by Kenneth Woods | Jul 29, 2008 | A view from the podium
Our final full day of teaching at the 2008 RCICW was a rather epic one. We began the day with the Beethoven F minor Quartet, op 95 (the “Serioso”), with which we had started the workshop on Monday. I was altogether happier with the second session, mostly for two...
by Kenneth Woods | Jul 26, 2008 | A view from the podium
Day 5 done, the hour is late….. Today was all conducting, no talking (no seminars, that is)- three sessions with the orchestra (four musicians played all three services!). I can’t remember any other day in the last four years here during which I thought I saw so many...
by Kenneth Woods | Jul 25, 2008 | A view from the podium
I really like to blog about the conducting workshop, so the fact that I missed out yesterday is a good indication of this week’s feverish pace. Yesterday, Day 3, was all conducting- Stravinsky Octet in the morning with the Discover Program students, then the Dvorak...
by Kenneth Woods | Jul 23, 2008 | A view from the podium
Day two of the RCICW- there is still so much I want to say about my week at Round Top and last week in Pendleton, but the hour is late and so I must limit myself to thoughts about today. We began today with the Discovery Program students conducting the 1st mvt of the...
by Kenneth Woods | Jul 22, 2008 | A view from the podium
I’ve literally not had a second to sit down and do even the shortest blog post in some time, and don’t have any time now either. However, the beginning of the Rose City International Conductor’s Workshop each summer has become such an important moment in my year that...
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