A long march to the starting line

by | Oct 10, 2008 | A view from the podium

Friday Schedule- 10AM Rehearse Schubert and Tchaikovsky with Suzanne, Adam, David and Parry 12 Noon Rehearse Beethoven op 18 no 1 with Adam, Suzanne and David 1 PM Lunch 2 PM Meet with Christina to finalize press release announcing my departure 3-5 PM String Sectional...

Big news and big noise

by | Oct 10, 2008 | A view from the podium

7:05 and it is time to begin. Starting rehearsals at 7:05 has been a masterstroke of planning for us, as it has cut down late arrivals enormously, but finishing at 9:35 has been more problematic. Funny that the very musician who always remembers they have that extra...

A busy and fateful day with the OES

by | Oct 9, 2008 | A view from the podium

Acknowledging the dichotomy between real time and blog time, I’ll begin by admitting I’m back in Cardiff after all the excitement and brouhaha of the week in Pendleton, but rather than starting with the end, or even cutting to the chase with thoughts about my...

Oregon East Symphony Press Release-

by | Oct 4, 2008 | A view from the podium

October 3, 2008 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Pendleton – The Oregon East Symphony regrets to announce that Kenneth Woods, will be stepping down as the orchestra’s Conductor and Music Director at the end of this season. Woods made his announcement at a Board of Directors...

Rare pieces and bad publishers….

by | Oct 1, 2008 | A view from the podium

I’m sorry that this blog has been so quiet of late. It turns out there is such a thing as “too busy,” something that I always thought of as more of a state of mind than a state of reality…. It is a quirk of this time of year that not only do I have a lot of concerts...