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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...

Meeting the Music of Steven R. Gerber: Conductor Kenneth Woods and Arranger Adrian Williams in Interview

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...

Connections – An Unexpected Adventure

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...