by Kenneth Woods | Oct 20, 2006 | A view from the podium
Just a quick reminder that I’ll be performing tomorrow, October 21st, with the Nottingham Philharmonic at the Albert Hall in Nottingham. I’ve heard from quite a few of you around the Nottingham area who’ve found out about the blog from the NPO website or their press...
by Kenneth Woods | Oct 20, 2006 | A view from the podium
I was just writing this morning in another venue about the rewards of learning to love music you hate. I believe any great work of art has to have aspects which get under our skin, which frustrate us, which piss us off. That’s part of the difference between...
by Kenneth Woods | Oct 19, 2006 | A view from the podium, Favorite posts, Music and Media
I’ve been a bit surprised to find how totally polarizing the whole electroacoustic issue has been- it’s been more controversial than anything I’ve dealt with before. I have to admit I spent much of last weekend wishing I’d never thought of posting on...
by Kenneth Woods | Oct 18, 2006 | A view from the podium
Is it possible for a piece of music to be so effective that you can no longer tell that it is a great piece of music?Sounds like a contradiction in terms? Perhaps you might remember Ravel’s comment about Bolero: “I have only written one masterpiece, and unfortunately,...
by Kenneth Woods | Oct 17, 2006 | A view from the podium, News and Reviews
Upcoming Concert Nottingham Philharmonic Orchestra Kenneth Woods, guest conductor Daniel de Borah, pianist 7:30 Saturday, Oct 21st, 2006 Albert Hall, Notthingham Sibelius- Symphony No. 5, Finlandia, Prokofiev- Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Grieg- Wedding Day at...
by Kenneth Woods | Oct 14, 2006 | A view from the podium
It’s a busy day for me here in Pendleton, with a rehearsal and concert to get through, but I want to take a few lines to clarify what I said about classical music as acoustic music. Robert Gable at Aworks is quite right to point out that there are certainly important...
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