by Kenneth Woods | Apr 12, 2008 | A view from the podium, Nuts and bolts
It is long past time that I write a bit about music, and at the risk of boring you to tears, I thought it might be interesting to talk a bit about the private and arcane world of score study. In expectation of Sam’s arrival, I managed to keep about a month free of...
by Kenneth Woods | Apr 11, 2008 | A view from the podium
For regular readers who have been irritated and distressed at the relatively slow pace of posts this month, take heart- a proper blog post full of wonky musical nonsense is on its way. However, while reading the paper this afternoon, I came across this gem in today’s...
by Kenneth Woods | Apr 7, 2008 | A view from the podium
It is snowing in Cardiff- are we having April fools day a week late this year? I tried to keep a window of time clear this year to have time to help out with Sam after his arrival. Since I travel so much of the time, I always tend to enjoy extended interludes at home...
by Kenneth Woods | Apr 7, 2008 | A view from the podium, News and Reviews
For those of you who followed the suprising controversy surrounding my interview with composer Gordon Downie with interest, his orchestral work “forms 6: event aggregates” will be the featured work on this week’s Pre-Hear on BBC Radio 3. The show is at 9:45 PM GMT on...
by Kenneth Woods | Apr 1, 2008 | A view from the podium
I thought it would be appropriate in celebrating Gerhard’s accomplishments as both a performer and composer to cobble together a podcast showcasing some of his recordings. This is by no means a comprehensive selection, but more of a grab bag of some of my favourites...
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