Visions of Childhood – The Conductor’s Perspective
Conductor Kenneth Woods shares his thoughts about our concert :Visions of Childhood.”
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Author: Kenneth Woods
English Symphony Orchestra responds to coronavirus crisis with innovation and energy
Like orchestras all over the world, the English Symphony Orchestra has been dealt a devastating artistic and financial blow by the COVID-19 crisis.
Concerts and recordings that were years in the planning were all cancelled, and the orchestra has lost over 60% of its annual turnover in earned income and cancelled concert fees. It has been our musicians who have been most hard-hit by this. Like most orchestral musicians in the London orchestras and chamber orchestras around the UK, they are paid on a freelance basis, so this has been a time of real hardship for all of them.
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Wagner’s Walküre – Who are these people and how did they get here?
Join us on Saturday, 16 May as we partner with our colleagues at Colorado MahlerFest for a webcast...
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Concert Review: Craig Ogden (Guitar), the English String Orchestra, conducted by Kenneth Woods.
Edward Elgar never said truer words than “…the living centre of music in England is not London, but somewhere further north…” True to this day I think, too!
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English String Orchestra Welcome Renowned Classical Guitar Virtuoso Craig Ogden to Malvern Priory on the 12th of February
One of the world’s most popular and respected classical guitarists will be joining the English String Orchestra in Malvern Priory on Wednesday 12th February for an engaging programme of music, including Vivaldi’s much-loved Guitar Concerto in D Major.
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