by Kenneth Woods | Aug 20, 2010 | A view from the podium, Favorite posts
Olin Downes, New York Times “Which composers have influenced you most?” Leos Janacek “None.” Last week, I had the good fortune and privilege to conduct a workshop of Janacek’s Taras Bulba. Since so much of Janacek’s life’s work is bound up in his operas, there...
by Kenneth Woods | Aug 3, 2010 | A view from the podium
Many years ago, I first played a pops show in Columbus that was made up entirely of us playing extended excerpts of classic films scores from the golden age of film music while the originally films were shown on a giant screen behind the orchestra. It’s a great show,...
by Kenneth Woods | Aug 2, 2010 | A view from the podium
As a musician who likes to explore the rare and odd byways of the repertoire as well as play the hits, I’m often asked what has drawn me to program and perform this or that unusual piece. Depending on the venue and the listener, threshold at which “a piece”...
by Kenneth Woods | Jul 30, 2010 | A view from the podium, News and Reviews
From Classical Music Magazine, 31 July 2010 RECORDING OF THE FORTNIGHT Gal: Violin Concerto and Concertino, Triptych for Orchestra Annette-Barbara Vogel, Northern Sinfonia/Kenneth Woods Avie 2146 Add to the rhapsodic glow of Strauss or Korngold flecks of virtuosic...
by Kenneth Woods | Jul 26, 2010 | A view from the podium
Hi Vftp fans (!) and friends– Well, as the man said, what a long, strange trip it has been. I returned to Cardiff and Vftp International Headquarters yesterday after a full month on the road. Unusually, half of that trip was for VACATION- hence the lack of any...
by Kenneth Woods | Jun 24, 2010 | A view from the podium
As we celebrate the release of the new Gal CD, I’m hoping to use this blog to give readers a chance to get to know a little bit more about this fascinating musician and figure. I thought we might make a nice bridge from recent topics by starting with Mahler....
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