by Kenneth Woods | Feb 11, 2019 | Nuts and bolts
It was a dark and stormy night. Really, it was. A man races through a maelstrom, his energy rapidly leaving him. Cold, soaking and exhausted, he sees a house and makes for it. He makes his way inside. As the last drop of adrenaline drains from his system, he lays down...
by Kenneth Woods | Jan 16, 2019 | A view from the podium
When John Joubert passed away this week (on January 7) at the age of ninety-one, he left behind a vast body of work, reaching to nearly 200 opus numbers, including seven operas, three Symphonies and four Concertos. If it is a source of frustration for those of us who...
by Kenneth Woods | Apr 10, 2017 | A view from the podium
John Joubert- Jane Eyre: An opera in two acts £22.00 Where does an opera really take place? Why, on the stage, I hear you say. Of course, that’s true, but not quite the truth. Der Rosenkavalier and The Magic Flute might take place on the same stage in the same...
by Kenneth Woods | Mar 28, 2017 | A view from the podium, Explore the Score
John Joubert’s musical language is original yet familiar, subtle yet direct. Firmly rooted in tonality, his harmonic vocabulary is highly sophisticated and personal, and he seems to have a particular knack for energising traditional harmonies through clashes,...
by Kenneth Woods | Dec 2, 2016 | News and Reviews
For the second year in a row, the English Symphony Orchestra and Artistic Director Kenneth Woods have received the Classical Music Magazine Premiere of the Year nod for the Midlands. Following on the 2015 selection of the premiere of Donald Fraser’s orchestration of...
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