by Kenneth Woods | Sep 16, 2006 | A view from the podium, Mahler
For those of you who read and followed the original Mahler Journey thread on this blog, which chronicled the Oregon East Symphony’s 20th Anniversary performance of Mahler’s Symphony No. 2- The 21st Season of the Oregon East Symphony and Chorale will conclude on May...
by Kenneth Woods | Sep 15, 2006 | A view from the podium, Music and Media
Here’s my way of making up for posting the Jack Black video yesterday. The Concertgebouw has a wonderful collection of concert footage and documentaries available on-demand for free at their website. Haitink, Chailly, Jansons, van Beinum and...
by Kenneth Woods | Sep 15, 2006 | A view from the podium, Performing Life
From a violinist friend- a professor at a medium-sized music school in Canada who organized a beginning-of-year chamber concert to open the season at her university (for which she received no extra pay whatsoever). “Ken–I did get your message today, I have been...
by Kenneth Woods | Sep 14, 2006 | A view from the podium, Music and Media
I’m actually not a fan of commercials that make classical music out to be a joke, but this is for a very good cause…. ...
by Kenneth Woods | Sep 14, 2006 | A view from the podium, Favorite posts, Music and Media
Every time I go to Portland, Oregon I learn something about music. One of my oldest friends, who I stay with when I’m there, is a recording engineer and producer. Since I walked away from rock n’ roll in 1991 when my last band broke up, I’ve largely stopped listening...
by Kenneth Woods | Sep 13, 2006 | A view from the podium, Music and Media
From Alex Ross of the New Yorker on conductor salaries past and present- “Eyebrows have been raised over recent reports that James Levine receives a salary of $1.6 from the Boston Symphony and $1.9 million from the Met, and that Lorin Maazel gets $2.6...
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