by Kenneth Woods | Sep 29, 2007 | A view from the podium, Music and Media
By the official tally, this is my 400th post on Vftp, a milestone I can only gawk at in astonishment. Have I really wasted so much time in the last 18 months?!?!?!? The blog idea was originally suggested to me by the harpist of the OES (and founder of Harp Specturm),...
by Kenneth Woods | Sep 19, 2007 | A view from the podium, Music and Media
I’ve always enjoyed life in Wales since moving here a few years ago. Cardiff has a nice mixture of urban stuff in town with proximity to lots of natural beauty. However, my wife worries that one aspect of Welsh life poses as significant threat to my long-term health....
by Kenneth Woods | Sep 4, 2007 | A view from the podium, Music and Media
Thanks to AC Douglas for pointing out this little oddity (more here and here) about and orchestra and a conductor at each other’s throats. I hate to sound glib, but one should really not take these things too seriously. As one of my dear friends in grad school used...
by Kenneth Woods | Sep 1, 2007 | A view from the podium, Music and Media, Performing Life
I’m back at VFTP International Headquarters after a nice little vacation, which means my musical summer is officially over, and it’s back to the musical salt mines for another year of hard graft…. One thing that I enjoy about the slightly more laid-back work load of...
by Kenneth Woods | Aug 15, 2007 | A view from the podium, Music and Media
The best art show I went to last year was the exhibit “Underground Surrealism” at the Hayward Gallery on London’s South Bank. Check out the view I had last year here. Assembled and currated with care and insight it was a show that was more than merely a collection of...
by Kenneth Woods | Aug 6, 2007 | A view from the podium, Music and Media, Nuts and bolts
From the “I know I live in a glass house” file… A recently released recording of Mahler’s Second Symphony apparently comes with some rather provacative liner notes from the conductor, which have been widely quoted in the reviews. The quotes alone were enough to...
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