by Kenneth Woods | Nov 29, 2006 | A view from the podium, Favorite posts, Nuts and bolts
One of my first “official” conducting teachers told us all that “conductors study scores for a living. Actual conducting is just something you get to do for fun as a reward for the studying.” It’s a point of view I took to heart and have often repeated to both...
by Kenneth Woods | Nov 28, 2006 | A view from the podium
So this is where I went to work over the weekend- Pretty sweet gig, eh???? These photos are of the interior quadrangle of the University of Glasgow, home of the Kelvin Ensemble. (Of course, speculation is wide-spread in Pendleton that I am only posting pictures...
by Kenneth Woods | Nov 24, 2006 | A view from the podium, News and Reviews
UPCOMING CONCERT Kelvin Ensemble, Glasgow 15th Anniversary Concert – Saturday 2nd December 2006, 7.30pm – Bute Hall, University of Glasgow Conductor: Kenneth Woods Soloist: Veronika Toth (viola) Tommy Fowler – 15th Anniversary Commission “Repezzatura...
by Kenneth Woods | Nov 23, 2006 | A view from the podium, Explore the Score
Dvorak 8 was the first score I ever went out and bought and subsequently tried to analyze. We had played the work in my youth orchestra under the guidance of James Smith, a truly great musician and orchestral trainer. I’d always been interested in conducting,...
by Kenneth Woods | Nov 21, 2006 | A view from the podium
This Saturday, the Surrey Mozart Players and I had the privilege of being one of the first orchestras to perform in the nearly brand-new Menuhin Hall, a beautiful 300-seat concert hall that just opened its doors in January. It’s always nice to test drive a car you...
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