by Kenneth Woods | Jul 13, 2006 | A view from the podium
I read an interesting and thought-provoking post this morning in the Classical Life blog which caught my eye because it was about Shostakovich, a composer whose music is very dear to me. Tim Managan, the blogger, quotes from the composer and author Paul Bowles, who in...
by Kenneth Woods | Jul 11, 2006 | A view from the podium, Music and Media
As readers may have guessed from some of my recent posts, one of my summer projects has been to get to know YouTube and to understand what it means to people in all of the creative industries. Copyright has become a more contentious point of conversation than ever...
by Kenneth Woods | Jul 11, 2006 | A view from the podium, Music and Media, Nuts and bolts
Interesting discovery today. Ligetisplit, a Chicago based blogger (I think the whole question of annonymous blogging, especially in the music world, might merit a post in the near future). He’s started uploading clips of various conductors to YouTube with his...
by Kenneth Woods | Jul 10, 2006 | A view from the podium
This was always one of my favorite songs to play as a guitarist, back in the day. Thank god for youtube. Check it...
by Kenneth Woods | Jul 9, 2006 | A view from the podium, Performing Life
Had an absolutely wonderful day with my friends in the Lancashire Chamber Orchestra. The LCO was founded as an orchestra for string teachers in the region to have an opportunity to perform string and chamber music repertoire at a very high level, and so they have a...
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