Interview- KW’s shady past

by | May 23, 2009 | A view from the podium

In preparation for my upcoming appearance at the Newburyport Chamber Music Festival, I did an interview with local journalist JC Lockwood. JC was particularly interested in my background in rock n roll, and my long descent in the dark groupie infested, drug crazed...

Ischia Festival Chamber Orchestra

by | May 13, 2009 | A view from the podium

Wednesday, May 13, 2009 Ischia Festival Chamber Orchestra Elgar- Serenade for Strings Mozart- Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola Byron Wallis- violin, David Yang-viola We had a very good crowd for this evening’s chamber orchestra concert. In fact, concert...

To be (a group) or not to be (a group)

by | May 13, 2009 | A view from the podium

As many of readers will remember, I’m working this week at the Ischia Chamber Music Festival. I’m in residence here with my colleagues from my string trio, Ensemble Epomeo. (Mount Epomeo from the Covo dei Borboni, home of Ischia Chamber Music Festival) Of course,...

Hitting a metaphorical brick wall

by | May 8, 2009 | A view from the podium

I was reminded tonight of why we try to avoid talking about metaphor and meaning in rehearsal. As it happens, in the midst of a long and very happy day of trio rehearsals, one of my colleagues and I found ourselves in complete and profound disagreement about one...