by Kenneth Woods | Aug 3, 2008 | A view from the podium, Music and Media
Conducting schools are relatively scarce so four years ago, Kenneth Woods decided to start a workshop in Portland, where students could continue to acquire the technical and musical skill needed for a conducting career. Some aspects are easily learned, others not....
by Kenneth Woods | Jun 12, 2008 | A view from the podium, Music and Media
Courtesy of Oregon Public Broadcasting, here is a fascinating interview with long-time Steinway chief concert technician, Franz Mohr, who was also the personal piano technician to Horowitz. The program is called “A Life in Tune,” from OPB’s Think Out Loud. It’s a bit...
by Kenneth Woods | Jun 9, 2008 | A view from the podium, Music and Media
Here is a recent piece from the Western Mail, based mostly on an interview I did with them a few weeks ago. Current Arts Council of Wales guidelines only support funding commissions of new music if it is for dance. Keith Griffin, of music umbrella body Ty Cerdd,...
by Kenneth Woods | Mar 4, 2008 | A view from the podium, Music and Media
My interview with young LA music students that ran on the Classics Alive webstite has been re-run on Violinist.com here. If you missed it the first time, have a look. The kids asked some great questions....
by Kenneth Woods | Jan 14, 2008 | A view from the podium, Music and Media, News and Reviews, Performing Life
UPCOMING CONCERT- Lancashire Chamber Orchestra Sunday, January 20, 2009 7:30 PM Altrincham Grammar School for Girls Mozart- Overture to “Die Zauberflote” Beethoven- Piano Concerto no. 4 in G major Ivan Hovorum, piano Beethoven- Symphony no 5 in C minor Thoughts from...
by Kenneth Woods | Dec 31, 2007 | A view from the podium, Music and Media
I’ve written here before about the modern excesses of copyright law. Today, I came across this interesting article in the Boston Globe- it appears that legal scholars have found interesting models for the protection of intellectual property that doesn’t involve the...
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