by Kenneth Woods | Oct 17, 2015 | A view from the podium
An extraordinary rave review from senior critic Christopher Morley for Donald Fraser’s orchestration of the Elgar Piano Quintet as heard in the final concert of the 2015 Elgar Pilgrimage “Two of the most exciting events I have experienced during a reviewing...
by Kenneth Woods | Sep 10, 2015 | A view from the podium
For Immediate Release PERFORMANCES IN MALVERN, HEREFORD AND BIRMINGHAM COLLABORATION WITH ACADEMIA MUSICA CHOIR AND SINGERS FROM THREE CHOIRS FESTIVAL CHORUS WORLD PREMIERE PERFORMANCES OF NEWLY-ARRANGED ELGAR WORKS As the English Symphony...
by Kenneth Woods | Sep 9, 2015 | Nuts and bolts
Earlier this week I gave a talk on “how to rehearse” for a regional consortium of music educators. The following list formed the basis of our discussions. It’s by no means a complete or exclusive list, but we publish it here without further comment...
by Kenneth Woods | Sep 2, 2015 | A view from the podium, Not quite the news
Ex-trustfunder turned billionaire-blowhard-reality-show-junkie-cum-presidential-candidate Donald Trump waded into fraught cultural waters today with a speech in Vetterficker, Alabama during which he promised to “put an end to horn splits and fracks in my first 100...
by Kenneth Woods | Sep 1, 2015 | Nuts and bolts
NOW AVAILABLE Elgar- Piano Quintet, Sea Pictures. Orchestrated by Donald Fraser. £12.00 As many of you know, all of us at the English Symphony Orchestra are busy gearing up for our 2015 Elgar Pilgrimage from the 7th-10th of October, with concerts in some of...
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