by Kenneth Woods | Nov 5, 2022 | A view from the podium
I would like to share a few thoughts about yesterday’s Arts Council England announcement of the results of their application process for the new National Portfolio, speaking purely for myself, and not on behalf of the English Symphony Orchestra or the Elgar Festival....
by Kenneth Woods | May 3, 2022 | Mahler, Mahler- Performer's Perspective
It’s that time of year again, when we can feel the rapid approach of Colorado MahlerFest. Here are some of my thoughts about this year’s festival. The committed Mahlerians in our audience this week will already know that Mahler toyed with the idea of a...
by Kenneth Woods | Apr 3, 2022 | A view from the podium
The worst rental materials I’ve ever been sent where those the Krenek Double Concerto for Violin and Piano, part the Krenek Piano Concertos project that the English Symphony Orchestra did for Toccata Classics with the stupendous Mikhail Korzhev in 2016-17. They...
by Kenneth Woods | Mar 21, 2022 | Nuts and bolts
Feature Article by Colin Clarke A fair amount of the music of Steven R. Gerber has been covered in the Fanfare Archive, including the First Symphony and Viola Concerto (Chandos, Fanfare 24:2), and a possibly difficult to find Koch disc from over 20 years ago featuring...
by Kenneth Woods | Mar 8, 2022 | A view from the podium
Several years ago, I met a composer named Donald Fraser. Arranger Donald Fraser and conductor Kenneth Woods following the world premiere of the Piano Quintet, a 2015 Classical Music Magazine Premiere of the Year It turns out his wife Bridget was the executive...
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