by Kenneth Woods | Jul 13, 2011 | A view from the podium
Whenever I buy a new rock or jazz record, I always look in the booklet for the names of the musicians before I even bother to check the names of the songs. I like to know who I’m listening to. Perhaps this is why it has always bothered me that we don’t,...
by Kenneth Woods | Jul 13, 2011 | A view from the podium, Bobby and Hans, News and Reviews
International Record Review magazine has a great review in their July issue from critic Calum (aka Malcolm) MacDonald of the new Orchestra of the Swan recording of the Third Symphonies of Robert Schumann and Hans Gal on Avie Records. Calling it an “excellent...
by Kenneth Woods | Jul 7, 2011 | A view from the podium
Whenever I play or conduct the music of Hans Gal, I get asked a lot of questions about his experiences during World War II. As part of the Bobby and Hans project, we thought it would be good to gather some of the excellent web resources in one place to help readers...
by Kenneth Woods | Jul 1, 2011 | A view from the podium
Just this morning we learned that the barbarians and vandals are attacking music education in Scotland, with a 50% funding cut ordered for the wonderful National Youth Orchestras of Scotland. Here is a sample of their work. NYJOS and Strings Collaboration from...
by Kenneth Woods | Jun 30, 2011 | A view from the podium
Nice news here- Bobby and Hans are among the current hot new classical releases on the French iTunes page. ...
by Kenneth Woods | Jun 28, 2011 | A view from the podium, Performing Life
A little over a week ago, I conducted the last concert of my 2010-11 season. In most years, I would now just be charging ahead at full speed into summer festival season, but this year, after a couple of projects fell victim to the economy, I’ve decided to allow myself...
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