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...
by Kenneth Woods | Oct 24, 2006 | A view from the podium, Music and Media
I want to share some interesting thoughts from Greg Sandow via email on my analogies of orchestras and organics…… “Ken, Those are really good points… I love the organic food analogy. Made me ruminate a bit, and I came up with two thoughts. 1. If the...
by Kenneth Woods | Oct 19, 2006 | A view from the podium, Favorite posts, Music and Media
I’ve been a bit surprised to find how totally polarizing the whole electroacoustic issue has been- it’s been more controversial than anything I’ve dealt with before. I have to admit I spent much of last weekend wishing I’d never thought of posting on...
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 | Sep 22, 2006 | A view from the podium, Music and Media, Performing Life
It’s been a strange week here at VFtP headquarters. I spent way too many hours on Monday (and Tues early hours) at the computer helping a colleague assemble a grant proposal for a recording project. We all know that this is the future for everyone who wants to record,...
by Kenneth Woods | Sep 15, 2006 | A view from the podium, Music and Media
Here’s my way of making up for posting the Jack Black video yesterday. The Concertgebouw has a wonderful collection of concert footage and documentaries available on-demand for free at their website. Haitink, Chailly, Jansons, van Beinum and...
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