the podium, News and Reviews
Concert Announcement Surrey Mozart Players Kenneth Woods, Music Director Saturday, September 30 7:30 PMElectric Theatre, Guildford Sibelius- Varsang (Spring Song) Nielsen- Flute Concerto Katherine Baker, flute Sibelius Symphony No. 3 in C Major, op 52 Ken...
by Kenneth Woods | Sep 20, 2006 | A view from the podium
“1907… During the next decade many composers would hear a voice summoning them to a leaner life. Sibelius heard it sooner.” Michael Steinberg c. 2006 Kenneth...
by Kenneth Woods | Sep 18, 2006 | A view from the podium
This just in, as a follow up to my post and that of Alex Ross on Mahler’s salary as conductor of the New York Philharmonic— “In reply …, the salary proposed to Mahler by the Guarantors’ Committee of the New York Philharmonic in February-March 1911 for 80 to 90...
by Kenneth Woods | Sep 17, 2006 | A view from the podium
I was very happy to read this article on Copland by Ivan Hewitt in the Telegraph this week. To say that American music has become less popular in the last few years in is something of an understatement, although I find that once in the concert hall, audiences respond...
by Kenneth Woods | Sep 16, 2006 | A view from the podium, Mahler
For those of you who read and followed the original Mahler Journey thread on this blog, which chronicled the Oregon East Symphony’s 20th Anniversary performance of Mahler’s Symphony No. 2- The 21st Season of the Oregon East Symphony and Chorale will conclude on May...
by Kenneth Woods | Sep 15, 2006 | A view from the podium, Music and Media
Here’s my way of making up for posting the Jack Black video yesterday. The Concertgebouw has a wonderful collection of concert footage and documentaries available on-demand for free at their website. Haitink, Chailly, Jansons, van Beinum and...
by Kenneth Woods | Sep 15, 2006 | A view from the podium, Performing Life
From a violinist friend- a professor at a medium-sized music school in Canada who organized a beginning-of-year chamber concert to open the season at her university (for which she received no extra pay whatsoever). “Ken–I did get your message today, I have been...
by Kenneth Woods | Sep 14, 2006 | A view from the podium, Music and Media
I’m actually not a fan of commercials that make classical music out to be a joke, but this is for a very good cause…. ...
by Kenneth Woods | Sep 14, 2006 | A view from the podium, Favorite posts, Music and Media
Every time I go to Portland, Oregon I learn something about music. One of my oldest friends, who I stay with when I’m there, is a recording engineer and producer. Since I walked away from rock n’ roll in 1991 when my last band broke up, I’ve largely stopped listening...
by Kenneth Woods | Sep 13, 2006 | A view from the podium, Music and Media
From Alex Ross of the New Yorker on conductor salaries past and present- “Eyebrows have been raised over recent reports that James Levine receives a salary of $1.6 from the Boston Symphony and $1.9 million from the Met, and that Lorin Maazel gets $2.6...
by Kenneth Woods | Sep 12, 2006 | A view from the podium
“Life is like a sewer. What you get out of it depends on what you put in to it.” Tom Lehrer,...
by Kenneth Woods | Sep 11, 2006 | A view from the podium, Music and Media
From the Well-Tempered Blog- Saturday, September 09, 2006 Performance Today Gets A New Home This really sad in way. I’m glad Minn. Public Radio will take on “Performance Today”, the large context is pretty depressing.”National Public...
by Kenneth Woods | Sep 10, 2006 | A view from the podium, Mahler, Nuts and bolts
I was please to see that Patrick Smith at the Penitent Wagnerite picked up on my thread about Mahler scores as conducting lessons with this pseudo-rebuttal. I’m not sure, however, that he and I are really talking about the same thing, as I’m not at all concerned with...
by Kenneth Woods | Sep 10, 2006 | A view from the podium, Nuts and bolts
Thoughts on Shostakovich and interpretation from his collaborator and compatriot, Kyrill Kondrashin- The Interior Shostakovich Statement by Kyrill Kondrashin read at a symposium held at Bucknell University, New York 9th September 1980 Translated by Antonina W....
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