by Kenneth Woods | Mar 3, 2007 | A view from the podium, Performing Life
The festival atmosphere surrounding the OES that begins on Thursday evenings comes into full flower after that first tutti rehearsal when all the musicians descend on the bar. Pendleton is somewhat limited in its choices of watering holes, and our standard outing is...
by Kenneth Woods | Mar 1, 2007 | A view from the podium, Performing Life
After 6 seasons with the band, I can attest that, for me, there is no time like Pendleton time. I always have so much to squeeze in that the days seem to fly by in a complete blur. This week is, if anything, moving faster than usual. I’m only here for a few days...
by Kenneth Woods | Mar 1, 2007 | A view from the podium
UPCOMING CONCERT Saturday, 10 March, 2007 Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham Nottingham Philharmonic Kenneth Woods, conductor So-Ock Kim, violin Glinka Overture to Russlan and Ludmilla Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 I – Allegro moderato –...
by Kenneth Woods | Mar 1, 2007 | A view from the podium
And the conductor….. I’m not the first person to try to make the case that the most prolific and dynamic moment in music history might have been the generation of composers who followed Beethoven. Most generations might give us two genius composers- Mozart and Haydn...
by Kenneth Woods | Feb 28, 2007 | A view from the podium, Performing Life
Thursday On my way to work, I finally had a chance to listen to the CD of last month’s Beethoven 6. A few years back I had one of those mind-shattering “wow” moments when I heard the Statskapelle Dresden conducted by Bernard Haitink in two concerts at the Proms....
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