by Kenneth Woods | Nov 5, 2022 | A view from the podium
I would like to share a few thoughts about yesterday’s Arts Council England announcement of the results of their application process for the new National Portfolio, speaking purely for myself, and not on behalf of the English Symphony Orchestra or the Elgar Festival....
by Kenneth Woods | Apr 3, 2022 | A view from the podium
The worst rental materials I’ve ever been sent where those the Krenek Double Concerto for Violin and Piano, part the Krenek Piano Concertos project that the English Symphony Orchestra did for Toccata Classics with the stupendous Mikhail Korzhev in 2016-17. They...
by Kenneth Woods | Mar 8, 2022 | A view from the podium
Several years ago, I met a composer named Donald Fraser. Arranger Donald Fraser and conductor Kenneth Woods following the world premiere of the Piano Quintet, a 2015 Classical Music Magazine Premiere of the Year It turns out his wife Bridget was the executive...
by Kenneth Woods | Jun 8, 2021 | A view from the podium
4th June 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: eso@eso.co.uk What: ESO Digital Concert – Composer Portrait: Adrian Williams When: 7:30pm GMT Friday 11th June 2021 Where: www.eso.co.uk/composerportrait-adrianwilliams ...
by Kenneth Woods | May 10, 2021 | A view from the podium
Ken speaks to the legendary David Matthews, ESO “John McCabe Composer-in-Association” 2017-9 about his orchestration of the Elgar String Quartet, the art of arranging and orchestration, Mahler and his own music. The performance of the Elgar premieres on...
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