by Kenneth Woods | Nov 10, 2009 | A view from the podium
While in that fertile last hour of morning sleep before the alarm went off th other, I had strange and troubling dream. I’ve been trying to allow a bit of time lately to go back through pieces I’ve conducted this year using my own parts and make some small revisions,...
by Kenneth Woods | Nov 5, 2009 | A view from the podium
A symphony supporter in Pendleton emailed this morning and asked me to reprint the little farewell essay I wrote for the OES program last week- To my Pendleton friends- I know it is the most obvious cliché one always hears at these times, but I honestly can barely...
by Kenneth Woods | Oct 30, 2009 | A view from the podium
On the one hand, it may seem like we had a little mini-onslaught of blog posts last week, after a fairly quiet summer. On the other, I continue to feel like there is a huge backlog of things I want to write about, but that I still am working to recapture a sense of...
by Kenneth Woods | Oct 29, 2009 | A view from the podium
From the East Oregonian Maestro Kenneth Woods’ Swan Song Seven years after moving to Wales, Kenneth Woods conducts the Oregon East Symphony in his farewell performance By KATHY ANEY The East Oregonian Conductor Kenneth Woods lives for those moments when he and...
by Kenneth Woods | Oct 23, 2009 | A view from the podium
“The Coffee Hour.” It’s a Pendleton institution that needs no further introduction. I suppose most small and medium sized communities have a program with a similar mix of current affairs, cultural news and community discussion. I’ve done radio sit downs all over the...
by Kenneth Woods | Oct 23, 2009 | A view from the podium
Many folks have raised an eyebrow when I tell them I have chosen the 2nd Symphony of the great Bobby Schumann to end my run at the Oregon East Symphony. “What,” they say, “no Mahler 9, no Beethoven 9, no Bruckner 9?” No, no 9ths! Here are Five Easy Reasons why I’m...
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