by Kenneth Woods | Sep 11, 2007 | A view from the podium
Critical Praise “The true stars of the evening followed intermission. Kenneth Woods was confident on the podium, clear and economical in his gestures and knew when to actively lead and when to allow his players freedom to phrase. He delivered a Strauss...
by Kenneth Woods | Sep 11, 2007 | A view from the podium
Concert Calendar April 18, 2009 Oregon East Symphony Beethoven- Symphony no. 2 in D major Mozart- Requiem Esther Mae Moses- soprano, Emily Muller Calendar- mezzo, Nick Fichter- tenor, Steve Muller- bass May 9-16 2009 Ischia Chamber Music Festival Wednesday May 14,...
by Kenneth Woods | Sep 10, 2007 | A view from the podium, Performing Life
I don’t watch a lot of TV, and have gone long periods of my life without having one attached to anything other than a VHS or DVD player, but I do watch the odd cooking show when I’m chilling out. In spite of my initial misgivings about the sanity of anyone who would...
by Kenneth Woods | Sep 6, 2007 | A view from the podium
Well, summer is officially over, as I am officially back in rehearsals beginning tomorrow. It’s been some weeks since I’ve been on the podium- my last major concert was Bruckner 4 on June 30, and then the OES Camp Honors Orchestra in late July. I’ve not conducted in...
by Kenneth Woods | Sep 5, 2007 | A view from the podium
One of the nice things about having done a fair bit of teaching is hearing what your former students are doing, and this morning I had an update on one of my cello students from my days teaching at Eastern Oregon University. Jacie was already a prize-winning fiddler...
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