by Kenneth Woods | Jan 3, 2021 | News and Reviews
KENNETH WOODS NAMED 2020 MEAD WITTER SCHOOL OF MUSIC DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI American conductor Kenneth Woods has been selected as recipient of the 2020 UW-Madison Mead Witter School of Music Distinguished Alumni Award. Woods was nominated for the award by James Smith,...
by Kenneth Woods | Dec 23, 2020 | A view from the podium, News and Reviews
A perceptive response to Matthew Taylor’s two most recent symphonies and his stunning Romanza for String from Paul Conway in the latest edition of Musical Opinion. Matthew Taylor – Symphonies 4 and 5, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, English...
by Kenneth Woods | Oct 30, 2020 | A view from the podium
I pity pianists and I pity singers. The rest of us have the luxury of choosing the instrument which best allows us to express ourselves. I found my cello, a somewhat motley Italian instrument made in the 1600’s but with a ‘modern’ (ie 100-year-old) top in 1991. Within...
by Kenneth Woods | Oct 28, 2020 | Mahler, Mahler- Performer's Perspective
This article (from 2016, but circulating this week online) is simply not on. The Neurotic Genius – Inside Mahler’s Mind by Alicia Watson Not at all. The author (a therapist) says “”neurotic” has been clinically retired,” and I wish she...
by Kenneth Woods | Oct 12, 2020 | A view from the podium, Explore the Score
I’m excited to share my thoughts on the Fourth and Fifth Symphonies of Matthew Taylor. His Fifth Symphony was written as part of the English Symphony Orchestra’s 21st Century Project, and premiered by the orchestra in Cadogan Hall in June, 2019. His Fourth...
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