by Kenneth Woods | Jul 25, 2008 | A view from the podium
I really like to blog about the conducting workshop, so the fact that I missed out yesterday is a good indication of this week’s feverish pace. Yesterday, Day 3, was all conducting- Stravinsky Octet in the morning with the Discover Program students, then the Dvorak...
by Kenneth Woods | Jul 23, 2008 | A view from the podium
Day two of the RCICW- there is still so much I want to say about my week at Round Top and last week in Pendleton, but the hour is late and so I must limit myself to thoughts about today. We began today with the Discovery Program students conducting the 1st mvt of the...
by Kenneth Woods | Jul 22, 2008 | A view from the podium
I’ve literally not had a second to sit down and do even the shortest blog post in some time, and don’t have any time now either. However, the beginning of the Rose City International Conductor’s Workshop each summer has become such an important moment in my year that...
by Kenneth Woods | Jul 11, 2008 | A view from the podium
I’m sorry for the lack of new content here this week- I’ve been in my hometown of Madison, Wisconsin for a few days, and there has been a lot of sentimental favorite beers and coffees that had to be consumed, as well old friends and family to visit. Musically, Madison...
by Kenneth Woods | Jul 4, 2008 | A view from the podium, Performing Life
Well, my week at Round Top has been going by much too fast. This Texas Festival Orchestra is a marvelous group, one of the best they’ve ever had here, if not the best, and I’ve enjoyed rehearsals immensely. I remember many years ago hearing Ivan Fischer, who I admire...
by Kenneth Woods | Jul 2, 2008 | A view from the podium
I’m on the ground for an all-too-short to Festival Hill at Round Top, my first visit here in several years. The food is still great, and the grounds are as beautiful- an inimitable mixture of the immaculate and the rough-and ready, with stone monuments and incredible...
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