by Kenneth Woods | Jun 10, 2009 | A view from the podium, Mahler, Nuts and bolts, Performing Life
I have to say that, exhausted as I was coming to rehearsal from Heathrow after my flight back from Boston, I could hardly hide my glee as the SMP and I read the first movement of Schumann 4 on Monday night. It went so well, I almost complimented them, but that’s bad...
by Kenneth Woods | Jun 7, 2009 | A future for music, A view from the podium, Music and Media, Nuts and bolts, Performing Life
It is a fact of life that most organizations think of programming largely in terms of marketing. While almost all musical organizations have some desire to do interesting things, there is always a certain amount of pressure to focus on “getting an audience,” which...
by Kenneth Woods | Jun 5, 2009 | A view from the podium, Performing Life
Well, I’m on my way back to Philly after a busy two days in New York with Ensemble Epomeo. We enjoyed our chat with Carl at WKCR- it was fun but challenging in the studio. They have a larger space for recording ensembles, but had we been in there, it would have been...
by Kenneth Woods | May 16, 2009 | A view from the podium, Performing Life
I’m back in the UK after a memorable week at the Ischia Chamber Music Festival in Italy. For me and my colleagues in Ensemble Epomeo, the focal point of the week was our concert on Thursday in the Church of Mary Magdeline in Cassamicciola. It’s a stunning church, and...
by Kenneth Woods | May 6, 2009 | A view from the podium, Performing Life
I’m feeling almost too busy to think this week, but I really, really wanted to share a few final thoughts on Shostakovich, Barshai and the op83a Chamber Symphony we performed in Guildford on Saturday. I’m generally very open to arrangements and transcriptions, as were...
by Kenneth Woods | Feb 24, 2009 | A view from the podium, Favorite posts, Performing Life
Every community has its plusses and minuses, and Pendleton is no exception. Some of its strengths would be surprising were they not relatively well known- ie, that this town of 12,000 supports home-grown performances of Mahler symphonies. Its minuses- don’t think I’d...
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