by Kenneth Woods | Oct 27, 2006 | A view from the podium
There are few new audio items spread around my website, including the mock mini metal-opera “Mr. Potatohead” and the Berio Serenata for Flute and 14 Instruments. I can’t imagine anyone has ever put those two works in the same sentence before....
by Kenneth Woods | Oct 27, 2006 | A view from the podium, News and Reviews
Concert Announcements Sunday, November 5th, 2006 3:15 PM Vert Auditorium Pendleton Oregon Oregon East Symphony Oregon East Symphony Preparatory Orchestra Program- Mendelssohn- Overture “Die Schone Melusine” Mozart- Violin Concerto No. 4 in D Major, Mvt I ...
by Kenneth Woods | Oct 27, 2006 | A view from the podium, Performing Life
I’m happy to call your attention to a new blog, My Second Act, especially as the author had the good sense to use one of their first posts to call attention to my post on Mendelssohn- Felix Rocks. The Balance of All Things Just as nature is said to abhor a...
by Kenneth Woods | Oct 25, 2006 | A view from the podium
“To be truly contemporary we must use the best of the past to influence the present, not mindlessly disregard it.” Horn player Julian Baker, principal Royal Opera at Covent Garden...
by Kenneth Woods | Oct 24, 2006 | A view from the podium, Music and Media, Nuts and bolts
Sticking with the idea of “organic” music, here is a link to the website of the New Queen’s Hall Orchestra in London. I’ve had the great pleasure of getting to know their playing in concert and they are definitely on to something. Their tale is both inspiring and...
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