by Kenneth Woods | Jun 14, 2009 | A view from the podium, Nuts and bolts
For nearly 130 years, there has been only one choice of edition of the final version of Schumann 4- the “Collected Works” edition of 1882, prepared by Clara Schumann, long available in a variety of reprint editions. The score is part of a Dover publication of all four...
by Kenneth Woods | Jun 10, 2009 | A view from the podium, Mahler, Nuts and bolts, Performing Life
I have to say that, exhausted as I was coming to rehearsal from Heathrow after my flight back from Boston, I could hardly hide my glee as the SMP and I read the first movement of Schumann 4 on Monday night. It went so well, I almost complimented them, but that’s bad...
by Kenneth Woods | Jun 9, 2009 | A view from the podium, Mahler, Nuts and bolts
Surrey Mozart Players Saturday, June 13 2009 Holy Trinity Church Guildford Beethoven- Leonore Overture no. 2 Ginasterra- Harp Concerto Victoria Davies, harp Schumann- Symphony no. 4 in D minor (final version) What can I say- citizens of Guildford, get off your butts...
by Kenneth Woods | Jun 7, 2009 | A future for music, A view from the podium, Music and Media, Nuts and bolts, Performing Life
It is a fact of life that most organizations think of programming largely in terms of marketing. While almost all musical organizations have some desire to do interesting things, there is always a certain amount of pressure to focus on “getting an audience,” which...
by Kenneth Woods | Jun 5, 2009 | A view from the podium, Performing Life
Well, I’m on my way back to Philly after a busy two days in New York with Ensemble Epomeo. We enjoyed our chat with Carl at WKCR- it was fun but challenging in the studio. They have a larger space for recording ensembles, but had we been in there, it would have been...
by Kenneth Woods | Jun 2, 2009 | A view from the podium
The concept is an ancient one- even in the Ice Age, bear pelt wearing maestri who conducted with mammoth teeth were instructed to talk little, stop rarely and let the other cave men play their saber tooth flutes in rehearsal. However, it was my friend, bassoonist...
by Kenneth Woods | Jun 1, 2009 | A view from the podium, Haydn, Music and Media
Few are more aware of the difficulties of selling Haydn than Franz Patay, an organizer of festivities marking the bicentenary. View post “If you show someone a (Haydn) bust they’ll think it’s Mozart,” says Patay, who was also involved in the...
by Kenneth Woods | May 31, 2009 | A view from the podium
We’re reaching the end of application season for the Rose City International Conductor’s Workshop this year (Discovery Program applications are due June 7, and we have 2 spaces open in Emerging Artists due to cancellations). This means I’ve just finished watching a...
by Kenneth Woods | May 28, 2009 | A view from the podium
A review of Sunday’s CSO concert from the Cheltenham Echo/Citizen by Roger Jones Kenneth Woods revealed a strong empathy for Vaughan Williams’ music in his introduction to the composer’s Fifth Symphony. He followed this up with a convincing...
by Kenneth Woods | May 25, 2009 | A view from the podium
Sunday May 24, 2009 Cheltenham Symphony Orchestra Vaughan Williams- Symphony no.5 Tchaikovsky- Variations on a Rococo Theme James Barralet, cello Schumann- Symphony no. 2 This program isn’t an obvious one- I’m not sure many people would think to put Schumann and...
by Kenneth Woods | May 24, 2009 | A view from the podium
A nice piece in today’s Newburyport Current on Ensemble Epomeo and our upcoming concert at the Newburyport Chamber Music Festival. It’s never easy getting face time with David Yang. The artistic director of the Newburyport Chamber Music Festival since its...
by Kenneth Woods | May 23, 2009 | A view from the podium
In preparation for my upcoming appearance at the Newburyport Chamber Music Festival, I did an interview with local journalist JC Lockwood. JC was particularly interested in my background in rock n roll, and my long descent in the dark groupie infested, drug crazed...
by Kenneth Woods | May 17, 2009 | A view from the podium, News and Reviews
Ensemble Epomeo Byron Wallis- violin David Yang- viola Kenneth Woods- cello Sunday, 17 May, 2009 7:30 PM Christchurch House, Rode PROGRAMME Hans Krasa (1899 –1944) Tanec (Dance) for String Trio (1944) Alan Hovaness String Trio op 201 I. Adagio II. Allegro III. Lento...
by Kenneth Woods | May 16, 2009 | A view from the podium, Performing Life
I’m back in the UK after a memorable week at the Ischia Chamber Music Festival in Italy. For me and my colleagues in Ensemble Epomeo, the focal point of the week was our concert on Thursday in the Church of Mary Magdeline in Cassamicciola. It’s a stunning church, and...
by Kenneth Woods | May 13, 2009 | A view from the podium
Wednesday, May 13, 2009 Ischia Festival Chamber Orchestra Elgar- Serenade for Strings Mozart- Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola Byron Wallis- violin, David Yang-viola We had a very good crowd for this evening’s chamber orchestra concert. In fact, concert...
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