by Kenneth Woods | Mar 13, 2020 | A view from the podium, Not quite the news, Satire
A new study shows that introverts worldwide are actually kind of looking forward to the progression of the COVID-19 epidemic, so long as it results in a period of prolonged “social distancing.” “Of course, I worry a lot about people becoming ill as a result of this...
by Kenneth Woods | Jan 24, 2020 | Not quite the news
This is a story which has gone un-told for too long. Every time I conduct Beethoven’s 7th Symphony, I am reminded of the viola terrorist. She was a very GREAT LADY, and the PRINCIPAL VIOLIST of the very slightly larger orchestra in the very slightly more populous town...
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by Kenneth Woods | Dec 7, 2019 | A view from the podium, Not quite the news, Performing Life, Satire
NB – I have become aware in recent years of a special category of internet pedants who have made it their job in life to police the completeness and formality of the title of the work being discussed in the following post. Out of concern for their...
by Kenneth Woods | Jun 25, 2019 | A view from the podium, Not quite the news, Satire
Just ten months ago, the City of Manchester Ensemble was teetering on the edge of bankruptcy. Ticket sales were dropping faster than Boris Johnson’s pants at a Royal Ascot after-party, and the orchestra was haemorrhaging money at an alarming rate. It looked like their...
by Kenneth Woods | Apr 1, 2019 | Not quite the news, Satire
A newly-released Critical Edition of Mahler’s First Symphony reveals that the composer made major changes to the work following its final performances in New York in 1910 and that musicians, for the last 100+ years, have been playing the work completely wrong. Newly...
by Kenneth Woods | Sep 21, 2017 | Not quite the news
Respected composer Maynard Pitchworth is reported to be struggling to come up with an inspiration for his recently completed new orchestral work. Pitchworth’s output includes such popular works as the concert suite “Strips of Bacon” retroactively inspired by the...
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