by Kenneth Woods | Aug 13, 2008 | A view from the podium, Haydn, Music and Media
In today’s New York Times Daniel Wakin weighs in on the Elgar-vibrato “kerfuffle” (by the way, I’m not English, I’m not a traditionalist, and I don’t object to Elgar being played without vibrato, I object to the claim that Elgar should be played without...
by Kenneth Woods | Aug 13, 2008 | A view from the podium
Interesting discussion of the Elgar brouhaha brought to my attention at Okayplayer, including this…. Sure, we go back and forth on the merits of demerits of this or that producer, Nas’ terrible choice of beats or the question of novelty vs. talent…...
by Kenneth Woods | Aug 9, 2008 | A view from the podium
On to happier thoughts. I thought it would either be rather interesting or completely, mind-crushingly dull to chart my preparation, in all it’s mundane quirkiness of a specific work or two this year. So, still moving a bit slow from the long trip to America, I’ve...
by Kenneth Woods | Aug 8, 2008 | A view from the podium
I am feeling a bit weak today, because I begin this post today knowing that it means that I will have broken my “glass house” rule two days in a row. I’m sure the karmic gods will make me pay…. I’ve been listening to the now notorious performance of Elgar 1. Safely...
by Kenneth Woods | Aug 6, 2008 | A view from the podium
The Oregon East Symphony has announced details of our 2008-9 Season, the orchestra’s 23rd, and is currently in the midst of a busy season ticket campaign. Highlights of the year to come include the return of cellist Parry Karp for a rare performance of Bloch’s epic...
by Kenneth Woods | Aug 4, 2008 | A view from the podium
One thing I really liked about yesterday’s Oregonian article on the 2008 RCICW is the masterful way David Stabler captures the complex vibe of the workshop teaching sessions- the intersection of a students abilities and limitations with the instantaneous feedback of...
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