by Kenneth Woods | Mar 6, 2008 | A view from the podium
In part two, we turn our attention to the other works on this week’s program, and Downie’s attitude to programming. KW: Xenakis was a very prolific composer and Akrata is not one of his best known works. What is the specific interest of this piece for...
by Kenneth Woods | Mar 5, 2008 | A view from the podium
Composer Gordon Downie is the founder and Artistic Director of the Contemporary Music Ensemble of Wales. I sat down with Gordon this week and asked him to talk a bit about his music and this week’s CMEW program. Typically, our discussion went far beyond the scope of a...
by Kenneth Woods | Mar 5, 2008 | A view from the podium
Chill the champagne Martha! This my 500th blog post on Vftp. Just think how much I could have actually gotten done while writing the last 100 posts….....
by Kenneth Woods | Mar 4, 2008 | A view from the podium, Music and Media
My interview with young LA music students that ran on the Classics Alive webstite has been re-run on Violinist.com here. If you missed it the first time, have a look. The kids asked some great questions....
by Kenneth Woods | Mar 4, 2008 | A view from the podium, News and Reviews, Study with Ken
2008 Rose City International Conductor’s Workshop (www.rosecityworkshop.org). As we prepare for our fourth summer of great music and good company in one of the most beautiful and dynamic cities in America, we’re very excited about this season’s repertoire and our...
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