by Kenneth Woods | Jan 2, 2018 | A future for music
If nothing else, 2017 tested one’s ability to live by rule that one doesn’t speak about politics or religion in polite company. I’ve struggled to come up with some New Year’s thoughts this year because, frankly, it feels a little absurd to be talking about...
by Kenneth Woods | Jan 2, 2018 | A view from the podium
“What an astonishing year for British symphonies on disc… Philip Sawyers‘s classically structured Third, however, out-compels its rivals in sweep, scope and and the ESO’s gripping performance” Congrats to April Fredrick, soprano, and producer Simon Fox-Gal, but...
by Kenneth Woods | Jan 2, 2018 | A view from the podium
Filmed between recording sessions for Ken’s latest Nimbus CD, Ken and producer Phil Rowlands talk about his new orchestration of Brahms’ largest chamber music work. ...
by Kenneth Woods | Nov 7, 2017 | News and Reviews
A nice piece in the current issue of Classical Music Magazine about the English Symphony Orchestra’s 21st Century Symphony Project. Click here to subscribe. Click here to purchase Philip Sawyers’ Third Symphony on CD Check it out on Spotify...
by Kenneth Woods | Oct 3, 2017 | Bobby and Hans
It’s exactly 30 years today since the death of Hans Gál. In his early career, he was one of the compositional stars of his generation, his music heard in leading concert halls and opera houses across Europe. First banned by the Nazi’s in 1933, he escaped...
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