by Kenneth Woods | Jan 3, 2011 | A view from the podium, Repertoire Reports
Next up is a Repertoire Report from Michael Bohnert Wheatley. Michael was a bright undergraduate violin student at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music when I was finishing grad school there. It was no surprise to see he was making his way in the...
by Kenneth Woods | Jan 3, 2011 | A view from the podium
My 2010 Repertoire Report is now up- I recommend opening it in a separate tab or window while reading this post so you can follow along. I made the decision in the first year to base the Repertoire Reports on the calendar year, rather than on the September to...
by Kenneth Woods | Jan 3, 2011 | A view from the podium, Repertoire Reports
We all have our annual New Year’s traditions, and Vftp International Headquarters is no exception. As we say goodbye to 2010, we gather our crack research team to assemble the yearly Repertoire Reports. Homeless conducting students get a free night in our...
by Kenneth Woods | Dec 2, 2010 | A view from the podium, Explore the Score, Mahler, News and Reviews
To make the reading experience more engaging, we’ve linked to audio samples of the various musical examples discussed. Look for the highlighted text. Chances are, in most browsers a little box will pop up over the text where you can play the excerpt...
by Kenneth Woods | Nov 29, 2010 | A view from the podium
Part II of Jacob Stockinger’s interview with me about the music of Hans Gal is now available at the Well-Tempered Ear. Read the whole thing there, but here is a sample of our discussion: “JS: Why is Gal worth rediscovering and performing? KW: The music has...
by Kenneth Woods | Nov 24, 2010 | A view from the podium
The excitement of “Kenneth Woods Week” (I’m told it that I’d better not start thinking it’s Kenneth Woods week here at Vftp headquarters if I know what is good for me) continues @The Well-Tempered Ear with Part I of Jacob Stockinger’s...
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