by Kenneth Woods | Jun 12, 2011 | A view from the podium
It’s Brahms 1 week here at Vftp, and to bring in some fresh perspective, I thought I would get some thoughts on the work from another Brahmsian, my friend, the American conductor, Jonathan Pasternack. Jonathan and I met when we were both based in Oregon- he as...
by Kenneth Woods | Jun 11, 2011 | Mahler, News and Reviews
From the June 10, 2011 Nottingham Post Orchestra Of The Swan/Soloists: Mahler Lieder Contralto Emma Curtis displays ardour in Mahler’s hour-long Song Of The Earth, with Brennen Guillory in the role of tipsy tenor. This setting of poems from the Chinese...
by Kenneth Woods | Jun 8, 2011 | A view from the podium
Today is June 8th, 2011. It is the 201st birthday of the great Bobby Schumann: author, pianist, publisher, public intellectual, beer drinker, and one of the greatest composers who ever lived. Discovering and exploring the music of Robert Schumann has been one of the...
by Kenneth Woods | Jun 8, 2011 | A view from the podium
A couple of weeks ago my colleagues in Ensemble Epomeo (Caroline Chin and David Yang) and I were doing a quick sound check before a children’s concert at the Two Rivers Festival. Our young peoples’ concerts are one aspect of the group I enjoy the most. David Yang,...
by Kenneth Woods | Jun 8, 2011 | Music and Media, News and Reviews
I had a nice chat a month or so ago with Jeremy Pound, deputy editor of BBC Music Magazine about what I’ve been listening to with particular interest of late. The results of that chat form part of the “Music To My Ears” feature in the July...
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