by Kenneth Woods | May 29, 2007 | A view from the podium, Music and Media, Nuts and bolts, Performing Life
Think of the pianist and the piano….. I never thought I could be too sympathetic to instrumentalists who never have to worry about intonation.:) Deep down, most string players think pianists have it pretty easy in life, even if they do play a lot more notes than we...
by Kenneth Woods | May 28, 2007 | A view from the podium, Music and Media, Performing Life
Well nothing gets your inbox hopping like having your picture on the font page of the Sunday edition of the state-wide paper. The Oregonian ran a huge feature article by their senior music critic, David Stabler, on the Oregon East Symphony’s performance of Mahler 1...
by Kenneth Woods | May 25, 2007 | A view from the podium, Performing Life
Thanks to YouTube’s clever linking system, I’ve just come across a nice blog post about my clip of the first movement of Prokofiev 5 with the State of Mexico Symphony over at Downbeat TV. This is from the blog of an 18 year-old trumpet player in Arizona (he goes by...
by Kenneth Woods | May 23, 2007 | A view from the podium, News and Reviews, Performing Life
One of the pervasive questions of modern musical life is “why don’t you play more contemporary music?” Frequently heard reasons for this include a limited audience for new music, the extra time and energy needed to prepare new works, the challenges of working in...
by Kenneth Woods | May 17, 2007 | A view from the podium, Mahler, Performing Life
I’ve had a couple of friendly nags for a report on my last trip to Pendleton to conduct Mahler 1 with the OES. What do you say about a 10 day trip with 16 rehearsals and 6 concerts with two different orchestras rehearsing or performing in 8 different venues? What do...
by Kenneth Woods | May 11, 2007 | A view from the podium, Performing Life
I have about an hour and a half of quiet time today. That might be too much. It sometimes seems that when you’re really, really busy, that’s the most tiring part of the day- the little lull or those few moments when your own inner soundtrack gets a chance to be heard....
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