by Kenneth Woods | Feb 8, 2008 | A view from the podium
From my friend Michael Steinberg, eminent musicologist, after his first night out with the Oregon East Symphony (if you know Michael’s inimitable way of speaking, it is even funnier)… “This orchestra drinks like…. a German...
by Kenneth Woods | Feb 7, 2008 | A view from the podium
When it works best, the interaction between a conductor and soloist is a true collaboration, but it takes great trust and a real feeling of being on the same wavelength for both parties to work at their best together. I don’t think it’s any surprise that some of my...
by Kenneth Woods | Feb 1, 2008 | A view from the podium
The question was a hanging curveball to my colleague, a cello soloist and professor…. “So what are you planning to do with your sabbatical?” “I am going to conquer the world, one retirement home concert at a...
by Kenneth Woods | Jan 31, 2008 | A view from the podium
I was driving Jorja Fleezanis and Michael Steinberg back to their hotel after our first meal upon their arrival when we got stuck at a railroad crossing. While I was chatting away to Jorja about trains as part of the rhythms of small town life, Michael was relatively...
by Kenneth Woods | Jan 30, 2008 | A view from the podium
We like a bit a of drama with our concerts here in Pendleton.Actually, that’s not true. I hate a bit of drama with our concerts here in Pendleton. It’s just that there always seems to be a disproportionate amount of drama every time I alight here. Since a major winter...
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