by Kenneth Woods | Feb 16, 2007 | A view from the podium, News and Reviews
Upcoming Concert Oregon East Symphony Saturday, February 24th, 2007 7:30 PM, Vert Auditorium 150th Birthday Bash for Edward Elgar Jason Thornton, guest conductor Elgar- Cockaigne Overture (In London Town) Elgar- Cello Concerto in E minor Faure- Elegie (in memoriam)...
by Kenneth Woods | Feb 15, 2007 | A view from the podium
I’ve added a new site to the list of composer’s links, that of Joel Hoffman. If you don’t know his music, or that of any of the composers listed, take some time to explore. There’s so much fantastic stuff being written right now....
by Kenneth Woods | Feb 15, 2007 | A view from the podium, Performing Life
Absolutely tragic news from Portland. The more hours go by since I found out, the less I can get my head around it. I worked intensively with Angela on one project, which I’ll write about when my head has cleared. She was supposed to outlive us all and end up as...
by Kenneth Woods | Feb 15, 2007 | A view from the podium
Any piece of music worth performing is worth performing uncut. Any musician perceptive enough to deserve to perform a piece worth performing will know that it is worth performing uncut. Put the scissors down…....
by Kenneth Woods | Feb 14, 2007 | A view from the podium, Nuts and bolts
Real insights tend to be so simple and so blindingly obvious once they’re found…. Elgar Enigma Variations, Variation 2…. A nasty, highly chromatic little perpetual motion study. Hardest movement in the piece….. I’ve played it and conducted it many times, and covered...
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