by Kenneth Woods | May 21, 2007 | A view from the podium, Haydn, News and Reviews
BBC Radio 3 is re-running my performance of the Haydn and Telemann trumpet concerti with Philippe Schartz and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales this Sunday, May 27th, at 5 PM on Discovering Music. The Haydn Trumpet Concerto on one rehearsal may not be one of those...
by Kenneth Woods | May 19, 2007 | A view from the podium
There are many reasons we don’t do reviews here at Vftp…. First and foremost, there’s the whole pot/kettle or glass houses issue. Second, I don’t want to write a glowing assessment of one conductor only to run into an old mentor or friend who then asks me why I...
by Kenneth Woods | May 18, 2007 | A view from the podium, Nuts and bolts
Charles Noble has a very interesting post on conductors and conducting- specifically, it is a list of ten things conductors would be wise to keep in mind when they get in front of an orchestra, which includes this week’s Quote of the Week- “…this is not the time to...
by Kenneth Woods | May 17, 2007 | A view from the podium, Mahler, Performing Life
I’ve had a couple of friendly nags for a report on my last trip to Pendleton to conduct Mahler 1 with the OES. What do you say about a 10 day trip with 16 rehearsals and 6 concerts with two different orchestras rehearsing or performing in 8 different venues? What do...
by Kenneth Woods | May 17, 2007 | A view from the podium, News and Reviews
My recent broadcast of the Nielsen Flute Concerto with Sharon Bezaly and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales for Discovering Music on Radio 3 has now been made available in the Discovering Music Archive (RealPlayer required) for anyone wanting to hear it again....
by Kenneth Woods | May 16, 2007 | A view from the podium
As of last Thursday, the cat is officially out of the bag. For those of you who don’t read the East Oregonian, I can report that big changes are on the way for the Oregon East Symphony and downtown Pendleton, Oregon. Last week, the OES reached an agreement with...
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