by Kenneth Woods | Mar 16, 2020 | A view from the podium
A question from a friend prompted a quip which amused us both enough that we thought I should share it on Facebook: Q: “So Ken, what are you going to do if everything gets shut down [for coronavirus]?” A: “Study [scores] like a m*therf@cker, and try...
by Kenneth Woods | Mar 13, 2020 | A view from the podium, Not quite the news, Satire
A new study shows that introverts worldwide are actually kind of looking forward to the progression of the COVID-19 epidemic, so long as it results in a period of prolonged “social distancing.” “Of course, I worry a lot about people becoming ill as a result of this...
by Kenneth Woods | Feb 21, 2020 | News and Reviews
Great to see another really insightful take on Christopher Gunning’s 2nd, 10th and 12th Symphonies with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales on Signum Records, this one from Richard Whitehouse at Gramophone, who call’s Gunning’s works...
by Kenneth Woods | Jan 24, 2020 | Not quite the news
This is a story which has gone un-told for too long. Every time I conduct Beethoven’s 7th Symphony, I am reminded of the viola terrorist. She was a very GREAT LADY, and the PRINCIPAL VIOLIST of the very slightly larger orchestra in the very slightly more populous town...
by Kenneth Woods | Jan 12, 2020 | rock
Like a lot of my friends and contemporaries, the death of Neil Peart, the drummer and lyricist of the band Rush, hit me hard. When I decided I wanted an electric guitar, my parents rightly decided that if it wasn’t to be a faddish thing that I lost interest in...
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