by Kenneth Woods | Jun 12, 2011 | A view from the podium
It’s Brahms 1 week here at Vftp, and to bring in some fresh perspective, I thought I would get some thoughts on the work from another Brahmsian, my friend, the American conductor, Jonathan Pasternack. Jonathan and I met when we were both based in Oregon- he as...
by Kenneth Woods | Jun 8, 2011 | A view from the podium
Today is June 8th, 2011. It is the 201st birthday of the great Bobby Schumann: author, pianist, publisher, public intellectual, beer drinker, and one of the greatest composers who ever lived. Discovering and exploring the music of Robert Schumann has been one of the...
by Kenneth Woods | Jun 8, 2011 | A view from the podium
A couple of weeks ago my colleagues in Ensemble Epomeo (Caroline Chin and David Yang) and I were doing a quick sound check before a children’s concert at the Two Rivers Festival. Our young peoples’ concerts are one aspect of the group I enjoy the most. David Yang,...
by Kenneth Woods | Jun 6, 2011 | A view from the podium
Peter Davison explores some of the myths of stardom and wonders whether there are lessons to be learnt, discovering what it reveals about our human need for creative freedom and expression. Can you be the star of your own show? Every child and many...
by Kenneth Woods | Jun 5, 2011 | A view from the podium
Part II of my interview with Erick Klackner is now up on his fine blog, Everything but the Music. We talk about the Mozart-Haydn rivalry, but in not particularly serious terms, and he draws me in to offering something like a Desert Island Disc list. Here’s the...
by Kenneth Woods | Jun 1, 2011 | A view from the podium
Erik Klackner, author of the interesting, even addictive blog “Everything but the Music” has run Part I of an interview we’ve done over the last couple of months. He’s also fulfilled one of my career goals, by labeling me a...
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