by Kenneth Woods | May 6, 2009 | A view from the podium, Performing Life
I’m feeling almost too busy to think this week, but I really, really wanted to share a few final thoughts on Shostakovich, Barshai and the op83a Chamber Symphony we performed in Guildford on Saturday. I’m generally very open to arrangements and transcriptions, as were...
by Kenneth Woods | May 5, 2009 | A view from the podium
Hi Everyone-I’m frantically packing for Ischia (and trying to get my cello chops back after a busy few months of stick waving and not much practice), and internet access in Ischia is unpredictable. New blog posts may be scarce for a while, we’ll...
by Kenneth Woods | May 5, 2009 | A view from the podium, News and Reviews, Study with Ken
Rose City International Conductor’s Workshop Discovery Program Welcoming Composers, Instrumentalists, Vocalists, Music Librarians, Undergraduate Conductors, Amateurs, Music Educators, Scholars www.rosecityworkshop.org Priority Application Deadline June 7, 2009 We all...
by Kenneth Woods | May 3, 2009 | A view from the podium
I was reminded during the concert tonight of one of the luckier days in my life as a neophyte conductor. I was at the Round Top festival as a cellist, but had put together a group to play the 13 instrument version of Appalachian Spring. It was the second piece I’d...
by Kenneth Woods | May 2, 2009 | A view from the podium
Intermission So far so good- Ives really came together. I think it would be even better with a bigger string section- it’s very much a chamber orchestra work, but I think the end could be softer with 16 firsts than it can with 6 or 8. This is a fundamental truth that...
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