by Kenneth Woods | Feb 8, 2008 | A view from the podium
From my friend Michael Steinberg, eminent musicologist, after his first night out with the Oregon East Symphony (if you know Michael’s inimitable way of speaking, it is even funnier)… “This orchestra drinks like…. a German...
by Kenneth Woods | Feb 7, 2008 | A view from the podium
When it works best, the interaction between a conductor and soloist is a true collaboration, but it takes great trust and a real feeling of being on the same wavelength for both parties to work at their best together. I don’t think it’s any surprise that some of my...
by Kenneth Woods | Feb 1, 2008 | A view from the podium
The question was a hanging curveball to my colleague, a cello soloist and professor…. “So what are you planning to do with your sabbatical?” “I am going to conquer the world, one retirement home concert at a...
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