by Kenneth Woods | Jul 2, 2012 | A view from the podium
It’s out! Available from Amazon.com here Available direct from Orchestra of the Swan here Listen to samples: About the disc: James Nyoraku Schlefer’s Haru no Umi Redux is a distinctive version of the famous duo Haru no Umi by koto master Michiyo Miyagi a...
by Kenneth Woods | Jun 28, 2012 | A view from the podium
“Give me success or take this desire away from me. One of the two.” There is an article from Boston Magazine currently making the rounds of various musician friends’ and colleagues’ Facebook and Twitter feeds. Called simply “The...
by Kenneth Woods | Jun 27, 2012 | A view from the podium
It was great to return to Mozart’s Symphony no. 36 last week after a long break since my last encounter with it. The last performance I was involved in was not, as they say, entirely satisfying, and sometimes the best thing for one’s relationship with a piece is to...
by Kenneth Woods | Jun 18, 2012 | A view from the podium
Hi everyone For some time now, the “categories” and “tags” here at VFTP have not been working at all. The crack technical team at Portland Internetworks are hard at work on the problem, and have got them working, but it seems they will only...
by Kenneth Woods | Jun 18, 2012 | A view from the podium
Robert Saxton’s 1992 trumpet concerto, “Psalm- A Song of Ascents” must be one of the most intense 19 minutes in music history. Sale! PSALM- CONTEMPORARY BRITISH TRUMPET CONCERTOS £12.00 Original price was: £12.00.£9.00Current price is: £9.00....
by Kenneth Woods | Jun 18, 2012 | A view from the podium
Re-blogged from the Ensemble Epomeo website ____________________________________________________________ ‘If I state that I was influenced by Schönberg, by that I wish to emphasize the fact that I am trying all the more to avoid the emptiness which is so...
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