by Kenneth Woods | Jun 2, 2009 | A view from the podium
The concept is an ancient one- even in the Ice Age, bear pelt wearing maestri who conducted with mammoth teeth were instructed to talk little, stop rarely and let the other cave men play their saber tooth flutes in rehearsal. However, it was my friend, bassoonist...
by Kenneth Woods | Jun 1, 2009 | A view from the podium, Haydn, Music and Media
Few are more aware of the difficulties of selling Haydn than Franz Patay, an organizer of festivities marking the bicentenary. View post “If you show someone a (Haydn) bust they’ll think it’s Mozart,” says Patay, who was also involved in the...
by Kenneth Woods | May 31, 2009 | A view from the podium
We’re reaching the end of application season for the Rose City International Conductor’s Workshop this year (Discovery Program applications are due June 7, and we have 2 spaces open in Emerging Artists due to cancellations). This means I’ve just finished watching a...
by Kenneth Woods | May 28, 2009 | A view from the podium
A review of Sunday’s CSO concert from the Cheltenham Echo/Citizen by Roger Jones Kenneth Woods revealed a strong empathy for Vaughan Williams’ music in his introduction to the composer’s Fifth Symphony. He followed this up with a convincing...
by Kenneth Woods | May 25, 2009 | A view from the podium
Sunday May 24, 2009 Cheltenham Symphony Orchestra Vaughan Williams- Symphony no.5 Tchaikovsky- Variations on a Rococo Theme James Barralet, cello Schumann- Symphony no. 2 This program isn’t an obvious one- I’m not sure many people would think to put Schumann and...
by Kenneth Woods | May 24, 2009 | A view from the podium
A nice piece in today’s Newburyport Current on Ensemble Epomeo and our upcoming concert at the Newburyport Chamber Music Festival. It’s never easy getting face time with David Yang. The artistic director of the Newburyport Chamber Music Festival since its...
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