by Kenneth Woods | May 6, 2007 | A view from the podium, News and Reviews
UPCOMING CONCERT Sunday, May 13th, 2007 3:15 PM, Vert Auditorium Pendelton, Oregon Oregon East Symphony Mahler- Symphony no. 1 We’re back. Do not mess with this orchestra. We are dangerous. Fire cannot stop us. We will take you...
by Kenneth Woods | May 4, 2007 | A view from the podium, Nuts and bolts
Quote of the week from Boise— “He has decent things to say to the orchestra, but by the time he says them, you’ve stopped caring. It’s extremely difficult to pay attention. I’m trying, but failing miserably. I sat assistant principal last...
by Kenneth Woods | May 4, 2007 | A view from the podium, Performing Life
I never worked so hard to own another physical thing. Eleven years old, and suddenly in love with rock music, I started mowing lawns with a vengeance. A week or two after my twelfth birthday, it was mine. Even two months ago, it was a guitar that nobody else would...
by Kenneth Woods | May 4, 2007 | A view from the podium, News and Reviews
Concert Review Surrey Mozart Players Electric Theatre April 28th, 2007 For the Surrey Advertiser- A visit to a Surrey Mozart Players concert brings rich rewards. It is so good to be a member of an enthusiastic capacity audience because the orchestra has, not...
by Kenneth Woods | May 3, 2007 | A view from the podium, Performing Life
I sit in Portland Airport and I’m feeling a little anxious. In less than two hours, I’ll be back in Pendleton for the first time since the OES offices burned down. I tried hard to get over a few weeks ago, but we had an illness in the family (what is it about bad...
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