by Kenneth Woods | Jun 29, 2013 | A view from the podium, Not quite the news, Satire
A tale of two upbeats, a tale of two orchestras A lot can be communicated non-verbally in rehearsal. Once upon a time, at the first rehearsal for a concerto….. Subject: Request for tempo Dear Maestro Woods Thank you for your upbeat. It has been brought to our...
by Kenneth Woods | Jun 24, 2013 | A view from the podium
A somewhat belated notification of a lovely review from last July of Bobby and Hans vol 2, which was a featured new release at WCLV at the time . Read the original here. Hans Gál Symphony No. 4 & Robert Schumann Symphony No. 2— Orchestra of the...
by Kenneth Woods | Jun 21, 2013 | A view from the podium
When I was young and discovered a new piece of music that really blew me away, the urge to tell a friend about it was sometimes overpowering. It wasn’t a feeling unique to classical music, and in my formative years, these moments came with thrilling regularity. Of...
by Kenneth Woods | Jun 17, 2013 | A view from the podium, Headlines, News and Reviews
A review from Rob Cowan for the Gramola release “Lost Generation” from the July, 2013 issue...
by Kenneth Woods | Jun 16, 2013 | A view from the podium
A review of the Scotia Winds performance of Berg’s Kammerkonzert with soloists Robert Uchida and Simon Docking and Mozart’s Gran Partita. Read the original here. Ensembles blow sweetly in wind June 5, 2013 – 5:14pm STEPHEN PEDERSEN Wind ensemble...
by Kenneth Woods | Jun 15, 2013 | A view from the podium
An incredible day of music making yesterday with my wonderful colleagues in the Orchestra of the Swan. In many places and with many fine orchestras, doing such a profound, difficult and ambitious program on such a tight rehearsal schedule would have been simply...
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