by Kenneth Woods | Oct 2, 2008 | A view from the podium
The latest audio ad for the current OES concert can be heard here. In other news- “Best Damn Redneck Orchestra in the World” T-shirts are now available. They come in all sizes, and any color you like, as long as that color is black. $15 + shipping. Email...
by Kenneth Woods | Oct 1, 2008 | A view from the podium
I’m sorry that this blog has been so quiet of late. It turns out there is such a thing as “too busy,” something that I always thought of as more of a state of mind than a state of reality…. It is a quirk of this time of year that not only do I have a lot of concerts...
by Kenneth Woods | Sep 20, 2008 | A view from the podium, Explore the Score, Favorite posts, Nuts and bolts
It’s a bit of a cliché to say that an artist bared his or her soul in a work of art. One of the few pieces I can think of for which that expression is truly apt is the Schumann Violin Concerto, which we are doing next week with the English Symphony Orchestra and...
by Kenneth Woods | Sep 19, 2008 | A view from the podium, Performing Life
7:30 AM: Sunday morning and I’m up too freakin’ early- I’ve got a short window to meet my dear old friend, the marvelous horn player Nancy B, for breakfast. I’ve got to walk to Central Park South in time for a 9 AM meetup, then David Y can pick me up at 10:30 to head...
by Kenneth Woods | Sep 17, 2008 | A view from the podium
From my sister, the conductor Cynthia Woods, explaining to a board member why it might be better in this instance to start a concert with an overture by Brahms or Wagner than one by Mozart…. Mozart is the string bikini of composers- if you can pull it off,...
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