by Kenneth Woods | Oct 18, 2006 | A view from the podium
Is it possible for a piece of music to be so effective that you can no longer tell that it is a great piece of music?Sounds like a contradiction in terms? Perhaps you might remember Ravel’s comment about Bolero: “I have only written one masterpiece, and unfortunately,...
by Kenneth Woods | Oct 17, 2006 | A view from the podium, News and Reviews
Upcoming Concert Nottingham Philharmonic Orchestra Kenneth Woods, guest conductor Daniel de Borah, pianist 7:30 Saturday, Oct 21st, 2006 Albert Hall, Notthingham Sibelius- Symphony No. 5, Finlandia, Prokofiev- Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Grieg- Wedding Day at...
by Kenneth Woods | Oct 14, 2006 | A view from the podium
It’s a busy day for me here in Pendleton, with a rehearsal and concert to get through, but I want to take a few lines to clarify what I said about classical music as acoustic music. Robert Gable at Aworks is quite right to point out that there are certainly important...
by Kenneth Woods | Oct 13, 2006 | A view from the podium, Music and Media
I would like to call your attention to a post from A.C Douglas at Sounds and Fury. I think this is part ofa very, very important question, and we’d be smart to think through the wisdom of the path towards a multimedia concert experience before it becomes an...
by Kenneth Woods | Oct 10, 2006 | A view from the podium, Performing Life
I’ve had a few email requests for a post-mortem on my concert/recording project for Discovering Music with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales last week. It’s nice to know readers are paying attention, and it was a project that left me with a lot to think about. It’s...
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