by Kenneth Woods | Mar 1, 2009 | A view from the podium
It’s the morning of our Mahler 5 concert, and, predictably, I’ve been too busy to blog for the last few days as we’ve been putting the program together. We had a good dress rehearsal last night, and I think we’re in good shape for the performance. It’s always...
by Kenneth Woods | Feb 27, 2009 | A view from the podium
Hi everyone- My chat about Mahler 5 and all things OES with Oregon Public Broadcasting’s Morning Edition host Geoff Norcross is going to be broadcast tomorrow, Friday the 27th of February, at 6:51 Pacific time. Be sure to dial in to your local OPB affiliate or...
by Kenneth Woods | Feb 26, 2009 | A view from the podium
Last weekend Suzanne and I learned of the passing of a wonderful friend and musician, the bassist Kenneth Harper, who had been fighting a heroic battle with cancer for some time. Ken was only 45- the loving father of a beautiful son, Bennett, and husband of one of my...
by Kenneth Woods | Feb 26, 2009 | A view from the podium
I just finished a brief interview with Geoff Norcross, the host of OPB’s Morning edition which will run on Friday this week. I’ll post exact broadcast and webcast details tomorrow. As often happens, I feel like I have more to say after the interview than during it...
by Kenneth Woods | Feb 24, 2009 | A view from the podium, Favorite posts, Performing Life
Every community has its plusses and minuses, and Pendleton is no exception. Some of its strengths would be surprising were they not relatively well known- ie, that this town of 12,000 supports home-grown performances of Mahler symphonies. Its minuses- don’t think I’d...
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