by Kenneth Woods | Jul 19, 2009 | A view from the podium
Over at the invaluable All The Conducting Masterclasses blog, it has proved popular and useful to list, where available, the participants in various conducting masterclasses. Here’s the RCICW class of 2009- we’ve got some very exciting emerging conductors...
by Kenneth Woods | Jul 19, 2009 | A view from the podium
I’m sitting in seat 4B (that’s a very nice one, as the result of a much-appreciated upgrade- I’ve decided to publicly praise the airlines any time they treat me well in hopes they’ll see the value in doing it more often. This is a very musical flight- at least one...
by Kenneth Woods | Jul 19, 2009 | A view from the podium
Listed below are all the day-by-day blog posts reflecting my thoughts and reactions during the Rose City International Conductor’s Wokrshop since 2006. We’ll endeavor to keep this up to date as new posts are added this year. If alumni have their own...
by Kenneth Woods | Jul 18, 2009 | A view from the podium
Walter Cronkite died today at the age of 92. He was preceded in death by journalism. c. 2009 Kenneth...
by Kenneth Woods | Jul 17, 2009 | A view from the podium, Haydn
There are some things I just don’t like to see in print. In the realm of music, I do not like to see a reference to Haydn which includes any of the following terms- “charming” or “delightful” or “innocent” or “jolly” case study follows- I...
by Kenneth Woods | Jul 16, 2009 | A view from the podium
More much-needed coverage of the Bloch anniversary from Oregon Public Broadcasting. It’s good to see Bloch’s adopted home stepping up to the plate. Not so at many other music festivals. I’m tempted to name and shame, but I want to continue to work....
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